The Secret Prostitutes - Nevermind the KBD, This Is A.D.D. album was the fifth release for Bad Hair Life Records. The matrix number for this is LN-005. This LP was a pressing of 400 copies, all on black vinyl. It was completed in April 2010 and released in June 2010.
The mastering and pressing for this was done together with LN-004, the Pahaa Verta LP. Mastering was done in Belvidere, Illinois at Prairie Cat Mastering. The vinyl was pressed in Dallas, Texas at A&R Record and Tape Mfg. I cannot say enough kind words about either of these places and both come with the highest recommendation. Future BHL releases will pass through their halls.
The delay in this project was "what kind of artwork do we want?" The original idea was spraypainted jackets with only the logo. I was happy with that idea, but wanted the song titles to be known. Artwork for an insert was created with a photocopier. After that, we changed our plans and were going to have the jackets screenprinted at a local printer. As the weeks went by it became clear that this was not going to happen. The original idea then came into fruition. The artwork I created became the LP inserts and with the help of Adit (singer/drummer of Secret Prostitutes), Corey (my 14 year old son), Chris (Death Exlamations Records main man), and Matthew (No Talk basser), the jackets were spraypainted in various fashions and formats. There was no plan behind the production - no count of styles, designs, types, variants, colors, - no "first 50" or "first anything". I have read that there is a "limited" version of this LP. Please note that THERE IS NOT!! I should mention here that the insert sleeves come in yellow, white, and green. I'm not sure which color the sales clerk at Office Max made first...I read somewhere else that it was "yellow". I have more photos in Photobucket, but can't figure out how to find them without logging in.
For the inner sleeves, I chose to use plastic. I like these over paper because they do not scuff the wax. When I check out my oldest records, the ones that look the best are in plastic sleeves. The plastic inners I bought were from Square Deal Music in California. They are on the web and also have an ebay store. These things stand up well and do not crumple up when you slide them into the jacket. The cost is about 11 cents per piece, which is about 5 cents more than the cheap paper sleeves you get at the pressing plant. The extra cost here is definitely worth it.
Since the Secret Prostitutes are a local band, I had no shipping to pay! If you read the other posts, you may know how dear shipping is to me. I must write that I offered Josh, the guitar player, the 20% that I give to bands, but he only took 10 copies for each member! That left me extra copies to sell and send for radio and review. The money will go back into BHL and hopefully another Secret Prostitutes project. This kindness will always be remembered!
I guess that's it. Look for more this coming winter.
