#Man'sRuin

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IN MEMORIAM -- "EMPTY PLEASURES AND DESPERATE MEASURES" SINCE 1994.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1214x1558 -- Spotlight on a Man's Ruin Records promo poster, c. 1996, artwork by Frank Kozik.

Featuring released by: E.A.R., DALE CROVER, DWARVES, BLAG DAHLIA, KILLDOZER, RITUAL DEVICE, STEEL POLE BATH TUB, MONO MEN, KYUSS, GWAR, NOMADS, UNSANE, BRUTAL JUICE, BIG CHIEF, PERVIS, and others.

Source: https://visiblevibrations.com/product/mans-ruin-records-poster-1996-promo-frank-kozik.

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OCEAN-THEMED SLEEVE ART & TRANSLUCENT BLUE VINYL -- ONLY ON MAN'S RUIN RECORDS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the "9:33" 7 inch translucent blue vinyl release by American garage rock band THE OUTSIDEINSIDE (band name influenced by BLUE CHEER, perhaps?), released in 1995 under the late, great Man's Ruin Records. Sleeve art/package design by Frank Kozik.

TRACK LIST:

Side A.) "9:33"

Side B.) "Stripper's Lament"

Source: www.discogs.com/release/1448276-The-Outsideinside-933.

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"LET'S GET IT ON!" -- "BLUE LADY" STYLE!

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1063x1355 -- Spotlight on a "Blue Lady" Man’s Ruin Records poster design by Frank Kozik, c. 1996, and based on a previous PEARL JAM/SOUNDGARDEN "Green Lady" rock concert poster design. Mentions then new vinyl releases by:

KYUSS, MELVINS, GWAR, DWARVES, 7 YEAR BITCH, CHROME, THE HEADS, FU MANCHU, HELIOS CREED, THE UNSANE, HAMMERLOCK, BRUTAL JUICE, KILLDOZER, BLAG DAHLIA, ROADSAW, THE OUTSIDEINSIDE, FINAL CONFLICT, ROADSAW, GAMMA RAY, and more.

Source: http://backstageauctions.blogspot.com/2016/03/kings-of-concert-posters-frank-kozik_9.html.

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DALE CROVER ON DRUMBS, EFFECTS, & ASSORTED EXPERIMENTAL WEIRDNESS.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the 1995 "Drumb" solo EP by MELVINS' drummer Dale Crover. It was released under the independent label Man's Ruin Records (MR004), and pressed on blue and clear purple vinyl. It is most notable for being Crover's only solo output. Only 3,000 copies were pressed in total and is now out of print. Sleeve art by Frank Kozik.

TRACK LIST:

Side A: "Forwards (Four words)" - 5:45

Side B: "Backwards (Back words)" - 5:51

Source: www.discogs.com/release/802159-Dale-Crover-Drumb.

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"STARTED ON A WHIM IN 1995"... IN PRAISE OF THE LATE, GREAT MAN'S RUIN (✝).

IPMM: "Tell our readers a bit about Man’s Ruin Records, I’m not sure how many people know you ran a music label at one point also."

FRANK KOZIK: "Started on a whim in 1995 grew rapidly, but out a ton of releases then collapse in the big distributor auto-da-fé ("act of faith") of 2001-2002. It was a wild ride."

Source: IPaintMyMind Exclusive Interview: "Frank Kozik on Poster Art, Vinyl Toys, & Selling Out," by Evan La Ruffa, Oct 15, 2012

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"FATHER FIGURE OF INVENTION, UNIVERSAL SOUL WITHIN THE PLANET'S CORE."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the "Nuclear Guru" 10" limited edition colored vinyl EP by British stoner metal band ORANGE GOBLIN, released under the Man's Ruin label in 1997. Sleeve art by Frank Kozik.

"Father figure of invention, Universal soul within the planet's core, Read your tarot cards, Shangoma, Bring the Voodoo Child's creation to the fore.

Supersonic information, Spiritual computer in your brainwashed mind, Send your evil ways throughout us, Cast your magic spell to end all of mankind."

-- "Nuclear Guru" (1997) by ORANGE GOBLIN

TRACK LIST & DETAILS:

"Nuclear Guru" -- 6:47

"Hand of Doom" (BLACK SABBATH cover) -- 7:02

Label: Man's Ruin Records

Later released as a split CD with ELECTRIC WIZARD (MR-071)

Year: 1997

Size: 10" Vinyl

Frank Kozik, Series MR-0084

Source: www.nevermindgallery.com/products/orange-goblin-nuclear-guru-1997-colored-vinyl-art-by-kozik-1?variant=4875364613.