TAKE IT BACK

... is a tiny D.I.Y. label dedicated to hardcore/punk. TAKE IT BACK supports an anti-racist, anti-fascist, religion-free, pro-choice, drug-free, and animal-friendly attitude.

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January 27, 1945. Never forget! Never forgive! Never again!

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More Last Warning 7"EPs and cassettes shipping today. We are down to only three copies of the "Blinded" 7" and one demo cassette. www.takeitbackrec.bigcartel.com Once these copies are gone, your only other chances are going to be Per Koro Records, Assault Records and Openyoureyes Distro (very limited supplies though – all three distros should get the records tomorrow or the day after).

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP We just realized we accidentally got 14 copies on yellow/black swirl, which are now available at www.takeitbackrec.bigcartel.com

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP All remaining Last Warning orders are now packed and will ship tomorrow. Thank you for your support and patience. We have less than 20 copies left, so better hurry up if you haven't placed your order yet.

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP This EP is now available in our store. The regular version is limited to 100 copies only, the test pressing is numbered out of 22 copies. Straight edge hardcore doesn't get much better than this. Check this out if you like 80s Boston-style hardcore. "Blinded" is the final release by TAKE IT BACK. Making and selling records stopped being fun for various reasons: (i) Too many bands started to see a label not as a partner but as a supplier only. I never wanted to be a supplier only but wanted to be part of a team and community. (ii) If a band doesn't play 30+ shows a year, the band's record won't sell (as merch tables have become the most important point of sale). Simple as that. I had too many bands ask for expensive extras and this and that, but then the bands didn't play enough shows or even broke up right after the release. This left me with a loss of more than € 5,000 per year for the last three years. (iii) Pressing records is getting more difficult. While it was smaller labels that kept the pressing plants alive over the last two decades, the pressing plants now prefer to handle the bigger labels that started to press records again. It is not only that pressing a record now takes up to four months or longer, minimum orders went up too high. E.g. with most places it is no longer possible to order less than 500 copies on one color. As a result I can no longer offer limited colors for direct orders. However it is essential to have direct orders to make my financial calculation work out. (iv) I am done having to deal with distros that don't pay me. Unfortunately too many sellers don't pay on time or don't pay at all. And I am just done having to deal with such behaviour. (v) Sales are going down more and more. While the record industry is celebrating the revival of the vinyl culture, punk vinyl culture is dying. 2017 is going to see a lot of punk labels die. And Take It Back is just one of them. (vi) Record prices are getting ridiculously high. I just don't feel comfortable having to ask more than € 5 per EP (which is already too much) and € 11 per LP. This said, all my releases are on sale at http://takeitbackrec.bigcartel.com (but the last Warning EP, of course) Listen to all my releases at https://takeitback.bandcamp.com (where you can also buy MP3s) or Spotify. I am thankful for the many regular customers I had over the years. I could not have done Take It Back without your help. The same goes for the helping hands by Henry Apel, Joon-sung Lim, and Andrea Foth as well as the many cool distros I worked with, e.g. PER KORO RECORDS, Jan Albin, BIS AUFS MESSER Recordstore, Armin Hofmann, Static Shock Musik, and STRAIGHT & ALERT – thank you so much for everything. Don't miss out on this EP. It is one of the best things I have put out. And it comes from some of the most dedicated people in the scene. Martin Schaub, Roman, Ricky Lions, and everybody in Last Warning, Solid Ground, Animal Instinct, Liferide and LIONS have always treated me as part of a team. I always appreciated working with them. Thank you for your trust in Take It Back, which means a lot to me. Vegan straight edge – more than ever! – Christian TAKE IT BACK

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Starting off 2017 right. Helsinki’s finest, FORESEEN, new 7" coming in February

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Our friend Alexis Gautier at STRAIGHT & ALERT is going to release the debut 7"EP by Safe State, a new band from Zürich, Switzerland which features members of Last Warning and Lions. Check this really cool debut.

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+++ TAKE IT BACK SALE +++ www.takeitbackrec.bigcartel.com All LPs (but Foreseen) are € 3–5, all 7"s (but Last Warning) and cassettes are € 2–3. Postage from Germany to anywhere in the world is only € 4 per LP or up to 4 7"s or cassettes.

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Footage of Marróns recent show with Praise and Fury, shot by Advanced Perspective.

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP Backcover artwork by Ricky Lions.

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP We received the EP from the pressing plant. As soon as the band has finished working on the artwork, we will make this item available for pre-order.

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Marrón and Dysnea Boys got reviewed in Thrasher Magazine.

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TIB#30: Last Warning – Blinded 7"EP Here's another track from this EP that will be out soon.

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Marrón with Fury and Praise on Friday November 25th at Programme Skate Shop.

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