oh yes, here i am in 2015 and a wish of mine has just been fulfilled. since i was able to track down all of the iconic born from pain releases, which are 'sands of time', 'in love with the end' and 'war', i was praying for a re-release of 'reclaiming the crown'. it was the bfp's debut full length from 2000 and i had the re-issue cd with blue instead of red cover and re-mastered sound by tue madsen since 2004 in my collection. it ranks on second in my personal list of favourite bfp records.
therefore i always wished for a vinyl pressing to listen to this piece of my personal hardcore history on the best format there is. fifteen years after its initial release, gsr music did me the favour and i was all over it when pre-order started in summer this year. the delivery got a bit delayed but that's seems to be almost inevitable with pre-orders these days and i am not complaining. the result is pretty ace anyway.
gsr went for a whole new artwork which is definitely in touch with the original one. the new front and back cover shows some imagery from the inner cd-booklet of the original, so the link is there. for my part, i would have liked the same cover from the cd release better but you can't have it all. sound-wise gsr pressed the re-mastered version of 'reclaiming the crown' from 2003 onto the plastic plates. i like both versions, so that's all good.
click here to experience the whole excitement that is bfp's first album. gsr pressed 500 copies of this first press of 'reclaiming the crown', 200 on black vinyl and 300 on white with red splatter vinyl. of course i did go for the colour vinyl. seeing the actual result, i have to admit that i am not the biggest fan of this heavy splatter. i must have been among the first twenty orders because i got a first press copy of the cd on top. cool! gsr music. 2000/2015.
