Enuf "Demo 1988" 7" EP

7" EP - Black Vinyl
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In the fall of 1987, aspiring Hardcore vocalist Ajay James hung a flyer in central Jersey record store Vintage Vinyl looking for musicians to form a Straight Edge Hardcore band. “It had so many X’s on it that it looked like a treasure map!” jokes guitarist Andy White, who called the number on the flyer to offer his services. Drummer Ari Katz and bassist Rich Seymour were already in the mix and practices with Andy began above Cheap Thrills, a record store located in the college town of New Brunswick.

Throughout the summer of 1988, Enuf played gigs with New York bands like Sick Of It All as well as local bands Shades Apart, Crucial Fun, and Bottom Line, who would later change their name to Release. With the courage gained from both finally being able to play their instruments and a steady stream of shows, the group decided to take a stab at recording, at a studio called Trax East that was right down the road from Andy’s house and used by other New Jersey bands such as TMA, Vision, and Sticks and Stones. The seven tracks laid down that day showed the influence New York Hardcore had on the band, most especially bands like Breakdown and Token Entry, but it was Enuf’s own brand of suburban Straight Edge fury and the unique style and charisma of their frontman that pushed it beyond the many demo tapes flooding the tri-state Hardcore scene at the time. Once the demo tape got out, Enuf got a substantial amount of gigs through the fall of 1988 with Raw Deal and Beyond as well as a monumental one with Bold, Vision and Life’s Blood on their home turf of New Brunswick at Scott Hall on the Rutgers campus.

1989 saw bass player Pete being kicked out due to breaking edge with Andy taking his place and Chip Iatoro, who played briefly with Enuf during their formative stages, taking over on guitar. But by the spring of that year, the band began to fall apart. They ended up playing their last show on April 30, 1989 at the Fast Lane in Asbury Park with some of the hardest of New York Hardcore: Raw Deal, Maximum Penalty, and Uppercut.

Over the years, the demo tape Enuf recorded in 1988 has taken on a mystique with those attracted to the lesser-known bands from this era of east coast Hardcore. Perhaps Ari going on to front the popular 90s band Lifetime has something to do with it as well. Whatever excuse you wish to place upon the interest, the songs still hold up as a passionately executed batch of solid tunes. Give it an ear and don’t forget to mosh, sucka!

7" includes a 7"x21" fold out insert with liner notes, lyrics, photos and flyers.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Sucka Mosh
02. Face The Music
03. I Just Wanna Skate
04. Monkey Funk / Get It Done
05. One Too Many Times
06. Fantasy World

PRESSING INFO:
740 x Black