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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As I’m sure you’ve already heard, Green Day announced their new album Saviors earlier this week. Accompanying the release of the lead single “The American Dream is Killing Me” was a relentless onslaught of vinyl color variants. So far 18(!) variants have gone up for pre-order. A comprehensive list of color variants with links to pre-order can be found here.
Western Mass ska-punks PWRUP just released their new album Just Devils and it’s pretty fuckin bad ass. Ska Punk International is giving this hardcore infused ska-punk banger the wax treatment it deserves. Get your copy here and get it quick because they’re selling fast.
SS Decontrol’s The Kids Will Have Their Say is getting its first official repress since 1982 thanks to Trust Records. There are a bunch of variants, most of which sold out in less than an hour. Yellow vinyl & grey vinyl are still available here and those fucks at Newbury Comics haven’t sold through their exclusive orange color variant either because the fucking thing’s $38. Black wax will hit record store shelves November 17th.
Last week we gave you a head’s up that New Found Glory would be releasing 2004’s Catalyst on vinyl for the first time ever, with pre-orders launching on Friday. Well, it happened, and all of the band’s webstore variants were gone within an hour or so. The good news for anyone who wants this but missed out is there are still some retailer exclusive variants in stock, namely Mondo and Revelation Records. Don’t be surprised if NFG issues a 2nd pressing through their webstore either. This thing will be a money printer.
Here’s another thing we told you about on a past Record Radar: Less Than Jake‘s 25th Anniversary Hello Rockview reissue! The band had a tour exclusive splatter variant of this record at all their shows over the summer, and now a second variant has emerged. This half white / half silver color variant is limited to 300 copies and is only available at Smartpunk’s Fest 21 merch tent. I expect this 2xLP deluxe reissue ft. bonus tracks (including the never-before-heard “Honest Answers”!), demos & live recordings will be getting a broader release with online distribution soon, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Swedish skate punk veterans No Fun At All‘s debut album No Straight Angles is back in print once again, with a new pressing limited to 200 copies on transparent red and 300 copies on black vinyl. Our European readers can grab both colors from La Agonía de Vivir; North Americans can save on shipping and get the black wax from Thousand Islands Records.
AFI‘s Black Sails in the Sunset and The Art of Drowning seem to be back in print, as copies of both have started to pop up all over the place in the past week. No fancy colors or anything like that, just good ol’ black wax. Wally World is probably the cheapest place I’ve seen these.
Asian Man Records and Kill Rock Stars are co-releasing a Split LP from Teens in Trouble and Desert Mambas on November 17th. There are a bunch of color variants, links to where you can pre-order each can be found here. No songs streaming 🙁 Here’s an old Teens in Trouble song:
The first Record Radar of October featured this long awaited repress of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones‘ Let’s Face It. Unfortunately, it was sold out at the time, but I told you to have hope because more copies would likely pop up. Well, that’s exactly what happened. Apparently “limited edition” doesn’t mean what it used to. That’s good for you though! Go here and grab your copy before it sells out and they re-stock it again.
Speaking of the Bosstones, Dicky’s (somewhat controversial) new band The Defiant released their debut LP If We’re Really Being Honest this week. In addition to the embattled ex-Bosstones frontman, other members of the band include former Offspring drummer Pete Parada, Street Dogs bassist Johnny Rioux, Joey Briggs & original Smash Mouth guitarist Greg Camp. Check out a few tracks below and get the record on neon green colored vinyl here.
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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