Basically here's the deal: I need 75 preorders (at $20 ea) to break even. So that's where I'm setting the minimum.
YOU WANT IT? LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!
In my overly nostalgic brain, the early 2000's were kinda magical down in Nashville, TN. The internet hadn't yet overhauled the music industry- and a lot of idealism was hanging in the humid southern summer air.
Some friends and I rented an old house on the wrong side of the tracks and recorded "Had A Sword"
WINNER Nashville Scene Music Award "Best Experimental Rock"
"At once strange and touching..." -Columbus ALive
"For those sick of musical derivation and sameness, Thornton's incongruities and light-handedness are a saving grace." -Nasville Scene
"...noir-pop sounds with Ziploc-tight emotional gravitas well beyond their collective years." -Nashville Scene
This recording as enjoyed a life of its own over the years. People are still discovering it.
LET'S PUT IT ON VINYL WHERE IT BELONGS!!!!!
We need 75 preorders to do it. ONLY 75!!!!
That will include enough money to master for vinyl and press 150 weight vinyl.
If the minimum is not reached in 90 days, the project will be cancelled and your cards WILL NOT be charged.
**** The more people order, the cooler the vinyl will get. Around 300 orders I can put it in an attractive full color jacket and increase the vinyl weight to 180 or even 210 Collector's Weight!
But I don't want to make it the minimum too expensive and risk not being able to do it at all.
OK LET'S DO IT!!!!!!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS WHO LOVED THIS RECORDING!!!
Project location: West Hollywood, CA
PREORDER THE VINYL! We need 75 of these to make it happen! I'll sign it if you want. It will come in a black jacket. I'll make a cool sticker to put on the front.
VINYL + Remastered MP3s. This record was recently remastered at Masterdisc in NYC and it sounds fantastic. In addition to the Vinyl, you will recieve the MP3 downloads. A totally different listening experience!
Vinyl + Remastered MP3 + Complimentary Test Pressing courtesy of United Record Pressing
Vinyl + Remastered MP3 + Complimentary Test Pressing courtesy of United Record Pressing + An out of print copy of the original pressing of the CD
ALL OF THE ABOVE + downloads to my entire music catalog (over 40 high quality songs)+ A vinyl copy of Waves on Waves 2008 Self Titled (this is band we morphed into a few years later) And your name will be listed under Special Thanks in the packaging of the Had A Sword Vinyl. I'll call you and say thanks. I'll praise you on you facebook wall 7 times and spread great rumors about you.
Hollywood, CA
Kevin Thornton is a comedian/singer/songwriter whose 2009 one man show "Sex, Dreams & Self Control" independently toured theaters and fringe festivals from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. He was even featured in a supplemental piece for NPR's "All Things Considered."
He drinks too much wine and looks at far too much internet porn. Seriously, he needs to cut it out. Although he quit smoking 4 years ago, so give him a break.
He makes music too. You can find it online.
Currently Kevin lives with his partner Jay in Los Angeles.