October 24th, 2004

Hmm... Someday soon these will get to happen more frequently. It hasn't happened yet, but someday!

The Observers LP is out and selling fast. I am very nearly out of the first pressing of 600 on red vinyl. MAXIMUMROCKNROLL gave it a mind blowingly great review, and the record made it into 9 people's Top Ten lists!! Hot damn! The CD has an extra song, and let me tell you, I am not happy about that. Ideally, the extra track would have been on the LP, not the damn CD, but it just wouldn't fit. Thanks to the band for going on a five week US tour in support of the record, that always helps! If you haven't heard their 7" on Super Secret Records, check it out!

The next release on Vinyl Warning will be releasing is the PLAN R "Smash The State (OF Oregon)" 7", sometime in January. This is probably the most Hardcore of any records that I have released, but I assure you, it's great!! The band features Colin of The Observers "singing" hilarious early '80s HC. These guys have some of the most rabid local fans ever, and their live shows are out of control! They played a show in a basement this summer, and the kids were so excited that they danced their way right through a wall!

In other news, The Diskords keep getting better. They are recording their second LP for Dirtnap Records soon, and releasing it in March. Their new songs are fantastic, and I'm sure the album will be a hit.

On a sad note, both The Triggers and Electric Eye have broken up. Thanks for all of the great shows, good times, and doing records with me, Portland will miss you. Both bands have more records coming out on various labels, so look out for those.

March 8th, 2004

Well, at last an update! Thanks to Jesse from Know Crap, and Mikey Mind (of The Minds and The Observers) this should be able to happen much more frequently.

The Diskords LP and CD is finally out (since December) and selling well. If you haven't heard their 7" on Dirtnap, check it out! It rules!!

The next Vinyl Warning release (Warning no. 8) will be an LP and CD (and possibly a small run of cassettes!) by the great Portland band The Observers. This band came up out of the ashes of The Speds, but has really evolved into something unique and great. The have some very catchy sing along parts, but also a very dark and moody feel to all of the songs. Look for this record in May or so. I do not forsee the delays that plagued the Diskords album (but then again, I didn't forsee those either, did I?) The Observers just opened up for The Subhumans (UK, not Canada) at the enormous Crystal Ballroom, here in Portland. It was packed, and the kids went nuts for the melancholy anthems that the boys were playing for them! It sure was funny to see them on that huge stage though!

The Exploding Hearts 7" is indefinetly OUT OF PRINT. I'm sorry, believe me. I don't have any for sale. I still think about them every single day. Terry is working on a new band with Gabe (of the Riffs) that should be amazing.

I'm out of stock of the Diskords and Electric Eye 7"s. Check the mailorder sites mentioned on the contact/ordering info page, some of them might have these. I will re-press these, but not right away.

Lots of folks have sent their demos in lately, so I figured that I should say something. Vinyl Warning is a Portland, Oregon record label. If I won the lottery, I would love to put out records by bands from all over the world, but as it is, I can't. I have the funds and time to put out a few records per year by the best Punk, Garage, and Power Pop bands that Portland has to offer. If you want to send in your bands demo, go right ahead! I do a radio show here in Portland called Life During Wartime, and will likely play a song or two from your demo on there. (Please include a track listing. Thanks.)

July 22, 2003

(l to r) Matt, Terry, Jeremy, and Adam

My heart is broken right now. I heard the news about the accident early Sunday afternoon, and have been reeling since. It is so difficult to believe or accept that three friends, three incredibly talented friends are gone. I was lucky enough to be at the first Exploding Hearts show, and was a fan from the first chorus. I am thankful for every time that I got to see them
perform, and every sarcastic wisecrack that I heard from them. Jeremy, Adam and Matt, you will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. Thank you.

-Fred Landeen, Vinyl Warning

MEMORIAL SERVICE for Adam, Jeremy and Matt
Wednesday, July 23rd 2003, 6pm
@ the Old Laurelhurst Church
32nd & SE Ankeny
(Behind Music Millenium)

BENEFIT SHOWS
(to help the families cover the funeral expenses)

Wednesday, July 30th
The Epoxies
The Riffs
King Louie
The Minds
@ Dante's 21 & over

Wednesday, July 30th
The Briefs
The Spits
The Diskords
Electric Eye
@ Meow Meow ALL AGES
(Lineup may change)

For other friends and fans, I recommend the Dirtnap Records Message Boards for connecting with other people who are experiencing the same loss right now. (http://pub.alxnet.com/forum?id=1088575)

Van accident claims three lives
07/20/2003
Associated Press

COBURG, Ore. - A van flipped over on Interstate 5 just north of Eugene early Sunday, killing three people and injuring two.

Oregon State Police say the victims apparently were members of a band traveling from San Francisco to Portland.

Witnesses told police the van left the freeway at about 6 a.m. and hit gravel, tried to get back onto I-5 and rolled over, closing northbound lanes for more than three hours.

Two passengers, Jeremy Gage of Beaverton, 21, and Adam Cox, 23, of Escondido, Calif., were thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Matthew Fitzgerald, 20, of Portland, died at a hospital.

Terry Six, 21, and Rachelle Ramos, 35, both of Portland were treated for apparently minor injuries.

Police said only Ramos was wearing a seatbelt.

June 1st, 2003

Well, after a year of putting out records together, VINYL WARNING is now a one man operation. Mr. Means is too busy with his many publishing persuits to throw money away on Punk records anymore. Best of luck to him, and a world of gratitude from me.

The DISKORDS full length is moving at a snails pace torwards completion, but have faith folks, it will happen!! I hope that at least the CD's will be available by July 31st, the day berfore the boys head out on their first tour! Check out their website for updates on tour dates. Speaking of which, they finally bought a domain name, and so now have a new website. It looks sharp, check it out here.

THE EXPLODING HEARTS 7" will have a THIRD pressing soon, with an entirely new cover! It looks really great, you're gonna love it!

March 9th, 2003

OK, lots of news this time!! We have just taken steps to ensure that we never go so long with out an update again!!

First off, THE FLIP-TOPS 7" is finally out!! Grab some copies while we still have some green vinyl left!

We have signed on with Road To Ruin Distribution!! This should help us get into a lot more stores and save us some hassle. This is an exclusive distribution arrangement, so if you want copies of our records for your store, mailorder or distribution, you will have to talk to the very friendly Pat at Road To Ruin. This also means that we cannot do trades with other labels, sorry! To reach Road To Ruin, check out their website here.

We are sold out of the colored vinyl of ALL of our records, except THE FLIP-TOPS 7"!! Sorry folks, but the rest are GONE! Check eBay...

The Re-pressing of the "Anatomy Of A..." compilation is taking longer than it should, sorry. Hopefully we will have copies available by the end of March.

In upcoming releases news, we are going to release the debut full length from THE DISKORDS!! The boys have already recorded the album, and it sounds AMAZING!! Look for a much expanded sound, and more blazing Punk Rock from these guys. The album is as yet untitled, but we can tell you that it will be released on both limited edition colored vinyl and CD. The CD will have 13 tracks, while the LP will have 14 (all original) tracks! That's right, the VINYL gets the bonus track!! We hope to release this in June or so, we'll keep you posted.

THE EXPLODING HEARTS 7" was called "Hands down, the best single of 2002." in the March issue of MAXIMUMROCKNROLL. They also said that THE TRIGGERS 7" "(is a) fucking great record.". Also, one or both of these records made it onto ten of the fifteen staff Top Ten lists!! Whew!

November 24th, 2002
THE TRIGGERS 7" and THE EXPLODING HEARTS 7" are both out now, and available for mail order.

Also, as of today, the "Anatomy Of A..." compilation 7" is available!! The covers look great!! The vinyl is the color of toothpaste! It's bright milky green, like an after dinner mint or something. We will only have a few of these available for mailorder at first, and only the first pressing will be on the colored vinyl, so snatch them up quick!! If you are in Portland, and over 21, come down to the record release show tonight at Ash Street.

The FLIP-TOPS 7" should be out by X-mas! We had a hell of a time with getting the cover art formatted properly, but now it is ready and will go to the printers next week. Hot damn!

Congratulations to THE DISKORDS on their one year anniversary! Teddy said that he is 3 inches taller than he was when they recorded their 7" (in April)! They keep getting better and better, look for their debut full length to be released by VINYL WARNING in the new year.

October 1st, 2002
THE TRIGGERS "Gasoline" 7" is slightly delayed. We got the covers back, and they have to be re-done. Sorry! Look for it in two weeks or so. I will update as we have a better idea of when it will be avaialble. The band are grabbing half of the colored vinyl, so we will only have 100 copies of the Nacho Cheese color. They are going on a West Coast tour starting October 31st, make sure to check them out in your area! We will post tour dates soon.

THE EXPLODING HEARTS 7" will be out in three weeks, that's October 21st! People are already trying to order it!

"Anatomy Of A..." is the title of the four label / four band collaborative split 7" that we are a part of. There will be a picture of the cover, and a full description up here in the next week or so.

Now Wave has done a review of the ELECTRIC EYE 7"! Read it here.

We're starting to get some reviews of our records in!
So far, MAXIMUMROCKNROLL loved THE DISKORDS' 7". They gave it a great review and it made it onto four seperate top ten lists in the October, 2002 issue! Yay!

Shredding Paper magazine also gave the Diskords 7" a thumbs up review!

Razorcake zine hasn't reviewed any of our records yet, but the Diskords 7" made it to #6 on the Underground Medicine Top 20 list in issue #10.

Also, Bryce Dunn (of The Smugglers and New Town Animals) wrote a great review of both THE DISKORDS' and ELECTRIC EYE 7"s in The Discorder, a publication of CITR radio in Vancouver, B.C. Check it out here!

There is an very, VERY enthusiastic review of THE DISKORDS' 7" on the Now Wave Zine website!! Check it out here!


THE FLIP-TOPS have recorded their 7" for us, and we have sent it off to the pressing plant! There is still some debate as to what the cover will look like though. There will be a picture of it posted as soon as it's done. Check out their newly added MP3 below!

We will also be co-releasing a 4 label / 4 band compilation 7" sometime in November. THE ELECTRIC EYE will be representing VINYL WARNING with another ass kicking track! The other labels / bands that are taking part are: Extra Ball Records (Multiball mag.) / THE HUNCHES , Jonny Cat Records / THE TRIGGERS , and Jealous Butcher / CAPTAIN VS. CREW.