Sweet Cobra/Get Rad Split (Color) vinyl is a limited run 7-inch from Hawthorne Street Records, pressed in two variants, clear vinyl and red vinyl, with download codes included. Limited to 700 copies total, this split pairs Chicago’s Sweet Cobra with Get Rad for a release that gives each band a side to do exactly what they do.

Sweet Cobra/Get Rad Split (Color) vinyl: Chicago Heavy Music and 700 Copies

Sweet Cobra are a Chicago band with weight behind them. Their approach to heavy music sits in the sludge and post-metal territory, riff-driven and patient with the kind of production that lets the low end breathe. Get Rad occupy a different space, energetic and direct, which gives this split an inherent contrast that makes the format work. The 7-inch split is the ideal vehicle for pairing bands who share a scene without sharing an exact sound, and Hawthorne Street chose the pairing correctly here.

The Limited Pressing and What 700 Copies Means

700 copies split between clear and red vinyl variants is a small run. Hawthorne Street is not a large distributor, and the combination of a limited pressing, a split format, and color vinyl means this release sold through its initial run in the collector and independent music markets. The download codes included with the physical pressing acknowledge that the vinyl buyer also wants to listen on the move, which is a sensible gesture from a label that understands its audience.

Why This Split Belongs in a Collection

7-inch splits from independent American labels with pressing runs under a thousand copies are the kind of physical objects that become genuinely difficult to find once the initial distribution cycle closes. For collectors working the Chicago heavy music scene or the broader American underground, this Sweet Cobra/Get Rad split on color vinyl represents a specific moment in those bands’ development and a specific decision by Hawthorne Street Records about what was worth releasing in limited physical form. The 700-copy limit and the color variants make this a split with genuine collector logic. Hawthorne Street Records understands their audience, and the decision to offer both clear and red variants acknowledges that collectors will want specific versions rather than accepting whatever is left. For anyone working the Chicago heavy music scene or the broader American independent underground, this Sweet Cobra/Get Rad split is the kind of physical document that earns its place in a collection by being exactly what it says it is: limited, specific, and made for people who take both the music and the format seriously.

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