JOHN HENRY WEST - Doors Bolted Shut LP+CD (Colour Vinyl)

Label: Ebullition

Every era, generation, and microcosm of punk/hardcore has its benchmark that define the sound, attitude, and climate of what is going on in the moment and Bay Area’s JOHN HENRY WEST is considered to be among them. Front to back, this record is like one guitar flourish, vocal pattern, and stomping intro after another that will no doubt get stuck in your head once these tunes get enough spins to become familiar.

John Henry West featured members of Fuel, Navio Forge, Bread & Circuits, Torches To Rome, End Of The Line and plenty more! They played 50 shows between the fall of 1992 and the late summer of 1993. This discography features the 4 tracks from their 7″ on Gravity Records, and side B features their songs from the “3/12/93” compilation and “A History of Compassion and Justice?” compilation LP, as well as 2 previously unreleased songs. The bonus CD features the original 6 song demo, their final live show at the Gilman (7 tracks), and a live set that they played on WUSB Radio in July of 1993 (9 tracks). Comes with a booklet with lyrics and photos.