Regulations - Different Needs E.P.

Here's the final Regulations 7", and the penultimate recording of, arguably, my favorite Umeå band (you heard me!). Released on Havoc in three pressings here in the States, and co-released by Ny Våg Records and P. Trash Records in Europe, this came out around the time of Regulations' second U.S. tour. Which was the tits. It's a bloody shame that the hard drive holding all the pictures I took at that show has disappeared.

Have you not checked out the other two Regulations posts? Have you no clue what to expect? Imagine, if you will, a melding of late 70s Swedish punk rock, the Dils/Weirdos/Randoms portions of Dangerhouse, and an aggressive sprinkling of 90s skate culture. Now distill it through Euro leftism and youth culture, and you have the "Different Needs" E.P.

And if you don't get any of those references, then, I dunno, short, snotty, and fast punk rock songs?

I am constitutionally obliged to point out that the 3rd and final pressing of this record is available for one measly dollar via Felix von Havoc's eponymous label, which, honestly, is 20% of what I happily paid for a copy back in 2007. There's a part of me that wants to order 10 and send them out at random to folks who have never heard this record; that's how strongly I feel about the band.

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