ROLLINS BAND Hard Volume LP TEXAS HOTEL 1989 US orig+insert TEX.18 BLACK FLAG
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ROLLINS BAND
In the '90s, Henry Rollins emerged as a post-punk renaissance man, without the self-conscious trappings that plagued such '80s artists as David Byrne. Following Black Flag's breakup in 1986, Rollins was been relentlessly busy, recording albums with the Rollins Band, writing books and poetry, performing spoken word tours, writing a magazine column in Details, acting in several movies, and appearing on radio programs and, less frequently, as an MTV VJ. The Rollins Band's records are uncompromising, intense, cathartic fusions of hard rock, funk, post-punk noise, and jazz experimentalism, with Rollins shouting angry, biting self-examinations and accusations over the grind. On his spoken word albums, he is remarkably more relaxed, showcasing a hilariously self-deprecating sense of humor that is often absent in his music. All the while, he has kept his artistic integrity, becoming a kind of father figure for many alternative bands of the '90s.
"HARD VOLUME"
Produced by Theo Van Rock
1989 LP TEXAS HOTEL RECORDS TEX.18
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
NOTES: This version with lyric / Texas Hotel catalogue sheet and without "Printed In Canada" on rear sleeve.
Another version is very similiar, but didn't come with a sheet and has "Printed In Canada" on the bottom right of the rear sleeve.
Recorded and mixed December 1988 at Echo Sound, LA. Mastered at Capitol.
Sides as "MITCH BURY SIDE" and "JOE COLE SIDE".
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LABEL: TEXAS HOTEL - WHITE(A) & B&W PHOTO ARTWORK(B) LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) TEX.18
Catalog on labels: (Side A only) TEX.18
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): TXH-18-A F-1 "WHEN WE DO WORK". WALLY L-33949
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): TXH-18-B F-1 "YOU GET DESTROYED" WALLY L-33949
Other / Runout (both sides, Stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
On labels: (Side A only) All songs by the Rollins Band
P and C Texas Hotel
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
tracklisting
MITCH BURY Side A: HARD - WHAT HAVE I GOT - I FEEL LIKE THIS - PLANET JOE
JOE COLE Side B: LOVE SONG - TURNED INSIDE OUT - DOWN AND AWAY
grading
RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
A vastly looser affair than their debut album, Hard Volume is the first glimpse of what Rollins Band would become with 1992's The End of Silence. The songs here are based more on the groove than they are on Life Time. The opener, "Hard," may seem a little over the top lyrically, but it has a swagger unmatched in the Rollins Band's catalog. This is also the first Rollins release to showcase both a more atmospheric approach ("Love Song"), and the Andrew Weiss bass sound that was made famous on End of Silence. The 1999 Buddha re-release features clearer sound (Rollins remastered the reissues himself) and outtakes and demos from the sessions, making it a great buy for enthusiasts and a solid choice for casual fans as well...(AllMusic)
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