A 48 hour heads up. Check it out, folks...
http://www.whokilledamandapalmer.comIn her own words:
OKAY, listen up comrades!!!!!!!
it's time to order. this is serious effing business.
i cannot tell you how excited i am for this record to come out.
me & ben folds (& recently, neil gaiman) have been working on it for the better part of almost two years.
now it's READY.
all of you who've downloaded it and were like "but i'll buy it! i swear!"....your judgement day has come.
in all seriousness, it's really important to me that the record sell actual copies.
you all know me - i am a huge supporter of downloading and the free sharing and access of music.
but every couple of years i am going to ask you to GIVE ME SOME OF YOUR MONEY in exchange. this is one of those times.
however, i've made it DAMN easy for you to want this record.
first of all, it's packaged BEAUTIFULLY.
i hate plastic jewel cases. i have therefore packaged this record in an eco-friendlier digipak made of cardboard, and i gotta say it looks DAMN FINE.
there is liner-note text by Neil Gaiman on the back.
you must own it.
here are some pictures of me, in a ridiculous hat and a bra (for obvious marketing purposes), showing you how awesome & enticing this record really is:
so there's a bunch of ways to pre-order the record, with a ton of options.
i recently went through all the demos for the record and put together a wonderful "alternate" album that will be bundled with the middle and highest price-points. you will get WKAP in MP3 format the INSTANT you order the record, and we'll send you the download code for the bonus stuff soon -- we're busy going through the archives for the best possible quality on all of this. the "alternate" includes the songs:
1 - astronaut (with piano, vox, and zoë keating ..o only)
2 - 1.1.94 (solo piano)
3 - boyfriend in a coma (solo piano)
4 - you may kiss the bride (solo piano)
5 - have to drive (solo piano)
6 - ampersand (solo piano)
7 - oasis (with ben folds on drums and jared reynolds on bass)
8 - night reconnaissance (with ben folds on drums and jared reynolds on bass)
9 - blake says (solo piano)
10 - the point of it all v2 (nashville version)
11 - guitar hero (with ben folds on drums)
12 - straight (with strings)
almost all of this stuff is raw, one-take stuff that i recorded at Ben Folds' when we were deciding which tracks to put on the record.
the version of "straight" with the string quartet rips my heart out & we won't make this available ANYWHERE else - this is your only chance to legally own it, betches.
The three price points are as follows...
$14.99 Compact Disc which includes:
* Physical copy of the album (digipack CD)
* Instant download link for the ENTIRE WKAP album in V0 MP3 format
* Code for instant download of two previously unreleased exclusive WKAP pre-order tracks, including the debut of "I Google You" (live in Los Angeles), a song co-written by Neil Gaiman and "Straight" (with strings) which will ONLY be available through ordering from whokilledamandapalmer.com
$34.99 CD/Shirt Bundle which includes:
* Digipack CD signed by Amanda Palmer* & Ben Folds**
* Instant download link for the ENTIRE WKAP album in V0 MP3 format (as well as the two previously unreleased exclusives from the CD pre-order)
* Exclusive "i Killed Amanda Palmer" t-shirt. Only available for this run, in the size of the your choice
* Download code for the exclusive digital-only AP-assembled "alternate" release, delivered via e-mail on or before 12/24/2008. Featuring 10+ demos and rarities culled from the WKAP recording archives, we will deliver this ASAFP (We are currently working hard to compile quality recordings, so we appreciate your patience)
$100 Neil Gaiman/Vinyl Package which includes:
* All elements that are included in the CD/Shirt Bundle (physical products will arrive during street date week, MP3 downloads as specified)***
* Limited edition WKAP lithograph signed and numbered by Amanda Palmer (only 672 to be numbered)
* WKAP book autographed by Amanda and Neil Gaiman (to arrive in November)
* WKAP vinyl autographed by Amanda (will ship with WKAP book)
* Unique Amanda crime scene photo sets + surprise murder evidence - various sets with different photos, as well as trinkets which vary for each and every one of the 672 packages (will ship with vinyl and book)
in closing, a la the national public radio fundraiser:
please take this moment out of your lives and support your artist friend, especially if you listen to this music on myspace, youtube, or have ripped the record already.
for the cost of a few beers or lattes, you can help me make my money back from this hugely epic musical undertaking.
i trust you guys.
love, AFP* Copies signed by Amanda limited to 5,000; Unsigned bundles are unlimited for the duration of the contest.
** Copies signed by Ben Folds limited to the first 250 orders of the CD/Shirt Bundle or Neil Gaiman/Vinyl package. There are 250 TOTAL copies signed by Ben to split between the two packages.
*** All stipulations for the signed CD's in the CD/Shirt Bundle apply to this package -- Amanda will be signing 5,000 total copies of the CD, Ben Folds will be signing the first 250. This stock will be split between the CD/Shirt Bundle and the Neil Gaiman/Vinyl package in a first come first served fashion. When they're gone, they're gone.