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    Press release!

    7 SECONDS ANNOUNCE WALK TOGETHER, ROCK TOGETHER DELUXE REISSUE VIA TRUST RECORDS IN COLLABORATION WITH BYO RECORDS
    REMASTERED AUDIO AND VINYL AVAILABLE IN-STORES FEBRUARY 3 PRE-ORDER HERE

    THIS EDITION OF THE 1980’S UNDERGROUND CLASSIC INCLUDES:
    - Remastered audio by David Gardner from the original analog tapes.
    - 20-page full-color book with oral history from 1984 - 1986 with commentary from Pushead, Ian MacKaye, Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand), Milo Aukerman (Descendents), Tony Hawk, Shepard Fairey and more.
    - Fully restored version of iconic yellow-and-black cover art.
    - 20 brand-new original cartoons by Brian Walsby.

    When it comes to the ’80s hardcore scene, a handful of releases have legendary status. While Black Flag, Minor Threat, and Bad Brains are the obvious mainstays, 7Seconds were quietly crafting Walk Together, Rock Together, an album that would eventually achieve this vaulted status. The seven-song collection of songs that were as catchy as they were cathartic was produced by Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye at D.C.’s legendary Inner Ear Studios. Today, Trust Records is proud to announce they will be releasing its deluxe reissue of the now cult classic, in partnership with BYO Records, who initially released it as an EP back in 1985.

    After releasing a deluxe edition of 7Seconds’ 1984 full-length The Crew in 2021, Trust is now giving the same treatment to the Walk Together, Rock Together LP, which will feature an aforementioned gatefold 20-page full color book continuing the oral history of the band from 1984 – 1986. The book includes commentary from Pushead, Ian MacKaye, Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand), Norman Brannon (Texas Is The Reason), Milo Aukerman (Descendents), Tony Hawk, Shepard Fairey, Christian Jacobs (Yo Gabba Gabba!), Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) and more. The Trust edition also includes a fully restored version of its iconic yellow-and-black cover art, as well as 20 brand new original cartoons by Brian Walsby.

    Trust Records worked closely with 7Seconds and MacKaye in every detail of this release from the remastering from the original analog tapes by David Gardner at Infrasonic Sound, to the packaging in order to accurately represent these songs’ original intention.
    The remastered audio of the album’s iconic title track “Walk Together, Rock Together”, which served as a battle cry to help assuage the violence of the California’s hardcore scene, is available across digital retailers today.

    “On the ’84 tour, we stayed at Dischord House and recorded with Ian and Don [Zientara],” the band’s frontman Kevin Seconds explains in the book that accompanies the LP. “We did everything in one little session. Everything was recorded and mixed in two nights and that was when Don’s studio, Inner Ear, was at his house. On the recording, you can hear at the beginning of ‘99 Red Balloons’, you can hear this little wind-up toy that belonged to one of his daughters; that was because her toys were all over the studio, spread out all over the place.” Bassist Steve Youth adds, “Kev and I were two dirt-poor kids from Reno, Nevada that finally had the opportunity to drive across America and play some shows. We had done some great shows down in L.A. and Phoenix and the Bay Area, but that was nothing compared to driving in a ’58 Volkswagen bus across and then finally ending up at the Dischord House. My brother and I were such huge Minor Threat fans and finally being able to record with Don and Ian was a dream for us. I was only 18 at the time. I was just a snotty-nosed kid!”

    The feeling was mutual as MacKaye is quoted as saying that “7 Seconds were a band that really spoke to me” as the band helped fill a void in the hardcore scene leading into the Revolution Summer. While the D.C. post-hardcore scene has been well-documented, the history of Walk Together, Rock Together hasn’t… until now.

    Walk Together, Rock Together Deluxe Reissue will be available in stores and streaming across digital retailers on Friday, February 3. Pre-order or Pre-save it here.



    Walk Together, Rock Together Deluxe Reissue Track Listing:

    Side A

    1 - In Your Face
    2 - Spread
    3 - 99 Red Balloons

    Side B

    4 - Remains To Be Seen
    5 - Walk Together Rock Together
    6 - How Do You Think You’d Feel?
    7 - Strength
    8 - Regress No Way (Digital Only)
    9 - We’re Gonna Fight (Digital Only)

    More About Trust Records:

    Trust Records, launched in 2020, was formed to give classic punk and hardcore records the home that they deserve. The great records of this genre sprung from DIY roots to influence millions of disaffected kids around the world. As we now move into the “streaming age”, it’s crucial to keep their spirit and legacy alive. Trust’s focus is to ensure this music is available for all future generations while also getting the story and quality right.

    Their catalog so far includes 40th Anniversary Deluxe versions of Circle Jerks’ iconic albums Group Sex, Wild in The Streets and 7Seconds’ 1984 landmark punk record, The Crew with loads more in the works.

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  • #2
    I was never really a 7 Seconds fan (the whole Straight Edge/Walk Together Rock Together vibe wasn't exactly what brought me to hardcore) but man, did they fuckin rule when they played with Circle Jerks here last April. Kevin Seconds is still just out there killing it.

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    • #3
      I haven't heard this album in years, but I really dug it back in the day.
      I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.

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      • #4
        Time to crank up “We’re Gonna Fight” yet again.

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        • #5
          Didn't know em !! Ty

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