The next in my series of records I picked up from Wanna Hear It Records last month, and this is a record that I always figured I would add to my collection at some point.
'Who The Hell Is Wild Side?' is the debut album by Wild Side, and I was pretty into this when it came out back in 2019. It was in my list of top releases for the year, and it has taken me over 4 years to get around to picking up a copy of the record. This 'platinum' vinyl copy is the rarest colour from the first press, and it cost pretty much nothing from the used section.
It turns out that the answer to the question posed by the title of this record is that Wild Side is a hardcore band from Niagara Falls in Canada. Triple B touted this as what the third Warzone album should have sounded like, and to me it kinda sounds like stuff that was Lockin' Out in 2004.
I was really happy with this one until I got home and realised that it had a huge seam split in the top of the sleeve. I can only assume it was like this in the shop and I missed it, which is slightly annoying.
This was absolutely one of the best records from 2019, and it still sounds great today. I wasn't sure if this band was still going, as they haven't put out anything since this record, but as far as I can tell the answer is yes. If that's the case I hope they have something new on the way pretty soon. Although given that they're on Triple B, I probably wouldn't end up buying it anyway as no doubt it would be pressed on vinyl that looked like a dog ate several pots of neon paint and then threw up.
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Yes! I've listened to this record a couple of times recently and it is still a lot of fun. Fuck it. I'm going to listen to it again right now.
Triple B Records is notorious for top seam splits on their sleeves.
Pretty much every record I've bought from them directly over the years has a terrible seam split...ugh!!
I also listened to this recently and it was still a great listen. Released half a decade ago, huh?
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