Greetings, and welcome to the Dying Scene Record Radar. If it’s your first time here, thank you for joining us! This is the weekly column where we cover all things punk rock vinyl; new releases, reissues… you name it, we’ve probably got it. It was another very busy week and we once again have a shitload of records to cover. So kick off your shoes, pull up a chair, crack open a cold one, and break out those wallets, because it’s go time. Let’s get into it!
Quick editor’s note: I’ll also be doing video versions of the Record Radar going forward! Pretty cool, right? Here’s this week’s episode, presented by our friends at Punk Rock Radar:
First up to bat this week is this repressing of short-lived Blink 182 side project Box Car Racer’s 2002 self-titled LP. This one’s back in print on 180 gram “white/ultra clear cornetto” colored vinyl, not sure how many copies (probably a lot). It’s $40! Get it here, and pro gamer tip: don’t waste your time signing up for the mailing list for the 10% discount code because it doesn’t apply to this record.
Teenage Bottlerocket announced a new 7″ called So Dumb / So Stoked. It features four previously unreleased tracks from the recording sessions for their last album Stay Rad!. Pirates Press Records will be launching pre-orders for their store variant on April 14th, and the band will have a tour variant at their west coast shows (dates here). We’ll circle back on this one when more details are revealed.
Italian pop-punk veterans The Manges are reissuing their All is Well LP for the first time since its original release in 2014. Limited to 500 copies on yellow wax with a subtle matching color accent added to the cover art. Grab your copy here (fellow Americans, if you’re deterred by the shipping cost, stay tuned for details on US distro).
While you’re grabbing that Manges record from Striped Music, consider picking up this reissue of fellow Italian punk band Crummy Stuff’s 1997 album Never Trust a Punk. This is its first time on vinyl, ever! Get it here.
Direct Hit! and Decent Criminal are releasing a split 7″ on Dirtnap Records. It features a new track from Direct Hit! called “Wasteland”, supposedly from their to-be-announced next album, and two songs from Decent Criminal. Listen to the new Direct Hit! song below. This is due out April 28th. US pre-order here, EU pre-order here.
How ’bout another split?! Days N’ Daze‘s 10″ split with Night Gaunts is getting reissued as an LP with some new bonus tracks thrown in. There are two color variants: clear pink (1,000 copies) and purple w/ pink swirl (100 copies). Get it here (US) or here (EU).
The Expendables are reissuing their 2004 album Gettin’ Filthy in honor of its *checks notes* 20th anniversary? Hold on a second… 2023 – 2004 = 20? False alarm, folks! The math checks out. Buy it here.
Face to Face‘s Over It EP is getting its first new pressing in almost 30 years. The 10″ EP has been remastered and comes in “deluxe packaging” (very fancy!). There will be 1,000 copies spread across three very interestingly named color variants:
333 orange crush/piss yellow half and half
333 blood red/canary yellow splatter
333 halloween orange/brown color in color
And I know that does not add up to 1,000 but being a math stickler is getting exhausting so F2F wins this time. The release date is listed as June 15th, but I’m not sure when pre-orders go live. Keep an eye on this product page.
One final note before we wrap up this week’s column: I know you’re probably tired of hearing about the AFI Sing the Sorrow 20th anniversary reissue, but I have some good news to share with our friends in the Great White North: it’s now available to pre-order from a Canadian distributor! Hit up Le Noise and save on shipping.
Well, 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, leave us a comment below, or 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 (or do, I’m not your father). See ya next week!
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