spirit adrift - infinite illumination

the swansong of spirit adrift and its mastermind, founder and part-time sole member nate garrett. the band had many incarnations and this last album is no different.

still there was a musical common thread tied together by garrett. 'infinite illumination' is a worthy farewell leaned towards the doomier end of the spectrum. neon green vinyl out of who-knows-how-many copies. 20 buck spin. 2026.

the mighty mighty bosstones - more noise and other disturbances

i'm not really a ska fan but the bosstones always had enough hardcore punk credibility to make me enjoy them. i own a few of their albums on cd already and thought it was about time to upgrade to vinyl. bought this excellent first press copy via online 2nd hand retailer recordsale.de. taang! records. 1992.

ozzy osbourne - bark at the moon (u.s. pressing)

the maestro's third album was subject to some regional alterations. the european and u.s. pressing differed in order of the songs and even in tracklist itself ('spiders' for europe and 'slow down' for america).

technically i already have both versions, because my japanese lp was pressed according to the u.s. pressing, but when i came across this beauty for cheap on the bay, i couldn't possibly say no. if my information is correct this is a u.s. first press on cbs associated records. 1983.

terror - the damned, the shamed

the new terror album 'still suffer' served as a reminder that i was still missing a proper vinyl release of this 2008 terror classic. had this one on the reaper records picture disc release but sold it because of my dislike for the format. since then there was a strength records re-issue for the tenth anniversary in 2018, which i never picked up a copy of, and this latest 2023 re-issue on arising empire.

as we are in 2026, it took me another three years but now it has finally happened. the album hasn't lost one bit of its raw energy and aged really well. 300 copies pressed on clear blue vinyl. arising empire. 2023.

terror - still suffer

usually i lose interest in long living bands the more records they release. in most cases the energy cannot be maintained over the years. but there is always an exception to the rule. enter terror from los angeles.

almost 25 years into their existence and with their ninth full length up their sleeves, scott vogel and the gang sounds as pissed as in year one and even better. best hardcore record of 2026 so far.

with a whopping 5.350 copies of this beautiful laguna eco mix vinyl pressed, you can hardly speak of a limitation. flatspot records. 2026.

until the end - let the world burn

checking my other two until the end records and their according posts on this blog, i realised that i wanted this 7" for 13 years at least. well, good things come to those who wait.

i included my cd version in the pictures. that one has quite a different order of the songs and two extra tracks ('life on a lie' and 'where do we stand now'). 200 copies made. think fast! records. 2003.

sheer terror - just can't hate enough

was looking through my sheer terror vinyl records the other day and realised, apart from 'standing up for falling down' there aren't any - which is pathetic, really. so, i hit up vinylpladen.de and ordered this sweet pressing of the band's debut album from 1989. black/blue smash vinyl re-issue out of 300 copies. blackout! and dead city records. 2024.

walls of jericho - with devils amongst us all

a blast from the past. had this record on cd back then and i fondly remember a few shows of the band i witnessed around 2005-2007. they had such a great stage energy and kandace always had the crowd hanging on every word she was saying. got this slick looking pressing via merchpit.com. 600 copies pressed on gold/red split vinyl. trustkill records. 2006/2025.

motörhead - s/t

the band's debut, wich actually wasn't their debut ("on parole" was recorded earlier but got shelved by the then label because they didn't believe in it). motörhead re-recorded a bunch of songs of said shelved album and added a few new ones for this chiswick records release. this is the third german pressing with censored cover art (removal of the nazi cross), tonearm centre labels and many typos on the back cover ('kilminster', 'viborator' and such). chiswick records. 1977/1978.

motörhead - 1916

the band's major label album, though it wasn't as commercially successful as band and label hoped it to be. it's a pretty good listen, anyway. found this copy for a good price in top class condition. even the little tour promo flyer is still intact. epic records. 1991.