One of my favourite 90s bands without a doubt, but one which seems to get little attention or love from other miserable old bastards.. Eleven Thirty Four. This band had 7"s on New Age, Ammunition, and Livewire, as well as a full length on New Age and a frickin' awesome song on the Indecision Records compilation LP. Dudes were previously in a band called Function, who had a 7" on Revelation's sister label Crisis Records. I always loved both bands, and I firmly believe that their output has stood the test of time and regularly listen to their catalog. So I was stoked to find a test press for one of their 7"s up for sale in the Mankind Records online store. I didn't need to think about this one for so much as a second. Bought. Stoked.
Seemed like a good excuse to get the other two copies out of the box and snap a family portrait:
I also grabbed a 7" by a band called Generations. I don't know anything about this band whatsoever, but the cover sold it to me... bass guitar with Insted & In My Eyes stickers, x'd up hand and an X Swatch. This came out in 2006, and the main reason I grabbed it was because it was on sale for $2. It's pretty generic straight edge to be honest, but a sound I've always been a sucker for, and the nice cover and layouts make it feel like a quality release... even if I am five years too late! (No change there then)
If anyone wants to chime in & tell me anything interesting about either band then that would be cool...
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Looks that there was more than one 1134 test press on the webstore, when I saw it I was with no cash and asked a friend who is also big fan of the band to grab it for his collection.. and he did it, anyways I bought some cool records really cheap (like $1 each) and will buy more later.. no doubt 1134 was an incredible and so underrated band, the song on the Guilty By Association comp is one of the best of them.
Fact: The 1st ever record I bought from you back in 1876 was blue vinyl 1134 from LWR..
Myth: Some say it was Beta Minus Mechanic but I don't believe this to be true
i always loved 1134 and still have two of their EPs (i don't think i own the Livewire released 7"). one of my bands played a show with them in the mid- to late-90s at a coffee shop in Browns Mill, NJ (in the middle of nowhere) to like five people.
hi i have the seven generation for your information it was produced by tom capone from beyond bold and quicksand
I haven't heard the Generations record. I should check them out since Jim and Preston are now in Nation of Thieves, and I do like them. Check 'em out if you want to make an attempt at staying current. New 7 inch should be out soon.
http://www.myspace.com/nationofthievesrocks
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