in the course of the past two years, converge has become one of my favourite bands and therefore i do things when it's about converge, i usually don't. i buy stuff that, if it wasn't for this band, i could easily live without. stuff like live releases, like the bbc 7" from last year or an outrageous expensive live blu ray/vinyl boxset which is yet in pre-order stage and will be discussed in due time; and stuff like one-song 7"es.
ok, technically this is a two song 7" because there is dropdead on the b-side. i only listened to their song once, which is probably the amount of spins it will ever get already. and yes, the converge song 'runaway' is also featured on the vinyl version of 'all we love we leave behind' but man, the five bucks have been well spent on the cover art alone.
this 7" is actually an anniversary release for both of the participating bands. both, converge and dropdead have been formed in 1991 and this split marks their 20th year anniversary. therefore the whole thing was a d.i.y. job. no label work was involved. plus the songs were recorded at converge guitarist kurt ballou's godcity studios. artwork done by jacob bannon, of course.
the split was released on numerous colours. five of them to be precise but i won't bore you with the complete breakdown, you know where to find it by yourself. the amount of copies for the whole pressing is remarkable, though. crazy 7.000 copies out there. my 'bong' vinyl is the least limited colour coming out of 2700 copies. looks best held against the light. self-released. 2011.
