I gave up on Record Store Day years ago. I literally don't even look at what is being released for it anymore. But last year my attention was drawn to a Dwarves record that sounded interesting. It sounded kinda cool. But then when it became available online, the price was utterly stupid (and I'm not referring to the second hand market). I decided not to bother. But then, a few days later, the band announced that they had 300 copies for sale directly in their online store for a much better price. Even better, their version came with an extra limited, numbered cover.
Ignoring the limited cover, this is a picture disc that comes in a gatefold sleeve, which is signed by the singer.
This version also comes with a few other extras - a copy of an old flyer, a sticker and a mock $100 bill (Bobby bucks) and a sticker:
So this record is actually an old recording. The story is that when the bane went into the studio to record their first two song 7", they also recorded twelve other songs, most of which then ended up being re-recorded and released as their 'Blood, Guts & Pussy' LP. So here we are all these years later and those 'demo' recordings of the first LP have been released. And what makes this so cool is that they have used original, unused photos from the first LP cover shoot, and also used the same layout style as the original release.
Here are some photos I took that show the orignal picture disc and the original LP sleeve (which did not come with the picture disc version) next to this new release to show the comparison. In all photos, the original is on the left and the new release is on the right.
Ever aspect of this is really well done. And because the recording is from back in the day, it sounds great. And even though I generally think that Record Store Day seems to be totally pointless, this is a good example of something that I am really glad was brought into existence.
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