back from the christmas dead finally covering my latest "jane doe" re-press. since i jumped on the converge band wagon something like three years ago, this boston based outfit quickly became one of my top five favourite bands, probably even the favourite band. i religiously bought their new stuff, doesn't matter if live 7", split 7", redux versions, new pressings of shit i already have or live albums. if the converge label is on it, count me in.
so when deathwish announced a new "jane doe" pressing i was interested, to say the least. i was never really satisfied with my clear blue copy i bought almost three years ago. i mean, it looks nice in combination with the artwork but isn't really in keeping with its colours plus i am not a big clear colours fan. ok, the re-press colours all come on clear vinyl variants but the deathwish exclusive looked really tempting in the mock-ups.
a gold with black smoke colour configuration seemed like the perfect match for the iconic artwork. i wasn't convinced right from the start because ordering from deathwish meant ordering from the states and that meant exorbitant shipping rates. but when i saw all the other variants - clear red and clear blue both with black smoke and clear with white smoke - i knew that if i was going for a new copy there was just one possible option.
i bit the bullet and ordered from deathwish. the package came in two weeks after release date, which is a good time frame for oversea shipments. the records arrived in great condition as well, although not packed as requested. man, what is the problem of packing the vinyl outside of the sleeves? i expierenced that a lot of labels and mailorders refuse to do so. probably some warranty issue? i don't know.
the actual outcome of this colour variant is slightly darker than in the mock-ups. at least my copy is. i have seen another one on the net which is as dark as mine but probably there are some lighter shades in the pressing. anyway, hold up to the light it looks really nice. we'll see, maybe deathwish comes up with an opaque colour variant at some point which i'll probably pick up. 500 copies pressed as deathwish mailorder exclusive. 2016.
