What Feeds The Fire | Set Me Free (Collection)

I already make a post on my What Feeds The Fire collection. This was the first item on this blog early in the year, but this was in french and I don't really was satisfied by the pictures. So, I decided to make a new article on one of my favourite 7" collection with a lot of new pictures.

You probably know What Feeds The Fire ?! This was a amazing band with future members of Verse and Soul Control, including Verse's singer Sean Murphy. As a consequence, they really sounded like Verse's debut album.

WFTF's discography is pretty small : a self released Demo Tape, an EP and a participation to a compilation. The EP was named Set Me Free and this is what we going to talk about right now. Anchor Records released that stuff in 2001.

Anchor was the first label created by Aram of Champion / Betrayed before he started the famous React ! Records. Later, Stillborn Records - label of Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed - re-released Set Me Free on CD with a couple of songs more than the 7".

Okay, so let's go ! Obviously, we start with the Test Press. In fact, there is two different Test Press limited to 8 copies each. The first Test Press was rejected and sold with a special "Pay For Crap" cover.

I got the second version, the good one ! Vinyl is a classic Test Press disc from Erika, so black with yellow label. The cover is the same than the regular edition but the gilt of the title is red.

Then, this is the Regular edition with the classic silver gilt cover. The design is amazing because you can open the cover like a matchbox ! Inside, the insert looks like a couple of match and you can see a scraper on the back cover. "What Feeds The Fire", you know ?!

I got the less rare edition on Black vinyl with big hole out of 700 copies. There also exist two other regular editions : Clear (with printed label) and White.

Next, it's the Preorder edition with an alternative silkscreened cover. Vinyl is Clear with blank and handnumebered label.

I got the n° 2 of 120.

This cover is also amazing because you can open her in three part. So cool !

I don't know a lot of thing about the next edition. She seems to be out of only 5 copies on White vinyl with the Red cover of the Test Press. It was the rarest edition of this 7" but I don't know what the fuck with that...

Vinyl is the classic White with no particularity.

There is the Hellfest 2002 edition with an alternative cover. It seems to be out of 50 copies on classic White vinyl but with a little funny thing : a price tag with a date "7 6-02" on the label.

This is not the date of the festival, because it was on 12 to 14 jully. It was the date of the Record Release show. In my opinion, the band used some copies left after the show for the Hellfest.

Another specifities is the sticker on the innersleeve.

So, things gonna be a little more complicated with the Record Release edition. We have the White vinyl with price tag "7 6-02" and a sticker on the inner sleeve. The sticker is different than the Hellfest edition but it seems some people got this one with their fest's copie.

This edition haven't cover because the covers isn't ready for the show with the Cro-Mags on 6 jully 2002. I don't know how many exist. Some people says 50 but I'm not sure.

I got my copy from the band drummer.

And we have the Cro-Mags rip off cover ! This cover supposed to be used at the Record Release show with the Cro-Mags, but finaly no. 150 copies are supposed to be pressed and the big part seems to be destroy. Apparently, only 30 or 40 copies left... I don't know !

My copy came with the classic White vinyl, but some other copies comes with the Clear vinyl with blank label but without handnumber.

Those three editions comes with a black insert.

Last but not least : the React ! Showcase edition given for free at the React ! Showcase in september 2011. Yeah, 2011. Fun fact : Aram found 88 copies on Black vinyl with little hole, so he decided to make a new special cover and give them for free.

This edition is handnumbered on the back cover. I got the n° 9 of 88.

And to finish, there is the Demo Tape. 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. 

I missed only four editions : the rejected Test Press, the regular editions with White and Clear vinyls, and the Cro-Mags edition with Clear vinyl. If you got those, I'm very interested !

Ruiner | Back To The Day Of The Dead

Last time, I take some cool stuff from Ruiner's guitarist Danny Porter. He sold lot of rarities like Test Press and other Record Release editions. If you read this blog some times, you may know Ruiner is one of my favourite Hardcore band ever and I love to collect their special edition.

A couple of month ago, I found one of my best Ruiner's wish : the Ramones rip off cover. This time, I found an other one : the Back To The Futur cover !

When I see this edition on the Ruiner's website, I immediatly understand this : "It will be mine. Oh, yes... It will be mine".

This is the Record Release edition of What Could Possibly Go Right... released by Grave Mistake and Firestarter Records on Clear Green vinyl out of 50 and handnumbered. The illustration of this cover is huge ! Back To The Futur ! The geek inside me is completely pleased.

This edition is stamped and handnumbered on the record label. I got the n° 46 of 50.

There's also a cool big insert but, yeah, I'm so lazy to scan this thing.


To console myself that the What Could Possibly Go Right Test Press is too expensive for me, I took the Test Press of the Split Single with Day Of The Dead released by Burn Bridges Records.

In fact, Vendetta, a german label, released the first press and Burn Bridges from Baltimore released the second press.

This is the Test Press of the second press, out of 10 on black vinyl with a special cover.

This edition is handnumbered on the front cover (mine is n° 2 of 10) and stamped on the label.

Finaly, I got the Preorder edition of the Split released by Vendetta. Yes, this time it's the first press out of 1000 on Black vinyl including 75 copies for the Preorder edition with a special cover.

Concretely, this is just a piece of paper puted on the front cover. No big deal, but cool sketch. 

This edition is also handnumbered on the front cover. I got the n° 73 of 75.

Ruiner - I Heard This (Test Press) Is Assholes

It's been a few weeks I received these two records but I have not had time to talk about that.

I must say I am particularly excited to have these two albums. First, Test Press's of Prepare To Be Let Down, Ruiner's debut album. Then, the Record Release edition of their super compilation I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes. A record I've always found really cool with his tribute cover to the Ramones.

I had the opportunity to get both at once and I'm very happy.

We start with the edition produced especially for the release party of the compilation I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes, released on Bridge Nine.

What makes the charm of this edition is her tribute to the first Ramones album cover. The idea is certainly not new but it's a true success !

 

 

200 white vinyl copies were used for this edition. This is the most common color because the regular edition was pressed in 1000 copies.

The disc is hand numbered on the back cover. I have the n° 70.

 

In fact, the cover of the special edition is just a foldover sleeve. Inside we find the standard record with his cover (ugly !). The insert is exactly the same.

 

 

Musically this compilation is a must!

Normally it comes with a CD and a wonderful book but the seller forgot to send it to me. He must send it to me but I'm still waiting. Fuck.

Then, so I kept the Test Press of the Ruiner's first album : Prepare To Be Let Down. A great album which I already own the Record Release edition and the second pressing.

As often now with Bridge Nine, Test Press has no cover, just a blank innersleeve.

 
The label has a stamp with the band name, the words "Bridge Nine Test Pressing" and the handnumber. I have n° 15 out of 20.

On the back, the is the Bridge Nine's stamp.

This is my second Ruiner's Test Press after the Split with Attica Attica.