[kj] In Cythera Down By The River with MMXXII

[Alexander Smith]

After doing the math and figuring out when I might be able to get  
ahold of the album in the formerly conventional ways, I have relented  
and ordered the fucking thing from Amazon. I felt no joy in doing so,  
but I can't see a way around it. Blarrrgh!

Alex in NYC



On Mar 31, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Neil Perry wrote:


> I admire your restraint... I bet you have Sting-style five-hour sex  

> marathons as well, don't you?

>

> In deference to you download refuseniks I've been trying not to wax  

> lyrical here too much

> after the initial burst of excitement. But I think (hope) you will  

> be impressed. Suffice to say

> you can count me among the more-than-satisfied camp, despite my  

> dislike for several songs

> and being completely sidetracked by conspiracy theorists. Having  

> lived with the songs for a

> week now, I can safely say there at least three that have made it  

> into my personal all-time KJ

> favourites list (entry to said list is strictly controlled - the  

> previous three LPs have a pretty poor showing).

>

> But hurry up and hear the damn thing as I am keen to know what you  

> think!

>

> And don't worry about What Records - the communication may be  

> sometimes lacking but

> I have bought five or six records from them over the last few years  

> and they have always

> turned up when they said they would.

>

> n

>

> On 31 March 2012 17:56, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>  

> wrote:

> Ahoy, all...

>

> Trying to get my ducks in a row, here.

>

> 1. Got a note from Pledge Music saying that I didn't win the print  

> from the 2005 Shepherd's Bush Empire show to go along with my Down  

> By The River bundle, but that's okay, because, technically, I  

> already have an autographed one that my pal and yours, Bob Barathy,  

> is nicely holding onto me and popping in the post any day now.  

> RIGHT, BOB? :)

>

> 2. Never got a confirmation e-mail --- let alone anything else --  

> after ordering the "In Cythera" single, but the money WAS withdrawn  

> from my account by What Records. Thanks for that.

>

> 3. Have resisted downloading the leak of MMXXII, being that I  

> somewhat pompously insist on hearing it "properly" and obtaining it  

> in similar fashion. Beginning to wonder how I'm going to accomplish  

> that, being that most of the places that would stock same as an  

> import are gone. There are a couple of places that *might* have it,  

> but hopes are not high.... even here in NYC.

>

> 4. Did I hear something about how the AMERICAN version of the album  

> will have something extra on it (prompting an exclamation of "Oh for  

> fuck's sake!")

>

> 5. Trying to not read/listen to the less-than-satisfieds and remain  

> objective about the album. This has been difficult.

>

> Alex in NYC

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