Cable / Malcolm's Lost

split 7"

This one turned out to be a mixed bag, and one of the prime examples of why I did so many split 7"s. This was Cable's, from Conneticut, first release. They were a real up and coming band at the time and I was thrilled to be able to land them for this release. Their noisy hardcore was stellar, and later they landed deals with Doghouse Records, and in turn, Hydrahead Records. Malcolm's Lost is another story. I had heard their 7" on Shadow Records and I LOVED IT. It was, and still is, one of my favorite early 90s hardcore releases. Best described as Brooklyn meets Iceburn. For some reason though, the vocals for my release were high pitched and not so good. Check out that Shadow Records (they also released the first Next Step Up album) 7", it's a good one.

When working with young bands that do not have much of a recording history you never really know what you are going to get. By putting out split 7"s with two bands you hedge your bets a little. The odds are if the bands are pretty good (you have to trust your taste) then at least one of the two recordings is going to be good.

Pressing Info: This one I am not sure of, there are either 1000 or 1500, all on black vinyl. I think just 1000, but I lost the records for this one. Two different printing jobs on the covers, the 2nd one being better.