KaitouG Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Happy 20th! https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/year_one_demos https://shop.americanfootballmusic.com/product/year-one-demos-12 Tracklist: 1. Five Silent Miles (Demo) 2. Song #1 / Song #2 (Demo) 3. The Summer Ends (Demo) 4. For Sure (Demo) Clear vinyl. One time pressing, limited to 2000. Liner notes by Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos. Earliest recordings of the band. As American Football’s seminal eponymous debut album turns 20 this year, the band and its label, Polyvinyl Record Co., are celebrating the occasion with a collection of newly mastered and previously unreleased instrumental demos. Year One Demos documents the first proper demos ever recorded by the band and features versions of tracks that would later appear on their debut album and ep. “American Football was never intended to be a real band.” guitarist Steve Holmes writes in the liner notes for Year One Demos. “The band was our creative outlet, and gave us something to do outside of schoolwork.” The recordings found on Year One Demos are a glimpse back at that inauspicious time. According to Holmes, these tracks were “recorded in May of 1997, right after the end of the school year, in the basement of Steve’s childhood home. We’d been a band for all of four months, and these four songs probably represented the best of what we’d written up to that point. Steve Lamos recently unearthed the 1/2 inch master tape (otherwise we would have used these songs for the LP1 Deluxe Reissue). The songs were “engineered” by Steve’s dad by setting up two vocal mics at 90 degree angles, setting the levels, and hitting record.” Year One Demos is a fascinating snapshot into American Football’s ongoing story as one of the most influential bands in indie rock. Edited September 13, 2019 by KaitouG tracklist Tommy, HURevolution4lx and throwgncpr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwgncpr Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 cool! In for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exileinoblivion Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Yep will have to pick this up in the next week . Not like it is going to sell out at 2000 copies . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Wish there were an option besides clear, but I’ll be picking this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Ordered. $19 shipped, not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Their $4 shipping is the best. We'll, besides the airhead. HURevolution4lx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exileinoblivion Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Buffbloom said: Their $4 shipping is the best. We'll, besides the airhead. good call you can always count of getting 1 of those in the package and this is going back like 2-3 years with polyvinyl . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 In for a cherry red Airhead HURevolution4lx and Coast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, exileinoblivion said: good call you can always count of getting 1 of those in the package and this is going back like 2-3 years with polyvinyl . I’ve been ordering from polyvinyl since around 2009 online and they’ve always had the airheads. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethumb Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Purchased - can't get enough early AF stuff and on vinyl at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVHX Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolio Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 8 hours ago, EGsynergy said: Wish there were an option besides clear, but I’ll be picking this up. Clear is always top choice for me. Can I ask why you so dislike it? (Genuine curiosity, not trying to pick a fight/be a dick) fuckinandsuckinandtouchin and ok. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutterball1 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 (probably low qual) demos on vinyl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Wish they’d just give us the download now. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 21 hours ago, gutterball1 said: 4 (probably low qual) demos on vinyl? The description doesn't sound promising at all. I'll probably listen to this digitally one time and never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 They never meant for these to be released. N8TRU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Decided to wait this one out until it hits clearance at PV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Shitty Rambo said: The description doesn't sound promising at all. I'll probably listen to this digitally one time and never again. Exactly what I did with my LP1 deluxe. Bought this, but doubt it'll get more then one spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batnoises Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 7:58 PM, MachoHommeRandallSauvage said: Clear is always top choice for me. Can I ask why you so dislike it? (Genuine curiosity, not trying to pick a fight/be a dick) It just doesn’t seem as fun to me as a colored variant and as luck would have it the only records I’ve received in the mail broken in half have been clear. They sound the same to me, I just prefer something more fun to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Right on, totally reasonable as expected I don't know what it is exactly, but I enjoy the simplicity of the clear I guess. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 VC Clear Crew reporting in. TheGhostOfRandySavage, fuckinandsuckinandtouchin and Rip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Reporting in TheGhostOfRandySavage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I’m always down for the clear. Especially those ones that come out so crystal clear they look invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.