the last day of the pink vinyl week has come and i will end it with a lump of sugar. at least that's what it is to me. i'm an acacia strain fan since 'continent' back in 2008. after i fell in love with that specific record, of course i ventured back into their discography to see what their other records would bring. '3750' and 'the dead walk' are some strong bastards and to this date i'm struggling to get my hands on a clear '3750' copy. with 'the dead walk' there never was such struggle, simply because it never got the vinyl treatment. until now. until the day the event of black friday rsd '14 came around the corner.
it was the first time i participated, or let's say i wanted to. in hamburg there wasn't much black friday rsd action going on in any of the stores. only my favourite store, burnout records, had some selected titles in stock but none of them i wanted. so it was clear that i had to bite the bullet and see what i could achieve online checking options across the pond. in the end i was able to score a copy on ebay usa, one day after bf rsd from a participating store. i won the auction for the going rate, but of course with shipping costs it got pretty pricey. ah well, what's the use?!
the record just kicks as much ass as i remembered it did. the typical acacia strain sound which they, thankfully, revived with their latest record 'coma witch' and which made me love them in the first place. check out 'pity' and 'see you next tuesday'. scorchers! the presentation is pretty much standard quality which is fine by me. there's only one exception, the vinyl itself. man, this is one piece of flimsy plastic. i mean, it need not to be 180gr but a bit more quality would have been appropriate, especially for a selling price of around twenty dollars. the colour is awesome though. 1000 on piggy pink. prosthetic records. 2006/2014.
