In its most basic form, hardcore is the focal point of the energy, recklessness, and frustration of youth. No band from New York embodied this raw emotion so much as
SIDE BY SIDE, vocalizing their disenfranchisement like none who came before them and none who have come since.
Though short lived, the desperation and immediate impact of
SIDE BY SIDE was deeply felt. Coming across not as a preaching, we’re-better-than-you band, and with the gruff realness that many felt was absent in some of their peers,
SIDE BY SIDE tore through the boundaries that were growing in the punk and hardcore scene. They stand today as one of the lasting images of the birth of a new sound, a new scene—taking the sound of early NY punk and hardcore bands like
URBAN WASTE and fusing it with a positive message not unlike
7 SECONDS, but with the anger and intensity of
MINOR THREAT. You’re Only Young Once... is a documentation of nearly all the captured studio output of this infamous band, including their highly sought after 7” EP plus three compilation tracks. You’re Only Young Once... is newly remastered and packaged for the first time as an LP with original artwork—including a full-color, fold-out poster with a reproduction of the original, paste-up lyric sheet insert and a large color version of the back cover photo of this decades out-of-print EP.
Playing a mere 12 shows, their legacy is as strong as their “youth-crew” brethren like
YOUTH OF TODAY,
BOLD, and
JUDGE. A moment in time preserved by these recordings, the energy and
aggression still sounds as urgent as the day it was recorded.
Track Listing
A1. Backfire
A2. My Life To Live
A3. Living A Lie
A4. Look Back
A5. You’re Only Young Once
B1. Friends
B2. Side By Side
B3. Violence To Fade
B4. Dead Serious
B5. The Time Is Now
Pressing Info:
2023 PRESS (Revelation Records - March 13, 2023)
0450 - Fuchsia And White
1500 - Translucent Purple
0600 - Pink
0450 - Opaque Purple
Importiert durch:
MERCHPIT
c/o Thomas Riechert
Stauffenbergallee 12 d
01099 Dresden
Deutschland
info@merchpit.com
