NEW GAUZE!

The vinyl version of the New GAUZE "Binbou Yusuri No Rizumu Ni Notte " 12" LP PRANK 100 Will be out in a few weeks.
WE"RE NOT READY TO TAKE INDIVIDUAL MAILORDERS OR PRE ORDERS( Mainly because a bunch of the other stuff might hit at the same time and we'd rather pack one order as opposed to two or three) but We are taking reservations if Stores or Distros want to purchase these directly from us, Since They are a bit more than usual prank prices. There's a ten piece minimum and they must be paid for in advance. Contact us for details. There are only 1100 first press and they WILL sell out immediately.

The Fifth LP from Tokyo, Japanese Hardcore legends, GAUZE. Since 1981 GAUZE have played some of the world's most intense hardcore punk, and at this point might hold the title of the World's greatest continually playing, original 1980's hardcore band . A "Living tradition" of Japanese hardcore that has never mellowed with age, GAUZE have played monthly in Tokyo for 27 years, devoting most of their energy to their Live performances . Many of their songs are hammered out at their Live shows long before their sporadic recorded releases ( their last release was ten years ago!).GAUZE's songs just seem to get FASTER with each record, and the blinding ten tracks here are no exception. Issued in Japan in late 2007 as a CD- only release, this is one of GAUZE's rawest recording yet and it's first appearance on vinyl.

GET STOKED!

JUNE 2008! New AVSKUM!

SOCIAL CIRCKLE, NEEDLES MAY 9TH SHOW + MAY 10th PUNK RECORD SWAP IN OAKLAND!

Boston's SOCIAL CIRKLE are headed here for a show at THEE PARKSIDE1600 17th St. at Wisconsin, San Francisco, CA
on May 9th.Show is all ages and $7. SOCIAL CIRKLE have a couple of records on the Fantabulous NO WAY RECORDS. (Click through to their site and check out details for No Way's Summer fest in Richmond if you're on the East coast. )

Also on this May 9th gig are NEEDLES which is a new Bay Area supergroup featuring Jim and Bandito from TALK IS POISON and Martin and Scott from LIMP WRIST. They released an awesome 7" on Lengua Armada called " Twisted Vision" which has elements of LBAL, CRUDOS and the previous mentioned bands and is already one of this year's "Must get" records.

FIX MY HEAD from Oakland, YELLOW EYES (Which features Shane from Dead and Gone and ex-members / MD 20/20 / Santorum) are also playng and CITIZENS ON PATROL (from So. Cal.) and SOCIAL SICKNESS (from So. Cal.) will be doing a split set. I'd give Scott from needles a hard time here about the continued " too much horror business" / LIMP WRIST Urinal Themed flyer , but hey this show is his Birthday! Bring him gifts!

Then Next day /Night Negative tom is hosting a Punk record swap May 10 at a warehouse in oakland at 2515 san pablo ave From 12-6pm.

It's Free to set up and free to shop....everythings free.. "except the records."- It's free to set up and sell ( though bringing Your own table and Change is recommended), to carry in a box of records or bring in a couple of cruddy records you want to trade in.

Then that night at the same spot there's a show with:
FOLLOW BLINDLY( record Release)
SHANGHAI SURPRISE ( Record Release)
IMPEDIMENTS ( Record Release)
SOCIAL CIRCKLE ( bring cash to buy their stuff and donate for Gas money)
FUNERAL SHOCK
+ maybe "some other bands"

If you're not done buying records after that-the always cool KUSF Rock'n'swap record fair in San Francisco is the next day!!!-

TRAGEDY / BLOWBACK SF SHOWS INFO

TUESDAY, MAY 27TH
Prank Records and Alcoholocaust Presents
Annie's Social Club 917 Folsom Street @ 5th Street San Francisco
TRAGEDY (from Portland - members of His Hero Is Gone / Deathreat / Warcry / Severed Head of State / Criminal Damage) Headliner
BLOWBACK (from Japan)
BORN/DEAD
ACEPHALIX
D.J. KEN PRANK - Spinning Japanese Hardcore
Doors open at 8pm / Show at 8:30pm EARLY SHOW - TAKE B.A.R.T.
$8.00 Admission / 21+

Scott gave me credit where it's not due, I just put the band in touch with one of the best bookers in the Bay Area...but YES, I am Dj-ing this show. I might not bring down the CONFUSE Flexi or whatever the mega rarities, but everything inbetween LIPCREAM, ORDER, BBQ CHICKENS, STALIN, BREAKFAST, REALITY CRISIS, ASSFORT, GUDON, FRAMTID, AGE, OUTO , PERSEVERE... Should be a challenge, but fun. THE PAINTBOX LP's Should be out by the time this is on, and I might give one away everytime I play GASTUNK !!! ( paintbox is too easy!)

THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH
Prank Records and Alcoholocaust Presents
Thee Parkside 1600 17th Street @ Wisconsin St. San Francisco
TRAGEDY (from Portland - members of His Hero Is Gone / Deathreat / Warcry / Severed Head of State / Criminal Damage) Headliner
BLOWBACK (from Japan)
ACTS OF SEDITION
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST (members of Neurosis / Pitch Black / Deadly Weapons)
Doors open at 8:00pm / Show at 8:30pm EARLY SHOW - TAKE B.A.R.T.
$8.00 Admission / ALL AGES !!! ALL AGES !!!

TRAGEDY AND BLOWBACK are also playing at 924 GILMAN in BERKELEY FRIDAY, JUNE 6th with ADT

CHRIST ON PARADE ' LOUD AND LIVE" LP/CD OUT NOW

CHRIST ON PARADE " LOUD AND LIVE" LP/CD OUT NOW!
13 Tracks Recorded live on their 2007 West Coast tour on KFJC radio, this represents the set the "all original members" band played on both their 2007 West coast and European tours featuring classic tracks from all Eras of the band, with original Vocalist Barrie picking up some of the second vocal duties of the later material.

It was re-mixed from it's original broadcast, mastered by George Horn Mastering and come complete with a "Evil Live" styled Record jacket and lyric insert. CHRIST ON PARADE's reunions, including a recent successful one of Japan, have been marked by dedication to presenting the band as they are and were- the equipment and the sound, attack and intent are not falsely " updated" or "modernized" and while this record does peek through a lighter side of the band inbetween tracks, it's very true to their original records sound and will stoke out both old and new fans..Since ( In between?) CHRIST ON PARADE members have played in BLISTER, GAG ORDER, HELLBILLIES, PLAN 9 and NEUROSIS.CHRIST ON PARADE plan to tour the East Coast in the fall.

LP's are on Green vinyl and limited to 550 Copies, CD's are limited to 600.

Track list: Chaos Breeder / Self-Serving / Drop - Out / Thoughts of War / Final Solution / Another Country / Riding The Flatlands / My Life/ Teach Your Children Well/ Joshua Brown/ Pressured To Succeed / Flash / Everyone's Crazy

Oh one weird thing with this release on the back of the LP there's a small white box- We originally were going to hand number these but since the record was delayed and missed the Japanese tour, It would be primarily now sold through mailorder, we had the records shrinkwrapped.( shrinkwrapped records help keep the interior record stable in shipping- hence slit seams being such a huge problem now and not so much in the 80's when it was customary). So feel free to write in your own number when you get the LP!

PRANK RECORDS UPDATE-MAN IT's BUSY! YET AGAIN

I posted awhile back how MAY is incredibly busy, and it's turning out to be one of the busiest months for Prank Yet. At the printers right now is The New World Burns to Death LP and You can check out a track of it at the Profane Existence Message board. The CD should hit shops in Japan next week, but the LP HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY will be done in time for Chaos In Tejas. WB2D are headed to Europe shortly after and will have the LP on Sale for the entire tour.

The Vinyl Version of the New GAUZE is also underway, though the tests came back bassier than expected and that might push this into June.Both the initial Presses of WB2D and GAUZE are being done on heavy weight sleeves, stoked.

Also in Production are the Prank vinyl versions of Paintbox 's two LP's "Singing Shouting Crying" ( which had a Canadian Press a few years ago on the recently re-invigorated Ugly Pop label) but is being re-issued with new artwork, lyrics, mastering and a slightly different A/B side, and the long awaited vinyl issue of their classic Second LP " Earth Ball Sports tournament" , which will receive a deluxe gatefold treatment.

Also in the works with HG FAct is a split 7" release between SIGNAL LOST and japanese band PROTESS, which features two tracks from each band. Singal Lost also have a song on the "Viva Kopi" benefit sampler LP , with a DIRT cover! A benefit for the Kopi Squat in berlin which appears to have a reprieve from developers. Awesome!

We also have everything in now for the new AVSKUM LP/CD, their fourth LP which the band says is their best record yet. This will go into production in May and should be out for Punk Illegal!!

*** UPDATE- Just finally got the hear new AVSKUM: HOLY COW!!!! They were Not Kidding!!!!!!!NEXT LEVEL!

Finally, Out any Day is CHRIST ON PARADE " Live and Loud" LP/CD which ended up taking longer than Expected to finish. This is an "evil Live" styled treatment of a live set from their 2007 tour recorded on KFJC and features the set they were doing on the tour with tracks from all eras of the band and is limited to 550 copies on Green vinyl and 600 CD's. CHRIST ON PARADE just completed a successful tour of Japan and is contemplating a fall East Coast tour with select West coast dates as well.

At the Same time We also will finally have CROW " live at GIlman" DVD on crow records for sale.

We have just re-pressed the GRIMPLE " Get me out of the Van I have no Key" 7" Debut on Clear vinyl, The first HIS HERO IS GONE 7' " the dead of Night In Eight Movements" on Clear vinyl, the DROPDEAD / TOTALITAR Split 7" EP on multi-colors of vinyl, HIS HERO IS GONE LP/CD's "fifteen Counts Of Arson"and " "Monuments To Thieves" and AVSKUM "Punkista"LP on purple vinyl.

Like I said= Busy! Prank pretty much has the summer off after that, taking time to pay some folks, re-press a few other things and will roar back in the fall with IN/HUMANITY Re-issues, SUNDAY MORNIING EINSTEINS LP and a few other things up our sleeve. Meanwhile, because we're not busy enough :) , and since postal rates are about to go up and the dollar is at an all time low, we've launch a one-week "buy wholesale" sale. Details at a number of online spots, but try My post a Viva La vinyl about it Brew More coffee!

VICTIMS EAST COAST TOUR !

Sweden's VICTIMS are touring the East Coast and Canada starting at the end of this month. They have a, indeed, killer new record out now on Combat Rock Industry after a bunch of great records on HAVOC.
Jon From Acursed plays in VICTIMS and ACURSED's Prank Debut "Tunneln I ljusets Slut" has picked up a couple of cool reviews at the Grind and Punishment BLog, Cult Punk and Attackfanzine.net

** UPDATE- if you haven;t picked up " Tunneln I Ljusets SLut" yet, VICTIMS will have copies of the limited edition Milky-clear vinyl and CD's on the Road! Check it out!