Monday, March 5, 2012

FRONT LINE - BASIC TRAINING E.P. 2nd PRESS OUT NOW!

Hey gang,

The second, and most likely final, press of the FRONT LINE - BASIC TRAINING EP is now available to the masses. After a few months of delays with the plant I'm quite excited to finally have these. For the collector scum that have been asking, these are limited to 500 and have yellow center labels instead of red ones like the first press. Here is the updated info for distros and such:

After having been in limbo for the better part of 30 years, we are proud to bring you the long lost "BASIC TRAINING" E.P. by Norfolk, VA's FRONT LINE. Commonly known as the "Second Demo" by tape traders over the years, this was recorded in October of 1982 shortly before the band imploded, leading to the formation of BONESAW and eventually GOD'S WILL. "BASIC TRAINING" features 10 tracks of primal and vicious USHC not unlike fellow Virginians WHITE CROSS with whom they shared the stage many times over their brief existence. Select tracks from this session would go on to be featured on compilations like THE MASTER TAPE VOL. 2 on Paul Mahern's Affirmation Records (along side bands like MECHT MENSCH, ZERO BOYS, NO LABELS, and many more) and the legendary all Virginia TARANTULA ON MY COCK tape that guitarist Jeff Clites would release in 1983, but this is the first time all of these songs have officially appeared together the way they were meant to. This is raging Southern hardcore at it's finest. Comes in a glue pocket sleeve containing a 7"x14" insert with liner notes and a collage of photos and flyers from the band's year long run, along with a high quality vinyl sticker. This is the second press, limited to 500 copies with yellow center labels.

To hear songs from the BASIC TRAINING EP, go to http://soundcloud.com/beachimpediment

To buy individual copies of the record, go to http://beachimpedimentrecords.bigcartel.com/

To buy wholesale copies of the record, please email beachimpediment[at]gmail[dot]com

WORD. Oh and no download codes on these second press copies. I ask that distros reordering this please update to the description above so folks don't think they're getting download cards. And if they really want it, I'm sure a few places have it available for download.

In addition to the numerous distros / stores listed below, the following have also picked up copies of the 2nd press:

SOCIAL NAPALM (Mass)
SOLAR FUNERAL (Ohio)
RECORD BOY (Japan)
HOEHNIE RECORDS (Germany)
WAY BACK WHEN (The Netherlands)
MOUNTZA (Greece)
HEART FIRST (Germany)
REFUSE RECORDS (Poland)
WORLD GONE MAD (Pennsylvania)
NEEDLE DROP RECORD STORE (Rochester)
BLACK WATER RECORDS (PDX)
COWABUNGA RECORDS (Illinois)
ABSCESS RECORDS (San Francisco)
MAD AT THE WORLD RECORDS (Chicago)
VINYL RITES (Georgia)
ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES (California)
BIS AUF'S MESSER (Germany)
DISINFECT RECORDS (Australia)

And for the stores / distros that deal with these fine folks, EBULLITION, GRAVE MISTAKE, and RevHQ have a bunch of copies available for distribution! So feel free to hit them up for multiple copies as well! If you'd like to join this list above, please contact me via email.

In other news, test presses for the IMPALERS - DEMO EP have been approved and the art is nearly finished. We are hoping to have this out come spring.

LIVE AND LET GET,
-BIR