Jay Reatard, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees, Parquet Courts, Black Lips Test Presses Getting Auctioned for Charity
Three labels that are major purveyors of garage rock—Castle Face, In the Red, and Famous Class—have announced a joint effort to raise money for charities by auctioning off rare vinyl test presses. To sweeten the deal, some of the records are autographed and some feature original artwork by the artists. The auctions are going on until March 22 here, here, and here.
Here’s some of what’s up for grabs:
- Jay Reatard’s Night of Broken Glass 12″
- Ty Segall’s Mr. Face EP
- Ty Segall Band’s Live in San Francisco
- Thee Oh Sees’ Floating Coffin, Dog Poison, Drop, and Moon Sick
- Parquet Courts’ split 7″ with Future Punx
- Black Lips’ GOod Bad Not Evil
- Speedy Ortiz’s split 7″ with Chris Weisman
- The King Khan & BBQ Show’s Bad News Boys
- Mikal Cronin’s split 7″ with Wand
- Oblivians’ Barristers ’95 live LP
- The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Jukebox Explosion
- Fuzz’s Live in San Francisco and split 7″ wiht CCR Headcleaner
- White Fence’s Cyclops Reap and Live in San Francisco
- The Fresh & Onlys’ Play It Strange
- John Dwyer’s Damaged Bug LP
- Brian Chippendale and Greg Saunier’s collaborative LP
Castle Face’s proceeds are going to Pathway Recuperative Care, who provide outpatient care for the homeless of Los Angeles. Famous Class and In the Red are supporting the Save the Music Foundation, which provides funding for elementary and middle school music education.
Watch Jay Reatard perform “My Shadow” live in 2007:
Watch Ty Segall Band do “I Bought My Eyes” at Pitchfork Music Festival 2012:
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