Wormleysburg is that town that’s sort of just north of Camp Hill, right across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, PA. I’ve driven through it a bunch of times. The first punk show I ever went to was in… well, that was in Lemoyne, which is kind of near Wormleysburg. Anyway, I don’t have much to say about that strangely-named town, except that one amazing band called it home.

Admiral put out two seven inches in 1990 and 1991, taking the DC emocore and making it their own. Admiral was from Wormleysburg.

Their first release was recorded in March of 1990 at Inner Ear Recording Studios in Arlington, Virginia. Fugazi, Rites of Spring, Minor Threat and Q & Not U all recorded there. It was released on Soul Force Records. It’s a great 7″, but I heard their second one first.

When I first heard Admiral’s 7″ put out by Ebullition Records I was completely blown away. I can’t even remember how or when I heard it, but it must have been in the mid-90s. I probably just ordered a bunch of records from Ebullition and this was one of them.

After a few listens, I was at once elated that I had found them and bummed that there wasn’t more. At that time, I didn’t know of their first 7″ or of their song on the Significant Records Beneath the Wheel compilation (which I still don’t have).

Most folks reading this probably have never heard of Admiral. And maybe they’re an acquired taste. But give it a try, it’s probably not like much you’ve ever heard before.

And if you have heard of them, well, hopefully you’ll appreciate having both 7″s on high quality mp3s, lovingly ripped from vinyl. The zip file has all of the songs plus the 7″ covers and inserts.

Admiral – 1st 7″
1) Brother Can You Spare a Dime
2) Horns Lay Silent
3) Seasonal

Admiral – Revolving and Loading (2nd 7″)
1) Revolving and Loading
2) Fit
3) Meter and Rule

Admiral’s vocalist, Sean Linwood, later sang for the freaking brilliantly amazing Navio Forge (you must here this). Guitarist, Joseph McCredmund played in Hoover and Crown Hate Ruin.

Take a listen to two songs here:

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Brother Can You Spare a Dime

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Fit

Get them both in one zip file here! (50MB)

Technical Information:
Media Used:
Vinyl 7″ from my personal collection.

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