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Starflyer 59 : Gold

Starflyer 59’s Gold album is available now at the Tooth and Nail Records store. We had long intended to release this on Burnt Toast Vinyl, going to far as to pay for a mechanical license and transfer the original 24-track 2″ tape for a potential re-mix. There were significant interviews conducted in the hopes of doing a proper archival re-issue, but this effort was never completed. Go buy the re-issues while you can. :::scott:::

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yndi halda : Under Summer 2xLPs

yndi halda : Under Summer 2xLP on cookies and cream vinyl. Pre-orders are being packed up to ship to arrive in time for the March 4th release date. Buy the 2xLP and cd from the online store or your favorite local record shop. We also have packages to get an ultrasoft tri-blend t-shirt with a special Under Summer graphic: 2xLP/shirt and cd/shirt. :::scott:::

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Preparation Age etching

If you haven’t yet purchased your copy of Mike Adams At His Honest Weight’s Preparation Age LP, there are still copies available for order at the btv online store or available at your local indie record store. If you have gotten a copy or seen some photos of Chad Serhal’s very excellent etching, you may want to know more about it all. Mike made a short post and Mike and Chad have finished a video documenting the process. The pinball-machine design was created and etched by my friend Chad Serhal. The vinyl manufacturing plant sent a blank lacquer to Chad, who carved the design into the lacquer using some exacto knives and other sharp tools. After that, the lacquer was plated with nickel and a stamper was made. From there, the stamper was used to press the design into each copy of the vinyl record. This was Chad’s first ever lacquer/vinyl etching (though I’ve seen him do some pretty outstanding wood carvings before). He lamented to me that there were no instructional or how-to videos online about vinyl etching (it’s mostly done by lasers these days, not people’s hands). So, Chad and I made this video to put online in case some other…Continue readingPreparation Age etching