Give Blood Re-Issue LP

2012

Bane – Give Blood Re-Issue – Spearmint Green Test Press (no number/15)

Bane – Give Blood Re-Issue (Equal Vision) – Red (400)

Bane – Give Blood Re-Issue (Triple B) – Red/White Splatter (200)

Bane – Give Blood Re-Issue (Triple B) – White (400)

Bane – Give Blood Re-Issue (Triple B) – Black (1000)

Got everything as pre-order so no dramas getting these (see test press tab for some info on that). Its a super cool re-issue with the massive booklet with some added bits and well because its give blood, it fucking rules. Printing on red then red/white is a bit of a downer, even if the red was through equal vision (who originally released it back in 2001), even though the record says triple B. The Rome 2010 picture on the inside cover annoys me because I wished I had jumped in that photo as I was around with them that afternoon. I still love that test press spearmint green!

Holding This Moment LP

2010

Bane - Holding This Moment - Test Press #12/20

Bane - Holding This Moment - green (500)

Bane - Holding This Moment – red/white split (250)

Bane - Holding This Moment – yellow/black/grey (250)
Bane - Holding This Moment – CD

When I was originally going to have just one of each release I ordered the yellow/black and then read how everybody compared it to vomit. Now having all three I still dont see why its bad, the green is boring (perhaps its just because bane seemed to print just about everything in green). The red/white is pretty clean and its always nice having the entire collection, including the cd.

Rome 12:58 am 7"

2009

Bane - 12:58 AM Rome - Test press #13/20

Bane - 12:58 AM Rome - haze magenta/blue (250)

Bane - 12:58 AM Rome - grey (500)

Bane - 12:58 AM Rome - magenta (250)

For a while I was a bit confused about which was which with the two magenta based colours but somehow ended up with some spares and finally got ones where the difference was obvious. My magenta/blue copy also has nothing printed on the inside, Matteo seemed to think this is odd and nobody else has ever said this so maybe I have a one of a kind?

Dublin 11:58 pm 7"

2009

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin - Test Press #4/20

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin – orange/white specs (1st press, 200)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin – orange (1st press, 300)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin - black (1st press, 380)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin – black/green (2nd press, 250)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin – red (2nd press, 250)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin European Tour Version - black (120)

Bane - 11:58 PM Dublin European Tour Version - green (480)

This collection seemed to come together with relative ease via the internet when it all came out ordering direct from Hurry Up! 

Los Angeles 3:58 pm 7"

2009

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles – Black Test Press (#20/20)

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles - clear white (1^st press 1000)

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles - green (1^st press 300)

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles - yellow (1^st press 700)

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles - blue (2^nd press 300)

Bane - 3:58 PM Los Angeles - clear (2^nd press 700) 

I picked up all the colours with ease when released except one. I can't remember which one (I think it may have been the 2nd press blue) required more searching than I was expecting. Each colour is pretty nice and I appreciate a test press with writing on it to give it some character.