Beltones, The

Beltones, The

Fort Liquordale: 1995-1998

Tko

***The Beltones are, beyond debate, one of the best American Punk Rock bands of the late 1990s / early 2000s-era. Hash it out amongst yourselves if you disagree, but them’s the facts. And that’s why TKO Records is pleased to announce the release of Fort Liquordale: 1995-1998. Collecting damn near all of the material from the band’s original South Florida lineup, Fort Liquordale is the definitive document of the Beltones early history. Side A features the first vinyl appearance of the On Deaf Ears mini album and Naming My Bullets 7” material since the limited 2014 Record Store Day reissue. It’s obvious but nonetheless bears repeating that these songs are some of the finest U.S. punk ever committed to vinyl: mandatory listening for all students of the form. Flipping the LP takes things further into the past. SIDE-B compiles the Lock And Load 7” EP, the My Old Man 7” single, two obscure comp tracks and two tracks from the Beltones’ impossibly rare 1995 demo. For any Beltones diehard, this is as complete a chronicle of the band’s earliest material as one could hope for. And that’s that: Beltones records sell themselves, but we had to say something for this blurb.. If you aren’t already a fan, you either haven’t heard them yet, or your musical taste is in question. Edition of 800 copies on olive drab vinyl.

Beltones, The

Cheap Trinkets

Tko

***With TKO rapidly approaching 30 years of operation, it’s an unfortunate fact that we don’t always get to keep titles in print for as long as they deserve. But sometimes enough is enough…And thus, after 24 agonizingly long years, we are happy to announce that the BELTONES’ 2001 classic Cheap Trinkets is finally receiving a painfully overdue TKO reissue. Don’t say we never did nothing for ya.Not only is Cheap Trinkets one of the crown jewels of the early TKO catalog, this album is critical piece of American Punk music. Remastered and expanded to include some comp tracks, B-sides and other easter eggs, this edition of Cheap Trinkets is being granted all the attention and fanfare warranted by a record of its caliber. As the last entry to date in the Beltones’ criminally brief discography, Cheap Trinkets exists as an unassailable piece of the North American Punk canon, and it’s high time everyone got a not so gentle reminder.Maybe you think it’s overkill to callout the Beltones as the Stiff Little Fingers of their time? Maybe mom should’ve laid off the hooch while you were in the womb?Legendary. Definitive. Essential.Call it what you will. The simple fact is that Cheap Trinkets distills Punk spirit into its most essential components and delivers them with an ineffable quality that only the most vital artists in the genre can achieve. Edition of 800 copies on yellow vinyl.