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Our friends at Pirates Press did us the ultimate solid by requesting that their manufacturer, GZ, send us some of the cut out center labels from some of our records. The way I understand how this happened is that during the pressing process, they test the quality of the records being manufactured. When some of the records don’t pass their quality control, the records are discarded, melted down, and that melted down vinyl is reused for a future pressing. Eric, owner and all round bad ass from Pirates Press, requested that the plant cut out the vinyl centers, and send them to us as a gift. We have been using them as coasters around the office at our house and could not be more stoked to have them.

PLEASE READ THE NEXT FEW SENTENCES REGARDING THE COASTERS – If you placed an order during our Black Friday sales and/or plan to order records throughout our 12 days of Christmas, we will send 1 coaster with each order until we run out. Even if you placed more than one order during this time, if we combine the orders, you will only get 1 coaster. I didn’t count the total number of coasters, but I think we have around 400 of them. I know some of you will be emailing us to buy them or to get a complete set, but your requests will be denied. We want to spread the gift of these coasters with as many people as possible and we will not accept money for them since they were given to us as gifts. The only other way that you can get more than 1 coaster will be by pure chance. We will select one customer throughout the holidays and that person will receive a complete set of coasters (36 or 37 coasters) just like we would select a test pressing winner.

I know some of you will have opinions about our handling of the coasters. I appreciate all of your opinions and will respectfully read your comments and emails, but this is how I have decided to distribute the coasters. These coasters are so fucking cool and I just want everyone to get one. Please check out all of the photos by clicking the following link to get a better look. This is yet another reason why Pirates Press will get my loyal business.

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I had planned to post this at Midnight tonight, but since my brother brought a bottle of Whiskey over for Thanksgiving, I am afraid that come midnight, I might not be the most responsible person. Just a quick note, this is a really good deal, make sure you take advantage of it. And know that starting Monday, I will have 12 days of Christmas sales. Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving.

For the first 12 years of us running Suburban Home Records, we released 60 releases. Over the course of 2008, we have released almost 50 releases. The numbers are staggering. During any of our previous years had anyone told me that we would put out 50 releases in one year, I would have sent them off to the loony bin. With so many records, it isn’t hard to imagine how packed our warehouse is. We have done this sale before, but I think that this sale is even more important today as we can use some elbow room in our warehouse.

The Black Friday Wholesale Pricing Sale gives you the same price that we sell our records to distributors for. Don’t tell our distributors! This is better than an Employee Pricing Sale as our staff gets 20 percent off of our retail prices. Don’t tell our staff! The Sale begins tonight and will end on Monday. Do not snooze on these prices, it isn’t very likely you will see this kind of sale from us for some time.

One more thing, we have also lowered all of the Suburban Home full length CDs for $5.00 Each! There are quite a few $5 CDs on our site, but over the weekend all of the Suburban Home albums will be $5.

36 CRAZYFISTS “The Tide and It’s Takers” LP blue/black half and half vinyl $9.00
36 CRAZYFISTS “The Tide and It’s Takers” LP maroon vinyl $9.00
A LIFE ONCE LOST “Iron Gag” LP grey/black half and half vinyl $9.00
A LIFE ONCE LOST “Iron Gag” LP tranparent red w/ black splatter vinyl $9.00
AVAIL “4 AM Friday” dbl LP brown vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “4 AM Friday” dbl LP silver vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Dixie” dbl LP clear vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Dixie” dbl LP white vinyl $14.00
AVAIL “Over The James” LP beer colored amber vinyl $10.00
AVAIL “Over The James” LP orange vinyl $10.00
BOYS NIGHT OUT “Make Yourself Sick” LP blue vinyl $9.00
BOYS NIGHT OUT “Make Yourself Sick” LP blue/black half and half vinyl $9.00
DECAY ìBack In The Houseî 7″ $1.00
DISCOUNT/CIGARETTEMAN ìSplitî 7″ $2.00
Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ red vinyl $3.00
Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ yellow vinyl $3.00
DRAG THE RIVER “Esta Loco” LP Black Vinyl $6.50
DRAG THE RIVER ìYou Can’t Live This Wayî LP Brown Vinyl $7.00
DRAG THE RIVER ìYou Can’t Live This Wayî LP Red Vinyl $7.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Gutter Phenomenon” LP pink/black half and half $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Gutter Phenomenon” LP white w/ pink splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Hot Damn” LP clear w/ red, black, and silver splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Hot Damn” LP silver/black half and half $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Last Night In Town” LP black with red splatter vinyl $8.00
EVERY TIME I DIE “Last Night In Town” LP transparent beer / opaque frothy head o $8.00
EVERY TIME I DIE Big Dirty LP purple w/ black splatter $9.00
EVERY TIME I DIE Last Night In Town LP white/red/orange $8.00
FAKE PROBLEMS / LOOK MEXICO “Under the Influence Vol 1″ 7″ yellow vinyl $4.25
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES always open dbl LP RY $10.00
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES always open dbl LP RYS $10.00
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES Art Damage pic disc LP $7.75
FOXY SHAZAM “Introducing” LP clear w/ rainbow splatter $9.00
FOXY SHAZAM “Introducing” LP orange/red half and half vinyl $9.00
FYP / CHANIWA ìsplitî 10″ $3.00
GHOST BUFFALO “The Magician” LP Red w/ Gold Splatter vinyl $8.00
GHOST BUFFALO “The Magician” LP tan/brown half and half w/ red splatter $8.00
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW “Turtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock” LP brown / pink half $9.00
HEAVY HEAVY LOW LOW “Turtle Nipple and the Toxic Shock” LP clear w/ pink, blue $9.00
JEALOUS SOUND Kill Them With Kindness 2xLP white vinyl $15.00
JOEY CAPE Bridge LP green vinyl lagwagon bad astronaut $8.00
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ clear vinyl $4.25
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ green vinyl $4.25
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “S/t” Orange with Red Speckles $13.50
LAGRECIA “On Parallels” LP grey vinyl (w/ digital download card) $8.00
LIMBECK “S/T” LP (Gold vinyl) ltd to 500 copies $7.00
LIMBECK “S/T” LP (Platinum vinyl) ltd to 500 copies $7.00
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP grey marble vinyl $8.50
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP orange/blue half and half vinyl $8.50
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP Blue vinyl $8.00
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP brown white hh $8.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP 180 gram vinyl $9.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP mystery colored vinyl $8.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP baby pink vinyl $11.00
MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP coke bottle blue $11.00
NINJA GUN “Restless Rubes” LP transparent green vinyl $8.00
NORMA JEAN “The Anti-Mother” LP blood red vinyl $9.00
NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl A (400) $30.00
NORMA JEAN 4 x LP Vinyl Box Set colored vinyl set B limited to 700 $30.00
NORMA JEAN AntiMother LP black/white half & half vinyl $9.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP chocolate vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP deep blue vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP plum vinyl $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP raspberry vomu; $8.00
PORTUGAL THE MAN Waiter: You Vultures LP silver/black $8.00
SCOTT REYNOLDS AND THE STEAMING BEAST “Adventure Boy” LP Burgundy/Gold half and $7.00
SCOTT REYNOLDS AND THE STEAMING BEAST “Adventure Boy” LP Gold w/ Burgundy Swirl $7.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Intervals” LP clear w/ rainbow splatter $9.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Intervals” LP picture disc $9.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP Black w/ Rainbow Splatter vinyl $8.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP clear w/ gold splatter vinyl $8.00
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Parasite” LP ice blue / clear half and half w/ blue splatt $9.00
SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP peach w/ black splatter $11.00
SPARTA “Threes” dbl LP white vinyl $11.00
TAKERS “Curse of a Drunk” 7″ black vinyl $4.25
TAKERS “Curse of a Drunk” 7″ silver vinyl $4.25
THE BANNER “Frailty” LP black w/ silver splatter vinyl $10.00
THE BANNER “Frailty” LP silver/black half and half vinyl $10.00
THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP blue w/ white speckles $7.00
THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP pink/blue half and half $7.00
Tim Barry “Laurel St Demos” LP clear vinyl $8.00
Tim Barry “Laurel St Demos” LP transparent blue vinyl $8.00
TIM BARRY “Live at Munford Elementary” 7″ brown vinyl $4.25
TIM BARRY “Manchester” LP brown vinyl $8.00
TIM BARRY “Rivanna Junction” LP grey/black half & half $7.50
TWO COW GARAGE “Speaking In Cursive” LP gold vinyl $8.00
TWO COW GARAGE “Speaking In Cursive” LP opaque brown vinyl $8.00
USELESS I.D. “Lost Broken Bones” LP tranparent green $8.00
USELESS I.D. “Lost Broken Bones” LP tranparent red $8.00
V/A “Delicious Vinyl: Fest 08″ LP $5.00

Friends, I wanted to give you a summary on the deals you can expect from Suburban Home Records with regards to our CDs. Most of the deals, we have all year long, but we have a few great discounts, too.

1. All Suburban Home Compact Discs will be $5.00 throughout the holidays. Many of our CDs are normally $8.99 ($10.99 in stores) so $5.00 is a hell of a bargain. Stock up on Joey Cape, Drag the River, Two Cow Garage, Tim Barry, Ninja Gun, Jr Juggernaut, LaGrecia, Scott Reynolds, Useless ID, Gamits, Stereotyperider, and more. Take a look at our CDs, we have a lot of CDs for sale for $5.00.
2. I Celebrate Their Entire Catalog Sale – For $100.00 plus shipping, you get every in print Suburban Home Records CD (around 40 titles) and you also get our next 10 CD releases shipped to you throughout the year. Plus, you get a t-shirt with the above logo on it. You end up getting around 50 CDs and a t-shirt for $100.00.
3. Pick 5 for $25, Pick 10 for $50 sales – Pick any 5 or 10 Suburban Home Records’ CDs and/or Pint glasses for $25 and $50 respectively. $5 per CD and glass is a pretty darn good deal.
4. 50 CDs for $50 and 25 CDs for $25 – Throughout the years, we have ended up with a lot of overstock CDs that have filled our warehouse to the point where we have to have a storage space. In each deal are Suburban Home titles as well as a number of distributed titles that run the gammut of Punk, Indie, and Hardcore. For the holidays, we will offer 50 sets of the 50 for 50 for only $20. That is only 40 cents per CD. Help us get rid of some of our overstock, help yourself discover a ton of great releases.

We will be posting the Vinyl Collective Sales momentarily and early next week, we will be posting sales each of the first 12 days of December including sales on Pint Glasses, Suburban Home band Super Sales, Coozies, Out of Print Vinyl, Test Pressings, Records, and more.

DELICIOUS VINYL COLLECTIVE T-Shirt

For this year’s Fest, we made a special edition T-shirt to commemorate our trip. We were inspired by the Delicious Vinyl shirts taking their design and putting our own twist on it. We asked our friend Mitch Clem to illustrate a Gator. We had our friend Geoff Allen design the shirt. And we had our friends at Vertical Merch print the shirts. These shirts will only be around for a short time.

Shirts are Grey on the American Apparel 50/25/25 Track Shirt available on XS,S,M,L,and XXL(I messed up and didn’t order XLs). I guarantee that this will be the most comfortable shirt in your t-shirt drawer.

Caroline is modeling the shirt, an Xsmall.

The following list is a head’s up if you have been thinking about purchasing any of the following records. Back when we were putting out far fewer records, we were able to post lists like this all the time. Lately, we have been so busy, sometimes we don’t know if we are coming or going. Just the other day after Hot Topic ordered 300 of each of the D4 reissues we put out, we realized that we had to close the chapter on those pressings as we are now out of print of both records. The following releases made this list if we had fewer than 50 copies of any one variant. Many of the following there are 20 or less left though. So consider this your 2 minute warning. If you want any of the following, I suggest you pick them up right away.

Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ red vinyl
Drag the River “…has a way with women” 7″ yellow vinyl
DRAG THE RIVER “Esta Loco” LP Black Vinyl
EVERY TIME I DIE “Last Night In Town” LP black with red splatter vinyl
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES the always open mouth double LP (Red/Yellow inside outside vinyl)
FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES ìArt Damageî pic disc LP
JOEY CAPE “Bridge” LP army green vinyl
KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND “Diggin” 7″ green vinyl
LIMBECK “S/T” LP (Platinum vinyl) ltd to 500 copies
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP grey marble vinyl
Love Me Destroyer “The Things Around us Burn” LP orange/blue half and half vinyl
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP Coke Bottle Blue vinyl
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER “II” LP Brown / White half and half vinyl
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP 180 gram vinyl
MINUS THE BEAR “Interpretaciones Del Oso” LP mystery colored vinyl
MINUS THE BEAR “Planet of Ice” dbl LP coke bottle blue vinyl
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP clear chocolate with a drop of cream
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP deep clear blue with a drop of cream
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP plum (solid) with a drop of cream
PORTUGAL THE MAN “Church Mouth” LP raspberry (solid) with a drop of cream
SCOTT REYNOLDS AND THE STEAMING BEAST “Adventure Boy” LP Gold w/ Burgundy Swirl
SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY “Intervals” LP set of both colors
TAKERS “Curse of a Drunk” 7″ black vinyl
THE PLAYING FAVORITES “I Remember When I Was Pretty” LP pink/blue half and half
Tim Barry “Laurel St Demos” LP clear vinyl
TIM BARRY “Manchester” LP brown vinyl
TIM BARRY “Rivanna Junction” LP grey/black half and half vinyl
TWO COW GARAGE “Speaking In Cursive” LP gold vinyl

Mike from Jr. Juggernaut emailed me saying that one of their songs made it onto the Lucero Message Board November Compilation. I checked out the link and saw that Tim Barry was also on the compilation which also featured tracks by the Who, Hank III, Billy Bragg, Queens of the Stone Age, Bon Iver, Black Keys, Jenny Lewis with Elvis Costello, and more. You can download the entire mix by going to this link. I had heard about this mix tape club through the Lucero Message Board for a while now, but seeing 2 of our bands on one inspired me to join the Lucero Message Board.

I highly recommend checking out the mix and the message board. It is an honor having some of our bands included on this mix.

Ralph went over and beyond the call of duty to show you how bad ass this box set is. If you have been on the fence about this set, you better get one now. We only have 8 left and Red Eye (our distributor) said they are pretty much sold out of them. You will be kicking yourself for years.

As mentioned in the previous post, we got in a ton of good stuff from No Idea including Against Me, Chuck Ragan, Gaslight Anthem “sink or swim”, Floor, Grabass Charlestons/Ergs, Coalesce, Queers, Rumbleseat, and more.

We also got in from Redeye Mars Volta, Fifth Hour Hero, Anti Flag, John Vanderslice, Ra Ra Riot, Pinback, and more.

We also got in more of the William Elliott Whitmore/Murder by Death split.

Against Me! “Cavalier Eternal” 7″ purple vinyl
Against Me! “Reinventing Axl Rose” LP Purple vinyl
ANTI FLAG “A New Kind of Army” LP
ANTI FLAG “Mobilize” LP
Chuck Ragan “Feast or Famine” LP grey vinyl
CHUCK RAGAN “Los Feliz” LP
Coalesce “Give Them Vol 2″ LP grey vinyl
Coalesce “Give Them Vol 2″ LP turquoise vinyl
Communique “Walk into the Light” LP black vinyl
CRIMINALS “S/T” LP red vinyl
DEFIANCE OHIO “Share What Ya Got” LP brown vinyl
DEFIANCE OHIO “The Great Depression” LP blue marble vinyl
DWARVES “Way Out” 7″ picture disc
EDDIE SPAGHETTI “Old No. 2″ LP
FIFTH HOUR HERO “Collected In Comfort” LP gold vinyl
Floor “Dove” LP minty fresh vinyl
Grabass Charlestons/Ergs split 7″ green vinyl
Hot Water Music “Caution” LP gold vinyl
Hot Water Music “Finding the Rhythm” LP smoke vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “Forever and Counting” LP reissue gold vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “Live at the Hardback” LP purple vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “Never Ender” LP plum marble vinyl
Hot Water Music “New What Next” LP grey vinyl
HOT WATER MUSIC “No Division” LP grey vinyl
ILLINOIS “We Were Wrong” 7″
JOHN VANDERSLICE “Emerald City” LP
JOHN VANDESLICE “Pixel Revolt” LP
JOY DIVISION “Let The Movie Begin” LP green vinyl
LACKTHEREOF “Your Anchor” LP white vinyl
LESS THAN JAKE “Goodbye Blue and White” LP grey marble vinyl
LIFETIME “Lifetime” LP reissue white vinyl
MATES OF STATE “Re-arrange Us” LP
MERCURY REV “Snowflake Midnight” dbl LP
MEWITHOUTYOU “Brother, Sister” LP white vinyl
MONIKERS “Wake Up” LP purple vinyl
MURDER BY DEATH / WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE split 7″
NADA SURF ìKarmicî LP red vinyl
NEW MEXICAN DISASTER SQUAD “Don’t Believe” LP blue vinyl
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS “From the Bottom” LP blue vinyl
PINBACK “Blue Screen Life” dbl LP black vinyl
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER “West Side Highway” 7″ grey marble vinyl
Planes Mistaken “Up in Them Guts” LP white vinyl
PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS “Mercy” LP grey marble vinyl
RA RA RIOT “The Rhumb Line” LP orange vinyl
Rehasher “Off Key Melodies” LP yellow vinyl
RELIGIOUS AS FUCK / MEHKAGO N.T. split 7″ black marble vinyl
RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS “To the Confusion of Our Enemies” LP grey marble vinyl
Rumbleseat “Is Dead” LP purple swirl vinyl
SCREECHING WEASEL “Boogadaboogadaboogada” LP blue vinyl
Small Brown Bike “Dead Reckoning” LP grey marble vinyl
SONICS RENDEZVOUS BAND “Live, Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, 01/14/1978″ LP purple vinyl
THE ARRIVALS “Marvels of Industry” LP
THE BLOOD BROTHERS “March on Electric Children” LP clear w/ black splatter
THE CRUMBS “Last Exit” LP
THE DRAFT “Devil in the Shade” / “Na Na Na” 7″ green vinyl
THE DRAFT “Stop Wastin’ My Time” / “Up All Night” 7″ grey
THE DRAFT “We’ll Never Know” / “Hard to Be Around It” 7″ brown vinyl
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Sink or Swim” LP 3rd pressing green vinyl
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Sink or Swim” LP 3rd pressing purple
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN/ CAVE CANEM split 7″ black vinyl
THE LOCUST “New Erections” LP clear w/ red and black splatter vinyl
THE MARS VOLTA “Amputechture” 2xLP
THE MEASURE (SA) “Songs About People… And Fruit N’ Shit” LP gold vinyl
THE QUEERS “Love Songs for the Retarded” LP
THE SHAKING HANDS “S/T” LP purple vinyl
The Tim Version “Decline of the Southern Gentleman” LP purple marble
THEE MAKEOUT PARTY “Play Pretend” LP
THIS BIKE IS A PIPE BOMB “Dance Party With…” 10″ gold vinyl
This is My Fist “History of Rats” LP red/pink swirl vinyl
THIS IS MY FIST / FIFTH HOUR HERO†split 7″ grey vinyl
TOYS THAT KILL “Control The Sun” LP gold vinyl
TOYS THAT KILL “Shanked!” LP
V/A Read Army Hot Water Music, Avail, Weakerthans 7″ green vinyl
VIRGINS “Miscarriage” LP grey marble vinyl
YOUNG LIVERS “The New Drop Era” LP black marble vinyl

We just received 6 boxes of goodness from our friends at No Idea Records. In there were a ton of restocks (will post that in a second) as well as the following New (or at least new to vc) records. Got in the Tom Gabel single, the Fest edition pressing of the first Hawks and Doves single, a Bridge and Tunnel 7″ and split 7″, the Ghost Mice / Saw Wheel spilt, Shorebirds 7″s, the #1 Reason to Move to Gainesville comp, and we finally ordered some of Whiskey and Co vinyl.

That Hawks and Doves 7″ is so good. It is Gared from Planes Mistaken for Stars and the A side (Hush Money) is a show stopper. The B-side is a very well played Bruce Springsteen cover, “I’m On Fire”. My only complaint on the single is that Gared had told me that we migth be releasing the Bruce cover as part of our Under the Influence series. Oh well,  I will get him to cover something else.

The #1 Reason to Move to Gainesville has some really new and exciting Gainesville bands including Anchor Arms, Cutman, and the Jimmy Dodgers.

TOM GABEL “Anna Is A Stool Pigeon” 7″
HAWKS AND DOVES “Hush Money / I’m On Fire” 7″ blue vinyl FEST ONLY PRESSING
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL “S/T” 7″ tan marble vinyl
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL / YOUNG LIVERS split 7″ green vinyl
GHOST MICE/ SAW WHEEL split LP purple vinyl
SHOREBIRDS “Shorebirds” 7″ pink vinyl
SHOREBIRDS “Shorebirds” 7″ purple vinyl
SHOREBIRDS “Shorebirds” 7″ red vinyl
SHOREBIRDS “Shorebirds” 7″ yellow vinyl
V/A “No Idea Presents: #1 Reason To Move To Gainesville” LP grey marble vinyl
WHISKEY & CO. “Leaving the Nightlife” LP brown marble vinyl

ELI PAPERBOY REED & THE TRUE LOVES “Roll With You” LP
SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS “100 Days 100 Nights ” LP
SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS “Dap-Dippin’” LP

We have been trying to get these records in for quite some time and we just finally got them in stock. I group them together because Eli Paperboy Reed and Sharon Jones both play 50’s inspired rock and roll/soul and both do it very well. I highly recommend both acts if this is your thing. I missed Eli when he came to Denver because Minus the Bear and Portugal the Man were in town, but man, i would have really liked to have seen him play.