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#WaxTraxFriday - 27th April 2018

by Graham Needham (© 27th April 2018)

March 2018 Feature Poll Results:
Front Line Assembly = 94 votes
KMFDM = 89 votes
Cyberaktif/Doubting Thomas = 43 votes
Noise Unit = 11 votes
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Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip

Front Line Assembly released their Caustic Grip album in 1990. It was the last album of theirs that Wax Trax! released. It was a major success and helped cement FLA's name in industrial music lore. It also helped the Third Mind record label do a worldwide deal with Roadrunner Records whereupon FLA's next couple of albums would be distributed/released through them. And during the 90s they also reissued various albums through Roadrunner Records including licensing material to other labels in smaller territories around the world.

Collectors should look out for original editions on Wax Trax! (USA) and Third Mind (Europe) plus the usual American test pressing . Reissues came through Third Mind (Europe - 1992+1996), Wax Trax!/TVT (USA - 1993) and Roadrunner (Europe - 2007). The album was licensed by Roadrunner for release in Poland and Russia on cassette in the mid-nineties!

Caustic Grip

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Front Line Assembly

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Products For "Front Line Assembly - Caustic Grip"

LP (12")	Third Mind Records TMLP 60	September 1990
CD	Third Mind Records TMCD 60	September 1990
CD {mid-price reissue}	Third Mind Records TM 9116 2	28 September 1992
Cassette	Metal Mind INDU 0020	1996
CD {mid-price second reissue}	Third Mind Records TM 9116-2	November 1996
CD	Roadrunner Records RR 9116 2	March 2007
Digital Album {AAC/MP3}	Roadrunner Records no catalogue number	unknown
LP (12")	Wax Trax! WAX 7146	September 1990
CD	Wax Trax! WAXCD 7146	September 1990
CD	Wax Trax! TVT 7146-2	1993
Cassette	Wax Trax! WAXCS 7146	September 1990
Cassette	Wax Trax! TVT 7146-4	1993
LP (12") [Promo]	Wax Trax! WAX 7146	September 1990
Cassette	MIM Records 0022	1996
3xLP [Limited Edition] {black vinyl}	Artoffact unknown catalogue number	4 May 2020
3xLP [Limited Edition] {yellow vinyl}	Artoffact unknown catalogue number	4 May 2020
3xLP [PromoLimited Edition - 10 copies only]	Artoffact unknown catalogue number	4 May 2020

BONUS

FLA released a lot of early material before their big hitting albums Gashed Senses And Crossfire and Caustic Grip. A lot of this material is now ~30 years old with the actual 30th anniversary of Disorder coming up in May 2018!

Nerve War and Total Terror were pretty much reissued as Total Terror 1986 Part I and Total Terror 1986\87 Part II in 1993 and finally as Complete Total Terror in 2004.

Corrosion and Disorder were pretty much reissued as Corroded Disorder in 1995.

Front Line Assembly

• Corroded Disorder

Finally, the original Live album was released in 1989 but only on vinyl, only in the UK/Europe and only in limited quantities. It's never been reissued - find one if you can…

Front Line Assembly

• Live NOT available to buy!

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