Fear Of Smell

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This copy (courtesy of Paul Barger) was decorated by Ben from Econochrist. How would one know?

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Interesting take on the cover here – sort of a linoboard scratch/etching thing going on. Another contribution from Luke – who purchased this one in Bulldog Records in Chicago, around 1995 or 1996. Thanks again!

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Only 5 Made!

Here’s the submission from Miss Kerin, which I posted an auction link to a week or two back. It was originally submitted to Ben Is Dead fanzine for review – to which Kerin was unsure of if she wrote one. Be cool to see a review if there is one out there from the time.

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And the second of two from Vinnie. This one is obviously one from the first batch, spray paint stencil, tinsel, fuck on the back… it’s all there. Drink it in, friends…

Do yourself a favour and check out Irukandji Records for some of your latest harsh sounds. Vinnie has some great stuff in the distro.

EDIT: Here’s a better photo (and the distro recommendation still stands)…

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Ahhh, finally one of the first off the block. Front Cover with tinsel, spray painted stencil and back cover with a hearty fuck. Strange that it’s missing the “Only 5 Made”, but maybe the first batch didn’t get the full compliment of stickers.

This copy comes courtesy of Jeff Lebowski, who also runs 16OH, purveyors of the fine Slices 7″ EP that blew my hat off this year. Fear not that it hasn’t been updated in 2009, he’s very active and Jeff’s mailorder is out weekly. Solid dude, backed hard (in the parlance of the kids).

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Another Drew submission, this one currently belongs to Eric Wood, of Man Is The Bastard/Bastard Noise fame. Drew being the stand-up fellow gave Wood this copy when Bastard Noise played in Phoenix in 2007. What would drive Drew to such unselfishness? He found out that Wood didn’t have a copy.

Your unselfishness can be shared here by sending me pictures of your copy of Fear Of Smell! Just e-mail me at: dietsociety (at) yahoo.com.

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Another Drew submission, this one is really kind of nice. Block paint-printing that makes me think it’s not the same as some of the other painted ones, even though it’s done in the same hue range (red, black, brown). Looks like a thumbprint on the back there. Drew picked up this copy on the 1993 US Tour of Born Against in Mesa, AZ. Here’s the flyer for that show:

Oh yeah, I think we can dispel the “Only 5 Made” myth, which is funny, because someone tried that as a selling feature in a recent ebay auction. Thanks again, Drew!

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“Ugly piece of shit (magnified 100x)”. Here we have the first of three copies from Drew.  And yeah, indeed this thing on the cover is an ugly piece of shit. Drew on the other hand is a fine human being, who picked this copy up over the years and hauled it out of storage just to take pictures of it for the blog. Like you should do! And then send them here.

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OK, another blood splattered paint cover (like Variation #16 and Variation #10). This one originally resided over on ebay (sold in 2006 for a total of $51, which is a tid-bit high for it), was then later put on popsike. Thanks to the three or four people who’ve pointed it out on various message boards.

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Ah yes, the first batch of Fear of Smells, or perhaps a bit of a knock off? Stencil of the text is pretty clogged up. Anyways, another fine submission from Leo Ferrandino.