James Kopta

9 songs and 12-page booklet. Avant-punk with tape collage and found percussion. “I know its probably only performance art but I like it” went the review in Your Flesh. Contains the classics Truckhead, Some People Say I’m Building You a Nest, The Fashion Parade Goes Blust and five more!
The first record on Wow Cool, from 1990.
7″ 33rpm record

Six song EP from 1995. Songs, spoken word, cut-ups, tape loops. Instruments: vocals, guitar, bass, sax, drums, reel-to-reels. Songs: X-Simple-X, We Hunted for Vests in Charcoal, The Amplified Charlie Horse. With Dara from His Name is Alive and many other bands.
7″ 33rpm record

Another classic from Jim Kopta, Devon Cahill (Drop Dead), Mark Telfian (Limp Wrist) and Tony Trahan. Before Hail Mary there was the even darker Conniption. Fold-open poster cover/lyric sheet. Includes additional fold-out poster. Art by Justus Hanson. (Framework Records 003)

The classic record from the classic lineup. Seriously, one of the best punk 7″s ever issued. Songs: Crashing Down, El Toro, For What it’s Worth, Why Pay More? Production and cover art by Neil Burke (Vermiform Records 33)

James wrote and played blistering guitar for this mid-tempo punk powerhouse, that has too often been compared to His Hero is Gone and Born Against. Hail Mary’s debut single “Glorious Morning” is finally back in print. Interbang magazine said, “It should be a crime not to own this.” (Prank Records)

Memorial booklet containing three of James’ short stories, four of his cartoons, photos and some memories by his friends. Stories: Moonshine Man, Playing Around the Beat and The Boston Crab.
20-page booklet.

Poster from the September 22, 2002 concert featuring Brown Cuts Neighbors, The Phlegmchuckers, Kamikaze Hearts, Jump Cannon, nickname: Rebel, Damian Catera, Bryan Keiser, Faking Trains and many more. Designed by Marc Arsenault. Signed and numbered edition of 20. Silkscreened in 2 colors on heavy white stock. Suitable for framing!
11 x 17″ 2-color poster. Mailed flat