napalm death - harmony corruption

at some point in 2017 i bought my first copy of the earache grindcrushing splatter series (morbid angel's "altars of madness"). after i snagged up the second piece (napalm death's "from enslavement to obliteration"), i began to consider starting a little collection. after i managed to grab entombed's "left hand path" for serious money, i was all in for the challenge. again ebay was the source for this find right here.

at the very end of 2018 finally the next piece of the puzzle fell into place. obviously all of the missing records (bolt thrower's "realm of chaos" and nocturnus' "the key" for example) are not for the faint of heart. therefore i was surprised to get "harmony corruption" from napalm death for a price which was ten bucks lower than the usual discogs going rate at the moment. i mean, it is one of the rather cheap records of the series but a good deal is a good deal.

the pre-owner took good care of his record really. the sleeve is almost in mint condition and the vinyl looks super clean as well. musically i like this album way better than "from enslavement to obliteration". probably because of the longer duration of the songs and the increased death metal portion in the overall sound. "harmony corruption" was the first album with barney greenway on vocals who left death metal act benediction for napalm. 2.000 copies made. earache records. 1990/1991.

napalm death - from enslavement to obliteration

a few weeks ago i bid on a morbid angel lp version of their debut "altars of madness". it was a re-press from 1991 and came on a very nice white marble colour edition. it was called grindcrushing splatter vinyl by the label earache records. with a little research i found out that earache did a re-press series of a few successful titles of their back catalogue on this specific colour-way. in the back of my mind i thought it might be cool to chase them all down and start a little collection.

when i saw the second napalm death full length "from enslavement to obliteration" for a reasonable starting bid on ebay, i began to really consider this idea. i saw napalm death play live a couple of times and was never really into their music. songs under one minute just don't do it for me. so was this a good idea at all? buying a record just because of a colour vinyl series? i listened to the album on the tube and decided that i would like the music good enough to justify the purchase.

in the end i won the record for the starting bid. it wasn't a steal but not overpriced as well. the ususal going rate, so a good deal. the condition of this specific copy is flawless. the cover is in great shape and the vinyl looks barely played. the album was actually released in 1988 and i was surprised at how good the sound of the recording is. it definitely can hold up to contemporary productions. despite the twenty two songs and the short duration of each, i really can enjoy the stuff. great grindcore with a hefty hardcore/punk vibe going on.

earache issued this re-press in a single cover sleeve with a lyric insert. the original pressing from 1988 comes in different variations. a few come with a gatefold sleeve, others with a single cover sleeve and a printed dust sleeve and yet others in the same fashion as my grindcrushing splatter edition. i like this way best. there are two more napalm death records issued within this series, so my napalm collection is bound to grow in the future. we'll see how fast. 2000 copies made. earache records. 1988/1991.