i was checking out core tex mailorder from berlin for the coming sick of it all record. core tex is quite a big name among german hardcore mailorders and so i thought they might have an exclusive version. but not in this case. what i stumbled upon instead, was just as pleasant. the first vinyl version for ryker's 'first blood' mini-cd ever. it was listed among their current top ten sellers, which were advertised on the home page and so things took their course.
somehow i missed the announcement of the release of this vinyl version. that's the price for my ignorance towards social networks, i think. maybe i should reconsider this. anyway, the songs on this seven song release are just awesome. the groove, the breakdowns, the whole attitude - rykers's really were atop of their game. strong shit! you can ckeck this album in its whole glory here. worth a listen if you love nineties hardcore.
again cupcake records handled things with this vinyl release, just as they did with the re-release of 'brother against brother' from last year. for 'first blood' they slightly changed the cover art, included a poster and sticker and put the records in black dust sleeves. the vinyl itself comes in a pressing of 500 copies in five different colours. black, white, green, blue and red vinyl. all 100 copies apiece. my colour is already sold out, as it's simply the best match for the artwork i suppose. the rest still available. cupcake records. 2014.
