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Update #20: 45 RPM Singing Until Sunrise EP's on their way!
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Update #19: The VINYL HAS SHIPPED! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Update #18: "Singing" Test pressings are APPROVED!
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Update #17: Unexpected delay - New ship date: Dec. 15th
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Update #16: A Girl in Trouble T shirt
I am still trying to make the Nov. 30th ship date. This order is going in today. Next weekend I'll be making hand made "Thank you" cards for all of you. XO, Debora
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My eternal gratitude, a handwritten thank-you note and email/video updates
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A handwritten thank you note and a free download
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Glossy autographed “Singing Until Sunrise” poster, and a free download
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First pressing of my new “Singing Until Sunrise,” vinyl 12” autographed EP delivered and a handwritten thank-you card made by me.
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First pressing of my new “Singing Until Sunrise,” a vinyl 12” autographed EP, glossy “Singing Until Sunrise” autographed poster delivered with a free download
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Mixed Media collage, "I Am Little Inside", delivered with a download card.
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First pressing of my new “Singing Until Sunrise,” a vinyl 12” EP, a newly designed "A Girl in Trouble (is a temporary thing)" T shirt and the "lost" cd of Debora and Peter Dunne's Knife In Water project from the 90's called, "Dialog".
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Relief print "Meet Me Downtown" printed and signed by me, a hand written thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" download card.
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Relief print "Winter Spirit" printed and signed by me, a hand written thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" 12" EP autographed and delivered.
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Autographed first pressing of my new “Singing Until Sunrise,” vinyl 12” EP with a download card, a newly designed "A Girl in Trouble (is a temporary thing)" T shirt, a "Stay Strong" Debora Iyall T-shirt and the "lost" cd of Debora and Peter Dunne's Knife In Water project of the 90's titled, "Dialog"
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Relief print "Horse Girl" printed and signed by me, a handwritten thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" download card.
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"Waiting to Heal" etching printed and signed by me, a handwritten thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" 12" EP delivered and autographed.
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Limited autographed test pressing of my new “Singing Until Sunrise,” vinyl 12” EP, a newly designed “A Girl in Trouble (is a temporary thing)” T-shirt, thank-you note from me and a download card
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Monotype "Edge of the Dune" printed and signed by me, a handwritten thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" 12" EP delivered and autographed.
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Hands-on special relief print art class for you and your family or friends, up to 6 people, taught and facilitated by me in your home or mutually agreed upon location. (Within 120 miles of Sacramento) All materials and instruction supplied by me. Everyone will leave with handmade holiday or thank-you cards or ready to frame prints.
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Romeo Void and Translator at the Mab poster on paper with marker and oil crayon, designed and signed by me, a hand written thank you card made by me and a "Singing Until Sunrise" 12" EP autographed and delivered.
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Landscape monotype printed at the same time as the EP cover art. Tentatively titled, "Wintry Woods."
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The original, one-of-a-kind Debora Iyall “Singing Until Sunrise” monotype printed and signed by the artist, autographed first pressing 12” vinyl EP “Singing Until Sunrise”
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BACKGROUND
Debora Iyall was born in 1954 in Soap Lake, Washington and grew up in Fresno, California. She’s a member of the Cowlitz tribe of Washington State. She grew up loving music and poetry. “I had an older sister who always dated rock’n’roll boys. We were into the 60s San Francisco psychedelic bands and loved AM radio, which played a real mix of music - Motown, soul, girl groups and the British invasion. I knew the words to all the hits and used to sing while I was riding my bike or my horse.”
Iyall moved north after high school to attend the San Francisco Art Institute. She’d already been doing poetry readings when Patti Smith burst on the scene. “I thought about setting my poetry to music, then I saw The Avengers, one of the early punk bands. I thought: I can do that. I have something to say.” “I wanted to be part of what was going on. That meant speaking the truth, jumping on the stage, and having fun."
Iyall started Romeo Void with fellow Art Institute student, bass player Frank Zincavage in 1979. Howie Klein, the future head of Reprise Records, signed them to his indie label, 415 Records. Rolling Stone lauded the band’s unique combination of pop, punk and dance beats and Iyall’s forceful singing style.
Romeo Void was the most successful band on 415 Records. They made three albums – It’s a Condition (1981), Benefactor (1982) and Instincts (1984) – and the Never Say Never EP (1982,) produced by the cars’ Ric Ocasek and Ian Taylor. They had hits with “Never Say Never” and “A Girl In Trouble,” which got played on Top 40 radio, bringing Iyall’s voice to the masses. In his "Real Life Rock" column in New West magazine, Greil Marcus praised Iyall as one of the most exceptional artists to emerge from California’s new wave scene.
Despite their rave reviews and chart success, the constant touring took its toll; Romeo Void splintered in 1985.
Debora earned her Master’s Degree in teaching in 2007 and has supported herself teaching art since the mid-90s. “Working with students and encouraging them to use their most unique aspects, I realized I should listen to my own advice, take a leap of faith, write songs and perform again. Using the DIY model of directly connecting with fans via the Internet, it seems right to give my music career another ‘go’.”
