0020 - Off With Their Heads/Discharge - Split 7"

I bought this split as an impulse buy from Drunken Sailor Records, purely because it featured two cult punks bands and so I could say, I owned a Discharge record really!

The artwork is pretty much exactly as you'd expect on the Discharge side of the sleeve.

Off With Their Head pay homage to Discharge with the artwork on their side of the sleeve, with it resembling the artwork for Never Again.

 

There's a double sided insert, featuring the lyrics to both contributions from the bands, as well credits etc.

Tracklisting:-

1. Never Run (Off With Their Heads)

2. Legacy You Left Behind (Discharge)

The copy I picked up was on black vinyl, with centre stickers featuring the band, their song and even the rpm of the record!

Side A - Discharge

 Side B - Off With Their Heads 

Now, I did read somewhere that the centre stickers had been placed on the wrong side, but I'm not sure if that was true or not.

The record was limited to 1000, with 200 on red and 8oo on black vinyl. There was also 50 test pressings and another 50 rejected tests.

Each record also comes with a download code.

You can still pick up copies of this directly. from Drunken Sailor Records at http://drunkensailorrecords.limitedrun.com/off-with-their-heads-discharge-7.

0018/19 - Hang The Bastard/Brotherhood Of The Lake - Split 7"

Before long, you'll realise that I'm a bit of a Hang The Bastard super-fan. Anyway, I got this releases as part of the TDON singles club last year. I'd heard of Hang The Bastard thanks to the promo that had been posted all over Facebook, but Brotherhood of The Lake were new to me.

Front Sleeve -

The artwork got me pretty excited for a start. The front of the sleeve was really uncomplicated but eye catching at the same time.

Back Sleeve -

The back of the sleeve featured both band's respective monikers, in their chosen fonts alongside the song's they'd contributed and the label's moniker.

Inside, there was an insert which housed the record itself, featuring the lyrics and credits,

Tracklist:-

Side A - Hang The Bastard
1. Offering
2. Cross Joint

Side B - Brotherhood of The Lake
3. It's Meant To Hurt
4. Hope For Nothing

The copy I originally got through the singles club was the White/Green version. Side A featured a centre sticker with the song titles on and Side B featured a scaled down version of the cover art.

Side A -

Side B -

This colour-way was limited to 200.

A while after, I ordered the HTB - Raw Sorcery double cassette direct from the band, which subsequently got lost in our mail system. Because of that, the band said they'd send me some other stuff, so I request a copy of the White/Blue version of this split.

This version was also limited to 200 copies.

There's also a Black version that was even rarer, limited to just 100 copies. From what I can tell, all versions have sold out, however keep checking Discogs and Dead Format as second hand/trade copies may come up from time to time.

0017 - A Textbook Tragedy/The Arusha Accord - Split 7"

This 7" was an impulse buy, although I can't really remember where I got it from. I was drawn to it because of the cover art, but also the reputations of both contributing bands.

Front sleeve:-

The record was put out by A Wolf At Your Door and the back of the sleeve prominently advertises that, alongside the song titles and credits.

Back Sleeve:-

Tracklist:-

Side A -
1. White Lightning (A Textbook Tragedy)
2. The Resurgent (The Arusha Accord)

Side B -
3. Lincoln City (A Textbook Tragedy)
4. The Tightrope (The Arusha Accord)

The vinyl itself is a kind of milky/clear colour with centre stickers, that feature more colourful examples of the cover art, along with the side's.

Side A -

Side B -

The split was limited to 500 copies, all of which have sold out from what I can see. You may be able to find copies on Dead Format or Discogs though.

0016 - ANGST - S/T 7"

This was the second release I picked up from Purgatory Records. It was a split release with Worthless Nights Records.

The cover features the band's name down it's spine, so not to taint the angry shot of their vocalist.

The back of the sleeve includes the song titles in faint grey writing, along with the label motifs and a picture of a live show, with one solitary slam dancer.

Tracklist -

1. On My Own
2. (Interlude) 
3. Lies Protect
4. Mind Escape
5. Youth
6. The Weight Of A Heart

Both sides of the record are pressed in White vinyl with purple splatter and feature a white centre sticker. The trouble is, I can't tell which side is A or B.

Again, Purgatory Records still have some copies of this record for sale, for £1! Just go to http://purgatoryrecords.bigcartel.com/products.

0015 - Breaking Point - Judgement 7"

This was the first of two records I ordered from Purgatory Records. This is another great slab of British hardcore.

Again, the front cover of the record sleeve is uncomplicated, with both band and title printed prominently.

The back of the sleeve lists the sides and songs contained herein, as well as Purgatory's motif at the bottom.

Tracklist -
Side A -
1. Judgement
2. Condemnation

Side B -
3. Season Of My Discontent
4. Great Divide

There's a two sided insert, featuring the lyrics to the song on one side...

... and the credits/thanks list on the other.

The copy I got was the Black/White version, that has black splatter on the white side of the vinyl.

Each side has a big centre sticker displaying the side, and in this case, reminding you of the band and title.

The B side features a live hardcore show scene on the centre sticker.

The release also came with a download code.

500 were pressed by Purgatory Records. 100 on Black/White vinyl, 100 on White/Purple splatter vinyl and 300 on Black vinyl. Purgatory have copies of the black version still at http://purgatoryrecords.bigcartel.com/products.

0014 - Crossbreaker - Lows 7"

This 7" came around the same time as the Oathbreaker 7" I posted about a couple of weeks ago. This release was split between Holy Roar Records and Thirty Days of Nights Records, where I got my copy from, through their singles club.

The artwork on the front sleeve is very uncomplicated, in moody black, with the key artwork and title in yellow.

The back cover is the same. It's got the song titles printed on it, as well as the motifs of the labels at the bottom, which both look wicked.

Tracklist:-

1. Woe Is Me
2. Time Is Making Fools of Us
3. Gravity Ghost
4. Sundown.

Such is the care taken with this release, that inside the main sleeve the record comes in a secondary sleeve, featuring the same artwork but in silvery white.

The rear of this secondary sleeve acts as the lyric and credits insert.

The record was pressed on black and yellow vinyl, with big centre stickers which named the side and the songs on that particular side.

Side A - Black with yellow splodges.

Side B - Yellow with black splodges.

There were 500 copies pressed altogether. 250 by Holy Roar on transparent red vinyl and 250 by TDON on this Black/Yellow vinyl. As far as I know, both presses are sold out, unsurprisingly.

There may be the copy floating around on places like Ebay and Dead Format, other than that you'll need to keep fishing through distros if you want a copy.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Crossbreaker, they're an awesome hardcore band from South Wales. You can find them at http://www.facebook.com/crossbreakerhc.

0013 - No Turning Back - Reaching Forward 7"

This next band are the band that sparked my fascination with Dutch hardcore. I'd picked a few of their albums on CD but when I saw this 7", I snapped it up. I picked it up from Commitment Records UK.

I typical No Turning Back style, this is an uncomplicated release. The Front of the sleeve features a typical hardcore crowd shot, along with NTB's logo in big, eye catching font.

The rear of the sleeve is the same, with the song titles on.

Tracklist -
Side A -
1. Justice
2. Not Anymore

Side B -
3. Take The World
4. Brotherhood

The inside cover of the sleeve features the song lyrics and release credits.

The record itself, was pressed on black vinyl,  with centre stickers on both sides featuring the song titles -

Side A -

Side B -

Reaching Forward was released by Reflections Records and as far as I can tell, was limited to 500 copies worldwide.

The record also came with three random hardcore flyers.

I think this is sold out, as I can't find any for sale now at the Reflections Records online store or at Commitment Records UK, but you may still be able to find copies from distros or other labels.

This 7" is a short sharp blast of Dutch hardcore, at it's best.