GRIM008 - Andy Powder & The Drips - EP

Front cover

About the release:

This release is the first Grimtale records 7" EP. All four songs were recorded and mastered just for this EP.

Band's bio:

As a child Andy Powder would find himself captured by the presence of sound. His first music lessons came from a crazed neighbor, Ed, who was infamous around town for having a screw loose. As he listened to his schizophrenic neighbor rant through music theory and history lessons, Andy soon learned guitar from Ed. He watched this madman eccentric become something otherworldly as he played any number of his instruments. Powder was not far behind; mimicking the noises by mouth, and pantomiming the art of playing. Not long after Ed had noticed Andy’s interest in music, Powder saved up enough money to by his first guitar. With the help of his neighbor and friends he would soon learn the beginning steps of what would be become his life’s focus. The Drips are Taylor Harrington on Bass and Ian Abblett on drums, and when they get behind Powder it sounds something like 50's Rock & Roll dressed up with noise and gimmickry. However; to really understand Andy Powder & The Drips, you need to see a show!!!

Tracklist:

Side-A: 

Straight Line

Murder Mack

Runout groove etching: GRIM-008-A-Thanks Joe!

Side-B: 

Bird On A Wire

Walking Down That Midnight Road

Runout groove etching: GRIM-008-B-Phone Home

Back cover

Regular edition:

60 copies released on neon green colored vinyl

Subscriber* variant edition:

30 numbered copies released on neon pink vinyl record

* in 2013, Grimtale Records sold a subscription that included a regular and a subscriber only variant of GRIM-005, GRIM-008 and GRIM009 records, a subscriber only slipmat plus the right to enter subscribers only contests.

Variant edition:

25 copies released on neon green with neon pink splatter vinyl record

Rejected covers

Due to a printer mistake, the first batch of GRIM-008 and GRIM-009 covers were misprinted and rejected. Most of them were destroyed but a few were randomly inserted in orders. If you can collect the four sleeves (3 editions of GRIM-009 and GRIM-008) you'll get a copy of the GRIM-010 7" that will never be sold.

Rejected stamp inside the cover

Rejected cover

Test pressing: