it was last year somewhere around the end of november and beginning december i recieved a bunch of records on a specific colour. they came in pretty much one after the other. you know, the colour they are all on is one i never would want to wear or have around me, but on vinyl it just looks superb. by now you all know what we're talking about. pink is the name. i don't know what it is but being pressed to vinyl, this colour makes me want to take these discs somewhere quiet and make some more little pink plastic platters (what an alliteration!) with it.
so of course, as i saw at kingsroad merch europe that they were selling a pink re-press of 'all we love we leave behind', i couldn't say no. this latest converge record was my first real encounter with this boston metal-hardcore-punk institution and i simply love this record. it's so full of everything i love about music. energy, tension, aggression, melancholy - all in converge's very own context. killer! check out the title song, probably my favourite converge song.
as i don't really care about first or second or whatever pressings, i was pretty happy to replace my first copy on boring clear red vinyl with this lovely double pink vinyl copy for a regular price. by now i sold my red copy on ebay and was able to recoup more than eighty percent of the selling price. a financial loss i can live with.
introductory i mentioned that i got a whole bunch of records on pink vinyl. so i thought, i might start the year of 2015 with a pink vinyl week. so here we are, converge's 'all we love we leave behind' marks the beginning and some more crucial stuff will push it forward. stay tuned for tomorrow! second press. 1000 made. deathwish inc. 2012/2014.
