SIGNS OF HOPE!
Awesome mail day yesterday!
so when i heard that Detonate records was going to be putting out the new signs of hope record on a 7" i was excited! i already had a complete collection and i was eager to keep it that way! then Paul from detonate/SOH said that there was going to be 6 regular colors and then 5 transition colors and a test bugger i thought that 12 records! Eager to keep the collection complete however i shelled out and sent Paul a message asking he make sure i got all the colors and a test. Paul messaged me back saying no problem whatsoever! When paul got the test in he said that i was going to be getting 1/5 the only one with writing from the plant on, SCORE! About a week ago paul recieved all the records! turns out he now has 7 transition colors! including the delightful "Piss" color /2 ( if you ask me Paul need sto drink more fluids as its a murky gold color!) since there were now 7 transitions i asked Paul if i could grab the 2 i needed if i sent him the money for the ones i needed Paul said sure thing and sent the records my way!
Yesterday morning i recieved this!
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - White /119
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Clear /108
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Red /74
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Gold /62
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Green /57
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Pre-order Blue /29
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Smokey Transition press /14
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Milky blue Transition press /11
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Oreo Transition press /8
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Red/black Transition press /6
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Green/blue Transition press /6
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Spotted Gold Transition press /4
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Piss (Alex/josh) Transition press Alex/2
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - TEST 1/5 (only one with writing on lables from pressing plant)
Below here are the regular press colors! none are numberd or stamped!
mine however did look a little special
My clear had light grey streaks in it
and my white has a arc of whte in it near the lables
Anyway here are my special transitions! each one is number 1/whatever
first up is the "Milky blue" /11
very nice reminds me of what milk looks like if you put fruit squash in it.
here is the "Smoke" /14 i am a huge fan of clear records with splashes of color in them! if i ever release something of my own it will be clear/orange.
The next is an odd one "Oreo" /8 its clearly a mix of white and black! however if you hold it to a light it looks like there is some clear in thee as well near the lable! prehaps its only clear and white who knows!
probably the prettiest of the 7 transitions is the clear "green/blue" /6! its very nice its mainly green around the edges but it somtimes streaks towards the middle!
the "red/black" or as i like to call it "Dirty blood" /6 transitions is pretty cool! black streaks around the outside of a clear red record!
The "spotted gold" /4 is pretty much just the gold with some black streaks! this makes me think! how did so much black get into so many of the transitions? the only black SOH records were the tests!
By far the oddest is the "Piss" /2 these were not so much numberd as they were named! mine was Alex/2 and the other was Josh/2.Dispite what Paul told me this dose not smell of piss!
this is quite possibly the most confusing test press that i own!
heres what i can work out.
Line 1: Signs of hope - choices made - E.P. - Alex peter whiley ? - Test press 1/5
Line 2: Signs of hope - in - a - straight edge - HCB???????
i need to ask Paul!
that strange man!
Full Choices made collection!
Full Signs of Hope collection:
Signs Of Hope - DEMO '03 TAPE
Signs Of Hope - DEMO - Self Released - TEST PRESS 6/8
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - TEST PRESS /15
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 1st press SWIRLED BLUE! /108
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 1st press BLUE! /406
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 2nd press US tour 2008 press, BROWN! hard cover /40
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 2nd press US tour 2008 press, BROWN! soft cover /5
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 2nd press US Tour 2008 cover (No For An Answer ripoff cover) numbered "XXXXX" ,swirled black /5
Signs Of Hope - "First And Foremost" - 2nd press European tour press, ORANGE! /75
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - White /119
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Clear /108
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Red /74
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Gold /62
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Green /57
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Pre-order Blue /29
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Smokey Transition press /14
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Milky blue Transition press /11
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Oreo Transition press /8
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Red/black Transition press /6
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Green/blue Transition press /6
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Spotted Gold Transition press /4
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - Piss (Alex/josh) Transition press Alex/2
Signs Of Hope - Choices Made - Detonate - TEST 1/5 (only one with writing on lables from pressing plant)
Below is my fully finished Varsity Jacket! im so stoked to have this!
