“The sleeve is actually a rip-off of an Atlantic sleeve used in the 60s.” – admits Paul. The whole vibe of this project is an OG 45, like from the 50s or 60s, so each record will come in a “label sleeve”, like pictured, and then handnumbered. Asking bands that I’ve booked over the years or have any small relationship to the label (Evan from Into It.Over It worked at a distro we used in the early 00s, etc).” “Originally I thought I would do 5 or 6 spread across the year, but after talking about the idea to Tyler Daniel Bean he convinced me that I could actually do this much bigger scale by just asking. “I decided I wanted to try to do something like this back in the beginning of 2020.” – comments Paul. The whole project is getting mastered together by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air!Īs for shipping logistics, there will be a shipment every month, so there will be one 7″ released every month (TJR053-01 (January), TJR053-02 (Feb.), etc.) Each band will also have copies of their individual split available for sale on the month it is released.Īsked about his inspirations to launch this special project, the label’s owner Paul Dechichio says that he was always really into ideas like the “Post Marked Stamps” split series that Tree Records did in the 90s, or the Sub Pop sub series, or even the Pearl Jam Christmas Club. The other 50 records will be split between the bands & select stores on the month it comes out. There are 50 sub spots that will get all 12 records, plus an exclusive shirt, tote, and other goodies, plus anything else the label puts out that year you will get on an exclusive color for no extra cost. As of right now, all are exclusive to this project as well.”Įach 7” will come in a screen printed, hand numbered cover, limited to 100 copies.
“We even have some of the bands covering each other on the splits. “All the songs are either new originals, never heard before covers, or remixes.” – says Tor Johnson’s owner Paul Dechichio.
Having a bunch of great bands on board (Alright, The Body, Cyttorak, Dikembe, Dreamwell, Heavy Mantle, Horsewhip, Hundreds Of Au, Ian O’Neil (from Deer Tick), Into It.Over It, Late Bloomer, My Fictions, No Trigger, Nova One, Peace Test, Pohgoh, Save Ends, Sidetracked, Signals Midwest, Slingshot Dakota, Storm Davis, Thou, and Tyler Daniel Bean), the new series of 12 split 7”s spread across the year looks as a great treat for fans of underground and alternative music and is already live for pre-order HERE. It feels like we just conducted our 15th anniversary interview, and it’s already five years later! Rhode Island based DIY punk/metal label Tor Johnson celebrates its 20th birthday with an exciting subscription series, to be unveiled in the coming months and years!
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