Album

Start Today

Gorilla Biscuits

1989 · Rock

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Start Today by Gorilla Biscuits

Start Today is a Punk album by Gorilla Biscuits, originally released in 1989. On Gatefold: 54 pressings tracked, owned by 28 collectors.

About

Released on June 24th, 1989, Start Today is the debut studio album by straight edge, new york hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits. Released under the indie label Revelation Records, it's one of their biggest-selling records ever, with over 100,000 units sold. Straight edge began to root outside of its D.C. origins; its influence entered into the New York hardcore scene. Between the mid-80s, a new movement rose within the New York hardcore scene called youth crew, a movement described as having incorporated straight edge themes as well as having a positive lyricism and messaging like communal unity, everyday struggles of the working class, and anti-racist rhetoric. Youth crew can often have a melodic hardcore sound while and/or having thrash metal undertones, and breakdowns. The release of Start Today postdates the release of their 7-inch self-title EP, Gorilla Biscuits, released on July 14th, 1988, also under Revelation Records. Start Today remains as Gorilla Biscuit's only released album.

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Tracklist

  1. 1New Direction2:29
  2. 2Stand Still2:07
  3. 3Degradation1:34
  4. 4Good Intentions0:29
  5. 5Forgotten1:31
  6. 6Things We Say1:42
  7. 7Start Today2:03
  8. 8Two Sides2:04
  9. 9First Failure1:39
  10. 10Competition2:04
  11. 11Time Flies1:44
  12. 12Cats and Dogs1:35
  13. 13Sitting Round At Home (Bonus Track)1:44
  14. 14Biscuit Power (Bonus Track)1:22

Sound DNA

  • Punk
  • Hardcore
  • raw
  • aggressive
  • punky

Album notes

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Vinyl pressing history
1st press:
4977 - black, embossed cover, seal on shrink runs left to right
1015 - purple, embossed cover, seal on shrink rap runs top to bottom
(Different pressing plants were used for the black vinyl vs. the colored which explains the differences in shrink wrap seals.)
2nd press:
2184 - black, non-embossed cover
3rd press+:
Unknown quantity - black, non-embossed cover
2002 press:
310 - red
2002 press+:
Unknown quantity - black
2014 Silver Anniversary pressing:
1020 - black
1000 - glow-in-the-dark, embossed cover with printing on the inside of the jacket
2015 press+:
Black vinyl - quantity unknown
2019 press:
2014 blue vinyl to match cover
2019 press+:
Black vinyl - quantity unknown
2021 press:
3,200 yellow vinyl
2021 press:
Red vinyl - quantity unknown
2022 press:
Yellow vinyl vinyl (Japan) - quantity unknown
2022 press:
Translucent green vinyl - quantity unknown
2024 press:
Baby blue vinyl - quantity unknown
2025 press:
1,621 - pink vinyl

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alex BrownGUITAR
  • Armand MajidiBACKING VOCALS
  • Arthur ChristianBASS BASS GUITAR
  • Arthur SmiliosBASS
  • CivVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
  • Craig SetariBACKING VOCALS
  • Dylan SchreifelsBACKING VOCALS
  • GusBACKING VOCALS
  • John PorcellBACKING VOCALS
  • Lou KollerBACKING VOCALS
  • Luke AbbeyDRUMS
  • MattBACKING VOCALS
  • Matt WarnkeBACKING VOCALS
  • Pete KollerBACKING VOCALS
  • Sammy SieglerBACKING VOCALS
  • TobyBACKING VOCALS
  • Toby MorseBACKING VOCALS
  • Walter SchreifelsGUITAR

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