thischarmingham Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Hey Everyone, We're doing the mail order for our friend Ryan's (Am. Steel/Communique) new label Lugosi Records. First on deck are the American Steel "Rogues March" LP reissue and the debut full length from his new band The Reckless Kind which also has Adam from AFI in it. We expect copies to arrive August 24th and start shipping shortly after that. You can pre-order copies of both at the store here http://lugosirecords.bigcartel.com/ Here's the one sheety info about these...both written by Brendan Kelly. You can blame/thank him for the use of the term "dick-swingingest"! AMERICAN STEEL - ROGUES MARCH LP The classic second album from American Steel. Features limited edition 140 gram green vinyl, full color poster with cover art painting, lyrics and photos! At long last, after delays that ended only when Lookout! Records finally shut its doors earlier this year, American Steel’s classic 1999 album Rogue’s March will finally be available again on August 24th via guitarist and vocalist Ryan Massey’s new endeavor, Lugosi Records. More focused than their untitled debut, Rogue’s March found American Steel at their aggressive, snarly best. Before the overt, genre-bending experimentation of Jagged Thoughts, Rogue’s March effortlessly placed vitriolic anthems like ‘Whiskey, Women and Blackguarding’ alongside melancholy rippers like ‘Every New Morning’ and dancey, Clash-esque numbers like ‘Got a Backbeat’ to create what remains, to many, the definitive album from Gilman’s second generation of bands. All in all, Rogue’s March is a portrait of a legendary Bay Area band during their early career-defining peak and emotional boiling point. THE RECKLESS KIND - GOLDEN AGE THINKING LP The Reckless Kind's debut album "Golden Age Thinking" on limited edition 140 gram translucent gold vinyl. Includes a 12"x24" fold out poster with the full color cover painting on one side, and all lyrics and photos on the back! What if I were to tell you that members of classic Bay area punk bands AFI and American Steel had joined forces with a bunch of young whippersnappers and formed a band called The Reckless Kind, and that they play some of the dick-swingingest rock and roll this side of 1979 – with tunes that recall the best of Tom Petty, Thin Lizzy and even a little Exile-era Stones thrown in to keep it classy? I hear your skepticism, but man, it’s true! A far cry from the punk anthems of the sweaty clubs and Warped Tour fairgrounds that their more well-known members are known for, The Reckless Kind have the sort of effortless cocky swagger that will, if you play their songs loud enough, take you back in time to the age of denim-clad asskickery, and rock you so hard that you pass out in a pool of sweat and wake up pregnant with yourself. But that’s not the only trick The Reckless Kind has up their sleeves. They also croon out the soul, a-la the Stax sounds of yore. You’ll even find a trumpet or two on this motherfucker! It’s bombastic rock meets ‘time-to-fuck’ soul at its absolute best and it’s gonna be available on August 24, 2012 in the form of their upcoming debut full length, Golden Age Thinking, courtesy of upstart Oakland label Lugosi Records. So dust off your Zippos and hide your daughters, because The Reckless Kind is coming to rock you. Here’s how it went down: Bay Area natives and long time collaborators Ben Coil and Brian Miu, starting with little more than a vague idea of what they wanted to do after the dissolution of their previous projects, started cranking out songs that were so magnetic that they attracted a golden voiced, walking embodiment of rock and roll named Phillip all the way from the hinterlands of Arizona to Northern California. There he decided to wear his sunglasses at night, grow a resplendent mane/beard combo that makes Simba from the Lion King look like Neo, fresh out of the Matrix, and lend his amazing pipes to the proceedings. Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Sean Reilly soon joined in on guitar and keys and was closely followed by Adam Carson from AFI on the drums. When it came time to record Golden Age Thinking, The Reckless Kind enlisted Sharkbite Studios owner and resident knob-twiddler Ryan Massey, of American Steel/Communique fame, to do the honors. Ryan, so turned on by the tunes that The Reckless Kind boys were cranking out in his studio, not only offered to put Golden Age Thinking out on his own Lugosi Records, but also muscled his way into the lineup as the sixth man, playing keys and guitars and singing backups. It’s not every day that a band goes in to make an album and comes out with a new member, unfettered access to a studio and a record label, folks. But in this case, that’s what all the fuss is about. So, come see The Reckless Kind celebrate the launch of Lugosi Records and the release of Golden Age Thinking at Bottom of the Hill in SF on August 24th with American Steel. Or if you can’t make it, catch them when their limited touring schedule brings them closer to your home. Massey, who is the default band mouthpiece due to his being the keyboardist, guitarist, engineer, producer and label honcho all at the same time, has said that besides West Coast weekend dates, The Reckless Kind is planning on doing at least one full US tour this year. So don’t miss your chance this time, because by the next time they tour, if The Reckless Kind’s magnetic contagion continues like it’s been going, they’ll probably have like a hundred guys in the band. Consider yourselves warned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBlackCircleofDeath Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I ordered this yesterday morning from Lugosi records. Am I still getting this or do I need to re-order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanRees Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 stoked, ordered. do you guys have pressing #'s for this yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw87 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I ordered this yesterday morning from Lugosi records. Am I still getting this or do I need to re-order? same here... what do i do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 If you ordered before you're fine. We'll process it as normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinningBlackCircleofDeath Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 If you ordered before you're fine. We'll process it as normal. Thanks! Cant wait for the American Steel repress. Love that record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 New day bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Steve, PM me if there's a way to add the Reckless Kind to my order. I jumped the gun before the official announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Is the Reckless Kind record streaming anywhere or samples available? I'd like to hear a couple tracks and see what it sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm not sure at the moment. The label is handling all that. I'll check in with Ryan to see when that stuff will be up and around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Is the Reckless Kind record streaming anywhere or samples available? I'd like to hear a couple tracks and see what it sounds like. Video here: Different song streaming here: http://www.lugosirecords.com/artists I swear there were more on Lugosi's site the other day but I can't find them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Here's a live vid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 New week bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opivy Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Any chance of a release show edition for Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I'm not actually sure on that one. The records will be there barring something weird but I don't know if they did anything special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludesmaaan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 shit, this record being back in print is special enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyregret Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I hope Ryan's new label puts out that unreleased Communique album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 And that AmSteel 7" that Scott mentioned on AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludesmaaan Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I hope Ryan's new label puts out that unreleased Communique album wait, for real? I had no idea about an unreleased album. Do you know when it was recorded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyregret Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Yeah I think it was recorded right before American Steel reunited. They talk about it in an interview you can read here http://www.innocentwords.com/tabId/807/itemId/732/With-Communiqu-in-the-rearview-mirror-American-S.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xunspokenliesx Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 If anyone is coming to the show tonite...come say Hi...I'll be selling merch for AmSteel and I'll also have records from my labels (Mission Social Club & Swagger City Records). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opivy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 If anyone is coming to the show tonite...come say Hi...I'll be selling merch for AmSteel and I'll also have records from my labels (Mission Social Club & Swagger City Records). Tell the guys in Am Steel that their Leatherface cover was awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Which song did they play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyregret Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I was planning on ordering this reissue in the near future, but on a whim I decided to visit AKA Records in Philly. Someone must have unloaded a ton of punk vinyl recently, and I was able to purchase the original Lookout Records pressing for $19. I was pretty stoked on the find as I understand it's not readily available and/or cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opivy Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Which song did they play? Daylight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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