h2o – s/t
in this previous post i already let see through that i’m the owner of this recent
bridge9 re-pressing of h2o’s self-titled debut record from 1996. i saw another
copy sitting at burnout store in hamburg several times but never came around
picking it up. so this time around i threw it in the cart at per koro. because,
as always with per koro, prices were and are very moderate.
the b9
re-press comes with a lovely embossed cover. not just only the h2o logo is
embossed, nope, it’s the whole flame, dice and cards thing. great stuff. the vinyl
looks pretty good, too. “clear green vinyl, what’s so special about that?”, you
might ask. well, the pictures don’t do it justice but the vinyl has some sort
of white shades through it. i couldn’t make it visible in the pictures with my
shitty cam. so you just have to believe me or buy your own copy :)
musically
it easily has become my favourite record of h2o. lovely straight edge induced
melodic hardcore punk. positive all the way through. love it! just like on the
other records the debut comes with features of loads of nyhc roalty. stigma/af,
anthony/killing time or jimmy/murphy’s law to name a few.
first press on blackout! records in 1996. clear
green vinyl. limited to 700 copies and the second rarest of this re-pres. two other
colours pressed: white/300 and clear purple/1000. record holds a download
dropcard. bridge9 records. 2011.