A Priori were an amazing band from Morristown, NJ. They didn't release much material, just the Damn the Past mini-LP and some comp tracks (on Shredder and Skene Records), but that was enough to leave a big impact on me when i first heard this stuff in the late '80s. They played a very melodic and emotional style of punk, with a bit of a UK influence. Chances are if you like any of the early Shredder bands like Sticks & Stones, Jawbreaker, Crimpshrine etc, you'll love this. Yet another band i discovered listening to Pat Duncan's radio show on WFMU. In 1988-89, the song Self-determination was a staple in Pat's playlist. This collection is missing the track from The World In Shreds Vol. 2, which is a live version of Schoolkids from the 12", and whatever is left of the '87 demo, which is most likely impossible to find. Enjoy.
A Priori Collection
Fantastic! Now I can complete my A Priori collection. Thanks for this and keep up the awesome blog!
ReplyDeleteThis was one of the bands I really liked from Pat Duncan's show on WFMU but my all time fav was Deathrage.
ReplyDeleteI rec two A Priori shows on my trusty TEAC cassette deck dated 8-20-87 and 12-31-87. I still have the tapes, guess I should rec them to minidisc like I did with the Deathrage shows. Great band!
THANK YOU! I've been looking for this since I lost all my vinyl due to a deployment in 01!
ReplyDeleteis there any way you can upload this again? the media fire link is broken and i've been trying desperately to find this stuff to no avail. amazing blog by the way! thanks for taking so much time to put this stuff out there!
ReplyDeleteYEAH ME TOO, UPLOAD THE FUCKING ALBUM
ReplyDeletePLEASE REPOST THIS MUSIC BRO
ReplyDeleteCan you please reupload this? Thank you!
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