Our Story
Hello everyone! My name is Ian Howell, drummer of everyone's favorite Kalamazoo Psych-Punk band "Inflatable Best Friend" and Co-founder of a new label called Obvious records. As I'm sure a lot of people on this website understand....pressing vinyl is not cheap. I have the drive to do this, all I need is the funding. I'm currently in the process of getting The Overheaters and Inflatable Best Friend into the studio so we can record some tracks to put on to the album. We have some what of a radical new idea as a label. We really want to try our hardest to cut distributors out of the musical equation.
We have contacted record stores all around the United States and have a pile of consignment forms waiting to be filled out. We are ready to ship the records to California, Michigan, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and more!!!! We just need the record pressed! This is where you come in. Any money you can donate will literally rock our world. Write on Inflatable Best Friend or the Overheaters facebook wall. We will be sure to hold you in the highest esteem. We will try as hard as possible to try and return the favor.
The Impact
The Impact??? Well this record is really going to be a baby step that is part of a much bigger picture. We as a label are taking the initiative to start a catalogue that will become a snap shot of west Michigan music from this moment in history. We want to share the raw passion that has been brewing in sweaty basements all over the west side of the state. We want to deliver this all over the place, and right into your ear drums.
If this record does not get pressed we run the risk of the entire idea of the record label failing, a special snapshot of west Michigan music will not be preserved, and the only things we will have to remember these special days by will be memories and photos. Why not make a marketable sound recording of two amazing bands?
What We Need & What You Get
http://www.urpressing.com/quotegen7.php
Here is a quote Generator for United Record Pressing.
Your money will go towards....
250 seven inch records
100 Glow in the dark.
150 Plain Black records.
Plain Labels on every record (Cheapest)
The 7 inches will be in Plain white sleeves (Cheapest)
Anything left over will go towards postage costs to help the label mail it's music out to the record stores.
Other Ways You Can Help
Is this a cause you really really really believe in? That's what we like to hear! Please feel free to share our struggle on facebook, tell your friends about it, email this to anyone who might have the financial capital to help us along! What ever you can do to help us reach our goal! THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU ALL.