Sheets of Easter ... everywhere!

Yesterday when I was writing my post about Oneida, I tried to find an mp3 of "Sheets of Easter" because it encapsulates everything that's wholesome and good about Oneida. I googled "Sheets of Easter" and found this Pitchfork article from January 2007. The gist: Furniture Records in Austin, TX, created a tape-of-the-every-other-month club where every release contains only cover versions of "Sheets of Easter."

Coolest thing ever? Yes.

According to the article, Furniture Records would release one tape every other month for a year, with each tape being limited to 300 copies. Each tape would also come with a booklet containing the cover artists' thoughts on the project, as well as a cd containing the same material as the tape. Why not just make it a cd-of-the-every-other-month club? The article doesn't mention, but I think it's because tapes are cooler, duh.

Looking up Furniture Records, I saw that the first tape was released on schedule, but the second tape came out in November ... which is a few months late. Considering this tardiness, it can be argued that the project is ongoing instead of defunct – well, that was my argument, anyway – so I emailed Furniture Records to see if there was room for one more subscriber in the tape club. I haven't received a response, possibly because they no longer check that email because it was tape-club-specific and the tape club's full, possibly because South by Southwest is going on now, possibly because who cares because the original version still rocks.

I still think the cover versions tape club is a great idea. I'm sick to death of Beatles covers and Rolling Stones covers and who-gives-a-fuck covers. Let's celebrate the new classics!