“New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye…” book by RONEN KAUFFMAN
88 FINGERS LOUIE “Back on the Streets” LP
88 FINGERS LOUIE “Behind Bars” LP
AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY “24 Hour Roadside Resistence” LP
AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY “All Fall Down” LP
COMMON RIDER “This is Unity Music” LP
DEVENDRA BANHART “Cripple Crow” dbl LP
DIGGER “Monte Carlo” LP
DIGGER “Powerbait” LP
EMILIANA TORRINI “Me And Armini” LP
FIFTEEN “Lucky” dbl LP
FLOGGING MOLLY “Drunken Lullabies” LP gatefold green vinyl
FLOGGING MOLLY “Float / Man With No Country” 7″
FLOGGING MOLLY “Float” LP gatefold
FLOGGING MOLLY “Swagger” LP
FLOGGING MOLLY ìSwaggerî LP gatefold green vinyl
FUCKED UP “Crooked Head” 7″
FUCKED UP “Year Of The Pig” 7″
FUCKED UP “Year Of The Pig” Japanese 7″
FUCKED UP “Year Of The Pig” UK 7″
FUNERAL ORATION “S/T” LP
GOGOL BORDELLO ìGypsy Punksî dbl LP
GOGOL BORDELLO ìSuper Taranta!î dbl LP red vinyl
JAGUAR LOVE “S/T” 7″
MOGWAI “The Hawk Is Howling” dbl LP
MUSTARD PLUG “Evildoers Beware” LP
MUSTARD PLUG “Pray For Mojo” LP
MXPX ìPanicî LP gold vinyl
RATATAT “Classics” LP
SAMIAM “Astray” LP
SAMIAM “Whatever’s Got You Down” LP mustard yellow w/ splatter
SCARED OF CHAKA “Crossing with Switchblades” LP
SELBY TIGERS “Charm City” LP
SELBY TIGERS “The Curse Of…” LP
Tapes ‘N Tapes “The Loon” LP
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “The 59 Sound” LP black vinyl
THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES ìJackknife To A Swanî LP green vinyl
THOM YORKE “Harrowdown Hill” LP
THRICE “The Illusion of Safety” LP
WEAKERTHANS “Left and Leaving” LP

Broadway Calls (11/20/08) - Broadway Calls stopped by the office yesterday and man, they are rad dudes. I first met them at a Warped Tour after party and hit if off with them. It didn’t hurt that the guys are all Gamits’ fans. I saw them again in Gainesville during the Fest, but I unfortunately missed their set. When they called out of the blue yesterday, I didn’t even know that they were gonna be in town for a show, but as luck would have it, they not only played last night, but it was during a night that I was planning to work late so I was able to make it. I am so glad that I went. They absolutely rocked the Blasto Mat which is a really cool garage that hosts punk and hardcore shows. The audience was definitely a hardcore audience and what surprised me the most was the crowd’s absolute freak out over the Broadway Calls’ set. It was such a great show that included covers of Kid Dynamite and Jawbreaker and I filmed 4 videos that we will later post on Youtube. What a great night.

I won’t say with who, but Broadway Calls have agreed to do an Under the Influence 7″. When we announce it, everyone is gonna be stoked.

And I probably shouldn’t mention this, but BC are about to announce signing to a really rad label. Stay tuned. Thanks Broadway calls for coming down and hanging out.

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I wanted to share with you the nice things that Anchorless Records sent. Neil was kind enough to send us a test pressing for one lucky winner as well as 5 Johnny Cash singles for 5 lucky winners. He also made a silk-screened jacket for 60 copies of the black vinyl and he was so nice to send me one of them. They are hand numbered (I got #4/60) and this is the version that the bands on the compilation received. Pretty sweet.

Drum roll please…the winners are:

Johnny Cash 7” singles’ winners
Bretton Mattingly
Adam Hudson
Matthew Wilson
Joseph Balint
Jon Stefaniak

All Aboard, a Tribute to Johnny Cash Test Pressing winner - Richard Verducci

Congratulations winners. Thanks Anchorless for the Test Pressings, silk-screened copy, and singles.

31 KNOTS “It Was High Time To Escape” LP black vinyl
31 KNOTS “It Was High Time To Escape” LP red vinyl
A DAY IN BLACK AND WHITE / NAVIES split 10″
A DAY IN BLACK AND WHITE ìMy Heroes Have Always Killed Cowboysî LP
ANTI FLAG “Die For the Government” LP
AS FRIENDS RUST “Fists of Time” LP maroon vinyl
BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE “Strictly Rude” dbl LP white / black vinyl
BISHOP “The Drugs” LP green/black marble vinyl
BITTER END “S/T” 7″ white vinyl
BLACKLISTED “Heavier Than Heaven” LP blue/white burst vinyl
BOUNCING SOULS “Maniacal Laughter” LP
BOUNCING SOULS “Neurotic” 7″
BOUNCING SOULS “The Good, The Bad & The Argyle” LP
BOYSETSFIRE “Live for Today” LP “10
BREATHER RESIST/ SUICIDE NOTE split LP
CARPATHIAN “Isolation” LP black/grey marble vinyl
CEREMONY “Scared People” 7″ black/white split vinyl
CEREMONY “Still, Nothing Moves You” LP grey/black marble vinyl
CHAMBERLAIN “Fan Series” #4 7″
COLISEUM “Goddamage” dbl 7″ yellow vinyl
CRIME IN STEREO “Is Dead” LP blue/white marble vinyl
CRIME IN STEREO “The Troubled Stateside” LP white vinyl
CRUEL HAND “Prying Eyes” LP purple/white marble vinyl
CURL UP AND DIE “Unfortunately We’re Not” LP
DEADLY SINS/ LEFT ALONE split 7″
DETROIT COBRAS “Mink Rat or Rabbit” LP
EIGHTEEN VISIONS “Vanity” LP picture disk
EXMORTUS “In Hatred’s Flame” LP
HARMS WAY “S/T” 7″
JAWBREAKER ì24 hour revenge therapyî LP
JENA BERLIN “This Is Yours as Much as It Is Mine” 7″ red vinyl
LONE WOLF “Hallucinogenic Fate” 7″ grey/black marble vinyl
MADCAP/ MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES split 7″
MEWITHOUTYOU “[A>B] Life” LP grey vinyl
MEWITHOUTYOU “Catch For Us the Foxes” LP pink vinyl
MOPES “Accident Waiting to Happen” LP
MOTHER OF MERCY “Passing Through The Fire” 7″
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK/SCHATZI split LP baby blue vinyl
NEW LOWS “S/T” 7″
NO DOUBT “Tragic Kingdom” LP green vinyl
NOFX “Maximum Rock n Roll” LP poop brown vinyl
NOFX “Maximum Rock n Roll” LP red vinyl
NOFX “Maximum Rock n Roll” LP yellow orange vinyl
ONLY LIVING WITNESS “Prone Mortal Form/ Innocents” dbl LP
OURBREAK “Failure” LP pink w/ yellow splatter vinyl
RAZZLE DAZZLE “Strictly Saucers” pizza picture disc LP
RUINER “Prepare To Be Let Down” LP orange/purple vinyl
SAMIAM “Billy” LP green vinyl
SAMIAM “S/t” LP purple vinyl
SHAI HULUD “That Within Blood” LP
SHIPWRECK A.D. “Abyss” LP grey/white burst vinyl
SICKO “You Can Feel The Love” LP
STRIKE ANYWHERE “To Live In Discontent” LP picture disc
TEXAS IS THE REASON “Do Yo Know Who You Are?” LP
THE ETTES “Look At Life Again Soon” LP
THE ICEMEN “S/T” 7″ blue vinyl
THE MIDDLE CLASS “Out of Vogue” 7″ blue vinyl
THE WONDER YEARS “Won’t Be Pathetic Forever” 7″ black vinyl
TIDES / GIANT split LP pink/hot pink inside outside vinyl
VERSE “Aggression” LP silver vinyl
VERUCA SALT ìIVî LP purple vinyl
WORLD/INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY “Addicted To Bad Ideas” LP
YOUNG PIONEERS “On Trial” 7″
YOUTH OF TODAY “We’re Not In This Alone” LP

We are excited to announce the fourth release of our Under the Influence series. The series finds bands we love recording songs that have influenced their song writing. The artwork is being done by the very talented Mitch Clem and Nation of Amanda who has been asked to make his own renditions of the album art that the song being covered originally appeared. For this fourth release, Teenage Bottlerocket are covering “Having a Blast” by Green Day and The Ergs! are covering “Blockhead” by Devo. The 7″s will come with a coupon that will allow you to download the tracks as mp3s. The 7″ will be pressed as an edition of 2,000 copies (300 on Translucent Red vinyl, 700 on Translucent Green w/ black splatter vinyl, 1,000 on Partly Cloudy Sky Blue vinyl). The Under the Influence series will also be available at your favorite digital retailer the around the end of December. You can listen to each band’s cover at their respective myspace pages tomorrow as well as our Under the Influence streaming player.

I just have to go on record and say that Mitch and Amanda are absolutely killing it. Can you imagine how much time went into the Teenage Bottlerocket cover? Here is a link to the hi-res art so you can see all of the many nuances that were put into the cover art. Everyone please give Mitch and Amanda virtual hi-fives for the spectacular job they are doing.

Pre-order will be posted tomorrow at 2pm Mountain time. Thursday, November 20th 2pm Mountain.

Jr. Juggernaut’s entire set at Suburban Home’s 13th Anniversary was recorded live and the guys enjoyed it so much, they decided to put it out digitally. Being a member of the audience that night, I can attest to them playing one kick ass set. Even if you weren’t there, I highly recommend you check this out. They have the tracks for sale on their myspace page. Here is what Mike had to say about the 4 song release:

Rock ‘n’ Roll. Played Raw. Recorded without us even knowing it.
That’s how this live EP came to be. After our set at the Suburban Home Records 13th Anniversary party in Denver, the sound man Brad Nelson handed us a CD and told us he’d recorded our set.
Mixed on the fly live while we played. After our set was done, so were the tracks. No mixing after the fact. No overdubs. No nuthin’. And that’s why we like it so much.
Included here are 4 songs from the set. Two from our debut LP “Ghost Poison” and two brand new tracks never before released. 20 minutes of rock to blast in your car or home. (Please don’t just listen to this on your computer. Jr. Juggernaut can not be contained within those tiny speakers.)

We had a blast rocking Denver for the first time and hope you’ll enjoy experiencing the show again with us. Without further ado, here’s TURNED BLUE: Live in Denver.

While we are all talking about Jr. Juggernaut, make sure you have their rocking album, t-shirt, and pint glass. Damn, I love this band!

Jr. Juggernaut “Ghost Poison” CD
Jr. Juggernaut guitar t-shirt
Jr. Juggernaut “Living In Sin” Pint Glass

I am so absolutely excited for Fake Problems as it has officially been announced that they are Side One Dummy’s newest signing. When they came through Colorado last time, they played us the album and I have to say it is their best work! They are such a hard working band and I know that Side One will help them get the recognition they deserve. Congratulations Fake Problems. Expect a Vinyl Collective exclusive color on their debut single with Side One and if all goes well with their new album!

In other Fake Problems news, we will have a pre-order for their “How Do You Spell Hero” 12″ picture disc up tomorrow. If you haven’t picked up their split 7″ with Look Mexico that started off our Under the Influence series, you are truly missing out.

And if you have a few minutes, check out the video I shot of them at the Fest. Man, I am so stoked for the guys.

Hello friends, as you can tell, we are making a more concerted effort to select test pressing winners every week. Today, we have some really great giveaways. Congrats to all of our winners. For those of you who didn’t win, your day will come. Take a look at some of the future test pressing contests here.

TOM GABEL “Heart Burns” LP

We finally got in some copies of Tom Gabel’s new solo 12″. It does come with a CD which is nice. And after a few listens, I give this a thumbs up. This has a few songs that I really really dig. I am sure most of you have already picked this up, but if you haven’t, we have a handful.

AFI/ SWINGIN’ UTTERS split 7″
JENNY LEWIS “Carpetbaggers” 7″ white vinyl
MINERAL/ JIMMY EAT WORLD/ SENSE FIELD split 7″
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / SUICIDE “Dream Baby Dream” 10″
KINGS OF LEON “Only By The Night” dbl LP 180 gram vinyl
METALLICA “And Justice For All” dbl LP
A PERFECT CIRCLE “Mer De Noms” dbl LP
QUEEN “II” LP
SEX PISTOLS “Never Mind The Bollocks” LP 180 gram vinyl