D. Lee Jackson

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The Lowdown On Derivations CDs

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Derivations CoverOne day. One day until my new album, Derivations, goes on sale. Yet a huge question still hovers over it. Will the CD version be available for sale on Friday, June 5th?

The answer, I’m sorry to say, is no.

The explanation, as I’ve stated all along, is that CD Baby, the global distributor of my CD, has temporarily closed their distribution warehouse due to the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. They can’t get the CD to places like Amazon for fulfillment, so the CD will simply not be for sale yet.

I am unable to fulfill CD orders myself. However, here is what I am going to do. It’s what I did with the Calibrations CD release, right down to the dollar amount.

On Wednesday, June 10th, I am going to make ten (10) CDs available on eBay. They will be signed and numbered – the only ones I will ever sign and number. The purchaser can also choose to have the signature personalized. These ten CDs will be offered at the price of $50 each plus shipping and handling as computed by eBay (the purchaser will be responsible for any customs/import duties). I will ship to any part of the world that it is possible for me to ship. The CDs will be available until all ten are sold, at which time no more of this type will ever be produced.

I am truly sorry, but only downloadable MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and streaming versions of Derivations will be available on Friday, June 5th. The CDs will either have to go through this deal on June 10th or wait until CD Baby reopens their distribution warehouse.

I hope there are ten of you out there who are interested in the CD to the point of being interested in this offer. I took very good care of my customers in 2018 when I released Calibrations, and I will take very good care of my customers in 2020 when I release Derivations. I look forward to seeing you on eBay.

Derivations Pre-Order On Amazon!

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Derivations CoverThis is the big one! My new album, Derivations, is available for pre-order on Amazon! Just like on iTunes and Apple Music, if you order now, you’ll get early access to track one of the album, “CyberFlight.” Now’s your chance – click here to pre-order Derivations on Amazon!

In other news, the pre-order sale of Derivations on iTunes and Apple Music is still going strong. Grab your copy now if you’re on the Apple platform.

Also, if you’d like to listen to excerpts from Derivations before you buy, you can always visit my Hearnow page. There, you’ll find 30-second excerpts of all eleven tracks, plus links to my social media sites and links to where you can buy the album.

UPDATE: Still no news as to whether CD Baby’s distribution warehouse in Portland, Oregon will be open in time for the release date of Derivations. As a result, I would not count on being able to purchase a physical CD from Amazon when June 5th rolls around. However, I will be announcing the details of a special eBay sale of ten signed and numbered CDs shortly after the release date, so please stay tuned for that.

Derivations Pre-Order Sale On!

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Apple MusicIt’s official: you can now pre-order my new album, Derivations, on iTunes and Apple Music! The sale began on Friday worldwide. I wish I had some way of keeping track of the statistics, but my distributor, CD Baby, won’t have any stats for another week. In any case, if you purchase a copy of the album before the June 5th release date, you’ll get early access to the lead track, “CyberFlight.” Please pick up a copy today!

Also new this week is my Hearnow page for Derivations. Many of you may remember my Hearnow page for my Calibrations album. This is pretty much the same. Go to my Derivations Hearnow page and you’ll find 30-second-long previews of all eleven tracks off of the album, plus links to the stores where they can be purchased (only iTunes and Apple Music for now, but that will update as new sites become available) and to my social media pages.

UPDATE: Still no news on whether or not CD Baby’s distribution warehouse is going to reopen by June 5th. They’re located in Oregon – Portland, specifically, one of the more paranoid areas when  it comes to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, it doesn’t look good. For now, your best bet if you want a high-quality audio release of Derivations would be to follow me on Bandcamp. I’ll send out notifications to all followers when the album comes out. All but tracks 2 and 11 (which were originally recorded at 44KHz/16-bit) will be released at 96KHz/24-bit resolution. Not a bad reason to pick them up!

T-Minus 3 Days Until Derivations iTunes Pre-Release Sale

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Three CountdownWe’re only three – that’s right, three – days away from your first chance to purchase a copy of Derivations! If you’re on iTunes, you’ll be able to pre-order Derivations beginning this coming Friday, May 22nd. The digital album price will be $12.97 USD, and as an incentive for pre-ordering, you’ll get early access to the first track on the album, “CyberFlight.”

Another event to watch for this Friday is the unveiling of my preview page for Derivations. You’ll be able to listen to 30-second previews of all eleven tracks for free, and beginning June 5th, you’ll be able to click on links that will take you to sites where you can purchase the album. I’ll release the link to the site here on my blog, on my Twitter feed, on my Facebook pages, and everywhere else I can think of first thing Friday morning!

UPDATE: For those of you wondering about the availability of the physical CD, that’s still up in the air. CD Baby’s fulfillment warehouse is still closed due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 global pandemic, so unless this changes by June 5th, only digital copies and streams will be available at first. Check back for further updates as they become available.