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THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NO. 40

JANUARY 21, 2022

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Elm Treason Latest…

ITEM 1 – Yes, a new studio album is in the works. Several basic tracks have been laid down. Lots of new ideas are on the docket to be hashed through. Still in the very early stages… but the process has begun!

ITEM 2 – Vinyl pressings of Elm Treason’s latest album, “BARE TONES” have arrived! FINALLY! (Please feel free to insert cheers and celebratory exclaimations here). They will begin shipping next week.

ITEM 3 – To bring more people in the ELM TREASON eco-system, we will be launching our FREE CD campaign this weekend. Look for it on FACEBOOK. And if you know someone you think might dig a FREE CD as an introduction to the band, by all means…. send them that link! Thank you.

Guitars… Just Becasuse

Your Input: Lyricist?

Whether poetic or esoteric… simple or deep… fanciful or direct… heavy or upbeat…

If you had to pick one (or three) of your favorite all-time lyricists, who would it be?

Hit that comments section and let ‘er rip!

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Joe Hrozencik

Bobby Plant,you knew I’d say that, right, lol.Greg Allman,Bono,Bob Dylan,to name a few.

Bill Boys

Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Becker and Fagen, Don Henley, Leonard Cohen, John Prine. Billy Joel, Lennon, McCartney, Don Henley, Harry Chapin, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez

Phil

Bon Scott, Justin Currie, Roger Waters, Johnny Cash, Dave Lee Roth, Phil Lynott, Joe Strummer, Ozzie, Pete Townshend, Brian Setzer, Rebecca and Megan Lovell, Beth Hart, Kate Bush, Chris Cornell, SRV, Lenton and McCartney, Billy Gibbons, Joe Elliott, Jeff Lynn, Elkie Brooks, Meat Loaf, Robert Plant and so many more!

John Thomas

🤣😂🤣
“People say I’m no good
I’m crazy as a loon.
Cause I get Stoned in the morning
Get drunk in the afternoon.
Kind of like my ole’ Blue Tip hound
I like to lay around in the shade.
Cause I ain’t got no Money
But I Damn sure got it made.”

Mark sheriff

James McMurtry

Lisa

Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Simon and Garfunkel

Shelley Stewart

Van Morrison Neil Diamond Nancy and and Wilson Pete Seeger Timothy rice Carole King to name a few lol oops must add in Scott Weiland and of course the biggies Jagger and Richards Bowie and Freddie and I most definitely agree with all mentioned in the previous comments!

Birthdays This Past Week

Birthdays we didn’t mention on our Facebook page.

Mick Taylor, former guitarist of the Rolling Stones had his 73rd birthday on Monday

Ronnie Milsap turned 79 on Sunday.

Happy 51st birthday to Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. (Tuesday)

Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins turned 66 on Tuesday.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

WAY EARLY publicity shot. March, 2013

16 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK

The great Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack at age 64.

22 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK

Garth Brooks is named Artist of the Decade for the 1990s at the American Music Awards. He sold more than 95 million albums, more than any other American recording artist.

30 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK

Eric Clapton records his highly acclaimed – and incredibly successful – “Eric Clapton Unplugged” for MTV. It would go on to win six Grammy Awards, including Record Of The Year.

45 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK

The Eagles’ HOTEL CALIFORNIA album hits number 1 in the United States, replacing Stevie Wonder’s SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE.

65 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK

Johnny Cash made his very first TV appearance on the Jackie Gleason Show.

THIS

Mic Drop

ONE MORE FUNNY

Meep meep.

CONTACT US

Want to contact us directly with a guaranteed direct response via email? —> andy@elmtreason.com

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EXPLAINING OUR “FREE CD” THING

Okay, we mentioned that we will be launching a FREE CD campaign this week.

Let us explain what this is all about – especially to those who have already purchased an album at full price.

Sometimes, we get the question (a ligitimate one): “Why did I have to pay full price for an album of yours only to see you give it away for free later on?”

Fair question.

Many of you who paid full price for THE VOICE OF TREASON did so in the early going when we were first promoting it (and we are grateful to you). 

A large number of you went through what we called “The Voice of Treason Journey,” which was a ten day behind-the-scenes DEEP DIVE into the record. There were lots of interviews, exclusive videos and demos that were not available to the general public. (They still aren’t).

We also included lots of bonus goodies like stickers and a post card.

We hand-numbered and autographed copies of the CD.

We made the original release a fun and unique experience.

Of course, there were others who bought the album AFTER the initial access to “The Journey” was terminated.

Those CDs, too, were collector’s discs – each one with a unique printed panel for anyone who bought one of the first 400 copies printed.

We hate to think that any of you would feel you were cheated in any way… or that you could have just waited things out to eventually get a free record.

The truth is, when trying to gain new fans – which is one of our goals for 2022 – the most effective way to do so is to offer a free physical item like a CD.

 Digital downloads are okay, but they don’t have the impact, nor do they hold as much value, as something physical. 

By offering something like a CD to new fans that are not familiar with what we do, we are showing them a level of trust and good will that is not easy to come by. 

Obviously, we don’t make money on such a venture. We actually lose some. But the goal is to use our best “weapons” to  brings new fans into the Elm Treason fold… and we have seen that it is incredibly effective.

A HUGE majority of fans in the Elm Treason family came in this way – by signing up for a free CD and then eventually purchasing other materials from us later on.

We did this with all three of the albums prior to THE VOICE OF TREASON.

So, in this case, we are giving away a bare bones copy of The Voice of Treason CD (without all the extras). Then we try tempting people with a few extra goodies, and then hope they stick around to become long time supporters.

It’s not easy to sustain what we do. It really isn’t.

The level of quality we try to put into each project  is both time consuming as well as financially draining. It all comes out of our own pockets…. so anything we can do that is PROVEN to bring in new fans, we do. The hard truth is, we have to run promotions to help keep us in business.

We hope that those of you who have laid down your hard-earned coin on the music we make understand why we do the “Free CD” thing and don’t see this in a negative light.

Thanks a million to all of you who have shown us more love and support than we probably deserve.

-Andy and Bobby.

Copyright 2022 Realm Tones Music, LLC

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