Okay, so I now have 1 CD in hand (as you can see) and another 200 waiting for me in Boston. Still, the album has not officially been released yet. Let me explain…

Since I was pushing hard for an album release party at PodCamp Boston 2007, I had precious little time to finish, master, and duplicate the new album. I didn’t even get the mastering done until last Saturday, giving me only a week to have plastic in hand for PodCamp.

So the disc in my hand right now is part of a CD-R run from Kunaki.com. The whole album is on the CD, there’s artwork, a jewel case, and even an ugly bar code on the back. But it’s NOT what I want the final product to look and feel like. This is just what I could get done in a hurry.

So to make a long story, um, longer, this album still isn’t retail-ready. The official release will happen when DiscMakers gets the industry-grade CD’s sent to me in a few weeks. That’s the version I’m signing and sending out to everyone who pre-ordered, and that’s the version you’ll get when you buy from matthewebel.com.

Hopefully folks will consider the PCB version a “collector’s item” since it’s only going to be sold at PodCamp Boston. Just wait ’till you see the final release!