Black Vinyl Sux

I'm not the biggest Descendents fan in the world. They can be really good, and a load of fun to listen to, but I don't really consider them terribly collectible for myself. Still, when I was thinking about finally buying a copy of Everything Sucks on vinyl, I had some colored vinyl copies in my Want List on Discogs.

All that changed when I noticed that my local record store had the new 20th anniversary pressing in stock. Lured in by the embossed cover and bonus 7 inch, I didn't stand a chance to resist the temptation of instant gratification.

In my haste, I failed to do any research, and later discovered that this was pressed on a couple different colors as well. Great. Not the original pressing. Not colored vinyl. Just your common black vinyl pressing. Fuck me.

Since I'd never heard the two songs on the bonus 7 inch, that was the bait that hooked me. Two cool Descendents songs that were a nice addition to this album.

Despite my disappointment in not waiting to chase the limited colored vinyl, and since I only need one copy in my collection, I'll look on the bright side, and just be happy to finally own a copy of this on vinyl.

Double Spazz

I enjoy Descendents. I like 'em, and they can be a lot of fun, but I've never really gone crazy for them. When I heard that they had a new album up for pre-order, I got wrapped up in the hype and rushed to add the more limited vinyl to my cart. I added the glow in the dark vinyl option to my cart, and contemplated even going for some other colored vinyl options as well. Then I stopped and caught my breath. Why was I acting like a fiend needing a fix, when I knew deep down that I would be completely content just picking up the regular pressing from my local record store? I needed to calm the fuck down. I emptied my cart and walked away.

When the album was finally released a couple weeks ago, I casually downloaded a copy to see if it was worth buying. Yeah, it's Summer, and some new Descendents certainly fit the mood.

The new album was good, so I set out to grab a copy from the store. They had the US Indie Store pressing on white vinyl available, so I drove over on my lunch break to score one. Perfect. This copy was all that I needed.

Cool glow in the dark ink on the front cover.

Because a 16 song album isn't enough for Descendents, they also had to drop an additional 5 song EP as well. These aren't just throwaway songs here...nope, this EP is completely essential as well.

This 12 inch EP is limited to 4,000, and as far as I can tell, is only available through mailorder from the Descendents distro...which meant that I still had to place an order from them in the end.