Crimson Guard (2001)

Crimson Guard first pressing

Side A:

1. Walk Among the Cobras

2. Right Inside My Pocket

3. Telegram Sam

4. Box Cutter in My Boot

5. Up the Wall

Side B:

1. So Blue (I'm Black)

2. Besame Mucho

3. Strength in Numbers

4. Steal That Girl Away

5. Half Full

6. A Place to Call My Home

Crimson Guard is the first Dan Sartain LP and was only released on vinyl. The story of the various pressings of this LP is still not totally clear to me but here's the informations I could gather.

First pressing : 100 black vinyl copies (2001)

The first pressing of this LP was self-released by Dan Sartain in 2001. The LP came in a “Dan Sartain – Crimson Guard” rubber stamped red die-cut jacket (see pic above).

 

It comes with two inserts in this LP. First insert have a 3D-printed "Cobra" image (3D-glasses were included in the LP to view it) on one side and the tracklist on the other side. The second insert contains the recording credits.

It seems like the LP also comes with 3D glasses but they were not in the (used) copy I have so they might only be inserted in the second pressing (or missing in my copy). If you have information about it, please share.

Second pressing : 100 red vinyl copies (2002)

This second pressing seems to be similar to the first one but on red vinyl and released with the help of Rhino records.

Tim copy of first or second pressing

Third pressing : 200 vinyl copies on Cass records (2012)

In 2012, on Dan Sartain demand, Ben Blackwell used the original stampers to make a last pressing of this record on his label, 200 copies on black vinyl in a rubber stamped cover.

Because of a pressing plant error, 30 copies were pressed on translucent red vinyl and most of them were sold during the Dan Sartain 2012 European tour.

Last pictures, the test pressing made for this third repress.

If you have any other information, please share. All the pictures presented here come from my personnal collection (unless stated otherwise). If you have a second pressing copy (or a first pressing including 3D glasses), I'm very interrested!

Thanks to Ben for some information.

Too Tough To Live (2012)

Too Tough to Live is the 4th studio album by Dan Sartain on One Little Indian Records. Artwork by Kelly Keith.

1. Nam Vet

2. Now Now Now (with Jane Wiedlin)

3. I Wanna Join the Army

4. I'm Aware

5. Rona

6. Swap Meet

7. Boo Hoo Hoo

8. Indian Massacre

9. Fuck F*iday

10. I Got Insurance

11. I Can't Go Home Now

12. Even At My Worst I'm Better Than You

13. In Death

Legacy of Hospitality (2011) - CD/DVD bundle

Released in 2011 on One Little Indian Records, this album is a compilation of rare tracks, demos, featurings, songs from limited 7"s and alternative versions. It comes with a pair of 3D glasses to enjoy the 3D artwork by Rick Froberg.

1. Atheist Funeral (demo version)

2. Vood-Doo (demo version)

3. Those Thoughts (demo version)

4. I Don't Wanna Go to the Party (demo version)

5. Hungry End (from the Hungry End 7")

6. Doin' Anything I say (demo version)

7. Perverted Justice (from the Hungry End 7")

8. Telegram Sam (from the Crimson Guard LP)

9. It Ain't So Easy to Fall In Love (unreleased track)

10. Day by Day (from the split 7" with Henry Dunkel)

11. Much Too Late (featuring on the "There's Nothing I'd Like More Than To See You Dead" LP by The Husbands) 

12. Love Is Crimson (from the Romance in Stereo CD)

13. Mister Moolight (from the Romance in Stereo CD)

14. Flight of the Finch (demo version)

15. Crimson Guard (unreleased track)

16. Box Cutter in My Boot (from the Crimson Guard LP)

17. Besame Mucho (from the Crimson Guard LP)

18. Strength in Numbers (from the Crimson Guard LP)

19. Baby's Town (from the House of the Rising Rat compilation)

20. I Don't Wanna Go to the Party (alternative Toe Rag version)

21. Crimson Cinema of Death (unreleased track)

The CD comes in a bundle with a DVD, Dan Sartain Lives:

Dan Sartain Lives (2010)

Will be released on One Little Indian records the 31st. May 2010.

LP, CD

1. Those thoughts
2. Doin' anything I say
3. Bohemian Grove
4. Praying for a miracle
5. Walk among the cobras pt.4
6. Atheist Funeral
7. Ruby Carol
8. Bad things will happen
9. Voo-Doo
10. Whatcha gonna do?
11. I don't wanna go to the party
12. Yes men
13. Touch me

Romance in Stereo (2002)

This is the second Dan Sartain album. This one was self-released on CD only. Only 100 copies were made!

1. Boy She Knew
2. Love is Crimson
3. Cobras Pt. 2
4. Public Dancer
5. Stable Man
6. Plug Me in & Turn Me on
7. Carry Weight
8. Live to Tell About it
9. Mister Moon Light
10. K. Car
11. Good Night

Thanks to Ben for the pic and the informations and Cosmozebra for the tracklist.

Dan Sartain's Family Legacy 1981-1998 (2005)

Tour only CD, on Skybucket Records. It contains tracks from Crimson Guard and Romance in stereo:

1. Telegram Sam
2. Not the Boy She Knew
3. Boxcutter in my Boot
4. Love is Crimson (on "vs. the Serpientes")
5. Public Dancer
6. Besame Mucho
7. Plug Me In
8. Strength in Numbers
9. Carry Weight
10. Steal That Girl
11. Live to Tell About It
12. In the Night
13. Mr. Moonlight
14. K-Car
15. Goodnight

These informations as well as a FREE download of all these tracks were found here.

The picture of Dan is different for every CD:

 Back cover: 

CD:

Insert (recto):

Insert (verso):

Dan Sartain vs The Serpientes (2005)

1. Tryin' to Say – 2:11
2. P.C.B. '98 – 2:27
3. I Could Have Had You – 2:31
4. Walk Among the Cobras Pt. I – 3:13
5. Cobras Pt. II – 2:44
6. Cobras Pt. III – 3:18
7. Place to Call My Home – 2:44
8. Love is Crimson – 1:57
9. Leeches Pt. I – 1:48
10. Lonely Hearts – 1:36
11. Metropolis – 2:37
12. Auto Pilot – 1:59
13. Romance – 4:29
14. Got That Feeling – 3:16

Join Dan Sartain (2006)

1. Drama Queens
2. Totem Pole
3. Gun vs. Knife
4. Flight of the Finch
5. Young Girls
6. Thought it Over
7. The World is Gonna Break Your Little Heart
8. Replacement Man
9. Hangers On
10. Besa Me Mucho
11. I Wanted it So
12. Second Coming
13. Indian Ink
14. Shenanigans
15. Love is Black