The Black Halos The Violent Years LTD ED red vinyl numbered SUB POP NEAR MINT

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The Black Halos

The Violent Years

Ltd Ed numbered red vinyl

#1010/1500

Sub Pop Records SP520 2001 12" 33rpm (USA)

Described (by NOW magazine) as "...the bastard sons of Stiv Bators playing punk rock n roll from beyond the valley of the (New York) Dolls," this is these sleazy Canadians' Jack Endino-produced first full-length for Sub Pop Records. Their self-titled debut on the Die Young Stay Pretty imprint was hailed as one of the five best punk records of the `90s by Hit List magazine, and The Violent Years finds them raising the bar yet again.

There are trashy punks, there are tawdry punks, and then there are the Black Halos. Members of the Vancouver, BC, brats met frontman Billy Hopeless when he was donning women's underwear in 1994. Since then, the Halos have cemented their love with sweat, smeary makeup, and choice slabs of stoopid rock & roll. Seven years later, the band has released The Violent Years, the fivesome's first full-length since 1999's self-titled release on Sub Pop's Die Young Stay Pretty imprint.

On Violent, glam punk's precious little devils flip the anti-establishment finger and dish out more messy rock than can be restrained in one boozed-up band. Whether they're lamenting the dulling of music's sharpest blades ("Lost in the '90s," "Underground") or tripping over bottles on the way to true love ("No Tomorrow's Girls," "50 Bourbon St."), the Halos' "We'll show them all" attitude saturates the 12-song disc. Violent is nothing new in the counterculture cesspool that already spawned greats like the Dead Boys, the New York Dolls, and the Sex Pistols three decades ago, but why get out of the car just because you've been down this road before? The Halos' stand on DIY destruction ("Better Way to Die") should be music to the ears of punk nihilists wearing women's--and men's--underwear everywhere.

Tracklist
A1  Some Things Never Fall  3:18
A2  No Tomorrow Girls  2:46
A3  Jane Doe  2:59
A4  Capt. Moody  4:26
A5  Last Of The 1%'Ers  2:20
A6  Lost In The 90's  3:29
A7  Underground  3:34
B1  Sell-Out Love  2:41
B2  50 Bourbon Street  4:09
B3  Warsaw  2:16
B4  Start The Violence  3:31
B5  No Class Reunion  5:29
B6  Hearts And Aces  

    Recorded At – Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
    Mastered At – Precision Mastering

    Bass, Vocals – Mat Camirand
    Drums – Rob Zgaljic
    Electric Guitar – Jay Millet
    Electric Guitar, Vocals – Rich Jones
    Vocals – Billy Hopeless

LP is limited to 1500 and are hand numbered and comes with a poster. LP also has one bonus track, B6.
Recorded at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC Canada. Mastered at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Condition:  LP is NEAR MINT in a paper inner sleeve in a hard plastic outer sleeve, with 12-page full colour booklet in NEAR MINT condition