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playing with them in july...i'll just grab one then... but awesome band and you should buy it now!

very excited about this!

stoked to play this!!! 100% going to see Braid and Ensign. if Ensign plays anything off Cast The First Stone, i am going to loose my shit!

laid down the first color on the poster last night. 2nd color tonight!!

thought i'd give this a bump. we've decided to turn the 10-year comp into a 7". it will have unreleased stuff from Saint Jude & A Fine Boat That Coffin, as well a rare Pretty Faces track, and re-mastered/live Now Denial joint. it will have silk screened packaging designed by providence's infamous Scoots. we will also have limited shirts designed by Righteous Indignation and silk screened posters designed by Micro Press. here's all the dets on the show: Saturday May 12th doors at 7pm $8 @ AS220 115 Empire St Providence, RI Saint Jude Another Dead Juliet Hulk Out Pretty Faces Now Denial Furnace Yavinfive Weak Teeth

tim, come up and get weird with us in lowell!!! at least half of Now Denial is going to be there to party with us too.

so, we decided to play some shows around New England. come hang out! we'll have the cassette versions of The EP LP (sadly vinyl won't be in our hands in time) April 20th @ No Problemo Burrito 813 Purchase St New Bedford, MA 9pm FREE w/ Cedros April 21st @ The Ant Cellar Lowell, MA 8pm $donation$ w/ Luau, Foreign Tongues, Life & Limb April 22nd @ AS220 115 Empire St Providence, RI 9pm $5 w/ Masthead, Gertrude Atherton

Whenever my mom starts giving me advice about releasing records, I just tell her to mind her own damn business. Of course I kid ... but isn't it fun attempting to explain to "normal" people what it is we do? The label thing isn't so bad - although most folks can't believe that vinyl is still a legitimate format - but with the PR thing, the response I get most is, "so you book shows?" Derf. very true. you would think after 10years of doing this "label thing" it would mean less questions. haha. but yeah, its always amusing trying to explain stuff to "norms". makes for an interesting day.

Paul - I'm really glad we're on the same page with this. At this point, it would be super awkward if we weren't. hahaha dude, totally. i was actually talking to my mom last night and told her about it. she said it "sounded like a waste of vinyl" and i explained to her that i would rather listen to 12min straight then need to flip the record every 6min. such a great format. and you can save some $$$ and pass the savings on to the kids!

just saw this. 100% 1-sided 12" over 7". i have done 2 so far (one with an etching, one with silk screening) and it was way better in my option then doing a 7"! also, i'm in the for mentioned Best Practices and am really excited to do a 1-sided 12". such an awesome format!! also personally (just in general) i hate 7"s. worst format. i don't want to have to stand over my turntable and flip the record every 4-6min. it sucks. do i still have some that have sentimental value, sure. but i have sold most of my 7"s. i would much rather spin a 1-sided LP. 100% superior format.

awesome!!!

100% do-able if we can get on the ball with the print shop! hahaha

eh, let's be realistic....probably early 2013. hahaha

excited for all this shit!!!

hi all- so one of our distro has closed (Punk n Junk Distro out of cali), so this means we'll have a big box of stuff coming in soon. sooooo, please check out the webstore and pick up some stuff!! we have some OOP stuff back in stock so pick up a Weak Teeth 1st press and more. for all you digital people: you can now get most of the TJR releases on iTunes and other digital places. soon to be on Spotify and such too.

hey all- figured i would make an "update" post about stuff. first off upcoming releases and such: - repress of Weak Teeth - What A Plague You Are on new colors of vinyl with new labels and such - new LP from Boston's Furnace. 12 songs to make your new favorite record of 2012! split release with Intense Human Victories - 10 Year Anniversary Comp LP with unreleased and OOP songs from Saint Jude, Now Denial, Weak Teeth, Jesuscentric, yavinfive, A Fine Boat That Coffin, and more also, we are having a huge blow-out for our 10 Year Anniversary. we would love to have you come hang out: May 12th 7pm $8 @ AS220 Saint Jude Another Dead Juliet (reunion) Hulk Out (reunion) Pretty Faces (reunion) Now Denial yavinfive Furnace Weak Teeth there will be silk screened posters, limited shirts, the release of the Comp, plus it will all be recorded for a DVD put out later this year!! lastly, please help all of this happen. go to www.torjohnsonrecords.com and check out the webstore. we have tons of stuff. please check it out and get some sweet stuff. please help us do all this crazy shit. also, if you are local to providence: choose "pick up in store" for free hand-delivery. thanks everyone!!

damn, stuff just keeps rolling right along: getting the "surprise" discography release tracks in order (All About Records, Willowtree Records, and Teeth Like Swords know what's up); getting ready for the weak teeth repress, getting everything together for the 10year show (May 12th); getting ready for the new Furnace; and getting tracks in order for the 10 year comp....damn its gonna be a busy year...please, if you can, help out by going to the webstore and maybe buying something. every dollar helps get all this stuff done...

tonight! bang your head!

so, i decided i really need to make some room/money for all the stuff i have planned this year (new Furnace LP, 10 year Anniversary LP, 10 year Anniversary show with reunions from Another Dead Juliet, Pretty Faces, Saint Jude, and more: with 10 year posters, shirts, and more). so because of that, i just made all TJR show, the awesome Upper Hand Art Tor Head shirt, and all silk screen posters 30% off!!! go get some awesome stuff and thanks for your support!!

one week from today!!

Tor Johnson Records Presents: Sunday Jan 22nd 9:30pm $5 @ AS220 115 Empire St Weak Teeth - i heard these guys are dicks Thrillhouse - who needs vocals with riffs like these The Blue Letter - from RVA, louder than The Body with a light show! Gates - first show, formally Dumbell

so, the 10 year compilation lp is coming along swimmingly. it will officially have unreleased songs from Saint Jude, A Fine Boat That Coffin, Yavinfive, Jesuscentric, and The Defeat. There will be more fun stuff on it too. hell, Pretty Faces might even dust something new off for this....

awesome label. that Advocate record was soooo fucking good!!!

well everyone, its official: TJR is now 10 years old!!! i'm not going to write out a huge thing cause i just did on the FB page. but thanks to anyone on here who has helped out/supported/been in a band i booked or put out a record for. anyway, onward and upwards!! 2012 is going to be insane!! new LP from Furnace, second press of Weak Teeth's What A Plague You Are (first release i've ever put out that i didn't just let go out of print...), 10 Year Anniversary Comp with unreleased/oop goodies and silk screened packaging, and possibly the biggest thing we've ever tried to tackle: huge 2xLP discography from an awesome Boston band from the late90s/early00s that will be released with the help from Willowtree Records, Teeth Like Swords, and All About Records!! also, mark you calender now!! May 12th at AS220 in Providence we are havinga 10 year anniversary show!! confirmed as of right now are: Another Dead Juliet reunion, Pretty Faces reunion, Now Denial, Furnace, and Weak Teeth. more will be confirmed soon!! thanks again for all your support and love!

good band, good dudes. hope to play with again.