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Eureka!


The exclamation 'Eureka!' is famously attributed to the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes. He reportedly proclaimed "Eureka! Eureka!" (i.e. twice) after he had stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose, whereupon he suddenly understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged. -- Wikipedia

It would appear we have made significant progress. The third set of test pressings have been approved by my listening committee (basically, Brent who mastered the record, James and Mark who produced it with me, and two other friends with nice higher-end stereo units) and I've signed off on it with the pressing plant.

So that means...

Eight to ten more weeks of waiting for the product to arrive. I guess that means I'm heading back to 30A in January empty-handed again. At least when I announce "I have a record coming out," I won't feel like a bald-faced liar.

Stay tuned. As a taste, here's what the cover's going to look like.


Cheery, no?

Comments

Jeff Hart said…
Powerful image. Congrats on the progress!
November 16, 2016 at 4:52 PM
Anna said…
There are times for cheer. This isn't one of them. Can't wait to hear this, Peter.
November 17, 2016 at 12:24 AM
Rob-in-Brevard said…
Woo-hoo! Congratulations, Peter.

Now then: what the hell's going on with the king in the bath? (Your visual humor is too subtle for me, I guess...)
November 18, 2016 at 6:42 AM
Anonymous said…
B-side?
November 18, 2016 at 9:11 AM
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