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ANOTHER ACT OF RANDOM KINDNESS AT THE END OF 2010 FROM FdM? FOR MEMBERS ONLY!
ANOTHER ACT OF RANDOM KINDNESS AT THE END OF 2010 FROM FdM? FOR MEMBERS ONLY!
Thanks to a moment of stupidity from us and a great reaction from bands that we've worked with this year, we're going to try to put together an FdM Christmas CDr (last year it was a cassette, next year - who knows).
Featuring tracks donated by several of our 'bands of 2010' (demos, new tracks, whatever takes their fancy - we've already received a couple of absolute gems and we only asked the bands about 6 hours ago!), it will be absolutely free but also absolutely limited to the biggest supporters of our label through 2010, who've bought from us through thick and thin (and God knows we're thick), plus the bands themselves and a select few noteworthy reviewers, record shops and DJs who've been prepared to give us the time of day (you know who you are).
We'll press up no more than 200 - probably less - and it will get an official FdM volume number, so we'll be keeping a couple of copies for ourselves!
More details soon, meanwhile join the FdM Members Club today - no upfront commitment required - email andy@fruitsdemerrecords.com
You know it makes sense.
FdM Vol 6 - VIBRAVOID'S 'KRAUTROCK SENSATION' EP SELLS FOR $60 ON EBAY...
...and Mark Fry's single fetches over $40! We hoped we'd be able to bring out singles that vinyl junkies like us would want to collect, but $40-$60 for 2008/9 releases we were selling for $8 each up to a few months ago is a bit wild
We reckon it would cost about $240 to buy a complete set of FdM singles volumes 1-10 on ebay, compared to $72 from us at the time of release. Anyway, we hope it's reassuring to early FdM converts that you came to the right place!
'A PHASE WE'RE GOING THROUGH' DOWN TO AROUND 100 COPIES!
...don't say we didn't warn you - we only pressed up 500 and we're not pressing any more.
WE'VE STARTED AN 'FdM MEMBERS CLUB'!
..no, not that kind of member - it's a totally informal, no-strings-attached way of ensuring you get every FdM release without having to form an orderly queue, and with the outside chance that we'll dish out the odd members-only goodie at some point (just like we did to a few freinds, fans, bands and family with our Christmas 2009 cassette - the mysterious FdM Volume 9!)). You just have to email us andy@fruitsdemerrecords.com to say you want us to reserve copies of every future release for you...and we do. That's it - no money changes hands, so you can always change your mind, but it helps us plan our print orders and sort out posting of copies more quickly. We reckon our next release ('Hausfrauen Experiment') already has around 200 copies reserved and we're only pressing up 300 - so it's worth considering - anyway, the option's there...if you want to know more, or sign up to join the club that has more good taste than a bottle of Mersault, drop that email to andy@fruitsdemerrecords.com
get in touch with any news you'd like to share: info@fruitsdemerrecords.com
...and Mark Fry's single fetches over $40! We hoped we'd be able to bring out singles that vinyl junkies like us would want to collect, but $40-$60 for 2008/9 releases we were selling for $8 each up to a few months ago is a bit wild