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.

Swami Records Tour 7" (2004) - Test pressing

All the records pictures posted on this blog are from my own collection (with three notable exceptions: Crimson Guard, Romance in Stereo and Family Legacy). Here's my last acquisition, the test pressing of what is surely my favourite 7" ever, the Swami Records Tour 7".

If you have one of the records I'm missing or some test pressings, feel free to contact me, I'm VERY interrested :)

Dan Sartain: Lose Yer Boi

Not great quality but here's Lose Yer Boi from the Swami Records Tour 7".

Gun vs. Knife Test Pressing (2006)

This is the test pressing of the Gun vs. Knife 7" on Cass Records.

Side A:


Side B:

Dan Sartain recording Walk Among The Cobras pt II

This is a video of Dan Sartain recording Walk Among The Cobras pt II at Strange Sounds studio in February 2003 for the Vs. Serpientes LP.

TMR Bohemian Grove set

This 7 is quite special for me as it’s the one that made me discover Dan Sartain universe. Without this record I would never have spent hours on internet looking for information about the other records Dan released before. Without that 7 I would never had the idea to gather all the information I found and create this blog.

This is why I’m so $ù*$* happy to finally have all the limited editions of this 7, 18 months after its release. And I have to say a BIG thank you to Luke, Kamen and Jason for this. Because they sold me these records for face value (more or less) I’m able to own them (no way I could afford the 500 $ this set can be sold on ebay)…

Until now, this blog was just a gathering of useful information about Dan Sartain universe. Starting today, maybe because I’m more confident in my English skills, I will sometimes give my point of view. And I invite you to to do the same. Don’t hesitate to send me live reports, pictures & videos of shows, fan art (I know some of you already did).

Here are some pictures:

For more information about these releases, check the article about this single just HERE.

Swami Records Tour 7" (2004)

This 7" features Dan Sartain and the Leather Scorpion doing “Lose Yer Boi” and comes in a swank silk-screened package. It was the first time Dan Sartain appeared on a single 7".

This 7" is a compilation of Swami records artists:

A1: Empty Hole (The Sultans)

A2: Lose Yer Boi (Dan Sartain & The Leather Scorpion)

B1: Indicted (Beehive and the Barracudas)

B2: You Know What Sadie? (The Husbands)

(click on all the pictures to enlarge them)

To open this 7" you have first to unfold the backside of the cover:

Here's the unfolded cover:

The inner sleeve:

The gold colored record:


Thanks to Ben.

Atheist Funeral: Promo CD

Thanks to Dave and Chris.

Dan Sartain Lives: Promo CD in HP enveloppe

This is the promo CD that was released in London during two days: 4th and 7th April. It comes in an handpainted/stamped and signed enveloppe and with a really funny promotional letter about how the album was created. Both the enveloppe and the letter are embossed with the OneLittleIndian seal. Enjoy!

You can see here Dan handspraying the enveloppes.

(click to enlarge)

Thanks to Dave and Chris.

Bohemian Grove Texas 8" Edition (2010)

In March 2010 ( 17th - 20th) Third Man Records opened a temporary record shop in Austin, during the SXSW festival. A limited run of TMR records were made specifically for this Texas location. All the singles and some LPs were oversized. The single 7"s (Dan one on the right) were pressed on 8" size (Dan one on the left), and the 12" LPs on 13". The singles didn't have big center holes but small ones. The inner sleeve of the records was stamped with the Texas TMR logo.

Thanks to Jason, Tommy and Micah.

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.

Mispressing

When I put this On The Dancefloor 7" by LEVY on my turntable ...

... I'm hearing Walk Among The Cobras ptI by Dan Sartain !!!

Want to know why?

The One Little Indian catalog number of the Walk Among the Cobras ptI 7" is 724tp7 when the Dancefloor 7" by LEVY one is 725tp7. When they pressed the first ENVY records they forget to change the matrix so the first 8-10 (the right number is not known) 7"s were pressed with the Dan Sartain matrix.

The result is a Walk Among the Cobras 7" pressed on grey wax with an alternative cover. The funniest thing is that they scratched the reference number on the vinyl, changing the 724tp7 to 725tp7 ... even if the music is still from Dan Sartain and not Envy.

Thanks to Sandra, Dave and Panos for making that sweet gift to me!

Thanks to Sean for the informations.

Bohemian Grove Bizarro Edition (2009)

In August 2009 ( 26th - 28th) Third Man Records opened a temporary record shop in Los Angeles. A limited run of TMR singles were made specifically for this L.A. location and were only avaible in a small Bizarro shop next to the main one. These 7"s have limited Reverse sleeves (the sleeve is the "opposite" of the regular one and Dan lost his moustache). The record is a regular black one, but with new stickers that cover the central hole.

Number released: 100

Tryin' to Say: Drums or Bass ?

Tryin' to say with Dan Sartain on drums...

... and bass:

Posted on Youtube by sokoreanithurts.

Bohemian Grove Halloween Edition (2009)

For the 2009 Halloween (October 30th - 31st), Third Man Records opened a temporary record shop at the Shoreditch Church in London. A limited run of TMR singles were made specifically for this London location. These 7"s have limited Halloween sleeves and are pressed on glow in the dark vinyl.

Pressed on: glow in the dark vinyl
Number pressed: 100

Unreleased tracks

Like me you dream to listen Crimson Guard, Romance in Stereo or Dan Sartain's Family Legacy ?

Thanks to Rob through the "Dan Sartain - Alabama's Finest" facebook group, in found the whole Family Legacy album as well as two other Crimsom Guard's track and the 2007's Daytrotter Session avaible as FREE download, just here.