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Happy Release Day Wes Tirey! New Album Out On Sun Cru

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Wes Tirey Sings Selected Works of Billy the Kid - Album Cover

The new album Wes Tirey Sings Selected Works of Billy the Kid is out now on Sun Cru!

This stunning and visionary record is available everywhere on digital. You can grip the sand gold 160 gram vinyl via Bandcamp. This platter spins at 45 RPM !


Today we were honored to have the great KLOF Mag premiere the music video for "Work 5" by Wes Tirey. Is the point of view that of Billy with gnarly aesthetic feelings mid-stupor? You decide :-)


Wes Tirey offered some words on the occasion of the "Work 5" video:


Us southpaws never asked for a blessing or a curse, 

we just settled right in—


Sometimes an older man has to tell a younger man’s story;

since I’m in the middle I get to sing the song—


Some things roll off the tongue in a cowboy kind of way: catching flies with my left hand, Jack of Diamonds was a hard card to play, Death don’t have no mercy in this land—


—WMT—


And we want to give a big shout out to The Self Portrait Gospel for the inspired words about this record. And special thanks to One Chord To Another in Finland for including the album in an awesome playlist.

Wes Tirey - "Work 5" (video cover)

We are proud and immensely grateful to unveil this album to the world. Special thanks to Michael Ondaatje for permission to use language from his beloved experimental novel.


Credits:

Words by Michael Ondaatje

from the novel in verse

The Collected Works of Billy the Kid


All music and spoken word arranged, performed and recorded by Wes Tirey

Transferred from tape by R Jobes

Mastered by Andrew Weathers at Wind Tide, Littlefield, Texas

Artwork and layout by Nathaniel Russell

Album notes by Blaine Todd

Vinyl manufacturing by Smashed Plastic

Wes Tirey Sings Selected Works of Billy the Kid - sand gold vinyl LP cover
Wes Tirey Sings Selected Works of Billy the Kid - sand gold vinyl LP back cover

About the limited edition sand gold vinyl LP

This is splendid sand gold 160 gram vinyl, a limited edition of 250. It spins at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity, preserving the distinct "past era" sound achieved by Wes Tirey when recording directly to tape. The vinyl jacket is full-color 24 pt. high-quality SBS board, and the great Nathaniel Russell did the album artwork, including the hand lettering on the jacket and center labels.


Copies are going fast so order soon! You'll be glad you did!

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