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Here’s a submission from Nick Turner, one of the proud owners of the first batch of tinsel laden comps. Here’s what he had to say about it…
Bought for $4.99 or so at Rhino Records in Claremont, CA around 1996. Most likely arrived there via MITB or related folks but that’s just a guess based on the location. “Fear of Smell” used to appear there fairly often.
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Here’s another one from epheron over at VLV:
it’s a blank back of the cover.
amoeba discount bin. $5.99. looks like it has gone up in price since the other one that was picked up at sf amoeba for $2.99.
amoeba employee asked me about this record-i told him i was buying it for your blog and that he should find a copy someday ’cause the comp rules-haha.
Dude, you should invest in finding an interesting cover… sheesh. King of the plain ones (he’s also the owner of Variation #7) – either way, thanks for the real world plug!
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Isn’t this the cover of one of the Big City comps? Or maybe I’m crossing my NYHC history with the Cro-Mags? Either way, 1980’s Cold War hysteria brought to you via 1990’s PC hysteria. Not that any of the bands on Fear of Smell were particularly PC.
Thanks for the submission Phil!
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This e-mail submission comes courtesy of John Andrew – who tells this tale (which will be familiar to those of you who’ve been around the distro block):
I bought it when it came out from a good friend who was acting as a “distributor” of such releases. Buying in “bulk” from Vermiform then selling them for little, if any, profit. Making money off your fellow hardcore brothers and sisters was simply not acceptable behavior! His name was “basement Jason”and lived (in the basement) of the Crustee Haus in Phoenix Arizona.
Thanks John!