Single Series

A few days ago, I received a trio of 7''s that I've been looking forward to get for months now. The cool thing is they're perfect. The downside is I feel robbed of time as I should've had them about 6 weeks ago. This story takes a little bit of backlog and explaining, so let's dive in: 

On the 2nd of September, me and a mate trekked down to Birmingham to see Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World play an acoustic solo show. Small venue, all seated and since it had been about 5 years since I last saw Jimmy Eat World play, I was more than excited for this one. 

After the set (which was incredible, I had a little moment at For Me This is Heaven, no shame), I lurked the stage and nabbed this setlist.

I also did a little more lurking and met him after, getting the aforementioned setlist signed. The only downside of the night was the lack of records available on the night; the records came in late and were only available on the last UK date. The tour was announced around the same time as a single series went up for pre-order. 3 singles, 3 new songs on the A-Sides and a cover on each B-Side. Neat right? So I had to buy online, but they arrived and this post can now all come together, despite it being a little late. 

Jim Adkins - Hell - RCA Records - 1st Press - Red /1500 

All of the records follow the same layout, which is neat. The colour of the 7'' also correlates to the trim of colour on the cover art. 

Back Cover // B-Side 

None of the records have an insert, and the back cover tells you all you need to know. Normally I would moan about no lyrics, but Jim Adkins stripped down kind of allows you to pick up whatever is being sung without any difficulty. This is my favourite of the B-Sides, a cover of Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper. He explained at the show that songs he chooses to cover sometimes come without any real depth or reason, and I assume this is quite apparent here. 

Jim Adkins - Love Don't Wait - RCA Records - 1st Press - Silver /1500 

I think this was the first song I heard streamed from the bunch, and I dug it straight away. The colour here is cool, the other two are definitely more flat and I was assuming this to be a flat grey; but the neat swirls in the mix definitely stick out. 

Back Cover // B-Side 

I think all the songs were self produced, which is cool. There's nothing I don't like about this little solo project. It seems more fun than most, and doesn't appear like it will take up any time from Jimmy Eat World too which is calming for me! 

Jim Adkins - I Will Go - RCA Records - 1st Press - Gold /1500 

My favourite of the 3 originals, and it sounded great live. I get that practically this could've gone on to a 12'' or something, but the look of a single series is really cool and doesn't happen too often nowadays. I'm into it, but there wasn't much of a chance of me not liking it either! 

Back Cover // B-Side 

Finally, here is a little group shot

Cheers!!