For over a decade Tom Hazelmyer of Amphetamine Reptile has been creating art-records in limited numbers for a community of devoted fans & collectors. Today we discuss the state of his production and dive deep into some of the most sought-after releases.
Topics include:
- How Tom spent his pandemic
- Vinyl supply chain issues
- Issues around international shipments
- AmRep releases throughout the pandemic
- Tom’s bar and offices during the Minneapolis riots
- How Amrep got so many releases done during the lockdowns
- Amrep’s small team is an advantage during difficult times
- Tom’s work ethic for his linocut artwork
- Using digital tools to accelerate his artwork
- The typical pressing sizes for Amrep releases
- Why there are very few 45rpms from Amrep in recent years
- The 45 was the perfect format for Punk rock
- The story of Melvins wooden Endless Residency boxset
- The recent Sugar Daddy 45 misprint
- Making sleeve cutouts & colour separations for early Amrep releases
- Recent reissues of Amrep albums with new HAZE artwork
- Challenges with working with other labels for reissues
- The Melvins Houdini/Stag/Stoner Witch reissues
- Melvins “The Bride Screamed Murder” special limited cover
- Test prints and Artist Proofs of HAZEXXL releases
- The overages/slop from vinyl pressings
- Various Melvins / Mackie Osborne special limited versions
- “A Senile Animal” mispress HAZE XXL reissue
- The “War Pussy” skull sticker
- The 1st HAZE record - Melvins “Hurray For Me” record
- Revisiting the “Dope Guns & Fucking” compilation series
- Playing on the new Mr Phylzzz album “Cancel Culture Club”
- Tom likes to play guitar, write music but hates to tour
- Mr Phylzzz vinyl out mid to late October
- Interview wrap up
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