NEW YOU VANDAL TRACK, 7″ OUT OCT. 29TH

We’re excited to announce a brand new release from our favorite punks outta Gainesville, You Vandal!

Just in time for their appearance at The Fest we bring you two new tasty You Vandal jams served up on some hot, and we mean HOT, lathe cut ‘wax’. Limited to a pressing of 50, we’ve got 30 Clear lathe cuts that will be exclusive to the band and available for the first time at The Fest, and 20 Black versions that we’ll be launching for sale on our Limited Run webstore very shortly.

In the meantime, the fine folks from The Bad Copy are premiering the A-side track “Running in Place”. Check it out right here.

While Gainesville is typically known for its brand of gruff punk associated with No Idea Records, You Vandal combines those influences with punk and pop-rock influences, delivering songs full of well-polished melodies begging you to sing along. This band may have more in common with New Found Glory than Hot Water Music, but they still manage to stay clear of any cringe-inducing clichés that come along with genre. Their upcoming releases are the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s I Just Want to Go Back to Hell. Be sure to keep an eye out for shows across the US throughout the next year in support of their upcoming full-length release due out in early 2022.

If you haven’t given I Just Want to Go Back to Hell a listen, head on over to our Bandcamp page and check it out and maybe even pick up a copy of the vinyl while you’re at it.

BELVEDERE ‘ANGELS LIVE IN MY TOWN’ LIMITED PRESSING

If you’re on our mailing list than you already know that we’ve got a super limited pressing available of Belvedere’s seminal skate punk classic Angels Live in My Town. If you’re not on our mailing list, well, you’d best hurry up and grab one because we’ve already gone through more than half of the 100 copies of this release that are available.

Back in 2012 we released a sick double LP with our favorite Canadian skate punks, Belvedere. The Self-Titled double LP featured the band’s sophomore release Angels Live in My Town and third full length release ‘Twas Hell Said Former Child. We pressed 1000 on Opaque Red and Coke Bottle Clear respectively.

Well, pressing plants being all jacked up and on 10 month turns is nothing new, nor is over pressing a record, and that’s what we have here.

118 copies of Angels Live in My Town were ‘over pressed’. A bunch were double labeled, or had labels partially adhered, and unsellable. No copies of ‘Twas Hell were over pressed. So, what to do with the 100 good copies of Angels?

Well, here we are nine years later and we’ve got the answer.

We went back to our good friend JP Flexner, the man behind the original double LP artwork and asked him to come up with a new design for a limited release cover taking inspiration from the original Angels Live in My Town artwork and the double LP artwork that he created.

The result is a very limited, first time ever available as an individual release ‘pressing’ of Angels Live in My Town. 100 copies only with hand numbered jackets. That’s it. That’s all she wrote. We can’t say for certain that this record will never be released again as a stand alone version, but for now, if you’re a die hard Belvedere fan or a must have vinyl collector, you don’t want to miss out on this limited release.

Grab a copy today over on our Limited Run webstore.

BROADCASTER JOYRIDE +3 OUT OCT 8TH

It’s been a minute since we last heard from Broadcaster, Long Island’s favorite pop-rock sons, but they’re back with a brand new release that features for the first time on vinyl their 2011 digital only EP Joyride along with the three tracks from 2012’s seven inch release Tightrope Walker and previously unreleased acoustic versions of the tracks off of Joyride. Pressed on limited Coke Bottle Clear, Black, and Spring Green/Light Blue color in a color vinyl and reworked artwork, this limited pressing will remind you how much fun this band is!

We’ve also launched a preorder for the Coke Bottle Clear and Black vinyl now up on our Limited Run and Bandcamp page. Both come with immediate digital downloads of the entire record with your purchase. If that weren’t enough, we’ve got a few copies of the Tightrope Walker 7″ hanging around that office that we’re going to include with preorders until we run out, so pick up an LP today and we’ll include a copy with your order while supplies last!

Big shout out to Chorus.fm for premiering ‘Vacation Days’ last week. In case you missed it check out the video below…

MIND POWER RELEASES LYRIC VIDEO FOR ‘GROUNDED’

Earlier this year Mind Power released one of the heaviest records of 2021, aptly named Self Torture.

We’re stoked to work with the fine folks over at No Echo to bring you a brand new lyric video for the track “Grounded”.

Originally released as quarterly digital only releases by the band, the 11 tracks off of Self Torture read like a book that’s woven from those releases with a cathartic, brutally honest, and at times self deprecating voice.

Featuring vocals from ex-A Life Once Lost frontman Robert Meadows and a lineup that includes former members of Ligeia, Dead End Path, and Bring the Heat, Self Torture features guest appearances from notable metal standouts like Norma Jean’s Cory Brandan, Darkest Hour’s John Henry and Michael Schleibaum, The Red Chord’s Mike McKenzie, and Most Precious Blood’s Rob Fusco just to name a few. Remastered by heavy music heavyweight Alan Douches, Mind Power’s first physical release is as heavy and earnest as the vinyl is beautiful.

You can still grab a copy of the limited Red & Black Splatter vinyl as well as the Opaque White on our new Limited Run webstore and Bandcamp page.

NEW WEBSTORE

That’s right, we’ve finally got a new WEBSTORE!

Click on the link to check out our new Limited Run webstore. We’re slowly adding older back catalog items, but you can now get physical and digital copies of our latest releases direct from us as well as immediately when you purchase some vinyl, etc.

Look for new releases and pre-orders going up on the new Webstore in the weeks to come!

FINAL ASTPAI SHOW SEPT 4TH

Astpai’s final show will be headlining the Schlachthof Open Air Festival in Wiener Neudstadt, Austria, Saturday, September 4th. Yeah, things are crazy with Covid, and their final shows were supposed to be last year, so if you’re vaxxed and ready to party, why not head over to Austria and show the guys some love?

Gone, but not forgotten. Thanks for the memories, guys.You can grab tickets for the event here – TICKETS!

25TH ANNIVERSARY SUBSCRIPTION CLUB

YEAH, we’ve been a little MIA lately, but we’re gearing up for a fun second half of 2021, and first up is something we’ve been working on for the better part of the last 8 months. Now that every pressing plant in the States is jammed up with 10 month turn times it’s a good thing we were keeping busy in lockdown.

Some how, some way, we’ve managed to stick around for 25 years. Crazy, right? All the ups and downs, the good decisions, the bad decisions, for better or for worse, we’re still here. To celebrate we’ve put together a little something to mark the occasion, our VERY FIRST SUBSCRIPTION CLUB.

Welcome to the 2021/2022 Jump Start Records Subscription Club!

2021/2022 MEMBERSHIP IS CAPPED AT 100 TOTAL MEMBERS AND LAUNCHES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH AT 12PM EASTERN!

To celebrate 25 years of going broke for the hell of it, we’ve put together what we think is a MONSTER of a deal that includes the following:

6 Exclusive Jump Start LP releases/pressings/variants
available only to club members

25th Anniversary T-shirt

25th Anniversary Tote Bag

25th Anniversary Campfire Coffee Mug

Jump Start Records Patch

CLICK HERE TO JOIN

The first three releases included with your membership are READY TO SHIP and include the following:

JST-110LP Astpai – True Capacity

Long overdue US release of Astpai’s final studio album. Originally slated to be released in 2018, this record was put on hold here in the US for various reasons, none of which were rational, but at the time they made sense (at least to me). Time to correct that. 100 copies available with a limited edition hand numbered screen printed J card with original artwork done by Philadelphia artist Estelle Barrett based on the original LP photography. Available on pink (50), translucent blue with black smoke (35), and standard black vinyl (15). This is the only release that requires a color version choice when purchasing your club membership.

JST-091LP Broadcaster – Joyride +3

We’ve had this release on deck for sometime now, but only finally got around to getting it setup for a vinyl pressing during the Covid pandemic. Includes remastered versions of Broadcaster’s 2011 four song EP of the same name, the three tracks from their Tightrope Walker seven-inch release in addition to previously unreleased acoustic versions of all the tracks from ‘Joyride’. Easy to say for fans of Iron Chic and Adult Magic since Jesse plays in both nowadays too. Club exclusive variant of Spring Green and Coke Bottle Clear color in a color vinyl limited to 100 copies with updated artwork from our favorite, JP Flexner.

JST-035LP The Readymen – Restless

Originally slated to be re-released by Jump Start in the early 2000s after the band’s original label, Kingpin Records, went under, we’re stoked to finally bring this ‘masterpiece’ of Pacific Northwest ska-punk back to life. Mastered to the band’s original track sequencing with reworked LP artwork from the original art pieces created and assembled by the band. Club exclusive variant of Opaque Emerald Green with White swirl limited to 100 copies brings this long overlooked band to a new generation of fans that will be quick to see the link between Op Ivy and today’s crop of current bands. Former members went on to play in notable bands like Leftover Crack, MDC, and The Stockyard Stoics.

T-SHIRTS, TOTE BAGS, AND MUGS WILL BEGIN SHIPPING AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2021. Once we have the final numbers for the size breakdown for the shirts we’ll go to a full printing on those and ship out once we have these in hand. T-Shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs, and patches will all ship together and separately from your vinyl.

In addition to these exclusive items you’ll also gain exclusive, member only access to super limited items such as:

– A Wilhelm Scream ‘Diver’ 7″ raffle giveaways (2nd Pressing on White, 2 Copies)

– A Wilhelm Scream ‘Career Suicide’ LP raffle giveaway (2nd Pressing on Translucent Slime Green)

– A Wilhelm Scream ‘Career Suicide’ hand screen printed poster (Limited print included with 3rd Pressing of CS pre-order)

– Crucial Dudes ’61 Penn’ raffle giveaway (2nd Pressing on Clear Vinyl)

– MxPx ‘Plans Within Plans’ Reference Lacquer raffle giveaway (1 copy ever in existence, super rare and limited)

– Plow United ‘Marching Band’ Reference Lacquer raffle giveaway (1 copy ever in existence, super rare and limited)

– Kill Lincoln ‘That’s Cool….’ Reference Lacquer raffle giveaway (2 copies ever in existence, super rare and limited)

– The Siren Six! ‘Voice’ and ‘Young & Professional’ Reference Lacquer raffle giveaways (2 copies of each ever in existence, super rare and limited)

We’ve got more limited and new releases we’re still working out the details on in addition to the three other releases included with your membership. Needless to say, when we do we’ll be giving Subscription Club members first crack of them, whether they be limited 100 (or less) pressing runs or exclusive colors made first and/or only to club members.

DECIBEL MAGAZINE MIND POWER VIDEO PREMIERE

Happy release day to Mind Power!

To celebrate we’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at Decibel Magazine to premiere Mind Power’s brand new video for the track “Mess”.

In the midst of a pandemic Winter dive into the depth’s of Mind Power frontman Robert Meadows’ mind on a bleak journey through darkness and snow in an almost tortured existence beyond dealing with the daily reality of Covid. Written before the pandemic, “Mess” could have easily been a diatribe on the daily life we’ve all come to know all too well the past over the past year, yet here we are.

MIND POWER SELF TORTURE VINYL

Just a quick heads up that Mind Power’s Self Torture vinyl goes on sale tomorrow starting at 11AM!

This limited pressing of 300 is available on Translucent Red/Black Splatter and Solid White and comes in a beautiful gatefold jacket. Each purchase comes with an immediate digital download as well as unlimited streaming access to the record via the Bandcamp app.

Featuring vocals from ex-A Life Once Lost frontman Robert Meadows and a lineup that includes former members of Ligeia, Dead End Path, and Bring the Heat, Self Torture features guest appearances from notable metal standouts like Norma Jean’s Cory Brandan, Darkest Hour’s John Henry and Michael Schleibaum, The Red Chord’s Mike McKenzie, and Most Precious Blood’s Rob Fusco just to name a few.

Originally released as quarterly digital only releases by the band, the 11 tracks off of Self Torture read like a book that’s woven from those releases with a cathartic, brutally honest, and at times self deprecating voice. Remastered by heavy music heavyweight Alan Douches, Mind Power’s first physical release is as heavy and earnest as the vinyl is beautiful.

MIND POWER TO RELEASE SELF TORTURE JAN 29TH

So, 2020 was one for the books, right?

We’re getting things sorted out over here to help ring in our 25th year, so we figured ‘Why not start things in a heavy groove?’

Without a doubt Mind Power is the heaviest band we’ve ever worked with, and it’ll be some time before we release an all out assault on your ears as thundering and groove heavy as Self Torture. Featuring vocals from ex-A Life Once Lost frontman Robert Meadows and a lineup that includes former members of Ligeia, Dead End Path, and Bring the Heat, do we even need to name drop guest appearances on Self Torture by Norma Jean’s Cory Brandan, Darkest Hour’s John Henry and Michael Schleibaum, The Red Chord’s Mike McKenzie, and Most Precious Blood’s Rob Fusco just to name a few? Wait, we just did.

Even without those guest appearances Mind Power’s effort on Self Torture is nothing short of brutal and exhausting.

The foundation for this release lies in the band’s prolific writing and recording throughout 2018 and 2019. Originally released as quarterly digital only releases, the 11 tracks off of Self Torture read like a book that’s woven from those releases with a cathartic, brutally honest, and at times self deprecating voice. Remastered by heavy music heavyweight Alan Douches, Mind Power’s first physical release has been given a while glove treatment by means of a limited Translucent Red/Black Splatter and White vinyl gatefold LP pressing. Originally slated for a 2020 release, we’re excited to finally get this out into the world. Vinyl ordering goes live next Friday, January 22nd, and digital drops on your favorite streaming service Friday, January 29th. Stay tuned for me details on that vinyl!