The Reapers - Rip It Up (LP, Rebellion Records, 2024)

The Reapers rip it up... again! Five years after its initial release, the sold out debut LP of this Dutch powerhouse gets issued on vinyl again and Rebellion Records wouldn't be Rebellion Records if they didn't put in some extra work for this second press!

Not only does this "extended" version include updated artwork and a ton of new pictures, the sleeve has a metallic coating (matching the silver vinyl perfectly) and last - though certainly not least - the album features one extra, previously unreleased track!

Recorded during the same session as the rest of the album, the bonus-track in question is titled "My Kind" and fits in perfectly with the fourteen original tracks. It also makes me wonder why it was never featured on the album in the first place, but it is now and that's what counts!

As for the album itself I still think this is one of the better Oi! albums that emerged from Dutch soil! In my original review of early 2019 (that you can read HERE) I already called "Rip It Up" out as one of my favorite albums of the year and it eventually ranked first on my yearlist of 2019 so you know this is a must-have!

So if you somehow missed out on the first press or want to complete your collection now is your chance! 500 copies were made and the first 50 copies even come with a nice patch! The Reapers still rule, ok!