The forefathers of skate punk reissue their seminal debut album across all digital platforms and vinyl August 26. The Deluxe Reissue includes:
· Remastered audio by David Gardner from the original analog tapes.
· 20-page full-color book on the oral history of the band, narrated by John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu).
· Insights from Henry Rollins, Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Rikk Agnew (Adolescents), Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Jeff Dahl (Angry Samoans) & more.
· Unpublished flyers, photos + other fun trinkets.
· Original packaging: labels, lyric sheets, colorways, reproduced in exact detail.
Trust Records is pleased to announce the deluxe reissue of Agression’s cult classic debut album Don’t Be Mistaken, in partnership with B.Y.O Records who initially released the album in 1983. Agression were on the front lines as they fused the union between skateboarding and punk rock cultures. Their fast-paced, pummeling songs not only became anthems for generations to come, but their convergence of punk’s anger and simplicity, mixed with the furious speed of hardcore, became the blueprint for all skate punk bands to follow. As they innovated, everyone else imitated.
Emerging from southern California in the early ’80s, Agression is considered to be the pioneers of the unique hardcore punk movement affectionately dubbed “Nardcore,” created by combining the words “Oxnard” and “Hardcore,” which originated in Oxnard, California. Outside of Agression this Southern California scene featured bands such as Stalag 13, Dr. Know, Scared Straight, and False Confession.
Don’t Be Mistaken is full of rapid-fire skatepunk rhythm and truly stands as a crowning achievement of the movement. The vocals are literally spit out, and the songs are as melodic as they are thrashy.
This masterpiece has been remastered by David Gardner from the original analog tapes and has been repackaged and given the Trust treatment. This deluxe reissue features a beautiful 20-page full-color book on the oral history of the band from inception through the making of Don’t Be Mistaken narrated by John Reis (Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, and Drive Like Jehu). It includes insights from the likes of Roger Miret (Agnostic Front), Rikk Agnew (Adolescents), and Jeff Dahl (Angry Samoans), and many others. The booklet also features unpublished flyers, photos, and other fun little trinkets. The original packaging, including labels, lyric sheets, and original colorways, have been reproduced in exact detail.
ICYMI - Agression is one of the best skate punk bands of all time, and this iconic release is perfect for fans of the Adolescents, Black Flag, T.S.O.L., and the Circle Jerks. The remastered audio is available now via Bandcamp and will be available across all other digital streaming platforms this Friday, August 26 along with its vinyl format; purchase it here.
Listen / Share Remastered Audio Now via Bandcamp
Don’t Be Mistaken Track Listing:
Side A
1 - It Can Happen
2 - Brain Bondage
3 - Non Person
4 - Body Count
5 - Money Machine
6 - No Mercy
7 - Don’t Be Mistaken
Side B
8 - Intense Energy
9 - S.A.T.C
10 - Locals Only
11 - Insomnia
12 - Secret Sex
13 - Stop The Clock
14 - Cat Killer
More About Trust Records:
TrustRecordsCompany.com will house all your favorite punk cornerstones bringing new and exclusive apparel, accessories, vinyl, books, art and so much more. Trust will partner on merch with each iconic artist for every release along the way. Open now, you can already find official Circle Jerks, 7Seconds and BYO Records.
Trust Records is the brainchild of Matt Pincus and Joe Nelson, who met as hardcore kids and went on to build successful careers in music. Matt, who is Non-Executive Founder of Trust, was the bass player of legendary New York hardcore band Judge, went on to found and run SONGS, the leading contemporary music publishing company of its time. Publisher of the Weeknd, Lorde, Diplo, DJ Mustard and many of the world’s leading songwriters and artists, SONGS was the principal competitor to the major label publishers until its sale in 2017.
Joe, who is Co-Founder and GM of Trust, is a music merchandise veteran of two decades. Most recently as Senior Vice President of the Araca Group, and previously at Band Merch and Cinder Block, Joe created merchandising programs for over 100 artists including Run the Jewels, Leon Bridges, Phantogram, The Offspring, AFI, Britney Spears, Papa Roach, Slayer, Motorhead, Bon Jovi, Death Row Records, NWA and Evanescence.
With Trust Records, Matt and Joe want to give back to the scene that got them started in music. The idea for the label came out of Know Your Rights, a non-profit music publisher for hardcore bands such as Gorilla Biscuits and Youth of Today started while Matt was running SONGS. “Hardcore is inherently about DIY, but DIY by definition has no infrastructure,” details Matt about the inherent differences about the genre. “So, when you start to think generationally there becomes a real fear that this music will become lost. Because I ran a publishing company, we started with songwriters. After Joe came aboard, we realized that the best way to preserve and promote hardcore was by starting a label.”
So, Trust Records was born to help get watershed releases back into the hands of the public– to be for hardcore what Folkways is for American folk music or Trojan Records is for ska and reggae. With Joe now at the helm of the project, the label’s mission is to refresh and release these landmarks befitting the respect they deserve in the canon.
