revelation records. 3 / 11 tracks / 1987

+ lyric sheet + sticker. Pressings: #1 - 8 test pressings with plain white, rubber stamped labels. 1000 regular copies on black vinyl, red logo on sleeve, numbered inside the sleeve, 45 rpm. #2 - like #1 but on red vinyl, numbered. #3 - 45 rpm. “Gilman St. Edition”, 300 made on black vinyl, black & white sleeve (with black band logo on sleeve). #4 - 33 rpm. Unknown number of test pressings, 2000 regular copies on black. Marroon band logo, the sleeve photo is a bit closer up than the 1^st pressing’s (band logo stretches all the way to the edges of the cover, and the gate doors on the photo are cut off a little). Some copies have a Revelation catalog printed inside the sleeve. #5 (1997) - 4 test pressings on black with generic Rainbo labels, 1100 regular copies on black with white labels, 102 on grey vinyl. #6 - “Final press” on white vinyl, 300 made.

A true classic of NYC hardcore; fast, powerful hardcore in the “simple and brutal” tradition of Agnostic Front. The lyrics are anything but peaceful, they're mostly dealing with tough street life in NY. [8]  

NYHC mit Power, Produktion ist auch ganz gut. SOIA gehören eher zu den flotten Vertretern ihrer Gattung; ansonsten ist alles nötige da: verschränkte Arme, Glatzen, Chöre… Auf die Dauer klingt das Ganze zwar etwas eintönig, aber wer die frühen Agnostic Front mochte, ist hier goldrichtig. Klassiker.

Tracks: it’s clobberin’ time / just lies / pete’s sake / friends like you / bullshit justice // pay the price / pushed too far - give respect / the deal / n.s. / my revenge