Life. Love. Unbroken.: SPLIT W/ GROUNDWORK

Family picture August 2023

i just LOVE this picture

Year of release:
1994

Tracklist:
A1: Unbroken - final expression
A2: Unbroken - set up
B1: Groundwork - end of the line
B2: Groundwork - nude
B3: Groundwork - happy puppet

This release seems to have gone through 3 different pressings with quite a few cover/ lyricsheet variations. I have never seen or heard of a color vinyl variation.

update Aug. 7th 2023:

I've had a chat with Scott from Bloodlink via Instagram recently and he let me know a few things:

- all vinyl was pressed at the same plant (United Records) and allegedly there has to be graphite mixed into the vinyl to make it black and apparently United never used enough of it which resulted in the standard black vinyl pressings to be a sort of translucent brownish kind of vinyl which Scott calls ROOTBEER COLORED VINYL :D

- concerning test pressings he thinks to remember having one set of 3 or 4 made for the 1st press only.

- the back cover design is a picnic scene with toast and apple on the american flag which was a watercolour Scott did

- the illustration of the naked starving man was also made by Scott

If you know or own anything I don't please let me know. I would want to buy it or if you don't want to sell/ trade a few pictures would be great so I can include it here.

Scott also mentioned that he is working on a book about everything he did with Bloodlink. A release date is not in sight though.

Here are some other things that keep Scott busy these days:

https://thelinknewspaper.ca//article/print-out-sustainability

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOzguY696w

https://www.eviltwinbooking.org

https://www.mandelbot.io

But now let's get back into the nerdario.

Let me start by showing you the different versions from my collection.

Only for the first entry of a pressing there are pictures of everything cover, insert and vinyl. After that only the differences are pictured to avoid having multiple pictures of an insert or record which all look exactly the same. It's difficult enough as it is to figure it all out.

Vinyl, cover and insert comparisons can be found at the very end.

Version A1:
Label: Bloodlink / Fetus Records split release
Cat.#: BLOOD 004 / no Fetus Records cat.no. found
A-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-A "REVOLUTION THRU SHOPLIFTING"
B-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-B "IN RETRIEVAL INC. WE TRUST."
Vinyl color: black
1st press
pre-release sleeve
big off white lyric insert
Shane Fetus Records address and name written on the 1/4 fold over back cover

Version A2:
1st regular sleeve
off white cover w/ a slight green tint (which doesn't show on the scans)
innsersleeve stamped w/ different Fetus Records address than is listed inside the sleeve

Version A3:
big GREEN lyric insert

innersleeve not stamped

Version A4:

big PINK lyric insert

innersleeve stamped with Fetus Records address

Version A5:

PURPLE COVER

Vinyl has two small spots of red vinyl.

black aka rootbeer colored vinyl w/ two dark red/ purple spots

Version A6:
BLUE cover

Vinyl has one small spot that is fully translucent

black aka rootbeer colored vinyl w/ a clear spot

Version A7:

GREEN COVER

big white lyric sheet

Version A/B1:
1st press vinyl w/ 2nd press cover
BLACK & WHITE COVER
SMALL white lyric INSERT

Version B/A1:
Vinyl color: black
2nd press vinyl w/ stamped one color labels
blue 1st press cover
big 1st press white lyric insert

Version B1:
Label: Bloodlink
Cat.#: BLOOD 004
Fetus Records info has disappeared completely
A-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-A "REVOLUTION THRU SHOPLIFTING"
B-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-B "IN RETRIEVAL INC. WE TRUST."
Vinyl color: black
2nd press vinyl w/ stamped one color labels
half-back fold over cover on off white paper
lyricsheet is a lot smaller
contains additional Bloodlink label flyer on green paper

Version Bx1:

Label: Bloodlink
Cat.#: BLOOD 004
Fetus Records info has disappeared completely
A-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-A "REVOLUTION THRU SHOPLIFTING"
B-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-B "IN RETRIEVAL INC. WE TRUST."
Vinyl color: black
2nd press vinyl but NOT STAMPED
half-back fold over cover on ORANGE paper

BACK COVER IS BLANK

EVEN SMALLER LYRICS INSERT WITH BOTH BANDS' INFO ON THE SAME SIDE

Version C1:
Label: Bloodlink
Cat.#: BLOOD 004
A-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-A "REVOLUTION THRU SHOPLIFTING"
B-Side Matrix: BLOOD-004-B "IN RETRIEVAL INC. WE TRUST."
Vinyl color: black
3rd press vinyl w/ large center hole and one color labels. not stamped.
half-back fold over cover on off white paper
same small 2-sided lyric sheet as with the standard 2nd press

Version C2:
half-back fold over cover on thicker white paper
darker print than the off white 3rd press version
contains additional Bloodlink label flyer on white paper.

Version C3:
LIGHT PURPLE COVER
Contains yet another additional Bloodlink label flyer

+ a 'Sweatshop Buttons' flyer.

All inserts on white paper

AND NOW FOR SOME COMPARISONS:

Cover color variations. (missing orange & bright green which were added to the collection later)
Here you can see the differences between the 1st press off white w/ a slight green tint (top left) and the 3rd press off white (bottom left. 2nd press off white is the same as the 3rd press) and the 3rd press white covers (bottom middle)