I picked up another Chain of Strength 7" variant I didn't have a couple of weeks ago. Today seems like a fitting day to post this up, seeing as videos have been surfacing all day from the Mouthpiece / Youth Of Today show that took place yesterday in Pamona, CA (in case you haven't seen it, head on over to Double Cross and watch Curtis from Chain Of Strength join Mouthpiece on stage to cover 'True Til Death').
So today's record is the second Chain Of Strength 7", 'What Holds Us Apart'. Most straight edge collectors know the crack with this 7". There are at least 200 different versions of this 7" in total. If you want a comprehensive run down, you can either read Dobek's blog, or if you want something a bit cooler (sorry Dobek!) then watch a video of Kevin Finn talking you through 15 different versions, including all tests, over at Larry Ransom's site (a great little video if you haven't seen it before you should definitely check it out).
My latest addition is one of apparently one of 200 copies on Mindpower Records with a blue sleeve.
Now, here's the messed up thing... tucked inside the blue sleeve was a regular Foundation sleeve from the first press. Not just the sleeve, but also the huge poster insert. What's weird is that, as far as I am aware, there isn't supposed to be a first press sleeve and insert inside the third press blue Mindpower sleeve. The vinyl is definitely the later pressing record that goes with the Mindpower sleeve, because it has the black labels with silver text. So how did the first press sleeve & insert end up getting packaged with this third press sleeve and vinyl? Does anyone else out there have this strange concoction?
Also, whilst I am on the subject, I checked my yellow sleeve Mindpower 7" to find that it somehow has the first press vinyl inside, i.e. it's a first press record in a third press sleeve (check my second ever blog post to see that photo HERE). So between the two copies, what the hell do I have? A pair of hotch potch versions, or so it seems. Almost like someone who had three different versions of the record dropped all the different bits (records, sleeves & inserts) into a heap and then randomly re-assembled them without really caring what went with what. Nightmare.
1 comment:
Marcus, you have your parties muddled up. The black and silver labels is the Minpower pressing. The photo labels with red writing are either the rejected pressing (if they play at 45) or the 1st press (if they play at 33)
You would have known all that if you paid closer attention to my blog haha
Just switch your vinyl from the yellow Mindpower cover with the one you have in the 1st press cover and you're all sorted mate
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