# Spartan Records Launches Pre-Orders For KNAPSACK Vinyl Reissues Out February 3rd

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- Published: 2023-01-16T15:15:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Spartan Records Launches Pre-Orders For Knapsack Vinyl Reissues, Out February 
3rd**

**Influential Band’s First Three Full-Length Albums, ‘Silver Sweepstakes’ (1995),‘
Day Three of My New Life’ (1997), and ‘This Conversation Is Ending Starting Right
Now’ (1998), Fully Remastered for Vinyl, w/ Out-Of-Print Bonus Tracks**

**Also Available: Exclusive Limited Edition, Hand-Numbered Box Set Which Includes
Three Exclusive Variants and 72-Page Book Entitled _This Version of Truth_.**

[**Pre-Order Here**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=12946709.33662.1.053dcbe166224e3deeab8a64e0b5bebf)

_“A band that walked the line between indie rock and emo, always hinting at a breakout
beyond those confines.”- _**_AV Club_**

_“The sound of early-aughts pop emo unfolding in early 1997. Had they formed a few
years later, Knapsack would’ve been Jimmy Eat World.” (“100 Greatest Emo Songs Of
All Time”) – _**_Vulture_**

_“When it comes to Knapsack, either you love them or they aren’t on your radar. 
The group lasted from 1993 to 2000 and during that time, they released three flawless
albums. While members have all gone on to play in acts like Samiam and the Jealous
Sound, there’s always been something indefinable about Knapsack’s brand of music.
You could call it “emo,” but that doesn’t really do it justice because the hooks
are just as massive as the introspective narratives frontman Blair Shehan effortlessly
weaves.”- _**_Vice_**

_“Knapsack’s debut is a spot-on example of the bridge between punk and emo.” (“20
emo classics that helped define today’s scene”) – _**_Alternative Press_**

_“In the years before “emo” became a dirty word — that’d be 1995 to 1998 — this 
California outfit delivered three albums of potent, crunching self-flagellation.
Their awesomely titled swan song, This Conversation Is Ending Starting Right Now,
is a minor classic of twentysomething despair: Frontman Blair Shehan hisses venomous
lyrics over sharp, lurching riffs, as strings, organ, and sleigh bells (!) dial 
up the drama.”- _**_SPIN_**

_“Their wordy powerpop-infected emo still resonates today. Especially with bands
like Title Fight, Joyce Manor, and the like bringing heart-on-your-sleeve power 
chords to increasingly larger audiences, songs like “Thursday Side of the Street,”“
Katherine the Grateful,” “Please Shut Off the Lights” and just about the entirety
of the set sound like they could have been released yesterday. Time has treated 
this band well.”- _**_Brooklyn Vegan_**

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**Spartan Records** has launched pre-orders for the reissue of **Knapsack’s** three
full-length albums, _Silver Sweepstakes_ (1995), _Day Three of My New Life_ (1997),
and _This Conversation Is Ending Starting Right Now_ (1998), fully remastered for
vinyl, with each including an out-of-print bonus track.

The three reissues will be released on February 3rd, both in stores and online.

In addition, Spartan is releasing an exclusive limited edition, hand-numbered box
set which includes three exclusive variants and a book entitled _This Version of
Truth_.

_This Version of Truth_ is an oral history of the highly influential band, but also
the story of like-minded bands coming together in a time before GPS, mobile phones,
the internet, and social media. The 72-page book includes over a hundred exclusive
flyers and photos, a complete show archive, and interviews with members of the band
as well as members **Mineral, Boys Life, Christie Front Drive, 7 Seconds**, and 
other notable contributors. The result is a time capsule from a bygone era of independent
music, a must-have for fans of Knapsack.

Beautifully packaged in a hand-number hardcover slipcase with new art direction 
by **Jeff Caudill (Gameface, Low Coast)**, this special edition release features
the band’s complete catalog remastered for vinyl with three out-of-print bonus tracks
and includes three exclusive vinyl variants only available in this box set.

**Pre-order here: **[https://spr.tn/knapsack](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=12946709.33664.1.47a19251a761297ece5ad735771ab408)

**Watch the announcement video here:** [https://youtu.be/gM0uBcFYTss](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=12946709.33663.1.2e1dbcf30fdbfae8b7cbcfaeb869df22)

Knapsack • The Complete Discography (Available February 3rd)

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Discography (Available February 3rd)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

The label has partnered with several other retailers / online stores and beginning
on Friday, January 13th, several exclusives will be available for pre-order including:

 * **BrooklynVegan** (3 exclusive variants)
 * **Newbury Comics** (3 exclusive variants)
 * **RevHQ** (3 exclusive variants)
 * **Limited to One** (alternate artwork limited to 25 copies of each record)

Additionally, the albums will be available in stores on February 3rd and each album
will have its own exclusive variant at independent record stores.  

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[[**About Knapsack:** 
Knapsack was an emo/indie rock band that was formed in 1993
by Blair Shehan (vocals/guitar) and Colby Mancasola (drums). Shehan and Mancasola
were two high school friends studying at the University of California, Davis. Guitarist
Jason Bokros and bassist Rod Meyer completed the lineup. By 1994, the band had recorded
a single for independent label Goldenrod Records and signed with Alias Records later
that year. Their debut album Silver Sweepstakes was released in 1995. They then 
toured extensively playing with bands such as Pavement, Rocket from the Crypt, Jawbox
and Drive Like Jehu. Bokros left the group before the release of their second album
Day Three of My New Life in 1997. He was replaced by Sergie Loobkoff of Samiam. 
Their third album This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now was released in
1998. Knapsack reunited in 2013 to tour North America, Europe, and Australia.

**Knapsack is Blair Shehan, Colby Mancasola, Sergie Loobkoff, and Edward Breckenridge**

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