I saw this Ill Repute record for sale on ebay UK and instantly thought 'yep, I'll gladly take that'. I went for most of my life without hearing Ill Repute at all, but back in 2022 I picked up a cool reissue of their first LP 'What Happens Next' and loved it. As soon as I saw this one I figured it looked cool, so I bought it.
Back when this came out, splatter vinyl was rare as hell and very rarely seen. To me, this record looks good, unlike modern splatter vinyl that is pressed by the Czech plant. I can't explain why exactly, but hopefully you agree.
'Big Rusty Balls' is Ill Repute's third LP and was released by Dr. Strange Records back in 1993. At that point in time the band had been going for 12 years.
I was slightly surprised by this record. I suppose a lot of bands change their sound over time, but this one is pretty much a pop punk album. It's quite good fun (which with hindsight is implied by the cover art and the name of the record) but sounds really different to the first LP. And in my view, pop punk is summer music, so for me right now this has come around at the right time, albeit thirty years late.
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