
06/21/07 7:00pm
Robert Pollard's Happy Jack Rock Records Single Series launches on Friday, and you can plan your purchases from now until next May.
The series will feature one seven-inch single per month for 12 months, with the A-side featuring a song from one of Pollard's two Oct. 9 releases through Merge, Standard Gargoyle Decisions and Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love. The B-sides will be non-album tracks.
The singles can be purchased individually or as part of a year-long subscription through the former Guided By Voices frontman's website.
Here's the release schedule for the series:
June 22 "Rud Fins" b/w "Piss Along You Bird"
July 22 "Spider Eyes" b/w "Battle For Mankind"
Aug. 22 "Current Desperation (Angels Speak Of Nothing)" b/w "Met Her At A Seance"
Sept. 22 "Pill Gone Girl" b/w "Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love"
Oct. 22 "Shadow Port" b/w "Be In The Wild Place"
Nov. 22 "Count Us In" b/w "Sixland (John Shough Version)"
Dec. 22 "Dumb Lady" b/w "Street Velocity"
Jan. 22 "Youth Leagues" b/w "Spirit Of The Fly"
Feb. 22 "Folded Claws" b/w "Speak Again"
March 22 "When We Were Slaves" b/w "Battle For Mankind 2"
April 22 "The Killers" b/w "Revolver Tricks (Stanley West)"
May 22 "Miles Under The Skin" b/w "Frostman (Long Version)"


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