End The Warzone / Krakdown

I've wanted to get my hands on this thing for a while now and after I finally picked up a copy of the Straight Ahead 12" it kinda lit a fire under my butt. I am not one to search ebay every week for something so I was just hoping to see it up there someday. Then a friend of mine gave me a ring at work about a month ago and asked he I wanted to come over and buy some records so I skipped out of work early and took the bus over there I have been focusing on buying NYHC records so when I happen to flip past this I knew I had to grab it.. This is the first press with blue labels. Defiantly a nice piece to add to the collection.   

While I was there I also was able to grab a copy of the Krakdown 7"!. Such a killer record I've also been meaning to grab one of these to..  Like most copies of this mine does not come with the insert. I know these are insanely rare to come by but would take a photo copy of one if anyone out there happen to have it

Stick Together - No More Games

I know that I've been seriously neglecting this blog but I've been picking up some new records in the last couple weeks that I can finally post about.. First up Stick Together rolled though my area a week or so ago now and had the latest press of there No More Games 7" on Clear with what I'm guessing is a tour cover as they had just came up to Canada and did 4 shows over a weekend and a Monday.

From what I gathered is that they had about 80 of these with out covers left over so they threw this together and sold for the tour. The complete package is lacking sustenance ( no insert no lyrics)  the only little extra thing here is that it says its Sprau Records #002 on the back cover. Any one know what was labeled as Sprau Records #001?

Braid split 7"

Braid has been one of my favorite bands since I heard them in the late 90's. Since they got back together 2 years ago they put out a ep called closer to closed, it was good but took me a while to get into. In January they announced they had a new split 7" coming out with Balance and Composure who I have never heard of but I pre-ordered the record as soon as it went up from the braid webstore and got the Dark Maroon Red vinyl out of 700. The 2 braid songs sound like they where outtakes from frame and canvas I think I listened to there side 10 times in a row being amazed with how great these songs where. I only put the Balance and composure side on once and could not even make it though the first song. I guess that I don't have what it takes to check out new "emo" bands these days. Ill just stick to who I know