Second Times Together

While I do enjoy it that younger kids are still forming bands, and keeping Straight Edge Hardcore alive, I also get a charge when older dudes keep that Youth Crew spirit going strong. Not all of us threw out our BOLD tshirts, and started listening to Sunny Day Real Estate and Iceburn when we got older. No, some of us still cling to our Wide Awake and Turning Point records, singing along to those youth anthems as though they were still relevant in our grown up lives.

Thankfully older guys like Times Together are still kicking around, and putting out solid Hardcore in 2011. I really liked the cool Uniform Choice/Unity vibe of the first 7 inch, but I had no idea that Times Together were releasing a follow up this year.

After receiving the Rearranged LP a few months ago, I decided to check out what else Anger Battery Records had released, and was pleasantly surprised to see that the label had just put up pre-orders for a new Times Together record. In order to try and keep up the collection, I ordered the three pressings that were available.

100 were pressed on clear vinyl, but only 30 of these got the limited pre-order cover.

The limited cover is a nice touch, and is hand numbered on the back.

Number 30 out of 30. Right on!

I love the layout of this record. The block pattern is a great look.

250 pressed on black.

Times Together were going for a Chain of Strength look and feel with this layout, and they nailed it with the back cover. Nicely done.

150 pressed on green vinyl.

Just Another Day

Man, I've been struggling to find the time to get this updated. March didn't even see double digit posts. The last time I had that few posts was a year ago. I'm disappointed that I dropped the ball last month, but hopefully I'll be able to make up for it in April. Hell, after not getting home until after 3:00 AM last night, coming back from the Overkill show with Rob, here I am past 11:00 PM tonight, just to get this up. I'm going to have to sleep in tomorrow. Let's start this month off in a big way.

I got a huge box of records from Just Another Day Records a couple of weeks ago. This package has been a long time coming, and Seb from the label has been plagued with delays for most of these releases. In the end, he certainly made the wait worth while.

First up is the pre-order press for the Won't Stand By LP from Resolve. Out of the St. Louis area, Resolve play straight up youth crew hardcore. The singer has a strong influence from the Turning Point demo. Hell, every once in a while I expect him to break into "If you were smart, you'd lose that fuckin' joint, it's finally time for my turning point". Now granted Resolve are no Turning Point, but I can't deny the influence. The pre-order press for this LP comes with special silkscreened cover.

Pre-order press is limited to 80, and hand numbered on the plain white back cover.

Just Another Day also pressed 400 copies on a red/multicolor splatter vinyl. There is something about the splatter design on vinyl that turns me off. Not sure what it is, but I'm not a fan of it. What I do enjoy is that Seb convinced the band to include a second special cover for this press...The Trooper rip off. Awesome.


Finally we have the "regular" press for the Resolve LP. I did not order either one of these. Money was tight at the time, and adding two extra albums with overseas shipping was too much for me when I placed the original order. I didn't have any note from Seb, explaining why these two albums were included, but I can only assume that he threw them in with the order since there was a 4 month wait from the time that pre-orders went up to when they actually shipped. Thanks Seb...much appreciated. 220 on burgundy colored vinyl, and 300 pressed on solid green.


Just Another Day Records has always had top quality packaging, and the Resolve LP is another testament to that fact. Three different covers must have cost a fortune. Not only are the covers different, but Seb spared no expense and the inside gatefold designs are different for both the Trooper and regular covers.

It goes without saying that the back covers are different as well.

I had never heard of Times Together, but when the pre-orders for The Changing Of The Leaves 7 inch went up alongside the Resolve LP, I figured that I'd take a chance on them. The bio for this UK band on myspace states that their influences are Uniform Choice, Unity and Insted, but the vocals really remind me of the Call On My Brothers LP from Ignite...which makes sense since those bands are all out of the Orange County scene. I ordered the three 7 inch package for this record, and once again, Seb threw in the purple vinyl as a bonus. 90 copies on red vinyl for pre-orders...120 pressed on solid green...180 pressed on white vinyl. The purple vinyl was only available through the band, and was limited to 110 copies. Another solid release from this label.

Another release that struggled with lots of delays was the vinyl pressing of the Overload demo. I think that I had originally ordered this back in October. I believe that the pressing plant that the label was working with did not bother with a test press, and when the vinyl was received, the majority of them skipped. They managed to salvage 50 of them, and decided to sell them as a strictly limited release. I enjoyed their 7 inch that Just Another Day released last year, and so was pretty happy that I was able to pick up this record.

The record came hand numbered on the inside cover, and includes the story, explaining why only 50 exist of this record. Another example on the level of quality from this record label...just look at the hand stamping on this...it looks perfect!

Finally, in this long list of records received, we have the second pressing of the Rich White Boys 7 inch from Debaser. This record ended up on my Top 10 List from 2009, so if you haven't checked out this band, I suggest you do so. They have since called it quits, which is a shame because this 7 inch is amazing. 190 copies pressed on green vinyl, and 225 pressed on white.