You’re the lucky reader of the 35th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands’ own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth talking about.

This week Vinyl File returns after a two week hiatus. I think I passed all my exams – sweet! Not only are we back, but we are back in a big way. This week we’re going to be giving away a test pressing of In The Red’s debut full-length, Volume I.

We also have a detailed discography of Toronto’s Fucked Up, who have to be one of the most creative and impressive bands in modern hardcore. It wasn’t an easy one to compile, but with some help from the band’s vocalist Damian (aka Pink Eyes), we got it together. Next week we’ll be interviewing Damian and giving away some of the records listed after the jump

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Anchorless Records has finalized the track listing for their forthcoming Johnny Cash tribute album. All Aboard: A Tribute to Johnny Cash; To Benefit the Syrentha Savio Endowment will feature contributions from the likes of The Bouncing Souls, Chuck Ragan, Gaslight Anthem, Smoke or Fire and more.

The album will be released on both CD and vinyl with the later version featuring a bonus Ben Nichols track. The liner notes are also set to include quotes from each band or artist about Johnny Cash and his impact on their lives.

SSE is a registered non-profit providing assistance to underprivileged women with the costs associated with breast cancer treatment. They are best known ’round these parts for their Shirts for a Cure campaign. The liner notes will include quotes from each band/artist about Johnny Cash, and his impact on their lives and musical careers.

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Revelation Records hardcore act Down to Nothing have posted their contribution to their upcoming split with Australia’s 50 Lions.

You can check out “Watered Down” on their myspace page.
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The Good, the Bad and the Queen, which includes members of Blur and the Clash have announced plans to perform at an upcoming Love Music Hate Racism event on Sunday.

The event will be presented by Jerry Dammers (of the Specials) and the band will close out the evening. The FREE concert is due to take place at London’s Victoria Park on Sunday. Other bands performing will be The View, Hard-Fi, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Roll Deep and Jay Sean, plus Babyshambles’ bassist Drew McConnell’s “other band” Helsiniki feature a few guest appearances.

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Texas-based pop punk act Dynamite Boy have announced a reunion show on Saturday, April 26th at Emo’s in Austin, Texas, three years from the band’s final show in April of 2005.

The show coincides with the band’s new digital-only rarities compilation, Time Flies.
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Jay Reatard‘s recent ruckus in Toronto continues to cause a stir. Last week we posted Jay’s version of the events as he blogged the day after the show. Reatard largely placed the blame on an out of control crowd and Craig Laskey of ATG Concerts. Since then our publicly funded pals at CBC Radio 3 posted a response from ATG owner Jeff Cohen, which you can check out here. Further information on both sides of the story also showed up in Canuck music rag chart.

Of course, this being 2008 we of course have YouTube footage of the fracas.
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In anticipation of their upcoming UK tour with Big D and the Kids Table, we’ve got a stream of Manchester’s Sonic Boom Six recent album, The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism. The band fuses ska, punk and elements of hip hop and reggae into their distinctive sound.

You can check out the entire album on their Punknews.org Profile.
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With their long-awaited new album set to drop May 27, 2008, H2O has announced a UK/European summer tour set to kick off at the end of June.

The band will also be touring the US with Rancid this summer with many more dates expected.

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On the heels of their recent reunion announcement, ALL have announced plans to re-release their sole major label release, 1995’s Pummel. The disc will be released with new art via the band’s own Owned & Operated.

Speaking of the album, one of the videos from the record (“Million Bucks”) was conveniently available on YouTube.
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Bad Religion‘s recent performance of “We’re Only Going to Die” and “New Dark Ages” on Fuse’s The Daily Habit has been made for streaming online.

You can check out the videos here: “We’re Only Going to Die” and “New Dark Ages.”

The band is gearing up for a month-long trip to Europe beginning in June.
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Less Than Jake have revealed the title and release date for their upcoming album. The record is their first non-major label album since 2000’s Borders and Boundaries which was released on Fat.

The record is titled GNV FLA and is due out June 24, 2008. Like the band’s recent reissues, the record is due out on the band’s own Sleep It Off Records.

The release adds:

[GNV FLA is] a return to form that could be called the “traditional” Less Than Jake sound, complete with their trademark bouncy ska grooves and horns galore, GNV FLA comes full circle with the band’s beginnings, when they were scrapping up money from gigs to augment their Pez collections.

The album was recorded with Matt Allison (Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, The Falcon) at Atlas Studios in Chicago. You can check out the artwork on the release page.
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