Thursday, April 21, 2011

AL-001: Darby Crash Rides Again 7"

What better place to start than the first Poison Idea record I ever owned, and this blog's namesake. I got a copy of this 7" from a friend of mine in high school in 1991, and things haven't been the same since. Early demo material from 1982 that gives you a great idea of the hardcore behemoth that is yet to come (ie, Pick Your King).

This is the first release on their own American Leather imprint (AL-001) from 1989 , and their 7th proper vinyl release. Tons of variants to keep all you pretentious assholes on the prowl.

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TEST PRESS - unknown amount
No known sleeve. Matrix number DC-001.


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1ST PRESS - 1000 solid baby blue vinyl
Black & white offset printed cover, back cover is a live photo of Jerry A and is numbered /1000 in what appears to be Pig's handwriting.


FRONT COVER


BACK COVER


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2ND PRESS - 1000 black vinyl
Front cover now has the Germs circle in blue, and the back cover has been changed to a posed photo of Darby Crash himself. Inside cover has "PI" logo circled in blue. Offset printed but the ink coverage is very light. Text on back cover indicates "SECOND PRESSING LIMITED EDITION 1,000 COPIES/BLACK VINYL", and some copies are signed.


FRONT COVER


BACK COVER


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3RD PRESS - 1000 black vinyl
Front/back cover art same as second press, i
nside cover has "PI" logo circled in black. Offset printing is now much darker. Text on back cover indicates "3rd Pressing". Vinyl identical to 2nd press.

BACK COVER


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4TH PRESS - 1000 black vinyl
Cover art same as 3rd press, text on back cover indicates "4th PRESSING".
Vinyl identical to 2nd and 3rd presses.

BACK COVER


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4TH? PRESS - 80 clear blue vinyl
These used leftover covers from the 4th press
, with the "4th Pressing" text on the back cover covered over with white-out (Tipp-Ex for you Euros). Back cover is signed by Pig and Jerry, and #/80 in Jerry's handwriting.



BACK COVER


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5TH PRESS - 1000 black vinyl
Cover art switched to a black and white photocopy with thin white border and "5th Pressing" handwritten on the back cover.
Vinyl identical to all other black copies.

FRONT COVER


BACK COVER



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MYSTERY VERSION
This is an oddball variant that I found at a local record shop if I recall correctly. Sleeve is from the first press batch, but there's no numbering on the back cover. Vinyl is identical to all other black versions.

BACK COVER



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