BURN

Exactly one week ago I was present at this historic event:

BURN were always a special band to me. Back when I was 17 I heard BURN for the first time on a tape that some dude brought to a party. I was blown away. It was like nothing I had ever heard before. I immediately sought out the 7" from a record store. A year or so later I met a dude who told me that he had it on pink vinyl, and I became obsessed with trying to get a pink one for myself. This was before the internet existed, so it was tough, and it actually took me about three and a half years to get one. At the time it was by far my most wanted record, and finding it felt like I had achieved all of my record collecting dreams. Who could have known that I would experience that same feeling many times more in the following years as there would always be another most wanted record to aim for?

Anyway, last weekend BURN played in London. It was the first time that they had ever played in the UK (or Europe for that matter), so it was a special event, and there was a special record to mark the occasion - the classic, self-titled 7" on purple vinyl:

Ok, so Revelation have repressed a few (ahem!) of their classic releases in the last couple of years, so I guess a lot of people won't be too fussed about yet another. But this one was made especially for the London show, and sold out on the night, meaning that anyone who wasn't there is probably quite keen to get their hand on one of these things. This was also hand numbered inside the sleeve, making it a little more special, and a nice souvenir of the show for those who went. I scored a pretty cool number...

Sixty nine, dude!

I filmed the first song of the set on my phone. It didn't come out too great due to the lights, but I uploaded it anyway. Enjoy...