Long time, no update. Suffice to say I’ve been busy. There are some cool things bubbling here, but I’m keeping details secret while I raise the funds for our next release. (Some ideas include glow-in-the-dark vinyl!) Things are progressing, albeit slowly. But I suppose it’s easier than pledging ahead of time.

Either way, I’ve received some amazing feedback about the LP’s and that’s gotten me so excited to get the next one out. Sign up for the mailing list, and soon I’ll surprise you.

But for now, it’s Black Friday. And I’ve got a discount code for you: Use splatter_friday for 10% any purchase in the store. It’s good until 12 AM Monday.

Hope everyone had a nice turkey day!

The interview took up a lot of space. I would have loved to do that. Maybe I can do that on the website sometime.

latenighthustle:

GATSBYS AMERICAN DREAM - “Ribbons & Sugar” on vinyl.

Record #535, made possible through Kickstarter. The only thing they didn’t do that I wish they did is a Thank You page with sponsors’ name.

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Head to overduecollection.limtiedpressing.com for 10% with the code: October

These are looking awesome. I’m almost done. I’ve asked the Kickstarter pledgers to submit their addresses for delivery. It’ll take a while to get a couple thousand records packed, but everything should be shipping pretty quickly here.

Everything turned out fantastically. Let’s do a quick run down for kicks: 45RPM, 180 Gram, color vinyl. Gatefold packaging, 8 page booklet, a download code, and an individually stamped / numbered labels adhered to each sleeve.

100% of profits will still be going to Water.Org.

Yup, it was a lot of work, but I hope you find it was worth the wait and the money spent. If you haven’t gotten one yet, you can grab them here at the store.

I still intend to release the Gatsbys EP “In The Land Of Lost Monsters”, but not immediately. Follow me on twitter or tumblr to keep tabs on it.

I would like to sincerely thank everyone who pledged, bought a record or simply sent words of support during the making of these albums. I apologize that it took so long, but I hope you enjoy the output.

Check the jump for a few more photos.

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Hey Everyone,

Just posting to let everyone know that I’ve been loaned some funds to finish things up, and production is now back on track.

That being said, I’ve decided to stop offering the subscription deal, and release the subscriber exclusive color for sale to everyone. (Available in the store now.)  I thought the subscription was a neat idea, as a collector; but it’s just not as feasible as I thought it would be from a production standpoint. A lot of critics in the vinyl community made the valid point: it was too ambitious a concept for an upstart label, though it may still be a neat idea for the future. It doesn’t make sense to try and pursue that avenue until the label is more established financially; and I apologize to everyone who has pre-ordered for the drawbacks this idea has caused.

All previously ordered subscription deals will be filled as originally planned, we just won’t continue to offer the subscription deal to newcomers for a while. For the pre-existing subscribers, the 10th record will be a test press. The subscribers will also receive one of their records packaged in the limited misprint Ribbons & Sugar gatefold jackets with the missing artwork panel. The remaining gatefold records will re-purposed or recycled. So there’s only going to be a handful of those intact.

The jackets for Why We Fight have been ordered, and I’m currently finishing up the layouts for the liner notes and interviews. I hope to start sending out orders by the end of August.

The wife and I spent the last few days packing and cleaning out our apartment. I will be moving in with family nearby until all the pre-orders are fulfilled, and then I will be joining my wife in Vermont as soon as everything has been mailed.

In the interim, I will be still be working on pre-production for In The Land Of Lost Monsters, but I am primarily focused on getting these first two releases done and in your hands. I’ll finish what’s on my plate, and then we can move forward to the next release.

Yup, I need investors. Weeks have gone by since my last post. Things are progressing very slowly, so bear with me as I explain.

As you recall, I’ve stated how the releases are costing about $18-19,000. A significant part was from the Kickstarter ($7300) and the rest has come from me. This amount has totaled nearly $8000 or so. I’m definitely not a rich kid. I’ve pressed records before, and I know how to put together a release. But financing is always (as with many people) the thing that prevents me from moving forward quickly. I’ve sold entire collections of vinyl, cd’s, dvd’s, video games, books, and comic books, but it’s never enough. My meager earnings from low-paying jobs prevents me from moving more quickly.

I sent out over 100 press releases to music blogs. Only 1 posted about the records, to my knowledge.

I’m going to be blunt. I’m nearly $4,000 away from being able to finish. And that doesn’t even include postage.

Now here’s another wrench: I’m moving to Vermont with my wife. From San Diego,CA. She’s going to school there in White River Junction. We both assumed that the records would be done before we leave, which will be August 1st. We thought pre-sales would be able to keep up with the production. But they’ve come to a complete halt.

So now, because of funding issues, I will have to figure out what to do. I have to either move the record components across country (which now total 2200 vinyl records, and 2200 gatefold jackets.) or find a place to operate in San Diego (for either free or very cheap) until everything is done.

So I need investors of a few types. I can reward people with reimbursements when we can afford it, executive producer credits, subscriptions with test presses, whatever we can do.

1. I need finishing funds. Anyone who would like to discuss a possible partnership, please email me at info@overduecollection.com. This will be a loan. I will pay it back, but it may take time.

2. Space. Anyone in San Diego that can provide office or warehouse space for storage for free or dirt cheap. If we keep operations in San Diego, I would need assistance from this person help package the records when everything is completed. I will be working constantly anyway I can to finish up design production. I will stay until it’s finished.

Same thing goes for people in Vermont or near it. Though I would truly dread these records enduring a cross-country trip for safety purposes, it may be the only option.

3. Help me promote. Anyway you can. Tell people to go to http://overduecollection.limitedpressing.com and order. After these three Gatsbys releases are finished, I promise I won’t release another record until I have a higher-paying job. Something with an expendable incoming that will allow me to come out with something instantly rather than dragging along for months like we have been. I love this band so much, and I’m so dedicated to making sure these releases are amazing. I was way to idealistic and naive to think everything would be instantly solvent.

But the past couple of months have been the most excruciating of my life. My hair is literally turning gray from this stress. Maybe I am in over my head, but god dammit, this will come to fruition if it fucking kills me.

I apologize to everyone for these delays.

Now for production news.

A couple of weeks ago, I received gatefold jackets for Ribbons & Sugar. Printed on recycled cardstock, in full color with a matte coating, I was definitely excited. They looked fantastic. But there was a significant problem. The inside right panel was completely blank, despite a proof that was approved for print.

Needless to say, the printer did me solid and printed it correctly. They told me I could keep the misprinted jackets. So…

Subscribers, here’s another treat. All of the Subscriber Exclusive records for Ribbons & Sugar will be packaged in the misprinted jackets. The rest will be re-purposed or sent to the recycling plant.

Despite having the jackets, I still don’t have liner notes completed. I just finished up my band interviews yesterday, and I’m currently transcribing and editing the talks. I think everyone will find the interviews enlightening, and hopefully give you more perspective on the albums. After editing, they will be laid out and sent to the printer.

After that, everything can be shipped out if we can pay for it all.

Getting closer!

propertyofzack:

After a successful Kickstarter campaign to press Gatsbys American Dream’s first two releases, Why We Fight and Ribbons & Sugar, on vinyl, the Overdue Collection Agency has set up pre-orders for the albums online here. One-hundred percent of the profits from the albums will go to …

I have a new announcement about subscriptions. The first 50 subscribers to the Overdue Collection Agency will receive a test press as the 10th record in their subscription. Yup! Those nifty handpainted jackets I was bragging about.

Check it out here

This is also the only way to get subscriber exclusive colors such as:

This promotion is to help raise the finishing funds for the production and because my living room is filled with these:

Here’s how the subscription will breakdown for the first 50:

Why We Fight

1. Black/Green Mix (Subscriber Exclusive, Limited to 200)

2. Blue Marble (Limited to 300)

3. Clear w/ White Splatter (Limited to 500)

Ribbons & Sugar

4. Blue/Pink Split (Subscriber Exclusive, Limited to 200)

5. Pink Marble (Limited to 300)

6. Clear w/ Blue and Pink Splatter

In the Land Of Lost Monsters 

7. Color TBA (Subscriber Exclusive, Limited to 200)

8. Color TBA (Limited to 300)

9. Color TBA (Limited to 500)

10. Test Pressing

After I have the production funds for these two releases, I can begin work on the third. I should be receiving some of the gatefold jackets tomorrow!

The black/green mix, subscriber exclusive color, limited to 200 copies.

The marble blue vinyl, limited to 300 copies.

The white splatter vinyl, limited to 500 copies.

I’ve updated the pictures on the store.

After the jump, you can check out my tour of the Erika Records Pressing Plant. The owner, Liz Dunster, took some time out of her schedule to give my fiance and I a tour. It’s really neat! 

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Hey Everyone,

I got word from the plant last Wednesday that the first batch of records were done. They were running out of the blue that I wanted for Why We Fight, so they finished up Ribbons & Sugar first. We’re still waiting on the jackets, but in the meantime, here’s the first glimpse of the vinyl.

They look amazing and Erika Records did a fantastic job! I can’t wait to see how Why We Fight turns out. My sales rep, Ma Nerriza, also promised me a tour of the plant’s presses next week when the other batch is finished. Hoping to get some neat pictures of records getting pressed!

I’m still kind of reeling from how amazing everything is turning out. Speaking just for myself here, but everything is totally worth the wait.

I updated the images in the store, and my recent ebay auctions have a day left.

Here’s the Pink/Blue split, the subscriber-exclusive color, limited to 200.

Here’s the pink, limited to 300.

Here’s the Pink/Blue splatter on clear, limited to 500.