as terror announced a new full length last year i wasn't overly excited. don't get me wrong i really like terror but there is something about them that doesn't get me too enthusiastic about los angeles' finest anymore. i mean since 'always the hard way' i know what i get when they put out something new. it will always be a very good record but it won't be really thrilling. furthermore because of their good reputation their records get pressed on multiple colour-ways on high amounts of copies. so it's not very tricky to get a hold on a coloured vinyl copy, even if you're late to the party. i also skipped the hard lessons 7" but more because i hate to lose money for those teaser stuff which only exclusive song is usually some useless cover.
so i passed on the pre-orders from reaper records. i wanted to pick it up from a german distro to save on shipping. as time passed i still didn't order it and so this trip to burnout was my chance to snag a copy. i knew that they would have it and so i hoped for a nice colour. i saw some pictures at the reaper shop and i liked the oxblood/white swirl vinyl plus it was a more common colour. odds seemed to be in my favour. burnout had several copies (five or six) and i checked just one because they were all sealed and i didn't want to stand in the corner opening five to six sealed records looking like some kind of idiot without a life. what i pulled was this clear version. visually it's not that exciting but i liked it because it's this kind of ultra clear vinyl. bought.
at home i checked sources for pressing information to see what kind of version i just had added to my collection. i was pleasantly surprised that it's together with a white pressing the most limited one. it's a green hell exclusive pressing limited to 200 copies. as green hell is the vinyl supplier of burnout records store it all makes perfectly sense. the music by the way is as expected - v.e.r.y. good. it comes with a bandzine in the form of an lp-sized booklet. love that! makes a good read listening to the record. reaper records. 2013.
for detailed pressing info and more pictures check willem's l.b.t.c. post.
