KBD punk OPUS original press 7" Good procedures the Atrocity PAGANS Controllers
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This is an auction for a set of 1 gently USED, but mint condition vinyl record (without picture sleeve) for fans of American KBD punk.. Long out of print , is a 7" 45 on Cataonic Records.
history lesson:
Ah, here is one of the "holy grails" of punk rekkids- this mega rarity supposedly only had about 200 copies pressed. But out of that small number, not many survived- the story goes that bassist A.J. Terry had most copies of the small pressing, but when he and his friends were kicked out of the Silverlake, CA house in which they were residing most copies Mr. Terry had were thrown away by the people who promptly gave them the boot. And the rest is history for fans of the obscure micro pressings. About four years ago uber punk detective #1 Ryan Richardson cracked the case, the details of which are on the Opus page of his great Break My Face site so I am not going to repeat them all here.
From hearing some differing opinions over the years about this record, there seems to be a line drawn in the sand about it. Seems that the people that hate it and/or don’t think it’s that great of a record think those who hype it up, love it and cream their jeans over it do so only because it’s so painfully rare and NOT because the music is that great. Or they think people grow to like the record and give it a break only because of its rarity. The detractors say that had the Opus 7" been a common punk disc with thousands of copies floating around (imagine that!), it wouldn’t be such a revered classic.
From the perspective of someone who places listening to music over physically owning a record, I think the Opus 7" is pretty good. I wouldn’t call it a Grade A, top notch, raw, wild, timeless punk classic a la the best of the Pagans (to which it’s actually been compared by one person!). But I wouldn’t put it on my "B Team" either. I’d give it like 7.5 out of 10 stars. I would definitely put this record in the good ol "happy accident" category, meaning that I don’t think the band intended the record to quite sound this raw and ratty, especially the superior B-side. Thankfully the recording and, er, "production" was so bad, because I think with good, clean production these two songs would not have been as memorable to us fans of good bad music. What makes me chuckle is the fact that they list the names of the mixer and engineer on the back of the sleeve. Did those guys think they did a good job and wanted their names associated with such a superior recording effort? If so- then LOL!
It sounds like the 7" was recorded live in the studio- the thick bass is way up in the front of the mix most notably, and that’s one of the things that makes it charming for me. And I definitely prefer "The Atrocity"- it charges right along with nice guitar noodling and an evil vibe underlying it, and the break in the middle of the song where the bass really rumbles in gives it a really nice "umph!". It sounds like the band was trying to do something more mellow and softer (perhaps more commercial?!) with "Good Procedures"- just listen to the attempts on it to create a happy guitar sound and a melodic, more mellow vibe. But the rough bass playing that kicks in during the breaks voids out that good feeling and instead makes it all dirty and unpolished just how we like it.
I do not own a copy of the Opus 7"- who the hell does other than a handful of people who all probably know each other?! But someone taped me a copy many years ago, and unfortunately whatever copy this taping originated with was not cleaned and has some noticeable surface noise. I ripped a copy of the B-side from its appearance on 1998’s Killed By Death #14 so that song sounds clean here. Audiophiles- take off the big noise-canceling headphones while listening to "Good Procedures" or you may be climbing the walls.
! Check out my other items, as shipping discounts on multiple items are offered! We ship in sturdy cardboard mailers designed to protect vinyl. Will gladly ship internationally. Canada is $5.99,UK/Europe is $10, Japan/Australia $12 (e-mail for other countrys rates) Serious bidders only! If you dont plan on paying for your auction, please dont bid!
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