Casey Jones / Traitor | Split Single

Christmas approaching and the finances are not in good shape. So this is an opportunity to get out some old stuff from the boxes for future posts.

Today let's talk about Casey Jones. Fuckin' great name and very good Hardcore band from Jacksonville.We can blame them one thing, they do not apparently like vinyl. All their albums are released only on CD, with the exception of the last released in vinyl by german label last year.

Before that, the band had still shared a Single Split with Traitor on Music City Six Records. Only one pressing with four versions : 500 copies on Black, 202 (handnumbered) copies on Grey, 101 (handnumbered) copies on Clear Blue and 15 (handnumbered) Test Press.

I got my only copy on eBay a few years ago. This is the black one out of 500. This edition isn't hand numbered, but initials of the bands are handwritten on the labels. So cool.

Lyrics and credits are on a mini insert.

Yeah, so now let's talk about Casey Jones and my life. I see Casey Jones on stage for the first time in 2007 at the Pressure Festival in Herne, Germany. During a few years this show was their only appearance in Europe. Members of the band were roadies for Evergreen Terrace, the group in which Casey Jones singer also played. So they make a special guest show on this festival. Three years later, I've seen them again in Eindhoven (Holland) on their only one european tour.

I really appreciate their nervous Harcore Punk. The band have a great energy on stage despite a Straight Edge speach a little boring. Too bad they've split last year.

Oh, yes, Traitor is also a great band. Their first EP is pretty cool !