BRAID Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five (2 LP) 1995 1st U.S.ORIGINAL HC Emo Punk NM

Sold Date: August 12, 2014
Start Date: August 5, 2014
Final Price: $26.01 (USD)
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                                      “RECORDELITE”

                   AUTHENTIC HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL 

                                            VINYL

Released in 1995, and reissued here for its 15th anniversary in 2010,  is the first full-length from . Influenced by bands like , , and , but adding their own aggression to the music, the album shows the lines that can be drawn between the early days of emo and hardcore. Moody songs jerk back and forth from jangly melody to raw-throated angst, laying down the blueprint for what would become modern emo-core. As a debut, the album shows  at their most raw and unrefined, giving the emotion conveyed on the album a sincerity that’s difficult to manufacture. The downside is that the album also shows the band at their most unfocused, meandering through 26 tracks (one for each letter of the alphabet) separated by radio static mixed with snippets of some of their musical contemporaries. While this is an album that is certainly essential for  fans, it may be too scattered to draw in the uninitiated. However, as a relic from the early days of a genre, it’s a listening experience that’s difficult to pass up for anyone looking to delve into the early days of midwestern emo.

"Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five" BRAID, 1995 HC Punk/Indie Lp, Divot Records DR-002 Rare U.S. Band's 1st album, Original with White Custom Labels, thick inflexible vinyl,  no bar code ...Please note this is not the more common 15th anniversary reissue often mistaken for this....the very.... First Edition.  And a Emo punk masterpiece!!   (see closeup of label)

Records are Visually graded 

VINYL:  NM Glossy Beautiful

COVER:  NM-  to VG++ 

No ringwear, No seam splits, No stains, no writing, no edgewear, with large rt hand corner crease

LABEL: NEAR MINT

Crisp, clean!  No writing, no stickers.

SHIPPING: Prompt Careful Professional packing and Next Day shipping. All Lps come boxed carefully in professional corrugated boxes made specifically for Lps, plus the Lps are housed in clear plastic Lp sleeves. The vinyl remains in its inner sleeve but is removed and separated from cover (except for sealed Lps) for shipping to prevent seam splitting. A cardboard filler pad is also provided for extra protection.

International:  $18.50        Australia: $20.50        Canada: $13.50    

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