Verse | Rebuild (European Repress & Others)

It's been a long time without new post, but you know : work, work and... work ?! So, let's reload slowly with the brand new european (re)press of the first Verse's album : Rebuild ! And de facto some other old stuff.

When Verse came to Europe in 2008, German label Prügelprinz released the european press of From Anger And Rage in three different editions : regular, Tour edition and Preorder edition. I got the Tour edition, but this is not the topic right now.

Since, Verse split, came back and released a new album in 2012. They also do an European Tour last summer. So, Prügelprinz released the european press of... Rebuild, the first album of the band. Logical.

Like FAAR, the label relesead three different edition : regular, Tour edition and Predorder edition. All the three with the same cover but different vinyls and stamps.

I don't care about collecting all the three different editions, I'm just happy to get one of the two limited. And this time I get the Preorder one.

Like FAAR release, the difference between the two editions is the stamp and the vinyl color : Grey Marble limited to 143 copies with "Verse European Tour" stamp for the European Tour Edition and White limited to 141 copies with "Prügelprinz" stamp for the Preorder edition.

So, I have the Preorder one, on White vinyl, n° 25 of 141.

On this picture you can check the difference between the US release from Rivalry Records : the green is a little more clear (Rivalry on the left, repress on the right). The other little difference is the logo of Prügelprinz on the back cover.

Ok, now let's talk about some oldies editions released by the amazing Rivalry Records ! Like always, I chose to collect only special editions and not any color variations.

First one is the Posi Numbers Fest 2004 edition from the first press. This is the only special edition from this original press (with the Schizo of course).

Limited to 190 copies made especially for the famous Posi Numbers festival on Black vinyl with blank label, because the fest was a few days before the end of the pressing.

The cover is the classic one, but Rivalry stamped the A side with "Verse // Rebuild Posi Numbers Fest 2004 ## / 190" and handnumbered each records.

I got the n° 53.

Rivalry released a second press essentially for the 2005's european tour. 309 copies on Black vinyl with yellow blank label were produced.

First the band used 240 copies of them for the European Tour 2005 edition.

Verse spray painted a blank cover with the Verse's logo and the "Rebuild 2005 European Tour Press" mention.

The back cover is totally blank.

Fun fact, between 10 and 30 covers also have the spray painted Providence Skyline. Of course, I didn't have one.

Then, Verse used the remaining 69 copies for the California Weekend edition with a new alternative cover.

Each copies are handnumbered and have a spray-mounted cover on a blank jacket. They were only available on 02.24.06 at 924 Gilman St. and the Rivalry Showcase #3 on 02.25.06.

I have the n° 62 of 69.

This is a fuckin' great record !!!