Even though it's 2009, there's a definite 1994 feeling in the air. A few records from that era seem to be getting the colour vinyl re-press treatment recently. My policy on such things is that I'm on interested if the original version didn't come on colour. Here are two fine examples. Firstly, the Good Riddance "For God And Country" LP, which has been pressed on a similar blue colour to the Wishingwell pressing of "Break Down The Walls":
The second is the Rancid "Radio Radio Radio" 7", pressed on white:
In 1995, me and my friend Rich took Lars Frederiksen shopping in Leeds. He wanted a Birmingham City football shirt, so we had to take him into sketchy sports shops. Pretty funny to see the reaction of the dudes on the counter. I mean, it's not every day that a 6'2" American with full on mohawk, tattoos and studded leather jacket finds his way into JJB Sports. He also dragged us into some whack CD & video retailer and bought a stack of VHS tapes (this was 1995 remember) to watch on the tour bus. The funny thing was that he paid with a gold card. Probably not many East Bay punks carrying one of those about...
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Last year Tim Shaw hooked me, Boardy and Bolly aka Jelly Ring up with AAA passes forv Rancid in Sheffield. Rancid were already on stage when we got there so we wandered back stage up and down the hallways trying to find a vantage point to watch the band. Needless to say we got completely lost a la Spinal Tap and ended up in the bowels of the building. Next thing we turn a corner and open a door and literally walkout on to the stage behind the band. Anyway Rancid were amazing but Lars has Millwall FC paint jobs on his Epi SG's; blue guitar w/ white lion, white guitar with blue lion. Fuck that, RED ARMY!
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