ROYAL TRUX Self Titled RTX SILVER JEWS TEST PRESSING
$
45
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
ARTIST: Royal Trux
Title: self titled
Label: Drag City (Chicago)
Year: 1988
Related link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Trux
While still a teenager, Hagerty joined Washington DC garage punk band Pussy Galore, led by Jon Spencer, and subsequently relocated to New York. During his time in Pussy Galore, Hagerty convinced his bandmates to release a cassette-only remake of the entire Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street. While he gained underground notoriety for his work with Pussy Galore, Hagerty reportedly viewed it as a job and intended to pursue his own artistic vision with his girlfriend, Jennifer Herrema, under the name Royal Trux[citation needed].
Hagerty and Herrema released their first album, Royal Trux, in 1988. Then, after moving to San Francisco, Royal Trux released the experimental double-album Twin Infinitives. In fanzine interviews, the band was open about their heroin usage.
After Twin Infinitives, Royal Trux released an untitled album (sometimes referred to as the Skulls record because of its sleeve artwork[citation needed]). Forgoing the experimentalism of Twin Infinitives, the band instead opted for a more lo-fi approach, recording on an 8-track. The arguably atypical lyricism and sonic atonality of their first album was largely abandoned in favor of a more stripped, direct sound.
Following the release of their untitled album, Hagerty and Herrema hired a guitarist and drummer in order to complete their fourth full-length, Cats and Dogs. The songwriting remained highly experimental, but was more melodic, which was revealed on tracks such as "The Flag," "The Spectre," and "Turn of the Century." Around this time, the band signed with Matador records and a Royal Trux record was assigned a catalog number for an album which never appeared.
SLEEVE: n/a
RECORD: UNPLAYED
VINYL COLOR: black
NOTES: Test pressing with Rainbo Records labels on the both sides. Only signifying feature is "DC#5" handwritten on the a-side (see photo). Comes in regular paper sleeve. No picture sleeve.
ORIGIN/PROVENANCE: My friend Corey Rusk, who runs Touch & Go Records (and formerly of The Necros), has been cleaning out his storage space and has realized that he really doesn't have any more room for the all doubles and triples of many of the rare records in his collection. He's busy running Touch and Go and doesn't have the time to deal with selling his extras... but they do need to go. So he asked me to help him sell them off. And of course, as a long time friend of Corey and and fan of Touch and Go Records (along with being a 10+ year eBay seller with a perfect feedback rating of 1800+), I jumped at the chance.
I'll be auctioning approximately 1500+ items so please stay tuned.....
Be sure to check out my other items for sale!
New items will be listed every Sunday at 2PM EST.
PAYMENT: Paypal only. Or so sez eBay.
SHIPPING: The record will be housed between two pieces of cardboard and then put inside a sturdy mailer which might possibly be recycled (in an effort to save trees). I ship records the way I like them shipped to me. Simple as that. If you live inside the US, shipping is only available by priority mail (due exclusively to less expensive service's unreliability) and tracking is provided free of charge. Outside of the US, airmail rates apply. IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE US, DO NOT PAY UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICE! Hey Italy! Insurance is not automatically provided but is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
And yes, I'll be happy to combine shipping. It saves your money, my time and the environment!
![Silver Side Up [LP] by Nickelback (Record, 2017) sealed](https://www.popsike.net/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20221117/255832367655.jpg)
![MORRISSEY BEST OF MORRISSEY: SUEDEHEAD [LP] NEW LP](https://www.popsike.net/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20230628/145161502995.jpg)
