new beginning records. #4 / 14 tracks / 1987

Approx. 10.000 made altogether. #1 - Black vinyl, 150 on red vinyl. + poster insert. #2 - Black vinyl, blue lettering on cover. + lyric sheet. A few copies were mispressed with the PHC LP tracks, although cover & labels say Half Off. Pre-Haywire.

Hardcore in the straight edge/NYHC vein; solid powerful stuff, but too many songs are clichéd and ultimately kind of boring. This album had an inexplicable popularity in the late 80s, maybe it hit a nerve back then (it’s not even in print while I am writing this in 2006). Not a bad record, but pretty uninventive. (KS/bj) [6]

Naja, Hardcore wie schon 1000x gehört, mit Breaks, Texten, und allem, was so zu einer absolut typischen aufgegossenen Band ge­hört. ’Rain on the Parade’ ist fast ’ne 30-Watt-Birne auf dieser lichtlosen Platte. (KS)

Tracks: the truth… / make every minute / let me know / on your own / what seems right / it’s so funny / no pain no gain / rain on the parade / not afraid / blood turns to water / our struggle / i can see / i can’t give up / who writes your rules