YOT - CAN'T CLOSE MY EYES 12" REPRESS

Revelation seem to be on the downlow as far as new records are concerned and in line with their record store day release of the Youth of Today ep here is Can't Close My Eyes on two different reissue colours. First up is a red vinyl which looks like it's exactly the same colour as that record store day ep vinyl and second is the grey/purple marble vinyl which also incorporates red, blue, black and white streaks. Not 100% sure on pressing numbers but will amend this as soon as I find out. Fucking great record that needs to be owned.....dew it!!!

**update: and here is the pressing info:
2011 press : 443 red vinyl
562 purple marble vinyl

So with that in mind where the hell does my copy fit into this???

RECORD STORE DAY PART 3

And RSD part 3....Youth Of Todays last recorded output on a beautiful red vinyl. Now as far as red vinyl goes this is by far the best shade I have ever seen.

Pressing info on this one is 1300 units. Probably an easy find on Ebay somewhere down the line! This is one of the surprising Rev Recs FINAL presses that somehow is now a FINAL FINAL press!! Oh well it looks great....a modern love storyyyyyyyy!!!

RECORD STORE DAY PART 1

Ok looks like I've got the dubious honour of posting my record store day haul first among the brethren of vinyl collectors in the UK so here goes the first post of three. When O first saw that Revelation was re-releasing a batch of records for this annual event my first thought was "please do the Warzone ep with original cover and inserts", unfortunately this hasn't materialized but I have to say I'm happy with Revs choices even though two of them technically should not have been repressed since they had FINAL presses a few years back (this one included)! Anyway here is numero uno, Quicksands self titled ep on an amazing bright blue marbled wax. I always hark back to the very first time I saw the band back in 1990 at Fowlers yard in Durham and not really knowing what to expect and then being totally blown away by how good they were. Funnily enough I'm sure Quicksands debut tour was in the UK as they were testing the response of the UK audience before unleashing themselves stateside. I guess the word groundbreaking is quite apt for this band and I'm sure as hell that they influenced countless bands that followed. To see them grow from a band that played to about 30-40 people to what they finally ended up being was incredible. Top guys and a top band.


So as far as a world record store day release this was pressed in a batch of 1000 on blue with an alleged clear blue variant out there. I waited exactly 1 hour and 15 minutes in a line of what I can only call NERDS to get these release, was it worth it? Hell yes!!! Would I do it gain, definitely...oh and Cam I'm sorry you missed out mate, good luck on Ebay though I hope you find what you're after.

AND....THIS IS BOSTON!

Second installment of the In My Eyes - Nothing to Hide Lp series! This time it's a first press of 500 on white. Which leaves me with only a Clear first press to hunt down. I love the aesthetics of this record with the crisp clean layout and gold sleeve. Hotdiggity!

THIS IS BOSTON

Revelation numero 80. In My Eyes - Nothing To Hide Lp was the bands second Lp and showed the maturity expected. Still busting out revival youth crew but doing it better than most this band kicked serious ass. Also check out how fucking good looking the dudes are,it makes me sick that a hardcore band can look like Topman models!! That gripe aside this record is awesome and reminds me of my trip to Boston back in 98 especially the intro to welcome to Boston! So yeah only 300 were pressed on blue and were only available to Euro tour punters. Anyone remember the London show with the Cro-mags and without Sweet Pete???

CHAIN OF STRENGTH - THE ONE THING THAT STILL HOLDS TRUE

Ok here's the full collection of Chain material on one big fat plastic disc. Bonus is obviously the previously unreleased track "Impact". Anyway as Rev Recs decided to do a bit of a cash grabbing exercise back in 2001 and me being a huge Chain fan I quickly ordered this. I was hoping to get the more ltd clear green but hey Grey is better than black!!! This one is limited to 440 pieces.

JUDGE - WHAT IT MEANT 2XLP, CLEAR RED/ORANGE & CLEAR/CLEAR YELLOW W/SPLATTERS

A complete discography of Judge material, released in 2006 by Revelation. This double Lp package includes the "New York Crew" 7", the "Bringin' It Down" LP, the "Storm" 7", the "Chung King Can Suck It" LP and previously unreleased demo tracks and as an added bonus liner notes by Porcell and never seen before photos. A really nice package for the Judge collector, however god only knows who came up with the colour schemes for the vinyl.

BURN - THE LAST GREAT SEA

Taken from the Rev Records site. Shortly before the demise of Burn in 1992, the band recorded three songs which were never released. These recordings became highly sought after by fans and tenth generation dubs have been circulating the underground scene for years. Burn were one of those bands that were too talented to be a hardcore band if you get my drift. Complex song structures and a groove that was against the grain in a scene were talent wasn't really a badge of honour! Two words ALAN CAGE!!! Packaging is a bit sparse but I love the insert pic of the band. Great shot of them in a non live environment.

SLIPKNOT - SELF TITLED EP, CLEAR RED

How unfortunate that this bands legacy will be forever tarnished by the nu metal band of the same name! I got this ep back in the day when most kids were totally gung ho youth crew and lapped pretty much everything that Revelation Records did without question. On hearing this for the first time I was gutted that it didn't fit the Youth of today, GB, Bold, Chain mold. Hey its on Rev so it must be youth crew!! Anyway fast forward to say 5 years ago and after criminally overlooking this I decided to give it another chance. Very akin to early Corrosion Of Conformity and very thrashy to boot. Infact not a bad release, not outstanding but maybe not as bad to overlook it for some 15 years! Nice glossy packaging and a throughly "professional" looking record.