Sequoia Vinyl Box Set 7 Inch Sap Color Various Artist Limited Edition 27 Vinyls

30+ years in the making and the sequel to both 2012’s underground soul diaspora Eccentric Soul: Omnibus and Tree Records 1995 scene document Eucalyptus, the capstone thesis, final boss if you will, of our Emo Endeavors: Sequoia.

Sequoia gathers 25 original nuggets from emo’s first decade. Each of the 25 7”s calls back to their original handmade roots, housed in sturdy chipboard jackets with facsimile inner sleeves and replica labels. The accompanying 136-page hardcover book tells the tale from D.C. to San Diego, Vermin Scum to Gravity, Jon Hiltz’s Basement to the Red House, studiously capturing the yelps, screams, and spoken passages that defined the oft-misunderstood genre. Illustrated with hundreds of flyers, ads, and photographs from Numero’s vast archive, Sequoia documents a vibrant, interconnected scene at the end of the American century.

“Sequoia is a celebration of the survival of this music,” compiler Ken Shipley said. “These 7"s were entirely ephemeral, souvenirs of an exp