More old merch!

Below are some old and rare Christian hardcore merch that my dude Michael took pictures of and sent me to be posted on here for everyone to see.  I'm quite jealous of this little collection, especially the Focused and Unashamed shirts.   I miss how old bands used to do their merch.  Anyway, check it out!

Here's a Slingshot David shirt:

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Here are a bunch of Unashamed shirts:

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FRONT / ZIP-UP HOODIE

FRONT / PULL-OVER HOODIE

BACK / PULL-OVER HOODIE

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Here is a The Blamed hoodie:

FRONT / PULL-OVER HOODIE

BACK / PULL-OVER HOODIE

Here's a Clay shirt:

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Here's an Everdown shirt:

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Here are a couple of Focused shirts:

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Here's a couple Overcome shirts:

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And lastly, a Rainy Days shirt:

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Some Focused and Zao merch

A Focused longsleeve...

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So crucial.

And a Zao jersey...

Focused merch!

Thanks to Tim from Focused, I am now the proud owner of a couple crucial Focused shirts to go along with the Focused hat I obtained from eBay last year.



The shirt above is from Focused's reunion show last year. Have been waiting ever since to get one since I couldn't get all the way out to California from Ohio for the show.



This second shirt, from what Tim has told me, is 1 of only 5 ever printed. AMAZING.
Thanks Tim for sending both of these my way!

Anyone else has merch, send pictures to me and I'll post them on the blog.

Focused's "The Wheels of Progress"

The Wheels of Progress (1999 - Facedown Records)



I don't know a lot about this release, mainly because I never could find it until a rip of it was recently sent my way online for the blog. Please comment with information on the record and I'll update the post. Stuff like: the year it was released, dates of the material compiled on the record, etc. Thanks!

Thank you Seth for the rip!

Latest purchase from eBay

So being a huge Christian hardcore fan, I frequently go out of my way to seek out merchandise of old Christian hardcore bands. Typically it leads to an unsuccessful venture, as that stuff is quite rare. But every now and then, you find something worth going after. I have been blessed to stumble across a Focused hat. The guy I purchased it from had got it from a dude with Boot to Head Records way back. I was so stoked when I saw it, but when I saw that I won the bidding, I went nuts! It's old. It looks it and feels it. Hell, the back is adjustable, which nowadays is just not seen anymore because everyone is too cool with their flatbill hats. It's so rad though. Check it out below.



It's my new pride and joy.

Focused

One line always comes to mind when I think Focused...SACRIFICE ME! This band has to be the most influential Christian hardcore band to date. The music was always your typical 90's hardcore sound, but the lyrics are so powerful. Focused spent 6 years playing their hearts out, briefly reuniting in 2000, creating a unreleased demo that never got picked up by a label, and again reuniting in August of this year for a show in California (check the previous post regarding their reunion shirts). Focused began playing in 1990, but only put out demo after demo before being picked up by the infamous Tooth & Nail Records in 1993, under whom they released their only two full length records, Bow and The Hope That Lies Within. Bow set the standard for "spirit-filled hardcore" in the scene and put Focused at the top of my list for sure. The only other Focused recording I have been able to get my hands on is their unreleased demo from 2000. All of their stuff is great "spirit-filled hardcore" and will always leave a legacy. Check out their releases below.

(I apologize for the multiple part downloads for Bow and The Hope That Lies Within)

Bow (1994 - Tooth & Nail Records)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four



The Hope That Lies Within (1996 - Tooth & Nail Records)
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four



Demo (2000)

Focused shirts!

Kings of Christian hardcore, Focused, have new shirts! They are from their reunion show in California, their home state, back in August of this year. They are amazing.
From Tim focused 's Myspace blog:

"focused T-Shirts
from Aug show with Demon Hunter
We have S, M, L, & XL they are black with white printing. focused spirit filled hardcore, there is nothing on the back there kind of basic but with a new twist on the old logo. Interested YOU can send money order or bank check what size YOU want. And an address where to send it. Just send $23 to
14608 Seaforth Ave. Norwalk Ca. 90650
attn. Timothy Mann
If there any ??? please ask"


I will be getting one of these shirts. Focused has a been a big part of my life for a long, long time. I did not make it to their California reunion all the way from Ohio back in August, but if I had the funds then, there would have been nothing that could have kept me from seeing them.
My next post will be for Focused in light of these amazing new shirts.
SACRIFICE ME!!!