Seven Seconds Walk Together, Rock Together (Deluxe) vinyl is the Cobraside exclusive variant on clear vinyl with yellow and purple splatter, limited to 1000 copies, a deluxe reissue of the Reno hardcore band’s second LP produced by Ian MacKaye and engineered by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios, remastered from the original tapes through Trust Records.
Seven Seconds Walk Together, Rock Together (Deluxe) vinyl: The Record and Where It Came From
Seven Seconds formed in Reno, Nevada in 1979 and became one of the most respected acts in early American hardcore, building a reputation on straight-edge commitment and a positive lyrical approach in a scene that frequently chose confrontation over community. Walk Together, Rock Together was their second LP, and it came with production credentials that place it precisely at the center of how early American hardcore was being documented: Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat produced it, and Don Zientara engineered it at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia. That combination of producer and studio, MacKaye and Inner Ear, is not incidental background information but the precise institutional context that gave first-wave American hardcore much of its sonic character and geographic identity.
The Deluxe Reissue and the Cobraside Variant
Remastered from the original tapes and released as a deluxe edition through Trust Records. The Cobraside exclusive variant is specific to this label: 1000 copies on clear vinyl with yellow and purple splatter, a color configuration that exists only in this run and will not be reproduced. For collectors who want the pressing that Cobraside made rather than the standard Trust Records edition, this is the one. The distinction matters because it’s a different physical object, not just a different color.
Why This Pressing Specifically
Ian MacKaye-produced hardcore. Inner Ear Studios. Original tapes remastered. Cobraside exclusive variant. 1000 copies. Seven Seconds Walk Together, Rock Together belongs in any serious American hardcore collection. The Cobraside pressing is the one to have. The clear vinyl with yellow and purple splatter is specific to this Cobraside run and will not be pressed again in this configuration. For the American hardcore collector, the combination of Ian MacKaye production, Inner Ear Studios, and the Cobraside variant pressing makes this the definitive version of the record. The Cobraside exclusive variant on clear with yellow and purple splatter exists in this configuration only in this pressing run. Seven Seconds Walk Together Rock Together on vinyl, with MacKaye production and Inner Ear Studios credentials, is the pressing that belongs in any serious American hardcore collection.
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