Champion | Demo 2000

In this christmas period, time is missing for everyone, so just a little word about a Tape. Let's come back in the year 2000, Champion have released one year before his first demo tape - Demo '99 - and changed a little bit his line up.

So, the band put two new songs and an intro on a new demo tape, logically called Demo 2000. There are two different editions of this tape, the first one with only three songs, and the second one with an additionnal "song" called O.M.J. (One Man Jam) and recorded for fun by some band members during the recording sessions. You can hear this incredible hip hop beat on the bonus track of the Time Slip Away's CD released on Bridge Nine.

Concretely, the difference between the two editions are those : the mention of the song on the cover and a clear tape without band name or songs.

Mine is the first one with only three tracks. I don't know how many tapes have been produced, but despite the first demo, this time this was a professional release. A self released, but a professional self released !

The Tape came with an insert with lyrics and credits.

Refuse Records, a polish record label, also released two Champion's tapes : Promises Kept and Time Slip Away.

Anchor | Recovery (Tape)

This month I talked about my Anchor collection and my tape collection. What better way to conclude ? The tape version of Anchor's last album, Recovery !

I completely forgot I ordered this tape, so what a surprise to find in my mailbox a beautiful package from the mailorder of Live And Learn Records, a really cool belgian label.

This tape was released by Learn To Trust Records, a label from Kuala Lumpur. Yes, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

 

 Clear is the only variation, limited to 60 copies. Manufactured tape, but homemade cover.

If you still don't know Anchor, it's a fuckin' great Hardcore band from Sweden (and probably Norway). They have some great records and given huge shows around the world. Go take a look on their amazing album A Quiet Dance.

Cool stuff !

This Is Tape Time

You think vinyls are too trendy ? Ok, go further, let's collecting tapes. Tape are so cool ! Too 80's ! Some band made tapes at their beginning because it's cheaper and easy to make at the beginning of the 2K's. Some other band continue because it's cool.

Fuck, I'm ok, I love tapes and this is my little collection.

The first one is the amazing Demo 2003 from Have Heart. Yes, the record with 57 variant of vinyl. This is an homemade tape with paper cover dans handwritten sticker.

My tape is Clear but some other are white, ... The band just took what he had on hand.

Next, we have the also incredible Demo of What Feeds The Fire. Great great band with future members of Verse and Soul Control. You can check my 7" collection of Set Me Free here.

This record isn't Set Me Free, it's the first Demo.

The tape is Clear with homemade paper cover and handwritten sticker. She's handnumbered on the edge. This is the number #1 but I don't know if it's like the "Demo #1" or if I got the tape n° 1 out of... Hum, I also don't know how many tape were produced. 

If you read this post, you may know how many I love collecting The Effort's 7" with alternative covers. Necessarily, I got the tape of Wartime Citizens too. 

Panic Recors also released this version. Homemade paper cover, great tagged sticker and handnumber. So cool. 

My tape is White with n° 53 of 100. I don't know if some other color exist.

Wolf Whistle is one of Pat Flynn's new band. They made really great stuff on vinyl (here). So, Working Man released tape version of their last two records.

The first one is the Demo Two & Live WERS Set. Working Man released two run with many color variation. I got the Solid Blue of the second run out of 50 copies.

The other one is the recent MA Glory. I got the Solid Green edition of the first run out of 50 copies.

Working Man also released : Solid Red (20 copies, label exclusive), Clear w/ Blue Liner (30 copies, band exclusive) and now a second run with White tape out of 50. A Test Tape also exist. Yes, a Test Tape ! Only one copies with "Test" tagged cover. Funny.

Wake The Dead is a great Hardcore band from my city, Marseille. Live And Learn Records released their new EP, Meaningless Expectations, on tape.

25 copies handnumbered : 20 Black (n° 1 to 20) and 5 White (n° 21 to 25). The White is blank, but the Black one is tagged with the band name.

I got the n° 21 of 25. 

In march, we did play Witch Cult in Marseille. So I take their Split Tape with Drainland. This is an homemade White tagged tape. I got the n° 35, but I don't how many were released. I see some version with black and white cover on the net. Mine is in color.

Finaly, this is the Basement Tapettes of The Hatepinks. Les Haines Rose were the craziest Punk band from Marseille. Totally insane.

Crapoulet and No Glory Records released this UFO with all their cover song.

 

Wolf Whistle | MA Glory & Old 7"

Wolf Whistle, the supergroup with members of Have Heart, xFilesx and Breathing Fire, just released their new 7" : MA Glory.

As always with the group from New Bedford, the record is a concentrated of fury balanced over a dozen ultra short tracks. Have Heart fans will always be disturbed by the singing of Pat Flynn ah ah...

So, it's a good opportunity to talk about their three 7".

MA Glory

Last but not least, MA Glory have just been released by Six Feet Under Records. Three 7", three label. Fun.

The band put eleven tracks on one 7" ! They are crazy.

The vinyl is available in three colors : Clear Blue, Black and Opaque Aqua. I don't know how many each edition were pressed.

The design of the cover is really cool !

Credits and lyrics are inside the cover :

Demo Two & Live WERS Set

The second Wolf Whistle's 7" combine the Winter Demo 2007 and the live give on the radio station WERS on February 5, 2009.

The vinyl was pressed by Triple B Records in Black (400) and Gold / White Marble (100). 15 Test Press and a second pressing in Clear Red (200) also exist.

Once again, I love the cover !

 
Demo 2007

The first demo of the band, Troubled Mind Records made 500 copies on black vinyl.

Yes, that's all.

Lyrics and crédits are also inside the cover.

Demo Two & Live WERS Set

I also have the Demo Two's Tape released by Working Man Records. This is the Solid Blue tape of the second run, limited to 50 copies.

 
My Tape of MA Glory, always on Working Man, is being delivered ! Can't wait !