piaptk Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Wooden Wand: Archives Vol. 3 6xLP Boxset. Six LPS encased in heavy duty, handmade, stained, and silkscreened wooden boxes. Limited edition of 75 boxsets on translucent gold colored vinyl, 125 boxsets on black vinyl, and 100 of each record sold individually on black vinyl after the boxsets sell out. Boxsets should ship out around Thanksgiving. (DON'T FORGET to pick up our other Wand releases: Wooden Wand - Born Bad LP, Wooden Wand/Golden Boots 7", and the Jescos 7" (Wand + Mendoza Line + Glossary)). COLOR VINYL BOXSET + Instant MP3 “Selections” Dwnld - $84.99 BLACK VINYL BOXSET + Instant Mp3 “Selections” Dwnld - $74.99 Instant MP3 “Selections” 16 track Dwnld - $9.99 Each LP cover is hand silkscreened. Each wooden box was hand-built and stained by an unemployed computer programmer, boatbuilder, and carpenter from Seattle. The third installment in James Jackson “Wooden Wand” Toth’s Archives Project (the first being the “Hard Knox” CD, and the second being the 100+ songs that were given to pledgers on his Kickstarter campaign) is a great insight into all facets and phases of his 15+ year songwriting career. Some of these tracks were recording when James was 15, some were recorded only weeks ago. And, believe it or not, despite the fact that over 200 unreleased songs have been unearthed so far in the Archives series, there are still hundreds that remain unreleased. And, unlike the archives of some other “prolific” songwriters, most of this stuff, is top notch, and all of it is complete songs. There are no 42 second aborted song snippets to sort through. I was given about 400 songs from which to choose the 75 tunes that wound up on this set. And despite having to listen to 400 songs multiple times, and having to sequence the chosen ones, listen to them over and over again, etc, they all still sound great to me. “Archive Vol. 3 Selections” Instant MP3 Download – Initially James wanted these tunes to be completely vinyl only; no cds, no digital of any kind. But, we managed to compromise on including a sampler of a few tunes from each disc to appease the fan while they wait for the full package preorder to arrive. Each album, while often drawing from many different periods of songwriting, has been curated by PIAPTK to be loosely based around “themes” that tend to pop up in the Toth emotional and stylistic repertoire. Disc One: Hard Bargains – This disc contains the more “rocking” Toth tunes, mostly full band style recording with a heavier groove to it. Disc Two: Roadside Peaches – This disc contains the lesser seen Toth song-type... the sincere, sweet, love songs. Disc Three: Visiting Hours and Other Missteps - Full of the more Downer-type tunes. But don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of giggle-worthy moments despite the somber tone. A good disc for fans of Born Bad. Disc Four: Get Right With The Goddess – A really good mixed bag of mostly acoustic tunes. Disc Five: Preparing An Audience - Much like Tom Waits, Wand often writes tunes from the perspective of a character. Whereas Waits’ protagonist is a down-on-his-luck, hard living, skid row bum, Toth’s is more of a self-loathing, hard living, smarmy Southern jerk. This disc compiles some of the best tunes from that perspective. Disc Six: Five Alive / First Songs – A collection of the lower-fidelity tunes, many of which are very old, and give a really good glimpse into a little different Wand than you are used to. Runs the gamut of recording type and vocal style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Only a couple of the gold sets left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daranih Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Ordered! The MP3 sampler is wicked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Hey for those of you that like this band/guy/whatever I have the "Born Bad" LP #170/500. It has a screened and spray painted cover. I bought it on a whim but it turned out to not be my thing so it's just taking up space. Make an offer (I won't decline anything reasonable) and help me clear out some clutter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecream Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 i don't know who this band is but a link would be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piaptk Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 oops. www.PIAPTK.com Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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