Grab Your Coat And Hat And Don't Forget Your Daddy's Gun

Another post from the record vault. This time I bring you The Beltones. Man, did I love this band. I was always so bummed I never got to see them live. I actually went to their show in Philly, they were playing with Slaughter and the Dogs. We had heard Slaughter was using all the local show opening band's instruments since they didn't bring their own from England. We also heard that Slaughter and the Dogs was trashing the band's gear when they were done. If the story is true, Bill and The Beltones took offense to this and dropped off the tour. Now whether or not that story is true, I don't know. But I do know that I ended up not seeing the Beltones play. But I digress... on to the records.

Lock And Load 7"

This is The Beltones first release, the Lock and Load 7" on Far Out Records. I'm not sure of the pressing numbers for this release. It was done on clear vinyl and black vinyl. I'm fairly certain the clear vinyl was limited to 100 copies.

I Don't Really Consider Myself Materialistic...

But There Are Some Things That I Like a Lot
or [My Armalite Collection] is Humungous, Wouldn't You Agree?

Alright, this is my small but respectable Armalite vinyl collection. Armalite is a band out of my hometown, Philadelphia. To say they are inactive would be an understatement. I think I attended all but two shows they ever played. They've also only had two releases, a self-titled LP and a 7" called Humungous, both on No Idea Records.

Self-Titled LP

This is the record release version of the LP. It came on an off white vinyl, hand numbered 13 of 13. I actually won this at the record release show in Philadelphia. They raffled off two copies during the show. I won this one. It comes with a handmade cover. I've been told the writing on the front is a cypher (feel free to try and solve it). It also came with a certificate of authenticity, which I included along with my raffle ticket stubs.

The Hands That Strangle You Are Yours

I started buying and collecting vinyl records 6 or 7 years ago. One of the first bands I started collecting was Career Suicide. In my opinion, these guys are the best hardcore act around today. Collecting their vinyl has been fun. They have lots of little variations to hunt out and quite a few handmade items in the catalog. It's probably one of my biggest and most impressive collections, so I wanted to document it here.

S/T 7"This is the bands first 7" released on Kangaroo Records. 1000 were made.

(1st Press, of 1000)

They still call me Ishmael

Made a major score on ebay this morning. I knew this record existed, but had never seen an actual copy anywhere. Not sure if that’s do to it’s rarity or just the band’s lack of popularity. First concert I ever went to at the Trocadero, these guys opened the show along with Jawbox and Helmet. Loved them right from the start. I actually bought ‘No Reward’ on CD that night (along with a Black Train Jack t-shirt which I can be seen wearing here). I’m so stoked on this purchase, I don’t even care that I have to pay for shipping from Japan.