Wanna own one of the following goodies?
A) An Autographed Vinyl Copy Of I Learned The Hard Way + Stickers
B) An Autographed I Learned The Hard Way Poster
C) A Daptone Records Slipmat
If so, then leave a comment on this post!
THREE winners (US only) will be randomly chosen on 4/20 @ NOON.
Catch Sharon Jones on her NA trek.
I Learned The Hard Way will see daylight shortly.
Oh no! This morning’s official statement reads: *Friends and associates, As you may have heard through the grapevine by now, Daptone was broken into last night. Unfortunately, there was a lot of equipment (mics, pre-amps, monitors, turntables, guitars, amps, computers, etc.) stolen and damaged. It is going to take us a while to go through everything and take full stock of what was stolen, and we are not supposed to touch anything until the cops come back to collect fingerprints so we can only guess what’s missing from some mic drawers and cabinets. And, no, we did not have insurance. We had been shopping around with different companies earlier this month but had not signed a check, so nothing was insured. We are working on replacing the gate in front, installing an alarm system, and getting insurance, but it is President’s day so it’s not going as quickly as we would have liked. Nydia’s computer was stolen (which wasn’t backed up) and the modems/phone system was ripped out, so we’ll be relatively out of commission for a few days. I would like to ask for everyone’s help first in keeping an eye out for all of our stuff showing up on ebay/craigslist/local music shops, and secondly (and more realistically) keeping an eye out for good deals on headphones, mics, pre-amps, etc. I could really use a heads up on any kind of studio package for sale or studio equipment to be possibly bought or borrowed as soon as possible. We have a session scheduled for Friday to lay down some music for (I know this sounds surreal) Rod Stewart, and I’m going to have to get the studio running by then. I know I’m going to need to find headphones, cables, mics, and pre-amps by then. I’m not sure what else yet.*
For further info, head to BV.
Read my review of Friday evening’s Sharon Jones gig here.
The collection is available on 6/3.
Track listing is as follows:
1. Matador – Mighty Imperials
2. Now That… – Charles Bradley
3. Can’t Stop… – Charles Bradley
4. Could Have Been – Lee Fields
5. You Don’t Know… – Lee Fields
6. How Long Do… – Sharon Jones
7. This Love Ain’t… – Charles Bradley
8. Twilight Eyes – Charles Bradley
9. I Just Dropped In… – Sharon Jones
10. Stand Up – Lee Fields
11. Stand Up Pt. II – Lee Fields
12. Nervous… – The Dap-Kings
13. Che… – Antibalas Afrobeat Orch
Learn more about Daptone here.
MP3: S. Jones – 100 Days…
