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steven r. smith one-sided LP

steven r. smith’s floor of the sky one-sided LP test pressings are finally on their way from the vinyl pressing plant. This has been one of our most delayed releases due to some difficulties with plating and pressing the etching. After the third etching attempt and misplaced lacquers, everything is on its way. I’m assuming we’ll be able to approve the test pressings and get the actual one-sided LPs out shortly, so you can now pre-order in the updated on-line store. :::scott:::

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Vinyl Updates

Denison Witmer’s vinyl for The Ones Who Wait was on the presses at the factory yesterday and should be arriving next week. Last night, Will from HYMY Industries, Denison, and I were hard at work fixing some gatefold jacket issues and getting the inserts letterpressed. Here’s Denison at work on the letterpress machine: These should be shipping out to pre-orders by the end of next week. Byul is wrapping up design for their forthcoming album which will be entitled Secret Stories Heard From A Girl In An Opium Den. I’ve been told that the etching for steven r. smith’s one-sided LP has been sent off to be plated after a five month delay. Here’s hoping for test pressings in the next couple of weeks… A repress of Unwed Sailor’s Little Wars 2xLP has just been finished so the band will have copies with them for their upcoming tour with Owl City. :::scott:::

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Happy 2011

It’s been awhile, but btv is alive and kicking, working hard behind the scenes on some releases for 2011 and beyond. A new etching has been done for the steven r. smith one-sided LP, so we’re expecting test pressings very very soon. Emperor X is hard at work at new songs. We’re not exactly sure what the final fate of everything is, but we’re excited. Lots of ideas for the vinyl issue of Damien Jurado’s Rehearsals for Departure that will happen in 2011. Lots of ongoing work for the re-issue of Starflyer 59’s Gold on vinyl in 2011. Planning a one-sided LP with A Lily, featuring James from Yndi Halda. A maxi single from neo-goths Low&Behold. And, finally, maybe?, a full-length from our South Korean friends Byul… :::scott:::