Our Facebook news feed was overwhelmed recently with a slew of charts and graphs relating vinyl’s continued rise in both popularity and sales for 2012—to which we say with all sincerity, “No shit.” And it’s not just new releases. Bands and labels are taking stock of their back catalogs to give items a proper vinyl release, some of which having never seen the light of day on our fetish item of choice around here. Case in point, Sum 41’s sophomore release, Does This Look Infected?
SRC Vinyl has announced a release date for the first ever vinyl pressing of Sum 41 Does This Look Infected, available Feb 26. The vinyl edition includes two bonus tracks and is pressed on 180 gram limited edition colored vinyl. It will be housed in a gatefold jacket and includes an 11 x 22 insert.
Does This Look Infected? is the second studio LP from the Ontario, Canada pop punks, which was originally released in November of 2002. The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard top 200 chart and at No. 8 on the Top Canadian Albums chart. It was certified platinum in Canada and gold in the U.S.
You can pre-order Does This look Infected? right here—or you can enter to win a copy right here and now.
Enter to win Sum 41’s reissue of Does This Look Infected? by telling us in the comments below what release from which band you’d like to see receive the glorious 180 gram, color vinyl reissue treatment. The cleverest commenter with a North American mailing address will find the record in his or her mailbox. We’ll choose one winner a week from today, 1/23.
