CONFESSIONS OF A FORMER RECORD COLLECTOR A collection of records and shows, 1986–2003

Christopher Cannon Information Visualization / May 2, 2011 250 201 Bands Bands seen live not seen live 451 BANDS 168 SHOWS RECORD COLLECTION by year of release, 1955–2003

PROJECT X “ Revenge” 7" e.p. Purchased from band at first hardcore show in 1988 for $3 12 11 10 8 7 5 flexi (included with Schism fanzine). Currently worth upwards of $150.

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(clear vinyl)

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MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM Motion Picture Soundtrack

1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 COUNT or more of two bandsIown of A list Tied at 8 records each at 8records Tied MAN OR ASTROMAN FUGAZI Man or Astroman?

Born Against format records 7,Own 10 8, and 12" AGAINST BORN Make Up 7 Seconds Avail Black Flag Los Crudos Dead Kennedys Econochrist In My Eyes J Church Laughing Hyenas Man is the Bastard Rorschach Youth Brigade Bad Religion Doc Hopper Nation of Ulysses Operation Ivy Rye Coalition Slapshot Swiz Ten Yard Fight Universal Order of Armageddon Verbal Assault Blast Champion Citizens Arrest Clash Crimpshrine Cro-Mags D.Y.S. Devoid of Faith Dropkick Murphy’s Fabric Fastbreak Hoover Ignite Infest Judge Melvins Quicksand Samuel 411 454 Big Block 76% Uncertain Antioch Arrow Avengers Bad Brains Blue Tip Burn Crossed Out Crucifix D.Y.S. Deadguy Drive Like Jehu Eye for an Eye Faith G.B.H. Good Riddance H2O Hell No Heroin RECORDS TOTAL 477 Hole Iconoclast Ignition Inside Out Jihad Killing Time Kiss it Goodbye Lifesblood Lifetime Lush Man Lifting Banner Melvins Nations on Fire Neurosis No For An Answer Rancid Shades Apart Stray Cats Texas is the Reason Token Entry Turning Point Unsane Warzone Wrecking Crew MUSIC GENRES by year of release, 1955–2003 Hardcore STARTED COLLEGE September 1990 Alternative Punk/Oi/Ska Metal Rock/Pop 25 Hip-hop Jazz

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DATE BORN 5 April 1, 1972

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1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 Ten Yard Fight Killing Time / Raw Deal Sick of it All LIVE BAND 454 Big Block Doc Hopper Fastbreak SEEN 11 TIMES Gorilla Biscuits 1988–1996 In My Eyes Supertouch COUNT Eye for an Eye Murphy’s Law Burn Bands that I’ve seen more than once Judge Make Up Slapshot Token Entry Vision Wrecking Crew Floorpunch Fugazi H2O Rye Coalition Shades Apart Sheer Terror Wide Awake Avail Beyond Bold Cro-Mags Deadguy Earth Crises Lifetime Man or Astroman? Quicksand Rorschach Sam Black Church Samiam Uppercut 1.6 Band 7 Seconds Agnostic Front Born Against Breakdown Ensign Hoover Iconoclast Laughing Hyenas Leeway Los Crudos 245 Lush Maelstrom Merel BANDS SEEN LIVE Stillsuit Underdog Verbal Assault Warzone Youth Brigade Youth of Today RECORDS vs. LIVE SHOWS A matrix comparing numbers of albums owned of a particular band and the number of times seen live D NE OW RDS RECO

Fugazi

8

Born AgainstThe Make-Up

7

Black Flag Youth of Today

6

Dead Kennedys Rorschach In My Eyes

5

Swiz Verbal Assault Slapshot Sick of it All Ten Yard Fight

4

Cro-Mags Judge

3

Burn Gorilla Biscuits Killing Time

2 FRIEND/ROADIE OF BAND Void Murphy’sLaw 1995–1998

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TIMES SEEN LIVE 012 3 4 5 6 7891011121314151617181920 Absolution Hell No Sick of it All Agnostic Front Helmet Side by Side Alone in a Crowd Judge Stillsuit Bad Brains Killing Time Straight Ahead BAND Bad Trip Krakdown Supertouch Beyond Kraut Taste of Fear Bold Leeway Texas is the Born Against Murphy’s Law Reason Breakdown Orange 9mm Token Entry Burn Project X Underdog HOMETOWNS Citizens Arrest Quicksand Unsane Cro-Mags Ramones Uppercut Get Down Reagan Youth Warzone Gorilla Biscuits Run DMC Youth of Today Where these bands are coming from H2O Sheer Terror

MODERN LIFE IS WAR Marshalltown, Iowa 17 Boston 46 City 20 Washington DC

14 Los Angeles VENUES VISITED Placed I’ve seen bands play live

30 Middle East Cambridge, MA

ONLY NON-U.S. SHOW Offspring, Fabric, Chopper 32 September 24, 1994 Anthrax Club Norwalk, CT

1 8 Royal Duchess Pub FIRST SHOW Leeds, UK New York, NY Judge, Side by Side, Project X, Up Front, Pressure Release March 18, 1988