Final Gasp are from Boston, Mass and although it’s a lazy comparison - Samhain worship springs to mind. Their live shows look fun as hell - lots of great merch and fake blood.
Here are 3 of the 4 cassettes from this band - variants excluded. There’s also a 12” of the Baptism of Desire EP and another 12” on Triple B. I’m working on chasing it up trust me! There’s a record release of the Triple B EP ‘Final Gasp’ with a limited cover that rips the Halloween 3: Season of the Witch art, and I’m a sucker for that film.
Final Gasp - Baptism of Desire - Helter Skelter Productions - Green /100
This was previously released by Primitive Propaganda on cassette and sold out - but Helter Skelter (now Regain) reissued it on cassette (and vinyl with 3 different cover variations). They also released a live VHS tape I’m really tempted to pick up.
Final Gasp - Live at Ralph’s Diner - Kierrepotku Records - 1st Press /50
A live soundboard recording of Final Gasp from October 2020 and the recording I return to most often. This has a full J-Card with lyrics inside but taking even a half decent photo just didn’t happen.
Finally - we have Fine Live For A Murder - a bootleg of sorts. Kierrepotku also released this but it’s marketed as a boot, and is another soundboard recording from an August 2021show. The setlist is the same as the other cassette, but there are only 13 copies of this out in the world.
This cassette comes in its own custom mailer with a hand screened patch and button.
Live At Ralph’s Diner plays on one side, but on this recording the setlist is split into two halves. I assume the label had a few spare C20’s and fancied having some fun. For such a limited release this thing has some real DIY love put into it.
That’s it for now folks, but I’ll keep buying Final Gasp stuff and I’ll post anything fun I find! Their new cassette has a Husker Du cover too, which is a fun left turn. I’m going to continue the spooky theme with my next post. It’s not an OG copy of a Misfits 7” or anything, but still quite fun.
