Karate’s first five years, boxed in classic Numero fashion and annotated by frontman Geoff Farina. Collaging DC post-hardcore, De Stijl, and Django Reinhardt, this five LP set includes their self-titled debut, In Place of Real Insight, The Bed Is In The Ocean, period 7”s, and previously unissued 1993 demo. 41 late millennium accounts of 2AM bike rides, punk house floors, skinny dipping, regrettable tattoos, and Interstate 95 commuting, all remastered from the original tapes and housed in sturdy tip-on sleeves for the discerning Karate enthusiast. Don’t drown.
Pre-order: Release date is September 12th - Orders will begin shipping in mid August!
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Track List
- Karate LP
- A1 Gasoline
- A2 If You Can Hold Your Breath
- A3 Trophy
- A4 What Is Sleep?
- A5 - - -
- B1 Bad Tattoo
- B2 Every Sister
- B3 Bodies
- B4 Caffeine Or Me?
- - In Place Of Real Insight LP
- C1 This, Plus Slow Song
- C2 New Martini
- C3 Wake Up, Decide
- C4 It's 98 Stop
- D1 New New
- D2 The New Hangout Condition
- D3 On Cutting
- D4 Die Die
- D5 Today Or Tomorrow
- The Bed Is In The Ocean LP
- E1 There Are Ghosts
- E2 The Same Stars
- E3 /Diazapam
- E4 The Last Wars
- E5 Bass Sounds
- F1 Up Nights
- F2 Fatal Strategies
- F3 Outside Is The Drama
- F4 Not To Call The Police
- - Parts Undone 2xLP
- G1 Cherry Coke
- G2 Remembering To Forget
- G3 Hard Song
- G4 First Time
- H1 Dating Is Stupid
- H2 Starfish
- H3 Schwinn
- H4 Remembering Reprise
- I1 Death Kit
- I2 Nerve
- I3 Cherry Coke (7inch version)
- J4 The Schwinn (7inch version)
- J5 Operation: Sand
- J6 Empty There
