when i bought the two outspoken 7"es 'survival' and 'the current' from willem almost two years ago, i knew that i would go for the full length as well at some point. when i searched the relevant vinyl sections at core tex webshop for interesting stuff, i came across a marbled orange copy of 'a light in the dark' for eleven bucks and i was floored. i thought it was difficult to get hold on a copy and to get it for the regular price was pretty cool in my book.
i later learned that it was not even that hard to obtain a nice coloured copy on the usual second hand markets. you get them for quite reasonable money. whatever, i have a copy and that's the point. i really like the full length. when i feel like listening to some outspoken i rather grab the twelve inch instead of the two 7" formats. i know you already heard that classic before but just for the hell of it, check it out in its full bloom.
when my copy arrived, the vinyl looked flawless but the cover was a little beat up. it has some dents and surface wear, which the pictures hide quite charmingly but are still definitely to be seen. i asked core tex for a replacement but they said that they just had a bunch that were all looking this way because they bought them from the band and the records probably had been on tour. i don't know if this can be true, but i like the idea of my copy being on tour with the band, so i stay with this version of the story, ha! second pressing and 275 copies made. new age records/conversion records. 1992/2011.
