it seems only natural that, when a certain label carries the plan to reissue sick of it all's debut 'blood, sweat and no tears', relativity records or whoever holds the rights to this recorded nyhc-history now, throws in a 'just look around' from 1992 for free. it's like pay one, take two. 'blood, sweat...' was re-pressed three times in 1999 (kingfisher), 2006 (street justice rec.) and 2010 (reflections rec.), and everytime 'just look around' came with it. this time as well. i purchased both records through an ebay retailer on pre-order in early april this year. the release date was set on april, 30th.
the day came and went, so does the following week. i asked the seller. he said that cargo records, which distributed the record in germany, postponed the roll-out because of delivery problems by strength records itself. the next date came and went. another delay of two weeks coming my way. in the meantime i saw copies pop on other german distros, and began to play with the thought of asking for a refund and order somewhere else. after another round of questions, the ebay retailer gave me a final date. and this time it wasn't just to stall me.
after almost two months of waiting both re-presses dropped at my door eventually. and yes, they look fine. for 'just look around', strength records chose a red a shade lighter and white for the merge mix. real good choice, i say. this time i could have done without the splatter but it doesn't ruin it for me either. lovely 180gr vinyl and done is a solid re-issue. don't have to tell you about the music. you know that already. a classic that is at eye level with 'scratch the surface', as long as i am concerned that is. strength records. 2014.
