Ebay seller thawin199 has a rare Temperance Conversion records shirt up for sale. This was made to promote the 1995 European Tour. Temperance were the first hardcore band from Rhode Island that I can remember touring Europe. I believe this tour was cut short because someone put diesel into the gas engine of their tour van by accident. Even though I haven’t seen one of these in awhile and they are quite rare, I have to say that this is one of the most awful designs that Conversion did. Totally uninspiring and blah. Either way, it’s a good conversation piece, and a piece of Rhode Island Straight Edge history.
This was for the tour with Earth Crisis and Ignite. I have a ls of this that I got from the homecoming show that has wizard sleeves. I’ll def be bidding on this.
Verbal Assault toured europe.
Also, I think LaCroix designed this. Although I may be wrong.
When I lived w. Ray and Mothy I came home from work one day and they were blasting Temperance and bedroom moshing. And they were a little too happy while doing it. I just went to my room and closed the door like the old man that I am.
I’m not from R.I. but I’ll mosh to Temperance any day at any given circumstance.
luckily I wasn’t born in RI so I don’t have to pretend to like temperance.
tour was with ignite and undertow. not ec.
and yes, va toured europe twice before temperance.
You’re right, it was undertow, my mistake. ExC played the homecoming show if I’m remembering that correctly.
Temperance was the greatest hardcore band ever. Out of the 1000 CDs and vinyl I probably owned throughout my hardcore career, Temperance is that one band that I’ve kept while the others have disappeared.