wishingwell records. ww 4 / 12 tracks / 1986

RI: revelation records. 8 / 1988

D: we bite. / 1989 (also on CD)

RI (LP,CD): revelation. 008 / 1997

+ lyric sheet. Wishingwell pressings: #1 - Blue and red cover. Unknown number on black vinyl, around 150 each on red and blue vinyl. The majority of the colored copies were stolen from a van and possibly destroyed. #2 - Yellow and black cover. Unknown number on black vinyl. #3 - Set of two 14” mother plates used to make the pressing tools (sold on Ebay in 2006). Revelation pressings: #1 - Unknown number of test pressings on black vinyl, unknown number of regular copies on black with yellow and blue labels. #2 - Rejected test pressing on mint green vinyl, 10 made. #3 - 8 test pressings on black, unknown number on black with b&w labels. #4 - 1997 reissue with new sleeve design. 4 rejected test pressings on black, 4 re-done test pressings with A side only. Unknown number on black vinyl, 217 on orange vinyl. #5 - Revelation sold 60 copies of the last pressing at the 2002 Posi Fest with a special numbered sleeve. First US CD version (Revelation) also contains Bold “speak out” LP; this version had strange pitch changes in some of the YOT tracks, probably the master tape got messed up. Second US CD without Bold LP, has one bonus track: “Youth of Today”. First German vinyl pressing on yellow vinyl; test pressings on black with generic Pallas pressing plant labels. German CD contains Can’t Close 12” tracks.

Great debut album, fast and angry straight edge hardcore, great rough vocals and brutal guitars. The lyrics are dedicated but not militant. Yep. [8]  

Das Gewissen der Nation ist wieder unter uns getreten, und Gottes Zorn kommt über alle Trinker & Raucher. Zu den Texten mag man stehen, wie man will, sie sind eben engagiert, aber nicht militant, und verstehen tut man sie sowieso nicht. Musikalisch gibt es astreinen SE-HC, der Geschichte gemacht hat; wütend, wild und schnell. Rays Stimme und der derbe Gitarrensound tun ein Übriges, um diese Platte zu einem Klassiker zu machen.

Tracks: make a change / thinking straight / stabbed in the back / take a stand / honesty / one family // break down the wall / shout it / time to forgive / positive outlook / standing hard / free at last