The Graveyard Johnnys/The Silver Shine Split vinyl is a limited 12-inch release on Wolverine Records that brings two acts together on a single slab, pressed to just 300 copies worldwide. Catalog number WRR 193 puts this firmly in the label’s roster of limited runs, and at that pressing number you are not dealing with something you will stumble across easily down the line.
Two Acts, One Record
The Silver Shine take up the A-side with four tracks: “In the Middle of Nowhere,” “Never Again,” “Just Make Your Guns,” and a cover of “Jolene.” That last one is a bold choice, a song so deeply embedded in American music that any band putting their name to it is making a statement about where they stand sonically. The fact that it closes out their side rather than leads it suggests some confidence. The Graveyard Johnnys answer on the B-side with “Won’t Back Out,” “Cherylene,” “Poor You,” and “The Wasted.” Four tracks, and that track listing alone reads like a band with a particular worldview. “The Wasted” as a closer has a certain finality to it.
Why the Graveyard Johnnys/The Silver Shine Split Vinyl Belongs in Your Collection
Split releases on small labels at limited runs are exactly the kind of thing that becomes difficult to track down once the initial pressing moves through. Wolverine Records operates in a specific lane, and WRR 193 fits the pattern of releases the label has put out with minimal fanfare and genuine regional appeal. Three hundred copies is not a number that leaves much room. A split format like this also functions as a document of two bands at a particular moment, sharing a record because they belong in the same conversation. That context matters when you are building a collection rather than just accumulating titles.
Format and Pressing Details
This is a standard 12-inch pressing on Wolverine Records, catalog WRR 193. No additional pressing notes are available beyond the confirmed limitation of 300 copies. For a release like this, that number is the key detail. Split 12-inches from independent labels at this kind of limitation move quietly and do not tend to reappear. If you have any interest in either of these acts, or in small-label split releases as a format, this one is worth having on the shelf sooner rather than later.
Tracklist
1. THE SILVER SHINE: IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 2. THE SILVER SHINE: NEVER AGAIN 3. THE SILVER SHINE: JUST MAKE YOUR GUNS 4. THE SILVER SHINE: JOLENE 5. GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS: WON'T BACK OUT 6. GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS: CHERYLENE 7. GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS: POOR YOU 8. GRAVEYARD JOHNNYS: THE WASTED
