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Update #11: Expecting albums, new street date
Hello all project backers....
Thank you for your patience. It's a long haul from funding the project to having it in hand. I have tote bags and t-shirts now and the 7"'s are ready to go. Expecting the albums to arrive mid-June sometime. Revolver is handling the store distribution of this record and their next available street date was August 14th so that's when Ghosts will officially drop. However, I plan to start shipping out the Kickstarter packages when I return from a short west coast tour in July. So, expect to get your vinyl earlier than the street date.
Back catalog records from Jagjaguwar are in. I am placing an order with Team Love for the two back catalog titles there. Still have to screen Umbilical Chords jackets and make prints of drawings. For those of you who ordered the demo cd, I am going to tack on a few extra songs from an old demo tape or two to flesh that out a bit. Will work on that this weekend. This next month will be busy. For updates on my west coast, east coast, and European tours and non-Kickstarter specific album related news, please follow me on Twitter (@simonjoyner1) or find me on Facebook. If you know friends who didn't get a chance to participate in the Kickstarter campaign, I've set up a pre-order page for the new album at simonjoyner.net. I will keep these updates coming as there is more news about shipping out all this stuff.
Thanks again for supporting this project and for your patience.
-Simon
Update #10: Test Pressings approved, everything in manufacturing now...
Just a little update to catch everyone up on the progress. I've received the vinyl test pressings for Ghosts and the jackets have been approved and are being manufactured. I've also approved the test pressing for the bonus 7" and received the double laserdisc lathecut editions of "Umbilical Chords" which a few people chose for their reward package. I want to thank Michael Dixon of People In A Position To Know Records for offering to do the lathecutting of this extremely limited release at cost, just to help out. He's a life-saver.
There is still a lot to do, I need to screen the covers for the lathecuts, I need to screen the limited edition print of one of my drawings, I need to design and print the 7" covers as well. I'm ordering the t-shirts and totes this coming week, designs are turned in. So, everything is moving along and I'm chipping away at things while I wait for the album to ship from the plant. Below is a track list of songs on the new album.
I will be setting up a page to accept pre-orders for the new record so if you know anyone who didn't get a chance to participate in the Kickstarter campaign, the record can be pre-ordered by contacting me directly at simon@simonjoyner.net. That's it for now, thanks again!
-Simon Joyner
Update #9: Mastering Scheduled for Monday & Other Progress
Just a quick update to catch everyone up on the progress. The record will be mastered tomorrow at SAE in Phoenix. Then it goes to RTI for manufacturing with a three month turn around time for release once it arrives. So, we're looking at an early July release date. I'm putting the artwork together this week to send to Stoughton to have the jackets made.
The extra 7" some of you chose as a reward is mastered and will be sent in tomorrow to manufacturing so that ball is rolling too.
Other rewards in need of manufacturing are in process too (t-shirts, totes) but I'm having a difficult time getting the local lathecutter here in Omaha to return my calls about making the handful of "Umbilical Chords" lps, so I may need to find another company to take care of that. It's on my list of things to get done this week, so trust that I haven't forgotten about it.
I will post another update when there is more news to report. Everything is moving along smoothly. Feel free to write with any questions. Thanks again for supporting this big project.
Best regards,
Simon
Update #8: Mixing finished! Off to mastering! Album titled!
Just to keep everyone abreast of where the project stands, we finished mixing last weekend, all analog. With crossfades and whatnot, it was a very hands-on process, with three or four reel-to-reel machines going at once. Ben Brodin, the mixing engineer, took a video of the madness with his phone at one point and I will add a clip of it if I'm able. All-manual fading meant every mix was a performance in and of itself. It was a good time, a little like Twister on the mixing console with hands reaching over and under to get to faders according to our assigned roles in the song. Much better than staring at a computer screen to mix a record, in my opinion. Very nice of my friends at ARC Studio to indulge these preoccupations and fantasies of mine.
I'll be packing up the four master reels (one for each side) and sending to Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering and he will be mastering and plating the record all-analog as well, so we'll end up with what they call a AAA record, or All Analog Album. I don't know that it's important or essential to make records this way but it is a totally different process and more visceral and less cerebral, so it's kept the otherwise tedious parts of making music much more enjoyable for me. I also happen to think it sounds warmer and better than digital recording and mixing, but it's subjective and I'm not on a high-horse about it. It was a smile. I know that recording in my warehouse added color and texture and ambient noise that might otherwise not be there and I'm really happy with this record having a "sound" of its own. Thank you all for helping to make it possible. I look forward to you all hearing it soon.
I'm still waiting for a handful of backers to turn in their surveys so I can order the t-shirts and totes and other items. If you haven't gotten around to it, here's a reminder. For anyone still interested in participating in the rewards and/or pre-ordering the new record, feel free to contact me directly since the Kickstarter campaign has ended. I've had a handful of people write inquiring if they could get in on the same reward packages even though they didn't hear about the campaign until it ended and that's fine with me.
Also, I've decided to title the record, Ghosts.
I will post photos of the t-shirts and tote bags once they're done and send another update when something new happens that brings us closer to getting this record and assorted paraphernalia shipped out to you. Thanks again for backing this project!
-Simon
Update #7: Tote Bag & T-Shirt Designs to Choose From!
Joey Lynch just sent me the tote bag art. So, we now have both t-shirt and tote designs and I can begin sending out requests for your information. If you chose a reward package that included a choice of tote or t-shirt, these are the designs (man & woman=t-shirt, record & name=tote). Thanks for your patience. Expect to receive backer survey shortly!
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Choice of one of my back catalog cds (Skeleton Blues, Out Into the Snow, Lost with the Lights On, The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll, Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999), postpaid via USPS media mail. (International backers please add $8 to cover shipping.)
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"Truckstop Records Presents Time Measured x3" hand screened poster by Steve W/Screwball Press, from March 8th, 2002. Show included Simon Joyner, Central Falls, and Scott Tuma. I'm not sure how many of these were printed. Measures 18" wide x 21 1/2" tall. Plus, the new album download two weeks before release. Name added to the list of contributors on website and Facebook page. (International backers please add $10 to cover USPS shipping.)
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Don’t have a turntable? Receive a Simon Joyner themed tote bag or t-shirt designed specifically for this campaign by a couple of my artist friends, Christopher Fischer (see www.unread-records.com under “i am cancer”) and Joey Lynch (see joeylynch.com). Only available to those who supported here. Album download two weeks before release. Your name will also be added to the list on website and Facebook page. (International backers please add $8 to cover shipping.)
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Simon Joyner & the Fallen Men: The Motorcycle Accident 7" (1999), on Roomtone. Features the tracks: thoughts of a dog, flowers on her birthday,i ask of you these things,sad stories, tom paine #1/#2,& there was a time. This is lo-fi city, I'm afraid! PLUS, any one of the in-stock back catalog CDs, AND the download of the new album two weeks before release. Name added to the list of contributors on website and Facebook page. International backers please add $8 to cover shipping.)
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Great moth poster for my Out Into the Snow album release show at The Slowdown with Hubble and Outlaw con Bandana. Designed and hand-screened by Joey Lynch. Measures 12" x 18" tall. Plus, the new album download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $10 to cover USPS shipping.)
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Hand-written photo postcard thanking you for your pledge. Download of new album two weeks early. T-shirt or tote bag. Name added to list on website and Facebook. (International backers please add $8 to cover tote or t-shirt shipping.)
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Exclusive limited edition 7” with two songs not included on new album (pressed just for this campaign and limited to the number of people participating here). T-shirt or tote bag, only available here. Download of the new album. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. (International backers please add $8 to cover shipping.)
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Receive the album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Also, your choice of one of my available back catalog CDs (Out Into the Snow, The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll, Beautiful Losers, Lost with the Lights On, or Skeleton Blues). Album download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $15 to cover shipping.)
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Download of my daughter, Frances’ directorial debut, the 2011 film “Nobody Makes Love on Thursday,” a hilarious and touching 17 minute film. Written and directed by my fourteen-year-old daughter in the manner of her hero, Buster Keaton. It’s a silent, black comedy about a girl who falls in love with a dog. I make an embarrassing cameo! Her dog, Bates, plays the objet d’amour. My brother, Duncan, plays the villain. Shot on location, cinema verite, in picturesque Omaha. Plus, the download of the new album and a tote bag or t-shirt. Your pledge will also assist in funding the next Frances Joyner film! Name added to list on website and Facebook. (International backers please add $8 to cover tote or t-shirt shipping.)
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Last couple of these signed and numbered (only 20 made) Lucy Jones and David Bailey designed and screened posters for a show I did in Manchester at SCUBAR. "Simon Joyner Plays Guitar and Sings on Thursday the 18th of November." With Enablers and Land Ahoy! Early 2000's sometime. Measures 11 1/2" wide x 16 1/2" tall. Plus new album download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $10 to cover shipping through USPS).
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Three poster set from my Living Rooms and Discrete Spaces tours of 2010. Includes the Southeast, Northwest, and Northeast. All designed and hand-screened by Joey Lynch. Each measures 12" x 18". Plus, the new album download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $10 to cover USPS shipping.)
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Limited edition 7” of two songs not included on the album. New album, signed, shipping included. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Download of the album two weeks before release. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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Demo CD (or download) of guitar/vocal takes of songs that ended up on the album, recorded for my band to hear before we began rehearsals. Recorded at my dining room table, full of mistakes and featuring some nascent interpretations of songs while they were incomplete. Plus, new album and download. Name added to list on website and Facebook. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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DVD of Simon Joyner & the Fallen Men performing a benefit concert for the Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Dec.15th, 2006. 51 minutes, 8 songs.This was filmed by a professional film crew using 10 cameras and directed by my brother, Duncan Joyner. The show also included the Bruces and Bright Eyes but their footage has not been released and isn't on this DVD (or download, your choice). PLUS, the new double album, signed and shipping included. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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Trifecta deal. New album plus limited 7” plus tote bag or t-shirt. Name added to list on website and Facebook. Download two weeks before the album is released. (International backers please add $19 to cover shipping.)
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Limited edition 7” of two songs not included on the album plus two additional previous 7" records (Time Slows Down In Dreams b/w Sean Foley's Blues on Team Love and The Motorcycle Accident EP on Roomtone). Plus, the new album, signed, shipping included. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Download of the album two weeks before release. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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Get your name in the actual album credits! You will be thanked in the album artwork because contributing $50 or more really helps make this happen (faster). New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to list of contributors on website and Facebook. Download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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Download two weeks before the album’s release. Signed and numbered, limited edition print of one of my drawings (if you've seen the Christine ep or the cover of Skeleton Blues, you get the idea). See for yourself why I am known mostly for writing songs. Name added to list on website and Facebook and in the actual album credits. (International backers please add $12 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. All five available back catalog CDs. Thanked in the actual album credits. Download two weeks before the album is released. (International backers please add $22 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added on website and Facebook. Choice of any one of my available back catalog LPs. Thanked in the actual album credits. Download two weeks before the album is released. (International backers please add $18 to cover shipping.)
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Last few of these signed and numbered (only 58 made) Joey Lynch designed and screened posters for a benefit concert for the Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Dec.15th, 2006. Simon Joyner & The Fallen Men with The Bruces and Bright Eyes. Measures 15" x 22 1/4" tall. Plus new album download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $10 to cover shipping through USPS).
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Demo CD (or download), New Album, exclusive 7”, AND a back catalog LP of your choice. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Thanked in the actual album credits. (International backers please add $18 to cover shipping.)
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Demo CD (or download), New Album, exclusive 7”, AND tote bag or t-shirt. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Thanked in the actual album credits. (International backers please add $18 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Choice of TWO available back catalog LPs OR both the new t-shirt AND tote bag. Thanked in the actual album credits. Download two weeks before the release. (International backers please add $22 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Signed and numbered, limited edition print of one of my scribbly drawings. Thanked in the album credits. (International backers please add $15 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Signed and numbered, limited edition print of one of my scribbly drawings. Thanked in the album credits. Plus, exclusive 7" AND t-shirt or tote. (International backers please add $19 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Signed and numbered, limited edition print of one of my scribbly drawings. Thanked in the album credits. Plus, exclusive 7" and acoustic/vocal Demo CD or download. (International backers please add $19 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. All five of my still-in-print back catalog LPs. Thanked in the actual album credits. Download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $45 to cover shipping.)
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Out-of-print 5x7" boxset "To Almost No One: Singer-Songwriter Series, Volumes 1-5" by Simon Joyner & The Fallen Men. Boxset came out on Scottish label, Wee Black Skelf in 2000, includes covers of songs by Townes Van Zandt, David Blue, Anne Briggs, Gene Clark, Jackson C. Frank, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jim McCarthy (of the Godz), Paul Siebel, and Phil Ochs. Plus, the new double album--signed, postpaid via USPS Media Mail. Your name added to the list on website and Facebook page and download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $16 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Original, unopened (still in the shrink-wrap) copy of my first cassette, Umbilical Chords, from 1992, just found in a box in my basement! This is the last of its kind as far as I know. Thanked in the actual album credits. Tote bag AND t-shirt. Download two weeks before release. (International backers please add $20 to cover shipping.)
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New album, shipping included, signed. Name added to the list on website and Facebook. Five of my still-in-print back catalog LPs. Thanked in the actual album credits. Limited edition 7” (pressed just for this fund drive). T-shirt AND tote bag. Download of the album two weeks before release. (International backers please add $48 to cover shipping.)
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Just found, long out-of-print, hand produced, letterpress copies of The Boy Who Wouldn’t Sleep, a children’s book I wrote in 1997 when my son, Owen, was a sleepless toddler. Now he’s sixteen and it’s hard to get him up at all! Illustrated by local artists Bill & Renee Hoover. This was produced in a very limited edition of 150, hand-printed by Amy LaVarnway, completed at the University of Nebraska at Omaha as part a hand-produced books course. Amy printed all of the books but a handful were never sewn together and sat shelved all these years. We are sewing up these last copies now. Receive this rare book, signed. New album and download. Name in the album credits and on website and Facebook. (International backers please add $18 to cover shipping.)
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Extremely limited lathe-cut LPs (made to order) of my first release, “Umbilical Chords”, with hand-screened jackets. Previously only available on original cassette from 1992. These will be exclusively limited to whoever gets them here, I won’t be making extras to sell elsewhere. Plus, the new double album. It’s the 20th anniversary package, first record+latest record. Name in album credits and listed on website and Facebook. Download two weeks before release. Plus, tote bag or T-shirt! (International backers please add $19 to cover shipping.)
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Receive a 2012 subscription to Grapefruit Record Club, a subscription-based vinyl-only label I run with my friend, Ben Goldberg. More info at grapefruitrecordclub.com. Included is four hand numbered LPs in a series, and a hand-screened box to hold the set. The 2012 series includes LPs by Bruce Russell/Roy Montgomery, Dump, The Baird Sisters, and Eric Chenaux. Alternately, you could choose the 2011 series boxset with records by Lambchop, Richard Youngs, L. Eugene Methe, and 200 Years. Also, receive the new album with your name listed in the actual album credits. Name listed on website and Facebook. Download two weeks before the album is released. Tote bag AND t-shirt. (International backers please add $50 to cover shipping.)
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Commission your own song. I won’t promise that it’s a great song, but it will be one-of-a-kind. You supply names, background info and anything important you want me to work in, and I’ll write and record the song and send it to you as a digital file. Plus, new album, signed. Name will be added to the list on website and Facebook. Thanked in the actual album credits. (International backers please add $14 to cover shipping.)
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I will write and record a song for you and have it pressed on a limited edition lathe-cut 7” record. You will receive two copies of a limited run of four (the other two will be archived, not sold). My family will hand-design your one-of-a-kind 7” covers. New album, shipping included, and signed. Name added to list on website and Facebook page. Thanked in the actual album credits. Download of the new album two weeks before release. (International backers please add $15 to cover shipping.)
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Come dine with me, my wife Sara, and other contributors to celebrate a successful Kickstarter campaign. Dinner will be at my favorite Omaha restaurant, The Boiler Room, located in the Old Market area of downtown Omaha and managed by my exceptionally handsome brother, Jesse Donovan Joyner. Transportation not included but come to Omaha and we’ll have a delicious, multi-course meal and engage in wine-stained conversation. Plus, receive the new album along with vinyl copies of ALL my currently available back catalog albums, the exclusive 7", tote bag AND t-shirt, all provided at dinner (can be shipped, if needed). You will also see yourself thanked in the album credits as well as on the website and Facebook.
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For $1250 plus airfare, I will fly to any city in the continental U.S. and play a concert in your home (or a small venue of your choosing--the details can be arranged). You can open it free to the public or it can be for just you and your friends. Set list requests accepted. Plus, new album, signed. Name added to website and Facebook page. Thanked in the album credits. Download two weeks in advance of the release. Tote bag AND t-shirt.
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For a $2500 pledge plus airfare, I’ll fly internationally (within reason, email me at simon@simonjoyner.net with questions) and play a concert for you in your home (or a small venue of your choosing--the details can be arranged). You can open it free to the public or it can be for just you and your friends. Set list requests accepted. Plus, new album, signed. Name added to website and Facebook page. Thanked in the album credits. Download two weeks in advance of the release. Tote bag AND t-shirt.
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Simon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska who has been "flying under the radar," artistically speaking, since 1992, releasing albums and eps and singles on various and generous independent labels. Some of these labels include: Team Love, Jagjaguwar, Shrimper, Brinkman, One Hour, Truckstop, Unread, Secretly Canadian, Sing, Eunuchs! and Ba-Da-Bing.
He has toured the U.S. and Europe several times and may be doing a number of tours to support his new album.
