Seattle Subsonic

Update On The Beautiful Truth

November 25th, 2008

Hopefully, you’ve seen the news about our good friend John Spalding (here and many other places). He passed away from cancer this week, just after finishing his magnum opus, The Beautiful Truth. He was able to put the finishing touches on the album before he died, but was unable to properly package and distribute it for consumption. Well, in light of the massive medical bills facing his wife Jody, John joked that this album was “her life insurance”.

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Fortunately, his friend and producer Matt Bayles, who spent time in Minus the Bear before branching out to focus solely on record production, has stepped up to the plate to help get the album to the masses. Bayles released the following statement:

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Hey everyone,

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As many of you know, John’s record, “The Beautiful Truth,” has been finished for a few weeks now. John spent so much time over the last couple of years finishing it, and we want to make sure it gets it into stores. Our goal is to raise money to get a first pressing made. Because John meant so much to so many, I am hoping that no single person will have to donate more than $50 to make this happen. If $20 is all you can afford, that still is a tremendous help.

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I am in the process of opening a separate trust account dedicated to the release of “The Beautiful Truth.” Of course 100% of any money made from sales of the record, as well as any excess money left in the CD release fund, will be sent to the medical trust fund. As soon as I have opened the account I will let everyone know what the exact name of the fund is so they can donate.

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Plans are also in the works for a digital release as soon as possible. Our goal is to get the CD in local stores by Christmas.

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Please forward this information to anyone else who may want to contribute.

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Thank you,
Matt

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So, look for more information on how to contribute and [eyes closed, fingers crossing] for the album to be nicely placed on record store shelves by Xmas. I’d assume the digital release will be within the next week or so. Thanks to Line Out for the information, whose post had a comment attached with an upcoming benefit show. Given the pedigree of John’s friends’ bands, I’m sure whoever volunteers will be well worth the price of admission.

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The 1st confirmed date is:
Saturday January 3 at the Comet tavern, show TBD

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HT: Line Out