Reset’s original demo tape to be released on vinyl in 2021!

by Dominika | Dec 22nd, 2020 | no comments

We’re kicking off the 2021 related news with some good news for a change – I’m sure many will appreciate that. Especially the hardcore Simple Plan fans and avid SP memorabilia collectors.

Reset’s (band where Pierre and Chuck started before forming Simple Plan) demo tape from 1995 ‘Concerned’, which after years of having only been available on a cassette, got finally remastered and released on a CD in 2019, will finally get the vinyl treatment, just like the rest of the Reset albums previously have (‘No Limits’ and ‘No Worries’). The vinyl will be released on March 21st 2021 in three different color versions: clear, milky clear and light blue.

The vinyl will include these 5 tracks:

1. Concern
2. Wagon
3. T.K.O.
4. Go Away
5. American Way

Here’s what Simple Plan’s official biography says about the original 1995 recording and release of this Reset ‘Concerned’ demo tape, which Chuck and Pierre were a part of:

Sound engineer Rod Shearer produced the boys’ first truly professional recording session, which took place over two days, April 22 and 23 (1995). Nick Farkas recalls: “They did almost all of it in one or two takes, that’s how well-prepared they were! Pierre’s voice was right on key.” The cassette was astonishingly popular: more than 5 000 copies were sold, adding to Reset’s notoriety. “It was a ridiculously high number of sales for a four-song demo recorded with $400! But for what it was, it sounded pretty good!” says Nick.

– Simple Plan: The Official Story (page 29) –

If you want to complete your Simple Plan/Reset collection, make sure to not wait too long – there are only 100 copies of each color of the vinyl available, making this total of 300 Concerned vinyl a very limited edition. You can pre-order each of the vinyls separately or get a bundle of all three colors at People of Punk Rock Records.