Cynic (uk) News Release

[Tim Batkin]

Cynic (UK) News Release

Cynic, (UK), (Shaun Grant, Dom Heptinstall, Tim Batkin, and Gary Curtiss) described by author Malc Macmillan, as genre defining of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, (NWoBHM) and who released the highly sought after single “Suicide” in 1983, have completed their long awaited album, sub titled “Suburban Crisis”.
Recorded at Rockfield Recording Studio, Monmouth, (Rush “Hemispheres” and “A Farewell to Kings” Albums), with producer and engineer, Matt Butler, (Rush “Power Windows” and “Hold your Fire” Albums). – Matt has an impeccable CV which also includes, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, (AIR London, and AIR Montserrat studios), Dire Straits, Mick Jagger, Al Jarreau, Simon Phillips, Pink Floyd, Big Country, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, David Gilmour, and Phil Collins, to name a few. Vocals and mastering were completed with Matt Butler at Yellow Shark Studios, Cheltenham, (Terry Bozzio, BBC, and EMI Music Publishing).
Cynic, (UK) were delighted to work with the very great, and award winning cover art designer, Hugh Syme - who is credited on the album with Art Direction, Photography and Design. Hugh has been the inspiration behind all Rush album cover designs since 1975, and has worked with White-snake, Dream Theatre, Aerosmith and Iron Maiden to name a few.
The album, in CD format, has been manufactured by Sony and comes in a full colour 4 page Digipak, with full colour 16 page booklet, and Sony`s unique retro - vinyl style CD discs.
Release date - June 30th.
There will be a limited edition 500 quantity 12” Vinyl version especially for fans of NWoBHM, which will have been mastered for vinyl at London`s Abbey Road Studio. Release date to be confirmed.
Sales are only available through the official web site of Cynic: http://www.cynicuk.com

[Nightlock]

Sounds really exciting and like a lot of work's gone into this release I love and own Suicide and will certainly buy this.

[Tim Batkin]

[Black Axe]

Cynic (UK) News Release

Cynic, (UK), (Shaun Grant, Dom Heptinstall, Tim Batkin, and Gary Curtiss) described by author Malc Macmillan, as genre defining of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, (NWoBHM) and who released the highly sought after single “Suicide” in 1983, have completed their long awaited album, sub titled “Suburban Crisis”.
Recorded at Rockfield Recording Studio, Monmouth, (Rush “Hemispheres” and “A Farewell to Kings” Albums), with producer and engineer, Matt Butler, (Rush “Power Windows” and “Hold your Fire” Albums). – Matt has an impeccable CV which also includes, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, (AIR London, and AIR Montserrat studios), Dire Straits, Mick Jagger, Al Jarreau, Simon Phillips, Pink Floyd, Big Country, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, David Gilmour, and Phil Collins, to name a few. Vocals and mastering were completed with Matt Butler at Yellow Shark Studios, Cheltenham, (Terry Bozzio, BBC, and EMI Music Publishing).
Cynic, (UK) were delighted to work with the very great, and award winning cover art designer, Hugh Syme - who is credited on the album with Art Direction, Photography and Design. Hugh has been the inspiration behind all Rush album cover designs since 1975, and has worked with White-snake, Dream Theatre, Aerosmith and Iron Maiden to name a few.
The album, in CD format, has been manufactured by Sony and comes in a full colour 4 page Digipak, with full colour 16 page booklet, and Sony`s unique retro - vinyl style CD discs.
Release date - June 30th.
There will be a limited edition 500 quantity 12” Vinyl version especially for fans of NWoBHM, which will have been mastered for vinyl at London`s Abbey Road Studio. Release date to be confirmed.
Sales are only available through the official web site of Cynic: http://www.cynicuk.com

He Tim. The paypal isn't working for the t-shirts. There's a some error about a problem with the PayPal email address supplied by the seller.

I'm really, really looking forward to the vinyl edition.

[Tim Batkin]

Hi Black Axe,

Great to hear from you - did you get the mail sent to your private address?

Thanks for the heads up the Paypal - it was disabled on the T Shirts and patches to allow for the stock to come in. As soon as its in we will activate it.

[AxeCrazy]

Awesome! Just placed my order. Can't wait to hear it.

[Black Axe]

Hi Black Axe,

Great to hear from you - did you get the mail sent to your private address?

Thanks for the heads up the Paypal - it was disabled on the T Shirts and patches to allow for the stock to come in. As soon as its in we will activate it.

Yes, I got it. Thanks. I love the back cover and vinyl label.

[Tim Batkin]

Awesome! Just placed my order. Can't wait to hear it.

Got your order - will be in the post as soon as the stock arrives, (30th June)

Thanks a million -

Tim

[Tim Batkin]

Yes, I got it. Thanks. I love the back cover and vinyl label.

Thanks Black Axe - PS Did you read all the credits closely on the Inside Front Cover?

Best wishes,

Tim

[msp]

Is the vinyl album really costing £27.39 as that is the price that comes up in Paypal?

[Tim Batkin]

Is the vinyl album really costing £27.39 as that is the price that comes up in Paypal?

Let me take a closer look after we have the stock in and the dust has settled on the full landed costs?
Couple of things to bear in mind - we have set out to produce something of quality, and have engaged with the best studios, engineers, producers and designers, (maybe in the world) to achieve this - this does cost tens of thousands of pounds, unbelievably. The CD for instance has been shipped to a Sony factory in Europe to be manaufactured, and the Vinyl will require the master reduction finals re-mastered for vinyl - this will be done at Abbey Road - and will give the audio the better quality for it - we could have taken a discounted route and just used the master reduction, and sent it East to be made into vinyl, and not 28oz vinyl, or gatefold sleeves with lyrics.
Also - the price quoted will also include p&p and the dreaded VAT.
But - as I said, lets take a look at the full costings when we get them - we want you to be as happy with this as we are.

[msp]

Thanks for the info.

I guess my comment may have come across as a whinging one but it was not meant that way. It just seemed an odd price more than anything.

Anyhow, looking forward to hearing it in the future at some point

[Tim Batkin]

Hi MSP,

Sorry mate - I got the wrong end of the stick. I will take another close look at it all when we have all the costs, and work out a fair price for it all.
I think the odd ness in price is the p&p being attached to the record price followed by VAT.

I will report back later - best wishes,

Tim

[Black Axe]

Yes, I got it. Thanks. I love the back cover and vinyl label.

Thanks Black Axe - PS Did you read all the credits closely on the Inside Front Cover?

Best wishes,

Tim

I did now, guess I'm not the only one here who has to read that.

Yeah, £27.39 is quite expensive. Almost three times as expensive as most other new vinyl records. It would cost more than I have ever paid for an musical release before...

[Tim Batkin]

Hi Black Axe,

Yes - you are the only one to have read the credits - bar a couple of others - we thought you might like it!

OK - I am hearing the groundswell of opinion on pricing, so will look again at this when we have the stock in. Looks like I will have to cancel the Porsche............. To be honest I had to quickly put a guesstimate price up there for the web developers to be able to crack on.

What do you think is a fair price, for UK, Europe, and ROW - bear in mind we need to cover p&p, and sadly will have to charge VAT, @17.5% on both the vinyl and p&p?

Cheers for now!