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| From | matt.whitby@ukonline.co.uk |
| Subject | Re: "Splitsville USA" now on iTunes |
| Date | Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:41:57 +0100 |
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If you get people a three month asking where to get it, at which point does it
become cost-effective to do a short print run? I'm ignorant of the mechanics of
such things, but i'd be interested in finding out.
Cheers, Matt
Little England
Quoting rob@splitsville.com:
> Auditeers,
>
> People email me off-line a couple of times a month about where one can pick
> up Splitsville's first album, "USA".
> Sadly, this record has long been out of print, but a copy or two pops up now
> and again on eBay, Half.com, or Amazon. The rare used copy can go for about
> $10 bucks or so, but new ones usually cost $50 or more.
>
> Ridiculous, of course. And between the band and myself, I don't think we have
> more than 3 copies.
>
> However, you can now get this CD on iTunes. Originally released in 1996, this
> lo-fi classic is filled with great music and fun pop culture references.
>
> John M. Borack of Trouser Press wrote of the CD that Splitsville "...goes for
> pop-punk laughs on its maiden voyage. With song titles like "Come Back to the
> 5 and Dime, Larry Storch, Larry Storch," "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" and
> "Gremlin With Mags," it's pretty evident how seriously this is all meant.
> Still, Splitsville U.S.A. is often hooky enough — in a Buzzcocks/Redd Kross
> fashion —to hang in there."
>
> I hope you enjoy it. We expect it to reach the other digital sites like
> Emusic, AOL, etc. sometime in the near future.
> If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
> Rob
> www.splitsville.com
>
>
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