i was in london and all i got was a third press copy of a wider press. should get this on a shirt. when i was in the uk capitol for a holiday, indeed i checked what record stores may be worth visiting before i was going. all ages records was pretty high on the list, as they are advertising theirselves as the only independent hardcore/punk record store in london. i planned to go there pretty much at the end of the trip. firstly to avoid blowing my holiday budget on the first day and secondly to avoid boring my girlfriend to death the first day already.
i found the store without much problems and my first impression when i entered was, man, that's a small shop. not that there was anything wrong with that, i actually prefer that. so i made my way to the hardcore section and began to flick through the racks. well, what can i say. i mean, i hadn't anything special in mind, but i hoped to score something cooler than a record i could have easily ordered here in good ol' germany.
i took the record anyway because there was no way i was leaving empty handed. afterwards i wanted to go to flashback records and the nice shop keep told me how to find it, but that will be another story... to the record, yeah i came to like trapped under ice way too late. i bought my first record of them, the stay cold 7", not until last year. so their debut album was on the list since that point but not high priority. after i stumbled upon it at all ages, who am i to say no?
the record is great. i love their fresh take on hardcore. i mean, they weren't playing anything real new. they threw the same ingredients in the mix as every self-respecting hardcore band but somehow they managed not to sound battered and worn-out. they really had a unique style. check 'from birth' and 'gemini' and buy their legacy if you can. probably you already have. 'secrets of the world' was pressed for three times and this a copy of the last press out of 1000. the artwork got a little made over. the lettering comes in green instead of red ink. love the art work. reaper records. 2009.