OoPRR #7

I didn't mean for an entire month to go by without releasing something, or at the very least updating this blog. Sorry. But why have I been so busy? Because I have a baby. As such, the next release by Out of Print Records Records (OoPRR #7) will be a children's record.

Many artists have gone from releasing adult fare to children's fare over the course of their careers as they've matured and procreated. Pete Seeger, for instance. Elizabeth "Liz" Mitchell from Ida is another example. "Serious" kids music is much less treacly than stuff like Kids Bop, but weird all the same...unless you have a child.

So with that brief introduction let me pitch you what we'll be releasing: a kids record by Wolf Eyes. I can think of nothing better than a mind melting psychedelic noise record for the baby, nay, infant set. We could press it onto a diaper or a binky or something and it could be limited to...lets say 10-12 copies. The release could be called PACIFIER. Yes, that could be our seventh release.

UPDATE

This project is completely unrealizable because baby pacifiers aren't the best medium for cutting grooves and also Wolf Eyes aren't brutal enough for baby-noise-fanatics. Maybe a Haters baby record is a better idea? Anyway, this record is UNRELEASED. Do not attempt to order.

OoPRR#5 and #6

For our fifth release we'll be releasing a compilation, but it's not quite ready yet, so we're skipping OoPRR#5 for now and going straight to #6.

So, with no further delay I can reveal that OoPRR#6 will be our 2011 Record Store Day release. Oh man, it's going to be so great. I can't really tell you about the band/release, but it'll be a great novelty record in the vain of all RSD releases. You know, all those releases that come out, you buy and immediately put on Ebay because they apparently aren't very good, but they're rare, right? Only 1,000-2,000 each, scarce!

We've, or I've (I can revert to I for this post), never purchased any record store releases, but if I did I would've bought the Flight of the Conchords 7" released by Subpop a couple of years ago. It had their two worst songs, but still...

So it's a special time for us, working with this band, to release this scarce AND NOVEL release. Just wait, it'll be available on April 23 at select record stores.

UPDATE
Apparently Record Store Day was April 16, 2011, so this release has been deleted and is now sold out. All 2,000 copies were shipped off to the dump. We couldn't get it together in time for RSD 2011. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ORDER.

OoPRR#4

Well, we've been busy here at Out of Print Records Records on our newest non-release and here it is, born to-day, a SISTER LABEL! Hooray! The new label will be called LEIA in honor Luke Skywalker's estranged sister. Remember when Darth Vader and Luke were fighting and DV read Luke's mind or whatever and said, "Ah...a SISTAH", that's where the inspiration comes from. If you have a record label one of the most frustrating things you can do to your fans is start a sub-label. There is a grand tradition of this...probably. Notable sub-labels that I have collected include Factory Benelux. Factory Benelux was seen by Tony Wilson, of Factory, to be a garbage pile, but they really did release some great records under the direction of Michel Duval and Annik Honore. Check out: Crawling Chaos "Gas Chair", New Order "Everything's Gone Green" and anything by Section 25 and Stockholm Monsters. There are plenty of crummy sublabels and plenty of great sublabels. Did you know Merge Records has a sister label called Wobbly Rail? They DO! Record labels are, after all, businesses so it's like when a dude who owns a car dealership also owns a sub shop, two different business, one owner. So all releases on Leia would be great and eventually be OUT OF PRINT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ORDER.

OoPRR#3

For our third release we would release a discography of the sadly missed Wurlitzer Jukebox label.

I only ever purchased approximately 1/6 of the releases on that label, but am now frantically trying to find the rest. It is actually rather easy, but I only have so much money, see.

We here at Out of Print Records Records (would-if we could) recreate a lavish hand decorated boxset commemorating the label.

What is appealing about Wurlitzer Jukebox? We'll everything they released is now out of print, dovetailing nicely with our philosophy, and they no longer operate, also important to our worldview. If you run a record label, end it and I'll be far more likely to be interested!

Anyway, we would do a lavish box set, it would be very limited, maybe 100-200 and it would sell out. Enjoy? You would have. This release would be OUT OF PRINT.

Update:

Please enjoy this email chain about the label.

OoPRR#2

In the tradition of great record labels Factory Records and Teenbeat Records (and some other really terrible imitators), we here at Out of Print Records Records number every single release, ephemeral idea, furniture, unsuspecting people, etc.

As such, we are proud to present Out of Print Records Records release #2, this very blog!


This release is limited edition of 1 (or infinity) and is now Out of Print. Please do not attempt to order!

OoPRR#1

Out of Print Records Records is proud to present our first release (OoPRR#1), a limited, die-cut/hand sewn-nailed-blown tape (C10?) of field recordings, spoken word, synthesizer based ambient recordings by Blonde Falcons (a vanity project) recorded between 2001-2003. Composed but never listened to. Limited edition of 0.9. Photos to follow.

UPDATE (9:10 am)
This record is Out of Print.

UPDATED-ER (9:11 am)
Photos of this release are Out of Print/Unavailable, sorry.