Skip to content
Hello and thanks for reading! I am doubting we will have copies of my Staff Pick in stock as this is being read. Every time I look back at our stock it is less than before. I have been trying to hit up all my friends to ensure they get a copy though, so each time I check back usually it’s going to be one copy less by default haha. We saved a few for the shop too… so if you are a local, you might have a chance to get the last copy this weekend if you come by. I never really thought this stuff would get reissued. Of course, when the same label did the EP last year, I had a feeling this would come later down the road. I think this reissue is significant cos it’s the first time since the original release where the complete track list is included. The 90s VARAUS CD compilation omitted three tracks, the same three tracks the Feral Ward 1/1 LP also omitted. I mean, the LP was made with the same sound source as the CD, I am pretty sure anyway. I heard those tracks were not included on the reissue cos of the sound quality. I don’t know if they were made from master tapes or what, but I thought the sound was very good on the CD. I read online the original 12” did not have very good sound in general, so I was pretty excited to hear this pressing since it was advertised as the original “lo-fi” mix. Comparing it to the Feral Ward LP, there is an obvious difference in the sound. One could argue the re-master had better sound than the original. It’s much more powerful but not in a terrible compressed way. Speaking of the Feral Ward LP (slash CD reissue), I think this is the way I have always listened to VARAUS. Maybe I have a 1/2 LP rip on my computer somewhere, but it felt like my first time listening to these three songs that were left off the later reissues. That was pretty sick. Those Feral Ward LPs are not easy to come by, and you’re probably going to have to pay up a bit to get one. So, it’s great that there is another version that is in print! I hope it remains in print for some time. Alright, that’s all for today. Thanks for the support!!!