Joe Nelson is co-founder of Trust Records, which specializes in preserving and extending classic punk and hardcore records for future generations including Circle Jerks, 7 Seconds, DFL, SSD and more.
Topic Include:
- Interview kick off
- Origin & Mission of Trust Records
- Creating a legacy, giving back to community
- Adding materials to allow new listeners to understand the history
- Engaging Circle Jerks securing “Group Sex” and “Wild In The Streets”
- Building the trust for a new model of managing punk legacy
- Keith Morris is punk rock Yoda
- Gathering materials, tapes, pictures, artwork for reissues
- Brokering deals for various stakeholders
- Initial pressings often aren’t the best the music can sound
- Using stems for remixing, listener participation
- Difficult projects to pull together
- Upcoming releases: SSD “Get It Away”, Stalag 13 “In Control”, SNFU “... And No One Else Wanted To Play”, Royal Crown Review
- Hepcat – Greg Lee’s special request, Aggression, 7 Seconds “New Wind” and extras
- The story of Descendents / Circle Jerks split – 1st non-reissue
- Trust Records sell out quick – any upcoming repressings?
- SSD “The Kids Will Have Their Say” reissue is true to the original – cover variations
- Pressing records during the pandemic
- Is Trust mainly vinyl? Any CDs or Cassettes, etc?
- 7” singles within some of the Trust releases – 7 Seconds, Agression
- Youth Brigade – Sound and Fury Deluxe Edition – original album
- Negotiating with multiple band members
- What does he think will happen with SST Records?
- The recent sale of Dead Kennedys catalogue
- Interview wrap up
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