This album came to grief in the Pledge Music crash. However in June last year John Campbell gave notice of a Just Giving fund raiser to “finance the manufacture and publication of House for Sale”.
I did go to Just Giving but could not find the campaign. I have heard nothing more in the intervening 10 months.
I know a few others here had also paid money to Pledge Music – has anyone read/heard anything at all? Is it totally dead now? Is there any hope that it might come to pass that the disc gets released?
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Lando Cakes says
Yes! It is going ahead. There was a further blip when it was realised that the vinyl would need re-mastered due to track length. I’m guessing that there has been a further coronavirus delay but this was the last update (on Facebook), on 8th March:
“House for Sale Update
Hello and Happy International Women’s Day!
I have put together a mailing list from the information I managed to recover from the Pledge Site.
Good news is that I have 515 of the Pledge orders in a folder titled: Pledgers on my desktop. The orders include a shipping address or an email. I will put a mailing list together and be in touch by email soon.
I am in talks with a Distributor about handling the project, we are talking about them posting out all of the orders. I will keep you up to date with this… hopefully by next week.
Have a great day!
John”
Carl says
Thanks @Lando-cakes. I’m not on FB, so wouldn’t have seen that.
It’s something to look forward to.
Freddy Steady says
Ah, that is good news! Thanks to @carl for the reminder and @lando-cakes for the update.
Hopefully we’ll be some of those 515.
Lando Cakes says
Another Facebook update from Tuesday:
“I have emailed the first 100 people on my list today to confirm orders. Hoping to email another 400 by the end of the week. People as far and near as Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, Russia, UK, United States, Belgium, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, France, Taiwan and Slovakia. (and a neighbour who lives around the corner) Keep an eye on your email. All the best Keep Safe John”
Carl says
Excellent news.
Thanks for the update.
Lando Cakes says
Hot off the press:
”Good news! The Album has been sent to the manufacturer. We are still sending out the confirmation emails keep an eye on your email inbox. We have still got another 390 orders to upload on to the spreadsheet and send out emails for each order. Takes longer than you would imagine.
Have a great weekend and Stay Safe. John“
Lando Cakes says
And today:
Please do not send an email with your order details unless you do not get a confirmation email within the next two weeks as it complicates matters and slows down the operation.
I have to search through 4 folders. Pledgers. Pledge Listed. Pledge Change of Address and Pledge Moaners.
When Pledge went in to liquidation they only sent out a list of emails, no orders or addresses. Luckily we had saved each order into files when they were pledged.
Today we are working on updating orders on to the spreadsheet and sending out as many emails as we can get through. This process was delayed last week due to hay fever believe it or not, incredibly sore eyes. It does not help staring at screens all day. Have a great day and Stay Safe!
Carl says
Good News! I have received an email from John Campbell that production of the album is underway.