HIS HERO IS GONE UNION OF URANUS SPLIT 12" RARE TRAGEDY
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UP FOR SALE IS THE ULTRA RARE HIS HERO IS GONE UNION OF URANUS SPLIT 12". THERE WERE ONLY 500 OF THESE PRESSED AND THIS IS 492/500. INCLUDED ARE TWO PATCHES, ONE FROM EACH BAND FOR FREE. VERY RARE. RECORD AND SLEEVE ARE IN VG+ CONDITION (I ONLY LISTENED TO THIS A HANDFUL OF TIMES, BUT LONG ENOUGH TO HEAR THAT AWESOME PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE THAT HHIG'S SIDE OPENS WITH...).
PAYPAL ONLY. $5 SHIPPING. $13-17 WORLDWIDE. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING. CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE RARE HARDCORE AND PUNK VINYL. THANKS.(Union of) His Hero is Gone was a crust punk band from Memphis, Tennessee. Formed in 1995 from members of Copout, Man With Guns Lives Here and Face Down, they disbanded in 1999, playing their last show in Memphis. They toured the U.S. extensively several times, as well as Europe and Japan. They released three albums: 15 Counts of Arson, Monuments to Thieves and The Plot Sickens, a limited edition of 1,000 Split LP with demo tracks of then-new guitarist Yannick's previous, and by then defunct, band Union Of Uranus from Canada, and two 7" EPs The Dead of Night in Eight Movements and Fool's Gold as well as a 1995 Demo tape. Simultaenously or afterwards band members played in the bands Deathreat, Call The Police, Dimilaia, Warcry, Union of Uranus and more. The Core of the band Todd, Paul, Yannick went on to form the more traditional d-beat HC band Tragedy. Characterized by crushing guitars, anti-consumerist lyrics along with other social commentary, the band and related projects have remained under the radar by refusing to promote themselves via websites, or larger music labels.
Uranus were around in the early to mid 1990's and released a demo tape (called the "Backhand Demo", which was later to become their side of the elusive split lp with His Hero is Gone), a split ep (with Quebec crusty band Immoral Squad) and the double ep (which was later re-released as a 12'' on Farewell Records from Germany). Uranus' was more or less based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and sort of self-perpetuated the DIY scene at the time, which was loosely organized around a venue/house known as 5 Arlington. Member(s ?) of Uranus lived at the house, which was the hub of activity in Ottawa through it's existence. Many touring bands were brought in, who otherwise might have taken the well-worn route from Toronto straight to Montreal and avoided the smaller city of Ottawa. With an insular scene such as Ottawa had at the time (largely due to the city being relatively small), and it's connection to Montreal, many bands such as Shotmaker, Uranus, Drift, One Eyed God Prophecy, et al. shared resources. Yannick's record label, the Great American Steak Religion, was also responsible for releasing many of these bands, and internationally, the home scene of these bands was probably seen as being larger than it actually was. These years in Ottawa were probably the most active for "crusty" type bands (although there was always an emo aspect to the bands and activities) which, with the demise of Uranus and 5 Arlington slowly vanished. Members of Uranus went to play in bands like Speedy Huffler Kings (drummer), Dead Man's Right Hand (singer), and of course His Hero Is Gone and Tragedy (Yannick). -Courtesy of thewestwindes
