Hello, and welcome to the latest installment of the Dying Scene Record Radar! If it’s your first time joining us, thank you! This is a weekly column where we cover all things punk rock vinyl. So kick off your shoes, pull up a chair, grab a few beers, and break out those wallets, because it’s time to run through this week’s new releases and reissues (and there are a lot of them). Let’s get into it!
If you missed out on the full discography box set MxPx released last year, good news! The Bremerton pop-punk veterans are releasing standalone reissues for three albums – Life in General, Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo, and The Ever Passing Moment. There are three variants for each record, and these will be available on the band’s webstore Friday, November 4th at 10AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern time.
The Transplants‘ self-titled debut album turns 20 this year, so naturally it’s getting reissued. There are two variants, each limited to 1,000 copies. The US exclusive version is available here, and the European variant can be bought here. Garnier Fructis shampoo not included.
If you completely lack self control and are collecting every color variant of the new Flatliners record for some reason, I have some good (or bad) news for you! A new “lava” colored pressing has popped up, and this is the only place you can get it.
Almost 20 years after its initial release on compact disc (otherwise known as “CD” by us in the trade), Frenzal Rhomb‘s Sans Souci is getting its vinyl cherry popped. This is only being released in Australia on “Russell Crowe Shit Brown” colored vinyl. Grab it here and use code “FIRST10” at checkout to save 10% on your order.
Fat Wreck Chords has signed a new band from the UK called The Meffs – no, not The Muffs; The Meffs – and they have a 10″ EP coming soon. Check out the first single below, and grab the record here.
New pressings of three Dwarves records have popped up on Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com. Thank Heaven for Little Girls, Sugarfix, and Blood, Guts & Pussy are all available to pre-order right now. Get on it!
Two titans of pop-punk DeeCracks and The Manges have announced a new split 7″, due out on December 2nd. It’s not available to pre-order yet, but Mom’s Basement Records will be handling the US release, and our European friends can get it from Striped Music.
And because one pop-punk split simply wasn’t enough, here’s another one from The Huntingtons and Travoltas! This 8-song split LP is also due out on December 2nd, and it’s available to pre-order right now here (US) and here (EU). There’s also a CD version that you can grab here.
Now that we got all that pesky new music out of the way, let’s get back to the reissues of old shit! Here’s one from Alkaline Trio: it’s a new pressing of their 2011 acoustic album Damnesia. Limited to 750 copies on red and white marble colored vinyl, this is only available at Newbury Comics.
Smartpunk recently announced an exclusive reissue of Yellowcard‘s 2006 album Lights and Sounds. It was pretty limited, and inevitably sold out within minutes, so they’re doing a second run on another color variant. Grab it here. Or don’t.
And finally we have British punk legends The Damned have a new live album arriving just in time for Halloween. The 2xLP titled A Night of a Thousand Vampires was recorded live in London in 2019. Links to pre-order the different color variants can be found here.
RECORD OF THE WEEK!
We here at Dying Scene are all about trying new things, so this week I’m challenging you, loyal reader, to listen to something new! Or, in this case, something kinda old that is likely new to you! This week’s Record of the Week comes from NorCal skate punks Symphony of Distraction. I’ve been listening to their 2018 album Horse on repeat for a week now. If you like fast shit, this is the right band for you! Give it a listen below, and buy the record here. Check out their new album Horseshit as well!
And that’s all, folks! Another Record Radar in the books. As always, thank you for tuning in. If there’s anything we missed (highly likely), or if you want to let everyone know about a new/upcoming vinyl release you’re excited about, send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, and we’ll look into it. Enjoy your weekend, and don’t blow too much money on spinny discs. See ya next week!
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