The next record in my series of 6131 releases that I was gifted by Joey (who owns the label) is two different copies of the Down To Nothing / 50 Lions split 7" from 2008.
I think that this came out probably at the peak of Down To Nothing's popularity. This was one year after 'The Most' came out, which I think appears to be most people's favourite DTN record. Personally, I prefer their earlier stuff, but that's just me. 50 Lions was a band from Australia, but you'd never guess it by listening to this. They sound so similar to Down To Nothing that you'd be forgiven for thinking that this is not a split 7" after all.
This green vinyl copy is from the second press, and is out of 400 copies.
I was also given a test press too, which was greatly appreciated. It's always nice when a test press comes in some kind of cover other than just a white paper sleeve, and this one is housed in a regular cover that has been written on with a silver marker pen.
Down To Nothing is one of those bands that I have never really consciously 'collected', yet over the years I have accumulated a lot of their records. My spreadsheet tells me that I now own 60 DTN records, of which 10 are test presses. Kinda crazy for a band that I don't collect right?
2 comments:
I wonder how many DTN records you'd get if you'd start collecting them.
First of all, I like how the colour of the record matches the new colour scheme of your blog. Secondly, unintentional collections are a complete mystery, but so much fun.
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