Upcoming Releases:
Golden Boots/Pork Torta split: WOODEN Record
Benoit Pioulard- Lathe cut picnic plate
Amo Joy
- Live to the lathe, unique, one-off picnic plates!
Eric Hallden
- Eric Hallden Likes This LP.
Lazer
Zeppelin - Jane Jane picnic plate lathe cut
Little
Wings - Direct to lacquer 12" EP
Solid Home Life - LP - Collaboration between Greg Olin
of Graves and Lindsey Schief of L.A.K.E..
Records Digest: Condensed Music Vol. 1. Hand-bound books
in repurposed Readers Digest covers with four, 5" records
each. Artists include: Golden Boots, Turner Cody, Graves, and
Southerly.
News:
07/12/10
New
Releases, Half Price Sale, etc.
New Releases:
Juston
Stens - Out of Here/Falling Clear, Square 7"
The debut single from One-Man Band, Juston Stens. Juston
spent the last 6 years playing drums for Philly pysch-poppers,
Dr. Dog, until he left to pursue his solo stuff. He plays all
instruments, and the single was recorded by Nathan Sabatino of
the Golden Boots. Two beautiful, retro pop tracks, The doo-wop
style Falling, and the Elvis-ish rocker Out of Here. Each cover
was hand-screened and colored in by Juston himself. Ltd Ed of
100.
Little Birds - New All Time
Low Single Square 7". 2 song single on clear,
square vinyl lathe cut from Dallas alt-folkers Little Birds.The
awesome New All Time Low (so good, you'll swear you've heard it
on AM radio) backed with the Tall Dwarves cover "All My Hollowness
to You". Comes in beautfully letterpressed and embossed covers
made by the band. Ltd ed of 50.
Distro:
Wckr Spgt - Future Hits of Wckr Spgt. 2xCD - a 36 song
tribute to long-running LA art-punk band, WCKR SPGT. Features
Mountain Goats, Lou Barlow, Golden Boots, Jad Fair, Amps for Christ,
Miniature and Presidential, etc. For a full track listing, click
here. These copies (unlike the Amazon copies) include hand
coloring and special messages from the band. I only have 8 copies.
Half Price/Recession
Special Sale:
You spoke (by not buying any records for the last 4 months) and
I listened. You said, "I don't have money to pay rent, much
less buy records". So, in an attempt to clean out the PIAPTK
storage room, all non-lathe cut records are half price for a VERY
limited time only. That's right, all 7"s are $2.50 each,
and all LPs are half their normal price. There are a lot of things
coming up that I need to pay for, and you can help me out!
Proceed
to the Shop
page to purchase!
PLEDGE DRIVE and SOB STORY:
You know those annoying NPR and College Radio pledge drives where,
twice a year, the DJs spend half your commute extolling the benefits
of the station you are listening to and begging for your money?
Well, this is the PIAPTK equivalent. It will not happen very often,
and your pledge gift will be a much better value than the flimsy
"environmentally friendly" shopping bag (made in a Chinese
sweatshop by a 4 year old) that you get for your $120/yr pledge.
And it isn't even going to me or the label... it's going to your
favorite band: Golden Boots!
On June 26th, yours truly will be getting married.
And, as you might expect, the wedding is going to be a hootenanny
with several PIAPTK bands entertaining the assembled masses. One
of those bands, Golden Boots, is traveling all the way up from
Tucson. Originally, they were planning on touring up to Olympia,
allowing them to (hopefully) pay for gas. However, Dmitri's day
job playing with a little band called Dr. Dog has meant that the
band could not do the tour. Any lesser band would have said "Hey,
sorry, but we can't make it, D's got this thing, and it's just
not going to work out..." But NOT the 'Boots. They said "see
ya at the bachelor party!" and spent $1600 of their hard-earned
(Ryen does construction... in TUCSON. It's REALLY hard earned...)
on plane tickets. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford to pay for
their plane tickets but I feel awful that they have to drop that
kind of coin to come play for free. So, here is your chance to
get something really cool and help out some friends in need (we
are friends, right?).
Here's the pitch:
Being the vanity label owner/professional schmoozer that I am,
I have a lot of friends who are great musicians. I put out the
call to my friends to record a love song (cover or original) that
I could lathe cut onto picnic plates and give away at my wedding
as party favors. I expected two or three bands to get it done
on such short notice, but I had FIFTEEN bands contribute, and
the majority of them recorded the song within a week of being
asked and specifically for us. I was beyong flattered and excited.
Each wedding guest will only get ONE random plate, and I will
only have 10 of each at the wedding, with the bands getting 10
copies for themselves. These plates will never actually be available
for sale, and the only way to get one is to come to my wedding
(did you get your invite? Some of them got lost in the mail.)
However, if you want to donate $100 (ridiculous, right? I know,
but it's such a good cause!) to the "Fly the Golden Boots
to P(dx)aradise!" fund, you will get the ENTIRE SET in a
silkscreened cover.
Here is what you get, FIFTEEN one-sided records on one-sided HEART
SHAPED picnic plate lathe cuts (they sound better than you would
expect!). Records were cut by yours truly and the hearts were
cut by the woman I love.
1. Golden Boots: The Man In Me (Bob Dylan)
2. Lazer Zeppelin: A Song For You (Gram Parsons)
3. The Blank Tapes: Islands in the Stream (The Bee-Gees)
4. Firs of Prey: This Will Be Our Year (The Zombies)
5. Castanets (feat. Golden Boots) - You Are My Sunshine
(Traditional)
6. Edmond Lapine: Words of Love (Buddy Holly)
7. Amo Joy: Do You Take This Man? (Nirvana (the 60's psych
band))
8. Graves: Sea of Love (Phil Phillips)
9. Wooden Wand: Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
10. Lake: Sudden Whim (LAKE)
11. Carcrashlander: Lovesong (The Cure)
12. Jad Fair: Blue Moon (Rodgers and Hart)
13. Casper and the Cookies: That's Love (Casper and the
Cookies)
14. Lee Baggett: Thank You (Led Zeppelin)
15. Miniature and Presidential: I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen)
Can't afford the records, but still want to give? Well, you can
get 320kbps mp3s of all of the above songs for only a $10 donation!
Neither the records OR the downloads will be available after June
25th, so act fast, and there are only 10 (or less) of the record
sets available.
TO
PURCHASE, PLEASE GO TO THE SHOP PAGE!
05.10.10
GOT
A MINUTE?
Hope you are enjoying the benefits
of the oncoming summer… unless you are in the Southern Hemisphere,
in which case, enjoy it while it lasts! Sit back… this is
a LONG (but informative and succinct) email…
We've got a LOT of news! 5 new
releases from Golden Boots, Lee Baggett, Golden Ghost, Southerly
and Salesman, Pay what you want downloads trial, and a bunch of
stuff floating around the PIAPTK periphery that is not directly
related to PIAPTK, but from our friends such as cheap art (from
the PIAPTK collagist, Steven Williams), Wooden Wand, PIAPTK test
pressings auctioned for Tennessee Flood Victim, New Facebook page,
etc.
FIRST: NEW RELEASES
GOLDEN BOOTS - WHITE SKELETON
5" X-Ray Picture Disc one-sided lathe cut.
Great new song on a beautiful record. If you hold it up
to the light, it's an X-Ray, if you look at it flat, it looks
like the Milky Way. Ltd ed of 50.
LEE BAGGETT- SUMMER GRASS VOL.
1 - SILVER SEA - Lathe cut clear 10" in hand-painted covers.
The first in the series, but the last of three to be released,
this is the conclusion to the Summer Grass saga from Lee Baggett.
This was recorded a few days before and after 9/11 with Graves'
frontman Greg Olin working the tape machine and other instruments.
Again, Lee made amazing 10"x20" oil paintings for each
of these and they include a cd-r with a lathe cut bonus track
on the back. Ltd ed of 35.
GOLDEN GHOST - THE UNIMAGINATIVE
BODY 2xLP double Laserdisc LP. This amazing album features
Viking Moses accompanying Golden Ghost on most tracks. They come
in GORGEOUS pen and ink/hand-painted and totally unique covers.
There are only 20 in existence, and I only have 5 left.
SOUTHERLY - CHAMPION OF THE
NOISY NEGATIVIST Lathe Cut LP-
This is not a standard Southerly record... it was actually
originally recorded by Krist Krueger (Southerly frontman) as a
solo project under a different name, but the full band began playing
songs from it and Krist decided to make it a Southerly release.
It is a very beautiful, atmospheric, droney kind of instrumental
record. Really good, late rainy night kind of feel. Ltd ed of
50 in hand screened covers on clear lathe cut vinyl 12".
SALESMAN - SKULL Laserdisc LP
- In die cut covers designed to look like those little cardboard
coin protectors that coin collectors use. These look fantastic
and were made by the band. Salesman is an Austin band featuring
John Farmer from Barsuk's What Made Milwaukee Famous. I've been
trying to figure out how to describe them, but their sound is
hard to nail down. There are tinges of mid-90's Texas Alternative
Noise rock bands (Toadies/Baboon/Caulk) along with shades of Radiohead,
Jeff Buckley, etc. But check it out for yourself at: http://www.myspace.com/salesmanband/
TO
PURCHASE ANY OF THESE, PLEASE GO TO THE SHOP PAGE!
SECOND: BENEFIT
TEST PRESSING STUFF
As you are probably aware, Nashville was just the flooded. The
only record pressing plant that I have used that has ever treated
me right, United Record Pressing,
is based in Nashville. I LOVE these guys. They are the only plant
that I would recommend to anyone looking to put out a record.
They are professional, cheap, do a great job and won't jerk you
around, unlike most places I've used. Short story, shorter, one
of their employees, Vernon, his wife and his three kids lost EVERYTHING
in the flood. Take a second to think about this happening to you…
not only your house, but your record collection, your daughters
toys, your car, your clothes, EVERYTHING. In order to help out
a guys who has been involved in making so many of the records
I love, I've donated some test pressings for them to auction off.
You have the chance to own test
pressings for Wooden Wand's Born Bad, Casper and the Cookies'
Optimists Club, Casiotone For the Painfully Alone's STSNC Instrumentals
7", and the Wooden Wand/Golden Boots split 7".
In addition to that, they will be adding all kinds of great stuff
in the coming days, so check over there often and bid high. Please
head over to http://shop.ebay.com/towervinyl/m.html
and check it out.
THIRD - BENEFIT(ish) ART SALE
Many of you have seen Steven Williams' collage artwork on the
PIAPTK website or on the half dozen postcards that get inserted
amongst the old photos, trading cards, and other garage sale ephemera
that I stuff in most of the packages I send. Well, Steven is a
man of enormous talents, but modest means and spent the money
he had earmarked to buy a plane ticket to my wedding on an emergency
vet bill for his kitty. So, in order to drum up some money, he
is selling original art packs. These could include paintings,
collages, drawings, photos, etc. They start at $20 and top out
at $40 depending on which package you buy. You also get demos
of some of Steven's band, Ark Ruffians (who are awesome and will
be releasing a record on PIAPTK soon), and could even get your
own song written exclusively for you, if you buy the $40 banger.
And, you get a ltd ed 1/1 lathe cut cdr with your track on the
back, cut by yours truly. You will seriously not be disappointed
and you will be helping both me and Steven. Get it here: https://sites.google.com/site/aeropleusticsltd/gallery
FOURTH - RELATED RELEASES
James Jackson Toth's Wooden Wand is back with a new limited
album called "Wither Thou Goest, Cretin", that is
a sort of followup to Born Bad. At some point, we will hopefully
get a chance to release it on vinyl, but for the moment being,
James is releasing it himself as a limited edition cd-r. The covers
are amazingly handmade out of blocks of hardwood floors. They
are super rad, and there are only 200 of them. Most are going
out to distros and stuff, but you can buy them directly from James
by emailing madmonkvinyl-at-hotmail-dot-com. Also keep
a lookout for his new album "Servant to Blues" coming
out this fall on Michael Gira's Young God Records.
Also, Shrimper Records (a PIAPTK inspiration) is releasing
a "tribute" to L.A. band Wckr Spgt. There are 36 amazing
bands recording new Wckr Spgt songs including Mountain Goats,
Peter Peter Hughes, Simon Joyner, Jad Fair, Golden Boots, Miniature
and Presidential, Franklin Bruno, Lou Barlow, Amps for Christ,
etc. And it's only $9.99 for TWO CDs! I've heard this thing, and
it is epic... You can get more info here: http://www.wckrspgt.com/tribute/
and buy it here: http://www.midheaven.com/item/smooth-sounds-the-future-hits-of-wckr-spgt-by-va-2xcd
FIFTH - PAY WHAT YOU WANT DIGITAL
DOWNLOADS
So, this was the hottest, newest thing about a year ago, and being
a late adopter like I am, I always considered it, but never really
got around to it. But, now, I'm ready to give it a try. Can you
really trust the people to benevolent? I want to believe so. So,
I am going to try it out and see if it works. I will be putting
up assorted releases for two weeks at a time with each email I
send out.
I figured for the
first email, I would take it back to the beginning and put up
the recordings that put PIAPTK on the map, the first Ltd Ed Subscription
Club with recordings from Wooden Wand/Clay Ruby, Jad Fair, Will
Johnson, Poster Children, Viking Moses, and Tender Forever/Angelo
Spencer. You can pay whatever you want (I think
it has to be at least $.01) and it will take you to the file.
I am going to put them up as one big download , 25 songs…
(remember, these tracks on iTunes would be $15.99, as it would
be two cds worth of stuff!) so, please be mildly generous.
TO
DOWNLOAD IT, PLEASE GO TO THE SHOP PAGE!
SIXTH - UPCOMING RELEASES
We will probably have a new batch of records for you sooner than
later, including lathe cuts from Juston Stens (ex-drummer of Dr.
Dog) and Little Birds. For those that are wondering, the CFTPA
tour release didn't happen, but Owen and I are still planning
something in the future, we just don't know what yet.
SEVENTH - FACEBOOK
We are now on Facebook! (what did I tell ya? Late Adopters…),
so go "become a fan"! We will eventually do something
cool with it, maybe…Until then, you will just get a heads
up on tours, videos, free downloads, what I had for lunch and
how many $100 record lathe needles I ruined that day, etc. http://www.facebook.com/pages/People-In-A-Position-To-Know-Vinyl-Recordings/115874758423653
EIGHTH - UPCOMING
RELEASES
We will probably have a new batch of records for you sooner than
later, including lathe cuts from Juston Stens (ex-drummer of Dr.
Dog) and Little Birds. For those that are wondering, the CFTPA
tour release didn't happen, but Owen and I are still planning
something in the future, we just don't know what yet.
03.10.10
Back
from the dead (or at least a heavy snooze)!
Dudes!
It's Spring!
I think this is one of the longest eras of radio silence since
I started this hellride/joyplane of a record label. But rest assured,
while it is not going to appear to be particularly prolific, many
breakthroughs have been made, and many plans have been laid! As
stated in a previous email, the plan was to let the label slowly
gear down into oblivian through planned obsolesence. Impending
nuptials, and other real life realities have viciously thrust
themselves into the childlike dreamworld that has allowed me to
dump barrelfull after barrelfull of cash into this noble pursuit.
I swore that 50 records was the finish line. Unfortunately, I
realized as I crossed the mark that there were still many good
miles (music) that needed to be run (released), so I sought out
a way to make this race more affordable and sustainable to run.
In walked the Presto 6n. The record lathe of my dreams. Now it
is all mine. This same model was used by Sun, Motown, Capitol,
etc to cut their lacquer masters in the 50s. After a long, steep,
and EXPENSIVE (needles cost $100 a piece, and I ruined 5 in the
first 2 weeks!) learning curve... I've got this thing licked!
Expect a lot of new (very limited) releases in the near future.
And
now, a few new releases!
Golden
Boots - Bland Canyon Adventure
10" - Lathe cut ed of 75. -PREORDER
One
of the earliest Golden Boots releases, this was written, recorded,
manufactured (40 copies) and played live in the space of 8 hours
in April of 2005. And it is REALLY, REALLY good!. Features Justin
Champlin (Nobunny) on drums and a special appearance by Dr. Dog.
Comes in a paint-by-numbers cover and includes Golden Boots Brand
Watercolor Paints. It is very important to both the band and PIAPTK
that these covers actually get painted. But, knowing the collector
mindset, we knew that the chances of record nerds actually painting
them were slim. So, we decided that we needed to offer a free
gift that would be an essential part of the package. In order
for this thing to be "complete" you need to have the
lathe cut cd-r (with an unreleased song recorded in my backyard
on a 1940s wire recorder called "Ugly One" that has
been lathe cut into the backside). And you will only receive this
once you email a picture of your paint by numbers job (preferably
with yourself holding it), thereby making the set complete. Golden
Boots and PIAPTK have a history of what Dmitri affectionately
calls "dick moves", which I just think are fun, i.e.
oversized 7" jackets that protrude obtrusively in your shelf,
LPs with cassettes stuck to the front,etc. This is just another
in a proud legacy of us making your record collecting hobby more
difficult, and thereby more intrinsically valuable to you. Coincidentally
(or IS it?), the time it takes to paint the cover is the exact
running time of the record. CD shipping is free!
Lazer Zeppelin - American
Derivative LP
The
debut recording from Olympia supergroup (mems of L.A.K.E., Full
Red, Number Bear, Twig Palace, etc) will blow your mind. Imagine
the Carter Family arranged by John Cale, produced by Phil Spector
and Kevin Shields, and mastered by Daniel Johnston on his Sears
and Roebuck tape recorder. 8 epic tracks of echo soaked lo-fi
beauty. You can check out a below, low, low, budget video for
the song Sinking Sand here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbZ_7PVx3gU.
There will be a video for the second single, Moses, up on youtube
soon. You
can also check out some other tracks at their myspace.
I
fully believe that this band will be bigger than Nickelback within
the year.
American Derivative is limited to 300 copies in 2 versions:
Colored Version - Ltd ed of 200 copies in white, fingerpainted
and silkscreened covers on colored vinyl.
Half and Half Version - Ltd ed of 100 copies in black,
fingerpainted and silkscreened covers on half black, half yellow
vinyl . Includes a unique, 1/1 print of a photo taken by Andrew
of LZ.
Both versions include digital download card.
Lazer
Zeppelin - Highway Hynosis - Lathe cut LASERDISC!
Yes,
that's right, Lazer Zeppelin where they belong on Lazer disc.
Side one holds the epic, 10 minute jam, Highway Hypnosis, which
features guest appearances by Arrington DiDionysio and Angelo
Spencer. The other side is decorated by LZ in neon paint markers.
Ltd Ed of 40 copies, 20 of which are currently on tour with LZ.
If they come near you, I HIGHLY recommend you check them out!
Their dates are below:
Upcoming Shows
Mar 9 2010 7:30P - Speakeasy w/ Marmalade Mountain Oakland, California
Mar 10 2010 8:00P - TBA w/ San Narcisco, Acid Tapestries, Hermit
Thrushes Santa Cruz, California
Mar 11 2010 8:00P - Universal Bar & Grill w/ The Kris Special
North Hollywood, California
Mar 12 2010 8:00P - CHEZ Tijuana, Baja California
Mar 13 2010 8:00P - Quartz Hill Mobile Home Park Lancaster, California
Mar 14 2010 3:00P - South By Meow West @ Hang Art Tuscon, Arizona
Mar 15 2010 8:00P - bash riprocks Lubbock, Texas
Mar 17 2010 8:00P - Evan Horn Presents Dallas, Texas
Mar 18 2010 8:00P - Evan Horn Showcase Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2010 8:00P - House show Austin, Texas
Mar 22 2010 8:00P - Super Happy Fun Land SXZW OVERLOAD FEST Houston,
Texas
Mar 24 2010 8:00P - Colleen & Kyle’s New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 25 2010 8:00P - Someplace great New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 27 2010 10:00P - 1126 w/ Dark Sundays, Sun Wolf Hattiesburg,
Mississippi
Mar 28 2010 9:30P - Milledge House Athens, Georgia
Mar 29 2010 8:00P - Poison Lawn w/ Hermit Thrushes Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 30 2010 8:00P - TBA w/ Hermit Thrushes Chatanooga, Tennessee
Mar 31 2010 8:00P - Venue TBA w/ Hermit Thrushes Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 1 2010 8:00P - TBA with Hermit Thrushes Murfreesboro
Apr 2 2010 8:00P - Gumbo Ya Ya Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 3 2010 8:00P - Underground Laboratoriesw/Froggie Sarrington
St Louis, Missouri
Apr 8 2010 8:00P - Mac’s House Fort Collins, Colorado
Apr 11 2010 8:00P - Lost Leaf w/ TBA Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 12 2010 8:00P - L’Keg Gallery and Performance Space Los
Angeles, California
Apr 13 2010 8:00P - Hemlock Tavern San Francisco
Apr 15 2010 8:00P - Ella Street Social Club Portland, Oregon
10.12.09
New
Releases!
Dudes!
It's Fall!
Wand
- Haunting the Stagecoach Lathe cut book!- (PREORDER ONLY)
(Wooden)
Wand's long awaited "Haunting the Stagecoach" Lathe
cut 8"
record and book, with pages hand-screened onto X-rays. There are
only 100 copies in existence and they took over 120 man hours
to make. Between hand-cutting the front and back covers, pages,
9 silkscreen pulls per book, the binding, etc. Making these things
took over my life for weeks. If you don't believe me, ask my fiance.
But, I am very proud of the outcome! These will not last long.
You
can see a short video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6_gnKzqvE4
Jescos - 7"s - (PREORDER
ONLY)
The
debut recording from the new Tennessee "Super Group"
featuring James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand), Tim Bracy (Mendoza
Line), and Bingham Barnes (Glossary) amongst several other local
players. Two great songs on colored vinyl, in hand-screened covers.
Limited to 500 copies: 100 in Jade Green, 100 in Hot Pink, and
300 in some combination between Grey and Purple.
Arrington
deDionysio- UNIQUE Lathe Cut 7"s
This
is a true rarity. I let Arrington borrow my record lathe while
I was out of town, and he recorded 40 records (onto picnic plates)
straight into the lathe, all completely different. He also made
unique water color paintings on all the covers. Each record has
a cd that has a sampling of some of the recordings. Your recording
may/may not be on the cd. Arrington took most of them on tour,
but I have TEN copies for sale.
Lee
"Gull" Baggett : Summer Grass Vol. 2 + Lathe Cut Cd-r
The
second in a series of three 10"s from Olympia freak-folk-jammer
Lee Baggett. You may know Lee from his tours and recording with
Little Wings or as one of the core members of Be Gulls. Comes
with a unique 10"x20" oil painting by Lee himself and
a lathe cut cd-r with a bonus track (playable on your turntable)
on the "b-side" of the cd.
Miniature
and Presidential - Adrienne/Celery Colory Streetlight 5"
Two
new tracks from Miniature and Presidential, including a cover
of his favorite World-Of-Warcraft-consumed-retired-musical-freak,
Anthony Jr. Limited Edition of 20.
Mona
Reels: Volume One 12"
A
6-song EP comprised of three, 2-song cd-rs that the band self-released
over the last 2 years (2 of which were previously released on
the PIAPTK Trust series). Beautifully saccharine and harmony driven
disco folk! Limited to 200 copies in hand-screened covers.
7.21.09
Warehouse
temporarily on sebattical:
The
PIAPTK team will be spending July 17-August 27th traveling in
Washington DC, NYC, Malaga, Madrid, Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Paris,
Nantes, Berlin, Stockholm and Prague. Feel free to order while
we're gone, but please understand they won't ship until after
the 27th. If you live in one of these locales and want to hang
out and show us around, give us an email at: peopleinapositiontoknowinfo-aaatt-yahoooo-dawt-cawm.
Wand/Golden Boots 7"s
and Casper and the Cookies: Modern Silence LP's ship!
The
Wand/Golden Boots and Casper and the Cookies LPs have arrived
and all shipped! So, yours should be there very soon!
6.17.09
Rossi/Whitman 10's finally
arrive!
Rossi/Whitman
- Finally got these in today! And, at first glance, they actually
look/sound great!! So, if you preordered it, they will be shipping
out either Friday or early next week! If you don't receive them
by the end of June, please let me know!
Casper
and the Cookies - Modern Silence 2xLP PREORDER
Wand/Golden Boots Split
7" PREORDER
NEW PREORDERS! - Every preorder I do ends up getting
jinxed and taking forever, but if you don't mind the wait, we've
got a couple new preorders for you. Both Preorders will include
the 320 kbps mp3s emailed to you on June 21st-ish, long before
the records arrive. Please be aware that if you preorder both
records, neither will be shipped until both arrive. If you would
like them shipped separately, please purchase them in two different
transactions.
Preorder
it up on the SHOP
page!
Wand/Golden
Boots Split 7" -
A great new split 7" from two of my favorite bands!
Tennessee's James Jackson "Wooden "Wand""
Toth and Arizona's Golden Boots. Each artist has two songs, Wand's
"Dirty Penny" and "I'm Afraid of Little Girls"
and Golden Boots "Passersby" and "A Nothing".
WIll be on colored vinyl. Preorders get mp3s early! Preorder
it up on the SHOP
page!
Casper and the
Cookies - Modern Silence Double Gatefold LP - The new
album from Athens, Georgia's Casper and the Cookies! They come
in a beautiful, gatefold cover. There are only 500 copies made,
and only 200 copies are on AUDIOPHILE RED vinyl, in honor of Jason's
obsession with the Japanese Red vinyl version of Sgt. Peppers
and their reputation of being the best sounding version of that
album. PIAPTK.com will be the only place that you can get the
red version of this awesome record! The first 50 preorders will
receive a special clear 5" lathe cut with two exclusive songs
on it, as well as the mp3s early.
Summer
Sabbatical
In
what seems to be a tradition around the PIAPTK parts, the shipping
and receiving warehouse (my basement) will be closing down for
a while this summer. You can still order during this time (and
help fund my travelling), just understand that you won't receive
anything until the leaves start to turn and the breeze gets cooler.
If you absolutely MUST have it sooner, visit one of your fine
local independant stores and ask them to order it from Revolver
Distribution, our exclusive distro.
I will be traveling in Washington DC, NYC, Spain,
Morocco, Italy, France, Germany and the Czech Republic from July
21st - August 28th. If you happen to live in Madrid, Barcelona,
Rome, Paris, Berlin or Prague and want to hang out with an American
dude with a vinyl-fetish (not whips and catsuits, just records)
record label, a couch to crash on will be rewarded by eternal
gratitude and free records!
Golden
Boots and Southerly on tour in Europe right now!
Not
together, but separately so as to conquer as much territory as
possible. check www.myspace.com/southerly and www.myspace.com/goldenboots
for tourdates!
5.28.09
Casper and the Cookies -
Modern Silence 2xLP delayed... again.
We've
now rejected the test presses for this record twice. Still waiting
for the pressing plant to get it right, ya'll. Anni Rossi/Whitman
splits are "supposed" to be shipping out on June 6th.
We'll see what happens.
5.3.09
Rossi/Whitman 10"s
delayed
I
received the Rossi/Whitman 10's yesterday, and every single one
of them is defective
and will have to be remade. I'm sorry for the delay!
3.27.09
New Releases Shipped
The
Wooden Wand: Born Bad, Lee Baggett: Summer Grass Vol. 3, Saturday
Looks Good To Me/Emily Jane Powers/Impossible Shapes and Friends:
Four Way Split Midwest, and Golden Boots: Blunderlust records
are finally in and have shipped to everyone who preordered them.
2.10.09
New Release Preorders
Since
the announcement of the upcoming release of the new Wooden Wand
"Born Bad" vinyl only LP, my email has been blowing
up with requests for pre-orders. And, although problems at the
plant during the last one were a real pain, we are going to try
it again. All multi-item preorders will ship with like-dated releases.
So, if you order more than one item and they have different shipment
dates, we will either hold them until the later date, or you can
pay the extra shipping to have them sent early.
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Wooden
Wand: Born Bad AVAILABLE
NOW.
After probably one of the worst years of James Jackson Toth's
life, he writes probably his best album to date, and has asked
PIAPTK to corelease it with his Mad Monk imprint. 12 songs
of haunting beauty and sadness. We will only have 250 copies
each. Between distros and preorders, these will be gone REALLY
quickly. Preorders will receive their LPs immediately after
we get them here at PIAPTK HQ, and probably several weeks
before they are announced for actual sale. Preorders also
will receive advance notice (before the email list)eabout
the sale of a SUPER limited edition WAND 4-song lathe cut
7" that will be available in the late spring. There will
only be 100 made, and given the response from the Born Bad
LP and the Wooden Wand/Clay Ruby splits, I have a feeling
these will go almost instantly. Preorder it up on the SHOP
page! |
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Anni
Rossi/Whitman Collaborative 10":
PREORDER (est ship date 6/15/09)
This is a rerelease of a RIDICULOUSLY limited (and long since
sold-out) cd-r EP of a collaboration between Anni
Rossi and Whitman.
Anni Rossi is about to release a new record on 4AD, and will
be hitting the road pretty hard over the next year.
This is a co-release with Folktale Records and we will both
only have 250 copies. There
will be 150 copies on Burgundy vinyl, and 350 on black vinyl.
The first 150 orders get the burgundy. Preorder
it on the SHOP
page! |
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Golden
Boots - Blunderlust 10"
AVAILABLE NOW.
There are two versions of this badass 10" from the best
band to ever come out of Tucson.
The Musical Masterworks 10" cames in reused classical
78 rpm sleeves, co-opted and hand painted, silkscreened and
stickered. Comes with a cd-r version of the tracks that also
has a bonus song "Waitin' on Satan" lathe cut into
the bottom. The eight 10" tracks play in your cd player,
and the bonus track plays on your turntable!
The Regular version comes in hand painted and screened covers
but without the lathe cut cd-r. Preoreder them on the SHOP
page! |
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Lee
"Gull" Baggett's Summer Grass Vol. 3 - 10"
AVAILABLE
NOW.
You may know Lee Bagget from Be Gulls or as half of the last
several years touring incarnation of Little Wings. He also
just released the amazing Burn'R on Marriage Records. This
10" is the last installment of a trilogy of 10"s
called Summer Grass Vol. 2 will be released in the spring,
followed by Summer Grass Vol. 1 in the summer.
Each of these 10"s includes a 10"x20" oil
painting by Lee himself. Also Comes with a cd-r version
of the tracks that also has a bonus song "The World
is Just a Peach" lathe cut into the bottom. The six
10" tracks play in your cd player, and the bonus track
plays on your turntable! Limited Edition of 35.
For
details, visit the
SHOP
page! |
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Four
Way Split Midwest: Saturday Looks Good To Me/Emily Jane Powers/Impossible
Shapes and Friends Split LP. :
AVAILABLE NOW.
The second installment in the regional "buddy band"
4-way split LPs. Actually, it's more like an 8-way split,
because rather than splitting their side with another band,
the Impossible Shapes decided to split it with some of their
various side/solo projects. On colored vinyl, in hand-screened/colored/painted
inserts with a 2-sided hand-screened insert.To preorder, visit
the
SHOP
page! |
12.09.08
Buy
some gifts! (from us!)
A
lot of new releases now, and several coming down the pipe in early
February-ish. If you could help us buy gifts for our friends and
family by buying gifts from us for YOUR friends and family, you
would make us (and your friends/family) extremely happy!
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New
Science Projects: Secret Tongues SQUARE 8"
Denton, TX Blooze Punk band New
Science Projects caught my eye (and ears) with a strange
collaged package that arrived in my PO Box a year ago. It
had a bizarre note, some stolen vacation photos from the singers
job as a photo developer at Walgreens, and some other random
stuff thrown in. We are finally getting around to working
together on this amazing 6 song 8 inch on clear, square lathe
cut. Only 35 made! Pick it up on the SHOP
page! |
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Flaspar:
Deep Punk SQUARE 8"
After the original pressing of this sold out, I still had
another 35 of the letterpressed boxes, so we decided to make
another 35 of them. These four
live-in-the-studio tracks were recorded with No
Love For Ned. Each one also includes a collaged insert
done by Cody from Flaspar.
Pick it up on the SHOP
page! |
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The
Crash That Took Me: Unreleased Songs from the Orchestrated
Kaleidoscope Sessions 7".
3 unreleased songs from Dallas "all-star" band The
Crash That Took Me, comprised of members of Black Tie
Dynasty, [DARYL], MacCavity, The Earlies, etc. Mastered at
some studio in England called Abbey Road. Pick it up on the
SHOP
page! |
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Karl
Blau: Ho! Western Lands/Wing Flap Mantra - TRIANGULAR 8"
- FREE
This record is FREE! But, of course, there is a catch. As
a Holiday gift, and in celebration of our 32nd release (in
just over two years?!?!??!), we are offering this up as a
free thank you gift to our "frequent buyers". It's
a little thank you gift to the handful of folks that buy the
majority of our releases. We really do appreciate you! Anyone
who owns 18 or more of our releases so far, (and buys our
two new releases) gets one of these beautiful records for
FREE! And when I say beautiful, I MEAN it. On clear, triangular
vinyl, in a hand-cut heavy duty picture disc sleeve that has
been resewn together with a homemade velum insert in each
flap. There are only 25 of these available, and they CANNOT
be purchased... For details, visit the
SHOP
page! |
9.21.08
Back Home
Well,
school is back in session, and I am back home. All of the orders
placed over the summer should have long-since arrived. While I
was gone, I had a lot of irons in the fire. We also finally
got more XL and XXL T-shirts in.
FOUR new releases, well, 3 and 1/2 new releases and a few new
distro items. Here they are:
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4-Way
Split Northwest: Karl Blau / Gift Machine / Graves / Nate
Ashley
PIAPTK
is starting a new series. 4 geographically centralized artists
that are good friends on one LP. The inaugural issue is this
split between Karl
Blau, Gift
Machine, Graves,
and Nate
Ashley. Comes in a hand-screened jacket (from an amazing
pen and ink drawing by Nate Ashley) and on colored vinyl.
50 copies on swampy green marble, 75 copies on purple, and
375 copies on grey marble. Digital Downloads are available
at cdbaby.com
or iTunes.
Cdbaby
will save you a couple bucks. Pick it up on the SHOP
page! |
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Carcrashlander
7"
Carcrashlander
is the solo project of Cory Grey. Cory has been in or played
trumpet/piano for/with so many bands it is ridiculous: A few
are: Norfolk and Western, Desert City Soundtrack, Graves,
Nate Ashley, Southerly, The Dodos, etc... This 7" has
four songs and comes in a hand-screened cover and on colored
vinyl. Only 400 made. Pick
it up on the SHOP page! |
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Golden
Boots - Deluxe , expanded release of EV/CDS + Telelog Freedom
Cassette
Because of the foul-up at the pressing plant during the initial
run, we never got any of the "swirl" vinyl that
I really wanted for this release. So, I ordered an additional
250 on pink and orange vinyl. And they look GREAT! Unfortunately,
I had already cleaned off the screens for the covers before
I knew I would need more. Dmitri from Golden Boots suggested
doing an alternate cover and including a new cassette as part
of the packaging. And thus, EV/CDS/TF was born! The full 17
song album is also available for digital download at cdbaby.com,
and iTunes.
Cdbaby
is cheaper, though! There are also 25 copies that come in
unique collage sleeves made by the Boots themselves. The Telelog
Freedom cassette is also available for individual purchase.
Limited to 250 LPs w/ tape, and 150 tapes. Pick it up on the
SHOP page! |
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Distro
item: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - The Town Topic EP
7"
This was released by UK label OIB
Records. However, with shipping and currency conversion,
etc, it would cost someone in the US $12-13 to order it, and
likewise for European purchasers of the CFTPA-STSNC 7"
that we released. So, we made a trade with OIB for 25 copies
of the Town Topic EP. They are a little more expensive ($6.50)
because they are "imports" (international shipping
is NOT cheap), but they are still cheaper than olrdering direct.
Pick
it up on the SHOP page! |
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Distro
item: Wise Old Little Boy - Little Wings/Microphones (Mount
Eerie) Documentary
This is a great documentary made by my good friend Ryer Banta
on a 2004 tour of the NW with Little Wings and The Microphones.
We have a few copies in the distro, and it is DEFINITELY worth
a watch! Pick
it up on the SHOP page! |
6.16.08
Summer Hours
Some
of you may know, this little mom and pop (well, ok, just a pop)
operation is funded with Washington State homeowners taxes that
are distributed to me through my "day job" as a professional
secondary educator. And, as most of you probably know, such a
profession is not without it's perks. Other than a rewarding job
that I love, I also receive two months of vacation during the
summer. And, I am most certainly planning on taking advantage
of it (I earned it, believe me!). The downside of that is, that
I won't be here to pack up all of your orders. I will be touching
base every couple of weeks or so to fulfill orders, though. The
upside of it is, that I will be out on the road, and I will hopefully
get to meet one or two of you. If
you happen to be near one of the following cities, and feel like
having a drink, shoot me an email and I'll buy you one.
PIAPTK US tour!
June 21st-25th - Portland, OR - Just hanging out
after I get out of my
school conferences.
Saturday, June 28th -Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
- Centro-matic Live
DVD filming.
July 2nd - 8th - New York City, NY- Hanging out
with my little
sister (who I love) and trying to mooch drinks off her many suitors.
tried to get tickets to the Sonic Youth show on July 4th, but
you had
to pick them up in late June. So, if you have an extra... I'll
swap
you my soul.
July 18-20 - Anacortes, WA - What the Heck Fest.
Probably my all time
favorite festival (outside of SXSW. Little Wings, Sandman, Karl
Blau,
Graves, Calvin Johnson, Gift Machine, Mt. Eerie, D+, etc, etc.
A super
fun time of camoping, lake swimming, weirdo folk listening, etc.
And, for the third summer in a row, I'll be hitting
the road with my
buddy, Krist Krueger of Southerly and Sean Brooks of Minmae. If
you
can help us out with any of the TBD dates, please let us know!
SOUTHERLY – July/Aug 2008 – Highline
US
7/24 - Someday Lounge – Portland, OR
7/25 – TBD
7/26 – Missoula/Bozeman/ Billings
7/27 – TBD - Minot, ND
7/28 – The Red Barn – Williston, ND
7/29 – The Jam Spot – Pierre, SD
7/30 - The Back Porch – Spearfish, SD
7/31 - Blacksheep Coffee – Sioux Falls, SD
8/1 - Aquarium - Fargo (tentative)
8/2 - Turf Club - St. Paul (tentative)
8/11 - Madison - TBD
8/12 - Chicago - TBD
8/13 - TBD
8/14 - Lawrence/KC - TBD
8/15 - Lion's Lair - Denver
8/16 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City
8/17 - Boise - TBD
We've also got a lot of amazing releases in the
works for the Fall, but I'll have to get back to you on those!
6.09.08
Good News, and Bad News
Good
news first. The Golden Boots and CFTPA/STSNC records finally arrived
and everything has been shipped out as of today. Bad news is that
1) it took too damn long... no thanks to the pressing plant, AND
we didn't receive the Green/Orange/White swirls, and instead got
Mint Green (I guess the green, white, and orange swirled a little
too much). The Mint Green ones look killer, but they aren't what
I was expecting. Also, they didn't send me any of the transition
vinyl I was expecting, but hey... you live and learn. Every record
I've made has taught me something, and this record was no exception.
5.06.08
TWO NEW RECORDS!
Golden Boots - EV/Coyote Deathbed Surprize.
We
are super excited to announce the release of a vinyl-only LP from
Tucson AZ's Golden Boots. They classify themselves as Crumbly
Western Americana. Musically, they are, in my opinion, a combination
of Mutations-Era Beck, the Monkees and Gram Parsons. The LP is
comprised of two seperate EPs. Side A is from a now out of print,
tour-only cd-r called Coyote Surprize Deathbed. Side B is a brand
new EP called EV. It was originally recorded to be released as
part of the Trust Series, but was so damn good, I couldn't in
good conscience restrict it to only 25 copies. There are 235 copies
on Orange/Green/White swirl, 235 copies on Translucent Blue/Black,
and about 30 copies on transition vinyl that are a combination
of the two combinations. Also, there are a few peculiarities/eccentricities,
etc. with this record. The CDS side plays from the middle of the
record out. The EV side has double grooves, meaning that there
are two sets of grooves running parallel. So the even grooves
play one set of songs, and the odd grooves play the other set
of songs. If you preorder now (records will ship in a couple weeks),
you will be emailed a link to download the full album in 192kbps
.mp3s. This offer only lasts until the records start to ship,
so hurry! Preorder it on the SHOP
page.
Casiotone
For The Painfully Alone - STSNC Instrumentals 7"
Owen
Ashworth (CFTPA) was recently commissioned to do the music for
an indie film called Stay
The Same Never Change. He wrote all the music, including the
ringtones
for the character's
phones. Owen asked PIAPTK to release a very limited 7" with
some selections of this score. We were very happy to ablige. These
should be available just in time for CFTPA's West coast tour that
starts on May 21st. However, they are available for preorder right
now! He will also have some copies available at the merch table.
There were only 300 of these made, all on mixed (random) colored
vinyl. These will probably sell out extremely quickly, so order
soon. Preorder it on the SHOP
page.
3.27.08
Website revamped, etc.
We
just got back from SXSW, where we had an amazing little day party
with the likes of Golden Boots, Karl Blau, Poison Control Center,
Spring Tigers, Ryan Anderson, and Zeigen Bock. The rest of the
festival was equally amazing. I've just revamped the website,
even though it looks pretty much the same, it has been streamlined
a bit. And, hopefully, I've finally got the Paypal buttons all
working at the same time!
2.06.08
CFTPA/Concern Splits arrive
and Preorders ship
We
just received the shipment of CFTPA/Concern splits, and boy, are
they beautiful! Thick, square slabs of 8.375" brown and tan
marble vinyl. The cover photo features Owen "the Grim Sweeper"
Ashworth and Gordon "Batboy" Ashworth circa the early
90's, I would imagine. You
can still order them on the discography page.
1.02.07
CFTPA/Concern Splits arrive
and Preorders ship
We
just received the shipment of CFTPA/Concern splits, and boy, are
they beautiful! Thick, square slabs of 8.375" brown and tan
marble vinyl. The cover photo features Owen "the Grim Sweeper"
Ashworth and Gordon "Batboy" Ashworth circa the early
90's, I would imagine. You
can still order them on the discography page.
12.15.07
Casiotone For the Painfully Alone/Concern
Collaboration Square, Brown or Tan Marble 8 & 3/8" vinyl.
We
are now accepting pre-orders for the Limited Edition, CFTPA/Concern
split, which is a one-sided square 8 & 3/8" on Tan or
Brown marble vinyl. The records should ship shortly after New
Years Eve. It contains 2 Bruce Springsteen covers; Born in the
USA and Streets of Philadelphia. CFTPA and Concern (Gordon Ashworth,
Owen's (CFTPA) brother) will be doing a Northwest tour in early
January to celebrate the release. Preorder
them on the discography page.
The Limited Edition Subscription
Club
is sadly in a state of indefinite hibernation. Due to quite a
few factors beyond our control, we are having to retire the main
Limited Edition Subscription Club for the time being. We had a
lot of great bands lined up, and hopefully, we will be able to
release them soon as independent releases (the first being the
CFTPA/Concern split). We do, however, plan to continue the Trust
Series.
Subsidiary
Launched: The IVL
In
an attempt to prevent diluting the PIAPTK indie pop/folk pool
with the weirdness that is my musical taste, we've launched a
separate label to release experimental bands, recordings from
my personal past, and cassettes and cd-rs.
First IVL Release:
ICBINVH - Fuck
Art, Let's Dance 5 Song EP - Lathe Cut 7"
This
album was recorded in a janitors closet in West Texas in 2003.
4 indie rockers and a metalhead, tired of the fact that the teenagers
at the shows they were throwing only wanted to hear hardcore (and
lacking the desire to play hardcore) decided to create the most
cliched, tongue in cheek, synthy garage band imaginable to see
if the hardcore kids responded. They set their crotches on fire,
got in on-stage brawls, and drank a lot during 20 minute guitar
solos. Download
the whole thing here before you buy it. Limited to 20 copies.
Get
it at the IVL page.
11.30.07
Trust Series Released
So,
while I'm STILL waiting for some recordings for the second series
of the LARGER series, which I guarantee is going to be amazing,
We've got a new super-limited lathe cut series. Here is the deal:
You get: 7x8" EPs from bands I really love. They all have
between 4 and 10 songs. They
come in silkscreened jackets, whose designs were hand drawn by
the artists. They will be shipped in three shipments every 2 or
3 months (the turnaround time from New Zealand is about this).
The Trust part of the series is basically that noone knows which
bands are part of the series, until they receive them. But, if
you like the stuff we've released so far, you'll like this stuff.
No huge names, just good tunes. Get
them on the discography page.
Ten more Casper and the Cookies/Keith John
Adams Split 8"s available.
Due
to a total SNAFU situation on the first pressing of these, we
ended up about 15 short of the original 50 that were going to
be made. And Peter
King, being the totally stand up and amazing Kiwi that he
is, has made good on it and sent me some replacements. I only
have an extra 10 available, the rest went to the bands. Get them
on the discography page. SOLD
OUT...AGAIN.
SEVEN Anthony Junior albums available
on www.AnthonyJunior.com.
If you haven't checked this guy out, you really
should. He's weird, lo-fi, quirky, and catchy as hell. There are
a lot of free downloads on the page. We've combed through the
500+ songs he's written in the past 4 or 5 years and compiled
7 seven albums. Anthony and I spent many an evening hand-stamping
the covers, watching mockumentaries
and romantic
comedies, and drinking lemonade. They are available at AnthonyJunior.com
for $6 ea ppd or a special package deal for the whole catalog.
He's also got some pastel drawings up there for cheap.
11.03.07
Flaspar - Deep Punk Square 8"
Las
Vegas via Portland Electro band Flaspar
coming at you with four live-in-the-studio tracks recorded with
No Love For Ned. There
were only 35 made, with each one in a hand-letterpressed, snake-skin
pattern giftbox with a hand-made collage insert on clear, square
lathe cut. Go to the discography
page to purchase
AnthonyJunior.com
launched
weirdo folky Anthony Junior has finally
got himself a website. You can buy his art for cheap, and will
soon be able to buy a LOT more of his music. With over 500 songs
recorded over the past 4 years, we dug through the vaults to compile
the best stuff into 6 (soon to be 7) cohesive albums on cd-r.
These will be available in the next few weeks. You can sample
some of the tracks on the site.
Until then, there are still a few copies of the expanded Magical
Evening cd-r with hand-drawn art available on the discography
page. When they are gone, they will be gone forever and replaced
by the new version. We are also in the process of recording a
full band album, which will be available on both pressed cd and
vinyl in Spring 08. It will feature reworkings of old classics
and new hits.
9.13.07
Casper and the Cookies/Keith John
Adams Split 8" picture disc
Early one Sunday morning, Keith John Adams
and Casper and the Cookies recorded a couple songs in my home
studio in exchange for a place to sleep and some veggie pasta.
One
mic, in the middle of the room, no retakes/no overdubs. This
8" is PIAPTK's most labor intensive to
date. These one-sided 8"s were silkscreened on the flipside
and Kay Stanton from CATC HAND KNIT all of the bags! As KJA says
"They also make very fetching hats". We made 50, but
between silkscreening screwups and a rat chewing up a cord in
the New Zealand pressing plant, there were only 40 that were usuable.
Go to the discography page for
info. UPDATE: These are sold out!
Anthony
Junior cd-rs
Straight out of the Sharps Mental
Hospital in San Diego, Anthony just moved back up to Olympia.
He is now one of the weirdest, catchiest, most prolific artists
in a town full of weird, catchy and prolific artists. As a fundraiser
for the LP that we have coming up later in the winter. 40 songs,
in hand drawn and unique covers with a polaroid of the man himself.
Go to the discography page to purchase!
7.23.07
Paypal Shopping Carts, T-Shirts,
and Interns
This
is fairly boring news, but news nonetheless. We've finally got
the whole Paypal shopping cart thing figured out (US orders only),
so now you can avoid doing the math in your head. We also have
new, sweatshop/sexual harrassment free t-shirts in two different
colors for only $8 ea. We are also looking for college interns
(long distance ok) to do graphic design/online marketing etc.
If your college has an intern course for credit and you would
like to work with us, please email us at PeopleInAPositionToKnowInfo--at--yahoo--dot--com
and we can sort out the details.
7.11.07
Norfolk and Western and Graves Present:
Fleetwood's Hack 10"
$9.
Two
bands on loan from Hush Records collaborate and produce a 6 song
tribute to the 50's/60's Olympia Doo-Wop band, The Fleetwoods.
You may or may not know the name, but you will definitely recognize
the tunes when you hear them (Mr. Blue, Graduation, Come Softly
to Me, Go Away Little Girl, Tragedy, To Know Her (Is To Love Her)).
Norfolk and Western, despite being an amazing band also nightlite
as the backing band for M.Ward. Graves are definitely one of my
favorite PacNW bands! Comes in hand-letter-pressed covers. Only
490 made!
Casper and the Cookies - The Optimist's
Club LP - $10
The
long-awaited vinyl LP release for the latest Casper and the Cookies
(ex-Of Montreal) album, "The Optimist's Club". These
are on amazing, psychedelic swirl vinyl! Contains a bonus track,
not available anywhere else! Comes in hand painted and silkscreened
covers (I had carpal-tunnel for weeks after finishing these things!).
These are available for preorder and will be shipped out as soon
as CATC get me the lyric inserts.
5.30.07
Southerly - Storyteller and the
Gossip Columnist LP
PIAPTK
is ecstatic to release this on beautiful Blue/Grey Marble vinyl
(CD version on Greyday
Records). This album is getting a lot of press and college
radio play, so please check Southerly's
Myspace to hear some tracks or to find out which stations
are playing it. These are only $11
Southerly - Best Dressed and Expressionless 2x10"
This
is an extremely limited edition reissue of Southerly's debut album,
Best Dressed and Expressionless on a pair of clear lathe-cut records.
Covers are on hand torn paper with woodblock print artwork. There
are only 50 of these made! These are only $20
Final
Sub Club Records Shipped
The final shipment of
the first series of the Limited Edition Subscription Club shipped
out a day ahead of the USPS's enormous postage hike. It may have
only gone up $.02 for a stamp, but cds and records have gotten
MUCH more expensive. Anyway, enough complaining. This load featured
an exclusive Will Johnson
(Centro-Matic) single on square lathecut and in hand stamped
burlap bags. It also included a heart-shaped 8 song "single"
from two of my favorite French artists, who both happen to live
in Olympia: K Records Electro-pop star Tender
Forever, and some dirty blues from Kimya Dawson's baby-daddy,
Angelo Spencer.
Head over to the DISCOGRAPHY
page for more details on these
amazing records.
4.01.07
Southerly/Protest Hill 7" released!
The
first only-somewhat-limited-edition release by PIAPTK (I.e. more
than 100 copies) is finally available! A split 7" from Portland
indie-folkers Southerly and Protest Hill (one-man-band, Ryan Heise
from System and Station)
See the DISCOGRAPHY
page for more information.
3.03.07
Second Subscription Club Records have shipped!!
So,
the next two installments in the PIAPTK Limited Edition Vinyl
Subscription Series have
just been mailed out. #3 is a 2-song split with Wooden
Wand and Clay Ruby. Both are doing songs from the Velvet Underground
and Nico... Run Run Run and Black Angels Death Song respectively.
These come incased in hand-screened (and (at least partially)
hand-cut/folded/glued/trimmed) jackets. #4 is from Jad
Fair (Half Japanese). It is an extremely weird Jad Fair record,
largely because it is from Jad Fair and it is NOT weird. It contains
a cover of Blue Moon, Sunday Morning (also Velvet Underground),
and a poem set to music. It has production value, actual singing,
and studio musicianship... characteristics somewhat uncommon in
Jad's music. See the DISCOGRAPHY
page for more information.
Other new releases that have come in and are ready for purchase
are:
Southerly
- Storyteller and the Gossip Columnist. - The cd version
of this won't drop until at least May, when it is released by
Portland, OR's Grey
Day Records. Ten tracks of pure beauty on clear, hand-lathe
cut vinyl. There were only 50 copies made... Southerly has 25
to sell at shows, and PIAPTK has 25 to sell through this site.
This will sell out very fast, so don't dilly-dally. Each of these
covers is completely hand-painted by Portland artist Heidi Elise
Wirz (the woman that did the artwork for the proper release).
$20
2.14.07
2nd
shipment of PIAPTK LESC:
So,
I've gotten a few emails from subscribers asking where the next
shipment of records is. They are coming soon! Getting the records
from New Zealand has been a longer process than I had anticipated.
Peter (the man that makes the records) is an incredible guy, but
he has to do each one by hand in real time, and he is used to
orders of 20-30 records at a time. Add to that the fact that he
has plenty of other customers, and it is taking some time. We
have most of the artwork ready, and are just waiting on the 4th
record to arrive.
South
By Southwest March 14-18th, Austin, TX:
Well,
it's almost time for the biggest music party of the year. I tried
really hard to arrange a day party for PIAPTK at SXSW this year,
and given the caliber of bands that we have coming up, I figured
I could pull it off... Unfortunately there weren't many of our
bands that were playing this year, and all of the places I could
find were booked up long ago. So, I'll just be down trying to
promote,schmooze,drink, and generally have a good time watching
as many of the 2000+ bands that descend upon Austin as possible.
So, if you see me around handing out postcards or stickers, say
hello! If you know of any bands I shouldn't miss, I'd appreciate
the heads up! Or if you just want to sit down for a free Red Stripe
(you must know the location of the free Red Stripe) somewhere,
let me know!
Other
new releases that have come in and are ready for purchase are:
GO to DISCOGRAPHY
to purchase!
Miniature and Presidential/Manipulator Alligator Split 8"
A split 8" from Olympia, WA's Miniature
And Presidential and Manhattan, KS's Manipulator
Alligator. One original and one cover of the others original
on both sides. On clear, square, 8" vinyl. $8
Miniature
and Presidential Circumstances and Pseudonyms 12"
A Debut Full-Length from Miniature and Presidential on clear hand-lathe
12". Includes a cd with 11 bonus tracks. Only 25 made, all
with unique hand-made covers cut from maps. $12
The Arizona Quints
- Please Excuse the Off-Key Caterwauling 8"
A 4-song EP from Texas one-man band, The Arizona Quints, now back
in print on 8" square, clear, hand-lathe cut vinyl. 25 made.
$8
Shel
Silverstein Tribute Cassette
This
is actually a release by Alligator Shoes Recordings, but they
have given us a few copies to sell through our site. A tribute
to one of the best country/comedy songwriters and childrens
poets to walk this earth. Contains tracks by Kimya Dawson, Dane
Herrin, Yes, Please, Hacksaw, Ark Ruffians, Miniature and Presidential,
Eastern Bloc Robot Cowboy, Aaron Matson, David Fenech, Son of
Adam, Ghost Bear, and Ciel. Only 100 made, and we only have 10
available. $4
12.13.06
First Subscription Club Records have shipped!
We
shipped the first two records of the first series last week, so
they should have arrived in the hands of our subscribers by now.Check
out the records on the DISCOGRAPHY page!
There are several more releases winging their way across the ocean
right now on their way from New Zealand, and the artwork and everything
should be complete by Februaryish. Two releases from Portland
singer-songwriter/road warrior Southerly:
A vinyl pre-release of his new album Storyteller and the Gossip
Columnist on 12" and appearing on vinyl for the first time,
his classic debut album, Best Dressed and Expressionless on 2x10"s.
Also two releases from Olympia, WA one-man band, Miniature
and Presidential: A 12" LP called "Circumstances
and Pseudonyms" and a split Square 8" with Kansas singer/songwriter
Manipulator Alligator.
11.17.06
Update
Well,
the sub club has been completely sold out for a while, but I have
been pretty lax about updating the site. Most of the records for
the first issue are here, but the USPS seems to have "misplaced"
half of the pressing for the very first record of the series.
So, we are just waiting for them to come and a little bit of artwork
to be completed and screened, and then the records will be out
asap. We also have some amazing non-series related records coming
out soon... so keep an eye out!
11.01.06
1st Series Sold Out (kinda)!
well,
it only took 9 hours, but almost all of the 100 subscriptions
for Series 1 of the PIAPTK Ltd Ed Subscription series are sold
out. Due to a lot of problems with paypal for IE users, we held
on to a few subscriptions until they could get that sorted out.
Once everyone that got in early but had internet glitches gets
their chance to sign up, we will release whatever are leftover
via the link below. So keep an eye out!
10.31.06
1st Series Subscriptions available!
- Happy Halloween! Rather than partying
tonight, we here at the PIAPTK HQ in Olympia, WA have been wrangling
with Dreamweaver and Paypal to bring you a treat, The subscriptions
are now available! Click here
if you want one. NOW SOLD OUT.
10.26.06
Arizona Quints - Clear, Square 8" Ltd
Ed of 25 Available
EDIT: SOLD OUT!!! - Please Excuse the Off-Key Caterwauling
- a 4-song, Sqaure 8" from the now defunct Texas Power-Cow-Pop
one-man band is now available! Once described by an Austin show-goer
as "Camper Van Beethoven, Daniel Johnston, and Neil Young
riding around a circus stage in the little tiny clown-car"
whatever that means. You can download "The Picture You Wish
You'd Never Given Me" Here.
We have already sold out of this release. Sorry.
10.06.06
Do you have subscriptions left?
I've been getting a lot of emails about whether
or not we have subscriptions left. We DO have 80 subscriptions
left. HOWEVER, they will not be released until early November.
The only way to get one is to sign up on the email list below.
The first 80 people to follow the link in the email will be able
to get a subscription. You will not get spammed, I only send out
emails on rare occasions, and noone but me can post to the group.
09.20.06
On Track!
The first two records of the subscription are being manufactured
as I type, and all of the recordings for the first series (plus
some) are sitting on my desk, ready to be unleashed upon the
world. EIGHT amazing artists, but you they will remain a mystery
until they are shipped. As someone said "It's a GLORIUS
gamble! Sometime during the week of October 23-29th, we will
release the subscriptions. The only way to know when is to sign
up on our email list:
08.22.06
Website Launched
Thanks to a brilliant 14 year old in San Francisco named Sophi
who is much more in tune with technology than any of us here at
PIAPTK, and a collage artist named Steven Williams from our hometown
of Olympia, WA, PIAPTK now proudly has a website. Herein you can
find details of upcoming releases and the Limited Edition Vinyl
Subscription Club (8" clear vinyl records on heart, hexagonal,
square and triangular hand-lathe acetate, and featuring some amazing
bands).
