Russ Shields - THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP
Ryan Fassler - BLACK CROSS “Severance Pays” LP
Daniel Anderson - Bomb the Music Industry! / O Pioneers split LP

Sorry it has taken me so long to announce these winners. December was about as insane a month as I have ever had and I just didn’t get to all the things I needed to get to. Here are the winners of the test pressings for the Playing Favorites, Black Cross, and Bomb the Music Industry! / O Pioneers split.

I will be announcing a few more test pressings over the next week. Here is a list of Current and Past Test Pressing Contests.

Thanks to everyone who entered to win, good luck on the future test pressing contests.

Here are a handful of restocks we got in during our downtime. Pay attention to the colored vinyl of the NOFX/Rancid, Leatherface/Hot Water Music, Anti-flag/Bouncing Souls, and the Briefs. These always sell out whenever we post them. Also note the Battlefields vinyl which sold out in days when we first got them. Lastly, note that we got a small number of Minus the Bear “Menos El Oso” and they will go fast. Same goes for the Russian Circles 7″s and Elliott Smith singles.

7 Seconds “New Wind” LP
7 Seconds “Walk Together” LP
Alkaline Trio/One Man Army LP
Anti-Flag/Bouncing Souls LP purple vinyl
BATTLEFIELDS “Stained With The Blood Of An Empire” LP
Briefs ” Sex Object” LP
ELLIOTT SMITH “DIVISION DAY” 7″
Elliott Smith “Pretty (ugly before)” 7″
FILTHY THEIVING BASTARDS “My Pappy” LP
Headphones “Headphones” LP
Hepcat “Scientific” LP
Leatherface / Hot Water Music split LP
leatherface / Hot Water Music split LP lt blue grey vinyl
MINUS THE BEAR “MENOS EL OSO” LP
MODEST MOUSE “A Life Of Arctic Sounds” 7″ White Vinyl
NOFX/Rancid Split LP
NOFX/Rancid Split LP transparent green vinyl
One Man Army “Rumors and H” LP
Pinhead Circus “Detailed Instructions for the Self Involved” LP
Pinhead Circus “Everything else is a far gone conclusion” LP
RUSSIAN CIRCLES “UPPER NINETY” 7″ colored vinyl
The Briefs “Steal Yr Heart” LP blood red w/ black vinyl
The Briefs “Steal Yr Heart” LP grey vinyl
THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES “Horse Girl” 7″ colored vinyl
Various Artists “Someone Got Their Head Kicked In!” LP
Youth Brigade “To Sell the Truth” LP

Chinese Telephones “Chinese Telephones” LP clear vinyl

Chinese Telephones “Chinese Telephones” LP black vinyl

The latest album from Chinese Telephones is now out on both clear and black vinyl. The good folks at It’s Alive Records have released this album and also been kind enough to offer us a test pressing for a test pressing contest. We got a really small number of the clear vinyl so be warned that these will not last long. Everyone who orders the record will be entred to win a test pressing, one of only 5!

Thanks It’s Alive Records!

Juliette & The Licks “Four on the Floor” LP pink vinyl

Juliette & The Licks “Four on the Floor” LP sea foam green vinyl

The latest album from Juliette & the Licks will soon be coming out on vinyl through the nice folks at Vinyl Summer. 250 pressed on pink, 250 pressed on sea foam green vinyl, we will have copies towards the end of January. I have yet to listen to much from Miss Juliette, but I just can’t help but think of Juliette’s roles in Natural Born Killers and  National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

Darker My Love / Moccasin split LP

The debut release from I hate rock n roll records is this really pretty split between Darker My Love and Moccasin. Not sure how many were pressed or on what colors, these ones happen to be on black vinyl.

“Turning Failure Into Ideology” a novel by BRIAN POLK

We are proud to carry “Turning Failure Into Ideology”, a novel by Brian Polk. Brian is a good buddy of mine and former drummer of Ghost Buffalo. Here is a description of the book:

How is a 26-year-old penniless writer supposed to interpret his alleged shortcomings if he doesn’t feel like a failure? In Turning Failure Into Ideology, Eli Indignation refuses to let society assess his creative endeavors—regardless of the income they generate, which is nil. And if that weren’t “un-American” enough, he’s also ruined every relationship he’s ever had, hated every job he’s ever worked, and made over 20 issues of a zine nobody’s ever read. But who’s to say he isn’t successful? If Eli can’t be bothered by traditional measurements of prosperity—luxury cars, huge houses, and corporate careers—then he’s free to blaze his own path to success. But of course, there are obstacles to overcome; there always are.

Fake Problems “Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies” 7″ all 3 colors

Fake Problems “Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies” 7″ black / silver swirl

Fake Problems “Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies” 7″ black vinyl

Fake Problems “Viking Wizard Eyes Wizard Full of Lies” 7″ silver vinyl

A good friend of mine had told me that this label, Goodfriends Records were putting out a 7″ for the band Fake Problems. Being a big fan of their Sabot releases, I was excited to try and carry this release for Vinyl Collective. I wrote the label explaining my interest in the release and Casey from Goodfriends got right back to me. I told him I was a big fan of Fake Problems and that I would love to carry the record for the store. As chance would have it, Casey is not only releasing the 7″, but he is also in the band. Our exchanges of emails lead to me bringing up a series of split 7″s I am working on and I asked if they would be into doing one. He said they would and that they would love to do it with their pals, Look Mexico. So if all goes well, look for this split 7″ sometime in 2008.

Now back to this new 7″ by Fake Problems. The release is limited to a pressing of 1,000 copies:
100 black
100 black / silver swirl
800 silver

We are offering a small number of sets of all 3 colors where the band will sign one of the covers. Make sure you pick up a copy before they are all gone! Thanks Casey and Goodfriends for letting us do this pre-order.

This is a pre-order, copies won’t ship til February 2008.

So late last night, UPS came knocking on my door and what did they bring? Lots of good stuff. Pay close attention to the Defiance, Ohio records we just got in which includes their new album as well as a couple of back-catalog items. Note also that we now are carrying the other Casket Lotter records which I figured might be of interest to some of you since we have sold so many of the double LP Possibles and Maybes. I want to also point out that I was short-shipped on the Teenage Bottlerocket “Total” LP which could be close to history. Got some more Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music picture discs which went really fast last time. Seriously take a long look at this list as there are so many rad records. I know that some of you are vowing not to spend any more on records before Xmas, but I figured some of these might interest you if you end up getting a few bucks from family and/or a gift certificate to vinyl collective.

Against Me! “Disco Before the Breakdown” 7″ gold/orange
Anti-Flag “Die For the Government” LP blue vinyl
As Friends Rust “S/t” 8″ (yes an 8″)
As Friends Rust “Won” LP
Bane “The Note” LP yellow/orange vinyl
Ben Weasel “Fidatevi” LP
Black Keys “The Big Come Up” 180g LP
Blood Brothers “Crimes” LP Blue
Blood Brothers. Crimes LP tri-color vinyl
BOUNCING SOULS “Gold Record” Pic Disc LP
Bouncing Souls “Good, Bad, the” LP
Bouncing Souls/Zero Zero Tales
Casket Lottery “Choose Bronze” LP
Casket Lottery “Moving Mountains” LP purple vinyl
Casket Lottery “Survival is for Cowards” LP blue/purple vinyl
Chiodos ‘Bone Palace Ballet’ LP opaque orange vinyl w/ cd and booklet insert
Chuck Ragan “Feast or Famine” LP grey vinyl
Chuck Ragan “Feast or Famine” LP white vinyl
CHUCK RAGAN “Los Feliz” LP (Grey Marble vinyl)
Coalesce “Give Them Vol 2″ LP black marble
Coalesce/Get Up Kids Split 7″ purple vinyl
Common Rider “Last Wave Rocker” LP
COMMON RIDER “THIEF IN A SLEEPING BAG” 7″
Converge “Petitioning Forever” dbl LP Red/Orange/White/Turquoise Split vinyl
Converge “Petitioning Forever” dbl LP Red/Orange/White/Turquoise Swirl
Crimpshrine “Quit Talking Claude” 7″
Crimpshrine “The Sound Of A New World Being Born” LP
DEFIANCE OHIO “Share What Ya Got” LP no idea purple/pink
DEFIANCE OHIO “the fear the fear the fear” LP dark grey / black vinyl
DEFIANCE, OHIO “The Great Depression” LP (turquoise vinyl)
Donnas “Donnas Turn 21″ LP
Dwarves “The Dwarves Must Die” LP virgin white vinyl
FIFTEEN “OOZE” 7″
Hot Rod Circuit “If It’s Cool With You, It’s Cool With Me” LP green vinyl
Hot Water Music “Finding” LP green vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “Fuel For the Hate Game” LP purple
Hot Water Music “Never Ender” LP purple vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “No Division” LP (purple vinyl)
Hot Water Music / Alkaline Trio Split pic LP
Hot Water Music/Casket Lottery split 7″ blue/grey vinyl
I HATE MYSELF “Ten Songs” LP BURNT CLEAR vinyl
J Church “Horror” LP on no idea grey vinyl
Methadones, The “21st Century Power Pop Riot” LP green vinyl
Modern Life Is War ‘Stagger Lee’ 7″ red/black haze vinyl
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS / FOUR LETTER WORD “One For the Road” split 7″ gold viyl
PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS “Mercy” LP dark grey
PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS “Mercy” LP grey
Rehasher “Off Key Melodies” LP pink vinyl
Rocky Votolato “The Brag & Cuss” LP (blue/black vinyl)
Rumbleseat “is dead” LP (on berry mix vinyl)
Screeching Weasel “EMO” LP
Screeching Weasel “Major Label Debut” LP
Small Brown Bike “The River Bed” LP pink vinyl
Small Brown Bike “The River Bed” LP wintergreen vinyl
Small Brown Bike/The Casket Lottery split 10″
Strike Anywhere “To Live” LP
Teenage Bottlerocket “Total” LP white vinyl
THE DRAFT “In a Million Pieces” LP berry vinyl
THE DRAFT “Stop Wastin’ My Time” / “Up All Night” 7″ grey
THE DRAFT “We’ll Never Know” / “Hard to Be Around It” 7″ purple vinyl
THE DRAFT “We’ll Never Know” / “Hard to Be Around It” 7″ white vinyl
THE HOLD STEADY “BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA” LP BLACK
THIS BIKE IS A PIPE BOMB “Front Seat Solidarity” LP grey vinyl
V/A Black on Black LP black flag tribute grey vinyl
V/A Read Army Hot Water Music, Avail, Weakerthans 7″ green vinyl

CURSED One LP grey vinyl

Just got word from our distributor that Trash Art has repressed “One” by Cursed. The pressing on grey vinyl is of a 500 copy repress. This record has been out of stock for a while so make sure you jump on this one.

These will be in store next week.

27 “Holding On For Brighter Days” LP green glitter vinyl

27 “Holding On For Brighter Days” LP amber glitter vinyl

Friends, I am really excited to be announcing this pre-order. We are working with the very nice Endless Quest Records to bring you this pre-order of the 27 import. Not only have they been so kind to offer us a few copies on the green glitter vinyl (only 105 pressed), they are giving us 2 test pressings (one rejected/one approved) for a test pressing contest. As you can see from the above image and the ones below this is one beautiful release. And the only other way to get this release is by paying for overseas freight. We will have these towards the end of January and will announce the test pressing contest winner then, too. Get these while you can because I am getting only a small number of each color.

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