clickxclick Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 THE MICROPHONES, GOLDEN BOOTS, BISHOP ALLEN, AND PALEO "Collaborate with a 1940's Wire Recorder" 7" - 600 copies, 3 different covers, grey swirl vinyl - $6 + shipping / wholesale and trades are encouraged - $15 if you want all three cover designs - http://lostsoundtapes.com/distro.php SAMPLE: http://lostsoundtapes.com/wire-recorder-SAMPLE.mp3 It's a joint release between my label Lost Sound Tapes (Seattle, WA), People In A Position To Know (Olympia, WA), and alt.vinyl (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK). European customers are encouraged to order from alt.vinyl. Read a snippet that Mike from People In A Position To Know wrote about the record (he is the brains behind the concept and the man behind the machine): "These songs were recorded live to a 1940's Webster Wire Recorder. Wire recorders were originally invented in the late 1800's and recorded sound to a hair-thin strand of stainless steel wire. This was the predecessor to magnetic tape as a recording medium. The wire is extremely fragile and fickle, and the machine itself adds certain audio elements to the recording; pitch shifts, bleed over from previous recordings on the reused wire, a clanking sound from the cylinders turning, tonal colorings and distortions, etc. These elements very much color and contribute to the recordings. Therefore, this record is considered a 'collaboration' between the artists and this antiquated machine." Side A: Microphones: I Lost My Wind (Phil Elverum: Recorded on a farm in Rochester, WA) Golden Boots: Marie (Dmitri Manos, Ryan Eggleston, Nathan Sabatino, and James Grip: Recorded in a living room in Olympia, WA) Side B: Bishop Allen: Ghost (Justin Rice and Christian Rudder: Recorded in a venue basement in Seattle, WA) Paleo: Jessica's Wedding (David Andrew Streckany: Recorded in a bedroom in Olympia, WA) Each label designed and printed their own covers. There were only 600 copies made on swirly grey vinyl, and only 200 of each cover. While supplies last, orders will receive a free bonus record coaster of the center label from this record. All orders will receive a digital download code for the songs on the record. PIAPTK's copies come in a letter pressed jacket, Lost Sound Tapes come in a velum/transparency sleeve, and alt.vinyl come in a professionally printed fold over. All three of the labels have a few copies of each others cover for sale. http://lostsoundtapes.com http://piaptk.com http://altvinyl.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallallbe Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Ordered. Sounds pretty exciting. Thanks for the heads up, +1. Why the heck is Phil recording as The Microphones again? Doesn't really matter, just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 PIAPTK rules, and this looks to rule as well. Will probably put in an order in the next few days, I see a lot of intriguing releases in your store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylovesdrunks Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Ordered. Sounds pretty exciting. Thanks for the heads up, +1. Why the heck is Phil recording as The Microphones again? Doesn't really matter, just curious. This is actually a track that was recorded in 2007. As far as I understand, he had recently changed the name to Mt Eerie but it was a song that was originally written under the Microphones moniker so he wanted to attach that name to this track. You can find the studio version of the song on the Microphones "Song Islands" singles compilation CD. It was originally released as the B-side of the "Moon Moon" 7" in 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wholesale and trades accepted! PS: Audio sample up now - http://lostsoundtapes.com/wire-recorder-SAMPLE.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 If you want one of these, DON'T SNOOZE. I've already sold over 1/4 of my copies and it's been out for 3 days. They are going quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weshallallbe Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 My copy came in yesterday. Looks beautiful. About to listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Excellent, glad it arrived safely. Let me know what you think of the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Still got these available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Only about 25 copies of the Lost Sound Tapes cover version left. Don't wait too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickxclick Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 This is now SOLD OUT. If anyone else wants one, go to altvinyl.com (UK) they should have some left. They won't be around for much longer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thallirn Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Totally glad I scored one of these! Love this record and the awesomeness of the sound, and background noise! Plus the packaging and color are phenomenal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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