Revelation US Vinyl & CDs

Review: To celebrate the 200th release from California punk label staple Revelation Records, the long sought-after Chung King Can Suck It has finally been repressed (and remastered) for the first time since its original 110 copy run. Quick history lesson: When hardcore heroes in the making Judge went to Chung King recording studio in New York to record their iconic 1989 debut full-length Bringin' It Down, they were left with the most technologically ill-equipped room and a cokehead engineer (very much at odds with the band's militant straight edge morals) who didn't show up on the second of only a three-day recording session. Forced to make do with these issues, upon hearing the final mixes, their dissatisfaction led to a communal decision to enter another studio and begin tracking from scratch. This second recording session would lead to the album fans know and love whilst the masters to the original were already sent to the pressing plant, meaning that a limited batch of 100 copies (plus additional industry standard 10% run-off) made its way out to fans who had pre-ordered the LP. Selling in May 2015 on Discogs for a ludicrous $6,048, the album stood for a year as the most expensive sale in the site's history, while only previously being made widely available on the CD-only compilation What It Meant. While almost identical in track sequencing, where Bringin' It Down finished with the after-the-fact new cut 'Where It Went', this original pressing boasts the only known recordings of 'Holding On' and 'No Apologies'.

Review: Pioneering California punk label Revelation Records celebrate their 200th release with a remastered repress of the elusive proto-debut album from hardcore legends Judge. Titled Chung King Can Suck It in rebuke to the New York recording studio where the band would first track sessions for their 1989 LP, only to be given the lowest tech room in the facility and left with an absentee cokehead for an engineer (all the more hilarious when factoring in the band member's staunch straight edge nature), upon hearing the final mixes, they unanimously agreed to start from scratch elsewhere. With the original masters already sent to the pressing plant before cancellation, only 110 copies were produced before the band could finally re-record and release the now classic Bringin' It Down, with the Chung King recordings becoming a much sought-after fan collectible, so much so that in 2015 a copy sold on Discogs for a whopping $6,048, making it the most expensive item sold on the site up to that period. Previously only widely available via the What It Meant compilation CD, this reissue marks the first time these OG recordings have ever been made affordable to own on wax, while the newly written/recorded closing track 'Where It Went' which was penned after the Chung King fiasco is absent and in its place the only known recordings of the original final two cuts 'Holding On' and 'No Apologies' are lovingly restored.

Review: Originally founded by former members of Youth Of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, Judge would become another legendary example of the 1980s New York hardcore scene, with their 1989 Bringin' It Down LP widely considered to be one of the most vital cornerstones. At the dawn of 1990, a year on from their album release and a year before their official disbanding, the group dropped the There Will Be Quiet 7", boasting two of their most monstrous cuts, 'Forget This Time' and 'The Storm II', and now for the first time in over three decades, their ever-faithful label-home Revelation Records have authentically reissued the OG 7" single for both lifers who've likely parted ways with their copy, and newcomers still unearthing the plethora of classic material that built the bedrock for the scene's current moment in the sun. Militant straight-edge hardcore, delivered with beastly metallic riffs and a message so earnest, sincere and palpable, it'll convert you if you're not careful.

Review: Legendary California punk label Revelation Records recently celebrated their 200th release with this remastered repress of the forever elusive proto-debut album from New York City based hardcore legends Judge, formed by Youth Of Today guitarist John "Porcell" Porcelly and former drummer Mike "Judge" Ferraro. Aptly titled Chung King Can Suck It in staunch rebuke to the recording studio where the band would track the initial sessions for their 1989 LP, only to be provided with the lowest quality tech room within the facility and left at the whims of a mostly absentee cokehead for engineer (a point made all the more ludicrous when considering the member's near-militant straight edge ethos), upon hearing the final mixdowns, a unanimous agreement was reached to begin all over again at a more suitable location. As the original masters had already been sent to the pressing plant before cancellation, 110 copies were produced before they could "stop the presses", with the band eventually re-recording and releasing what is now the highly revered classic Bringin' It Down, while the Chung King recordings would become a much sought-after fan collectible, so much so that a copy sold on Discogs in 2015 for an absurd $6,048, ranking as the most expensive item sold on the site up to that point. Previously only widely available as part of the What It Meant CD-only compilation, this surprise reissue marks the first time these OG recordings have ever been made affordable on wax, while the newly written/recorded Bringin' It Down closer 'Where It Went' has been omitted with the recordings of the original final two cuts 'Holding On' and 'No Apologies' lovingly restored.