The Casket Lottery Complete Collection

In March of last year I had posted what was my "Complete" Casket Lottery Collection. Although at the time that was 99% true. Since then they have put out 3 new releases(one 7", a split 7" & a LP) and I have also picked up an overlooked comp. 7". So as of right now, it is the most up to date and done its going to get! The photo I had posted before kind of sucked and to be honest it feels this one isnt that good either but I have added a bunch more photos with a little more detail. Enjoy!


LPs:

Moving Mountains/Choose Bronze

Survival is For Cowards/Possiblies and Maybes

SBB Split 10"/Smoke and Mirrors/Real Fear

7"/Splits:

Casket Lottery/Reflector Tour 7"

Here is the A/B-Front cover/back cover. Stamped/letterpressed labels

Close up of the labels and back cover tab

Casket Lottery/Waxwing 7"

(no idea to the significance of the numbering on the back of the Waxwing split. I've seen copies un-numbered and have seen another purple copy with numbering. At the time of this post back in March I had thought maybe it was just the purples but I have recently seen a copy on blue that was numbered. I asked Dan Second Nature if he knew of any tour/show versions and he himself could not remember or did not know. If you have any knowledge please comment or message/email me. Id like to update and put it in here if possible.)

1. The Casket Lottery/Small Brown Bike 10"- Second Nature- Clear/500
2. The Casket Lottery- Possiblies And Maybes Double LP- Second Nature/Status- White/495
3. The Casket Lottery- Smoke And Mirrors- Second Nature- Clear/picture disc/520
4. The Casket Lottery- Survival Is For Cowards- Second Nature- Light Orange/100
5. The Casket Lottery- Real Fear- No Sleep Records- Translucent Light Blue/300
6. The Casket Lottery- Moving Mountains- Second Natue- Clear/white swirl/100
7. The Casket Lottery- Choose Bronze- Second Nature- White/110
8. The Casket Lottery- The Door 7"- No Sleep Records- seafoam green/300
9. The Casket Lottery/Touché Amorè 7"- No Sleep Records- transparent pink/500
10. Nathan Ellis- S/T 7"- No Sleep Records- opaque blue/300
11. The Casket Lottery- Quarters Volume 2- Atarms Mechanics- Clear Blue/???
12. The Casket Lottery/Hot Water Music 7"- Second Nature- Pink/253
13. The Casket Lottery/Waxwing 7"- Second Nature- Purple/211( Numbered #1369)
14. The Casket Lottery/Reflector 7"- Undecided Records- black/
15. The Casket Lottery/Reflector 7"- unknown- black/50 (Casket Lottery/Reflector "tour" version)
16. The Casket Lottery- Lost At Sea 7"- Status- brown/white marble/250

Thats it! I have incluced the Nathan Ellis 7" just to round things out. If anything, the only thing thats missing here is the project Nathan has done called Jackie Carol. Not positive if the "Check Check" release ever made it to vinyl. Thanks for looking!

Pick up/Christmas 2012

Tigers Jaw- "Two Worlds"- Run For Cover Records- Light Blue/400 (1st press)
Polar Bear Club- "Clash Battle Guilt Pride"- Bridge 9- Marbled Gray/Red/1000 (1st press)
Rocky Votolato- "Self-Titled"- Second Nature Recordings- Opaque Yellow/Solid Orange w/ Solid Red Splatter/270 (1st press)
Saves The Day- "In Reverie"- Dreamworks- Blacky vinyl/??? (SEALED, which I opened, DUH)
Quarters Volume Two Comp. 7" w/ The Casket Lottery, etc- Atarms Mechanics- Clear Blue/???

So heres what I got recently. Felt like getting some Polar Bear Club so I have picked up the two recently LPs for a solid price.

I am a very large fan of Rocky Votolato. For some reason I had completely neglected his very first self titled release. Don't even have it in Mp3 format, which I also could not find up for Download anywhere to preview! Saw this up and grabbed it for instore price. How cool the vinyl is was worth the gamble. Have to give it a few more spins.

The Quarters Volume 2 Comp 7" not only gives me the "collection" of having both 1 and 2 BUT IT COMPLETES MY CASKET LOTTERY COLLECTION! This is a HUGE deal! A perk is it also being on clear blue which was not in the auction title at all.

Lastly, this Christmas was a great one. My loving girl friend with the help of a friend resulted in my current possession of the largely saught after "In Reverie". I was taken back as I opened it not believing my own eyes as I read the spine before completely unwrapping it. A true shock and surprise that was not expected. It feels strange to own it. After chalking it up(with many others) to something you've already excepted you will probably just never own. What hurts most is i'm sure she paid a lot for it and for it to come in with a price sticker from Hot Topic on it which read "10.99" stings!

Pick ups

All under $10 or under, can't go wrong!

1. Reggie and the full effect- "greatest hits 84-87"-second nature recordings-clear orange/316 (2nd press)
2. Alkaline Trio- "Agony and Irony"-Epic-black 180g/???
3. Bayside- "Sirens and Condolences"-Victory Records- marble yellow/525
4. The Casket Lottery- "Real Fear"-No sleep records- Translucent Light Blue/300

I really like how the Blue came out on the new Casket Lottery. When ordering I was sort of like blue transparent, bleh, but I actually really enjoy it. Looks like the Touche Amore split 7" just not pink.

Went back on my Bayside speal, whatever! Had second thoughts and remembered I actually really enjoy the songs on that record. Plus the price was too right.

Fond memories with that Reggie LP. I had a friend in high school that I met in my English class in freshman year. He wore a different Metallica shirt everyday and love megadeth, pink floyd and shit like that. I also at the time loved hardcore. I scribbled band names on my folder like Hatebreed, Converge, Floorpunch, etc but I also dig tunes like Get up kids, Elliott, hot rod circuit and The Anniversary, some how we got a talking and ended up buds and from there he went from a dude who loved Metallica to a dude who loved all kinds of Emo stuff. Then ventured off on his own to love more instrumental stuff like Mogwai, album leaf, etc. I think he's the one who got me into explosions in the sky. All this is rather useless info but to the story, he had this tiny ass geo metro or something, we used to spin it out into snow banks in the school lot for fun and he put a sound system in it for whatever reason and we used to crank the bass just to see who could get nauseated first. Anytime we would roll up to a light and someone next to us was pumping rap real hard we'd blast "doot doot pause doot doot" crank the bass and look over and be all like "sup fool".

The Casket Lottery Collection.

So after many years in total, including an 8 year break, in 2012 I've finally completed my Casket Lottery Collection. I am pretty sure I have everything. All first press and besides whacky 7 inch pressing numbers, rarest color.



From top going right
1. The Casket Lottery/Small Brown Bike 10"- Second Nature- Clear/500
2. The Casket Lottery- Possiblies And Maybes Double LP- Second Nature/Status- White/495
3. The Casket Lottery- Survival Is For Cowards- Second Nature- Light Orange/100
4. The Casket Lottery- Choose Bronze- Second Nature- White/110
5. The Casket Lottery- Moving Mountains- Second Natue- Clear/white swirl/100
6. The Casket Lottery- Smoke And Mirrors- Second Nature- Clear/picture disc/520
7. The Casket Lottery/Reflector 7"- Undecided Records- black/
8. The Casket Lottery/Reflector 7"- unknown- black/50 (Casket Lottery/Reflector "tour" version)
9. The Casket Lottery- Lost At Sea 7"- status- brown/white marble/250
10. The Casket Lottery/Hot Water Music 7"- Second Nature- Pink/253
11. The Casket Lottery/Waxwing 7"- Second Nature- Purple/211 (numbered #1369, no idea to the significance of the numbering. Ive seen copies un-numbered but have seen another purple copy with numbering. Myabe its just the purples? I asked Dan Second Nature if he knew of any tour/show versions and he himself could not remember or did not know)

Now that The Casket Lottery are a band again, I will now have to add another LP and 7" when those are released!

(None of this is for sale!)