Banquet Cru

Okay, may be a little bit of a late pass on this one, but not to worry as it's a pretty great LP and I'm sure people are still wanting to talk about this one. 

Gnarwolves S/T LP. This came out on Tangled Talk and Big Scary Monsters here in the UK, and Banquet Records got an exclusive colourway. This is the Banquet exclusive on Clear Green w/ Clear and White Splatter /300. I think there was an /200 variant, but I missed out and grabbed this instead. Annoying, as up to this point I have the rarest 1st press colour of all the 7''s. But I'm not overly fussed, this colour is super pretty and matches the artwork better than the other variants I reckon. 

B-Side / Back Cover. Skulls and Skateboards all over the place here. Much the same with the Playlounge EP; the centre labels have been designed so that the hole doubles as an eye socket, spooky. The back cover is a cool montage thing, with photos that go all the way back to Fun Club. 

No insert here, as the dust cover is printed. I like this for once though; as this is printed on a decent stock card as opposed to those plastic-y dust covers that stick to your records and are a little prone to seam splits. I assume this photo was taken in either in Brighton or Cornwall. 

No lyrics here, which is a shame. Instead we get treated to a spiel about the Great Lizard Xenu and The New World Order. It's a pretty funny read, but seriously I want some lyrics. The thank-you's are a pretty nice read though; as opposed to an endless list of people, there's a bit of explanation into why these people are being thanked.

Just a couple of quick things about the cover. For one, the text (although you can't really see) is printed with some kind of texture or gloss, so it shines a little and stands out a bit more. Secondly, the cover is fully signed under the skulls. Banquet have a habit of doing this for selected new releases; especially if they had a hand in releasing them or if the band in question plays a gig in a Banquet affiliated venue or an in-store performance. It's cool, and doesn't cost any extra (well, I think it's 1p extra) so why not right?

Finally, this is what it looks like held up to the light. It really is quite a great looking record and I'm glad I jumped on this variant. There are still a few on Banquet's online store too; you should maybe grab it. 

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