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| From | "Nancy Heyman" <nxheyman@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Richard X. Heyman's "Rightovers" album out now! |
| Date | Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:00:20 -0400 |
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As of June 14th, 2005, in response to popular request, Richard X. Heyman's
critically-acclaimed, previously-unreleased gem Rightovers is now available
to the general public for the first time. Turn-Up Records has made
Rightovers available as downloads, to be sold via these online retailers:
iTunes and iTunes International
Napster and Napster International
MusicMatch
Real/Rhapsody
MusicNet (AOL, Virgin, FYE, CDigix)
MusicNow (Circuit City)
MSN
Sony Connect
Loudeye (ATT Wireless, OD2, Starbucks)
Audio Lunchbox
Emusic
Netmusic
Puretracks (Canada)
Downloadpunk
The consumer can buy the entire album or individual tracks, and cover
artwork will also be downloadable. This will be the only way for Heyman
fans who don’t yet own this disc to buy it, as hard copies of the CD are not
available.
Back in 2002, Richard X. was thinking up unique ways to promote the
then-in-progress Basic Glee, and he hit upon the idea of involving his
listening public with the creation and release of that album. He invited
his fans to become members of the “Basic Glee Choir” which entitled them to
various goodies, including a bonus disc, which turned out to be Rightovers.
(Richard is so prolific that he had more than an album’s worth of leftover
tracks lying on the shelf!)
Despite its lack of availability, Rightovers received stunning accolades.
Said PopMatters, “Rightovers is yet another testament to the pop-songwriting
and musical talents of Richard X. Heyman…fans of Richard X. Heyman will love
this gem of a bonus disc, as should others…you get a mix of different era
writing styles all filtered through the lush melodic executions that have
become Heyman’s calling card.” Agreed the All Music Guide: “at his best,
Heyman’s level of craft actually approaches that of the Fab Four…a listen to
Heyman’s fifth album, Rightovers, offers plenty of evidence that he is truly
one of the past, present and future masters of smart power pop…Rightovers is
just as strong and every bit as enjoyable as one of Heyman’s ‘real’
albums…anyone who loves a great melody and a killer hook will fall in love
with this disc.”
And while we’re at it, we’re making Cornerstone available via downloads,
too!
So go on over to http://www.richardxheyman.com and download your copies of
Rightovers and Cornerstone now!
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