It’s Unwrapping Time!
This time we’re looking at the new 25th Anniversary release for blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. I was surprised the album didn’t seem available at my local record store. It was in their order database thing. I thought I’d just have to order from the band’s website and pay shipping and all that fun stuff. Then I saw Hot Topic had a Silver Gray version. So I went with that instead of the plain black vinyl.
While I already have a version of this, on red vinyl, this one has the bonus songs. There is also some etching on the fourth side. For some reason, the etching is almost impossible to see through the camera lens. When you look at it with your eyes, you can totally see it.
Check it out.
It’s a weird thing about the etching. Believe me, it is more noticeable by the naked eye. Realistically, while the etching is neat, it’s not the reason I’d want this. Having the new songs available is what really matters to me. I do appreciate the effort and love the fact they changed the coloring on the album a little to make it stand out from the original version. They could have easily just re-used the original. This way it feels a little more special and easily can be distinguished from the regular pressing.
Have you listened to the bonus tracks? I love how some are pretty serious and others…are pretty absurd but exactly what you would expect from the band.
