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Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster 40th Anniversary Edition LP

Social Disortion’s Mommy’s Little Monster turned 40 years old this year. Originally released back in 1983, the album connected with just about every punk rocker in the United States and many overseas and has continued to do so with the...

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New Lilys colored vinyl reissues

Frontier Records didn’t just put out some of the most iconic punk rock albums of all time, but the label has also released and reissued some pretty stellar indie rock stuff too. In recent times, the label really did a huge favor to the world...

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New Adolescents vinyl colors

As we continue to catch up with the recent runs of colored vinyl punk classics on Frontier Records, we now get to the first Adolescents album, affectionately known as the “blue album”. Is there any readers of this site that isn’t...

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New Christian Death vinyl colors

Continuing on catching up with recent colored vinyl editions of classic Frontier Records releases, we now look at Christian Death. Only Theatre Of Pain was the album that pretty much set the blueprint for death rock back when it was released in 1982...

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Catching up with the recent Suicidal Tendencies vinyl colors

It has been awhile since we last did one of these Frontier Records features, but it is time to catch you up. Since the last feature, the first (and best) Suicidal Tendencies LP has been issued on a handful of new colors of vinyl, a couple of them...

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The Mentally Ill – Gacy’s Place The Starbeat Sessions LP

The Mentally Ill was one of the best relatively unknown first wave Chicago punk bands that started way back in the late 1970s. They put out two 7″s before going on a hiatus that would last for years and many people, especially people like me...

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Adolescents – Welcome To Reality 10″ orange vinyl

My apologies for somehow neglecting to include this one in the last Frontier Records update posted on this site but there was one more colored vinyl release that came with that batch and it was the Adolescents – Welcome To Reality 10″ on...

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Thin White Rope colored vinyl reissues

Thin White Rope was one of those very good indie rock bands that for whatever reason seemed to have been overlooked by a lot of people, myself included. They were around from the mid 1980s until the early 1990s, leaving behind five studio albums...

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The Clash first LP vinyl reissue

The Clash were one of the first UK punk bands in the 1970s and one of the more diverse. The band achieved some mainstream success too with a few of their later records before the band splintered apart and members went...

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March 21, 2011

Agent Orange – Living in Darkness vinyl reissue

Way back in 1981 the legendary Posh Boy Records released the first LP by Agent Orange which is easily one of the best Southern California punk rock albums of the decade it was released in. Living in Darkness featured...

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February 28, 2011

The Meatmen – War of the Superbikes vinyl reissue

When I was a teenage punk rocker all I cared about was skateboarding, records, and video games. Now that I’m a middle-aged punk rocker most of that is still true as well. Back when I was a lot more resilient and...

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February 23, 2011

Various Artists – The New Hope LP

A reissue of an unknown early 1980s hardcore punk compilation of OH bands with a bonus LP of unreleased material from the same sessions. A wonderful time capsule of early hardcore. Varous Artists – The New Hope...

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February 7, 2011

Suicidal Tendencies “venison” color vinyl LP

One of the most legendary punk rock albums of all time got another new colored vinyl face lift for the new year. The first Suicidal Tendencies LP, an album that was one of the quintessential albums of my punk rock...

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January 20, 2011

Herra Terra – Quiet Geist

Accessible and catch electronic pop/rock that is very comforting in its familiarity without sounding like a knockoff. Herra Terra- Quiet Geist LP The Mylene Sheath Herra Terra is a band from the Boston area that started...

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January 13, 2011

Circle Jerks – Wild in the Streets LP reissue

As vinyl continues to regain its former popularity more and more old punk records have been reissued and the Circle Jerks are no exception. One of the oldest and best punk rock bands from the West Coast, the Circle...

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December 20, 2010

Gifts From Enola – Self-titled LP

Gifts From Enola branch out even further, get a little heavier, and hit a grand-slam with their third LP on The Mylene Sheath! Gifts From Enola – Self-titled LP The Mylene Sheath I can’t think of many bands...

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December 15, 2010

X – Wild Gift vinyl reissue

X was a band I first heard when I was about 14 years old when I got the Decline of Western Civilization soundtrack. Back then I didn’t appreciate them because I was a foolish young teenager who didn’t think...

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December 7, 2010

Angel Eyes – Midwestern

Post-apocalyptic post-rock with harsh vocals and long, dark, epic songs that are like mini movies. Angel Eyes – Midwestern LP The Mylene Sheath Angel Eyes are a band from Chicago that has been kicking around for...

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December 1, 2010

Resistant Culture – All One Struggle

A solid grindcore album with strong production and really high-quality packaging. Resistant Culture – All One Struggle LP Seventh Generation Records/Patac Records Resistant Culture has been around for quite a few...

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November 30, 2010

Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain yellow vinyl

The Frontier Records 30th anniversary bash may have come and gone (which I unfortunately missed) but the celebration continues in round, flat, colored form with another new color of an old classic. Christian...

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November 22, 2010