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. 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!
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Rancid’s 1992 self-titled debut 7″ (not to be confused with their 1993 self-titled LP, or their 2000 self-titled LP) has been reissued for the first time EVER! OMG! You can get it on two color variants, each of which is limited to 1,000 copies. The band’s US store has Royal Blue vinyl and their UK store has Piss Yellow vinyl. Collect ’em all!
Sloppy Seconds was on the last Record Radar with the 35th Anniversary reissue of their legendary debut album Destroyed, available on coral (orange) and/or black wax from Puke ‘N’ Vomit Records. Now they’re back on this week’s Record Radar with an additional color variant of the same amazing record: Green! This one’s limited to 500 copies and you can get it from Radiation Records.
And just when you thought you had enough Sloppy Seconds, they give you more! Here’s a brand new release that they just announced this week: Play With Yer Records: Mistakes & Piss-takes Vol 1, featuring “6 new, never released tracks as well as a collection of rare, unreleased demos and hard to find gems”. Limited to 600 copies on pink / blue swirl colored vinyl and available here.
90’s pop-punk band Cletus’ third and final album Horseplay Leads to Tragedy was released on vinyl for the first time ever last year, and now their first two records Grease, Grits And Gravy and Protein Packed are back in print as well. Hey Suburbia Records is giving both records their first reissues since 1996 and 1997 respectively. Both are limited to 500 copies and you can get them here.
Hawaiian hardcore punk band 13th Legion just released a new record on Felony Records and Free Swilley Records. You can get Face First on a bunch of bitchin color variants right here. Recommended pickup for fans of Good Riddance!
Surprise! New Diesel Boy! They’ve got a 7″ with two brand new songs out now. Here’s some background on the songs from the band: “One song is about falling in love with music via cassettes (“Tapes”), and the other is about a family road trip to see punk rock landmarks (“Punk Rock Minivan”).” Very nice! Get it on three different color variants here.
Here’s another record from the last Record Radar that has since had more color variants announced. I already told you Guttermouth‘s Eat Your Face is being released on vinyl for the first time thanks to SBAM Records, but now our friends at Double Helix Records have some exclusive color variants up on their store. Storm (the grey one) and Salmon (the pink-ish orange one) are limited to 250 copies each.
Australian melodic punk flag carriers Pee Records‘ awesome label sampler compilation Pee Approved – Volume 6 is getting a physical release very soon; June 21st to be exact. Go here and get it on black wax (limited to 200 copies) or CD. Or get the bundle with both! And be sure to grab the awesome new records from Goldenboy, Chaser, etc. while you’re there.
Asian Man is releasing short lived San Jose indie band Korea Girl’s lone album on vinyl for the first time, 27 years after its initial release on CD (that’s short for compact disc in case you weren’t aware). It’s been remixed and remastered, and is available on 500 random colored vinyl record album 12″ music disc LPs which you can purchase here.
In an unsurprising turn of events, Monster Zero Records is putting out some bad ass new records. Up first is Dutch punks Florida Men with their sophomore album Dive Bar, due out July 5th. These guys released one of my favorite albums of 2022 and I’m really looking forward to this new one! It’s limited to 50(!) copies on “Hardpink” colored vinyl and comes with their aforementioned debut album on the B-Side. Get it here.
Monster Zero release #2: Sweatpants Party – Wee Little Songs. Another sophomore album from a band with a 2022 debut, also limited to 50 copies! This band is fronted by Kevin Aper (from The Apers!) and also features Andy from 7 Years Bad Luck, Jay D from Jagger Holly, Frizzante from Stockkampf “and a whole bunch of random amigos”. 12 super fast, super short old school pop-punk songs. Get it on “Weird Blue/Greenish” colored vinyl right here. Nothing’s streaming from this yet, but you can check out their first record for an idea of what’s in store:
And the penultimate (I hope I used that right) Monster Zero release on this week’s Record Radar: Eager to Please, the brand new LP from German Ramonescore veterans Neon Bone! The blue vinyl (50 copies) sold out already but you can still get it on black vinyl here. Check out the lead single “Sometimes”:
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 time!
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