When I was in high school in Kansas, at age 15, I was washing dishes at Boardroom BBQ (we had a “sauce of the month club” it was amazing) where I saved up enough money to put out a split 7″ by The Anniversary and Proudentall who were both really great Kansas bands.
I pressed 500 copies on the label Paper Brigade Records in 1998 with the songs Alright For Now by The Anniversary and Say Something by Proudentall. I have no idea where they all went but they’re all gone. I know The Anniversary used their song Alright For Now on another 7″ they toured with and their 2 disc discography Devil On Our Side: B-Sides & Rarities that recently came out so you can hear non vinyl version on that.
So I wanted to post this since I re-started the label back up yesterday with the Saintseneca – 4 song 7″/ digital EP which you should also check out. Enjoy!
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MP3 >> The Anniversary – Alright For Now (7″ vinyl version)
You can download the 7″ here for free and I hope you enjoy it. (Thanks to Sid at Too Much Rock for recording it.)
man, i loved the anniversary. i saw this 7″ on ebay selling for a pretty penny not long ago.
I loved The Anniversary so much. I think if they reunited, I’d pretty much drive anywhere in the country to see them.
This will forever be one of my most prized records. I remember mail ordering it and then having my brother put it on a tape for me that I listened to over and over again in my car.
ooohhh how i loved the anniversary in high school. ahhhhhh, takes me back.
Dude, thats an awesome story. Thank you so much for putting out that record and making this page. I only have it on a tape that I may find again someday