World War IX-Brown Bagging It (2008)


 

Artist: World War IX

Title: Brown Bagging It

Drinks Side
1Portrait Of Sobriety
2Treasure Hunt
Other Side
1Jesus Freaks
2Employee Of The Month

Label: Red Black and Blue Records

Format: 7"M+ CDR

Cat: RBB-001

Year of Release:2008

Country and Year of Edition: US 2008

Sell Price: $3.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG

Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/22 NM+/VG+  $2.99

Low:$0.99

Median: $2.00

Average: $2.20

High: $3.99

Current low price: $2.98

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6

Have/Want: 24/4

Where Sold: Middletown, MD

Time it took to sell:  8 years

Where and When Purchased:  late aughts from band at Hank's in Brooklyn gig

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B

Sad To See It Go: No

World War IX are one of those "new bands" that are actually 15+ years old now.  I saw these guys at Hank's in Brooklyn and was impressed enough to buy this single from them.  I didn't remember anything from this 4-song EP.  I didn't even remember they included a CD-R with the same 4 songs.  After listening to the record then the CD I realized why.  The vinyl mastering sounds like shit!  The recording is fine.

I wasn't thinking later day Circle Jerks when I saw the band, but that is who they sound like on this record.  The B-side aka the "Other Side" has the better songs.  All can be heard in streamland, although it must be noted as I write this the songs are mislabeled by the distribution.  Shit happens, you have the right links here until they fix it.

The first track actually has a video (!).  You can watch that too.  What the record lacks in audio clarity it makes up for in packaging:  a brown paper bag printed from ULINE where one can order a plethora of boxes.  The ones for vinyl always seem to be either too snug or too big, but they are the cheapest game in town.  At least to my knowledge.

Enjoyable bar band punk rock.


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