We know, we know, another kickstarter project. Think of it more as a pre-order for our new record rather than helping us pay for it ;)
Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes formed in early 2011 and started working on crafting a tight set of original tunes with great haste. We played our first show in April of 2011 and decided not to stop once we realized how fun this could really be. At some point in between then and now, we decided to put together a record and do this thing proper. We scraped and saved from tip jars and entertainment gigs to get ourselves going with Jay Alton at Sonic Lounge studios in November of 2011. We laid down all the bones to two-inch tape in a 20 hour marathon and finished all the fine points at Jay Alton studios over the next couple of months. The record was mastered at Magic Garden by Brian Lucey who has worked with everyone from the Black Keys and the Shins to Dr. John and beyond. We are very proud of the effort and excited to get the product in people's hands. We knew we wanted to capture all our hard work on vinyl and give that big upright bass some room to breathe so that's what we've done. As many of you out there know, pressing to vinyl is not inexpensive. Nor, should it be, however, though all our thriftiness, our band account came up a scant few bills short of our project total, so to climb out of debt as quickly as possible we Paper Planes have decided to call upon you, our fans, our extended family, for a little boost. We'd like you to think of this as more of a pre-order than a solicitation of your hard earned cash. We know how precious of a commodity that can be. Thank you much for your support! The official release of our debut record "Please, Please" will be taking place at KOBO in Columbus, OH on April 21. We look forward to seeing you all sooner than later.
The Making of Please, Please
- video shot and edited by Brian Kellett @ KOSINEdesign
Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes on Tour:
March 30 - Kansas City, MO
March 31 - Lawrence, KS
April 1 - Denver, CO
April 2 - Durango, CO
April 3 - Salt Lake City, UT
April 4 - Boise, ID
April 5 - Olympia, WA
April 6 - Portland, OR
April 7 - Eugene, OR
April 8 - Seattle, WA
April 9 - Bend, OR
April 10 - Boise, ID
April 11 - Provo, UT
April 12 - Boulder, CO
April 13 - Omaha, NE
April 14 - Springfield, IL
"Please, Please" Album release party @ KOBO with special guests: Ghost Shirt, Joey Hebdo and Mike James and classic record spinning by Boots Massing! See you there!
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Pledge $15 or more
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THE CD: If you just want the CD version of "Please Please" (which is nothing to sniff at) we'd be happy to accept your pledge of $15 in its exchange.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $25 or more
10 backers
THE LP: "Please, Please" is being pressed on white vinyl and comes packaged all pretty in that 12" cover art we all love to see and hold in our hands. As we were recording the record we knew it was going to be important to offer it on 33 1/3 rpm vinyl to capture the true dynamics of the songs on "Please, Please". The LP comes packaged with a digital download of the record as well.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $60 or more
3 backers
FIRE UP A ROPE: for 60 clams you'll get the LP (packaged with the digital download), a shot glass with a unique Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes imprint designed by Nathaniel Seevers and the Red, White and Blue trucker cap bearing "Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes" emblazoned across the front.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $75 or more
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SHAPE I'M IN: for 75 buckaroonies you'll get the LP (packaged with the digital download), a shot glass with a soft cotton, screen printed Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes t-shirt available in women's and men's sizes.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $100 or more
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TIME IS AN OCEAN: for 100 smackers you'll get the LP (packaged with the digital download), a shot glass with a unique Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes imprint designed by Nathaniel Seevers, the aforementioned trucker cap that will make you the envy of all your friends and co-workers and a soft cotton t-shirt screen printed by Traxler Tees with a hand drawn design hearkening to the lyrics of Joshua P. James and the Paper Planes' song, "Old Wind".
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $500 or more
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HEY HEY WE'RE YOUR MONKEYS: for a pledge of 500 big ones, you'll receive everything in the TIME IS AN OCEAN package, but that's not all. Your generous donation comes with a free house show by your favorite three piece rock 'n' rollers. We three would be more than happy to come to your place (as long as its within a three hour radius of Columbus, give or take) and play a house concert for you and your crew. A little notice would be preferred, but we'll do our best to accommodate.
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $500 or more
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THE MOTHERLOAD: This package includes all that is offered in the TIME IS AN OCEAN package, plus it comes with a signed test pressing of the record framed beside a proof of the original artwork for "Please, Please". There are only two of these available, so if your attention is piqued perhaps you should act quickly.
Estimated delivery: May 2012
