NEW ALBUM RELEASE: NOW ON SALE!

NEW ALBUM: DARE TO BE DIFFERENT





The album has actually been out a few weeks, but the first batch sold out faster than expected (no, honestly, it's true!). So I've delayed announcing on here until more CDs could be shipped.

So now without further delay, here is the link for the new album:

NEW ALBUM

A bit about the album:
It contains 12 songs, 10 are new ones of mine, plus 2 cover versions. The CD also has a colour booklet containing the song lyrics. On the above link you can preview a 30 second-ish sample of each song.

Please don't forget, as mentioned last week, you can also purchase the album in mp3 format from the same page. You can also simply tick the songs you want and just purchase a few selected songs from the album as mp3s. Just one song if you wish!

For a very recent review of the album: click here

The album is priced at $12.97, which is about £7.75 at the moment, plus postage & packing. If you live in a Euro country, the rate is very favourable for you! There is a special discount of 20% for purchasing more than one copy!
You will need a login and password for the site, which is free, just like you would for sites such as ebay.






This week:

I had a quiet time last week, more through necessity than choice. Around Tuesday afternoon I hit 'the wall' a bit and knew that I needed to stop. This led to a few days doing very little. People tend to laugh when I put it down to stress, but that's what it boils down to. Sometimes it can all get a bit too much. Not that I'm blaming anyone else for this, it's down to me over-committing, over-loading and then burning the candle at both ends.

Anyway, that's as it was last week. This week will be back to work, but hopefully not the over-committing, over-loading kind. It's funny how the fans and friends I have on myspace seem to understand how busy I am more than the people around me. I guess it's easier to see it from a distance.

The band was out in Snaith on Saturday night and this Sunday (29th) I've a solo gig with my friends at 'Live Space' who briefly went into hibernation earlier this year but are now back in full swing at Bar Place in Hebden Bridge. There are other acoustic acts booked so it should be a good night.

The Paul Jeffery Band was back on the road at the weekend, after a relatively quiet period of a few weeks. I expected to notice the gap over the past few weeks, leaving me more time to do other things, and more energy to do them. I can't say I really noticed the difference! So much rushed in to fill the extra space that as we approached Saturday night, I felt anything but refreshed.

But still, gigging has been the norm over the past 10 years, on most weekends. When I look back I'm constantly amazed by the workload of live shows I've done. I was recently reminiscing about a time when I did 3 or 4 gigs in a week, with various bands, all operating at the same time. I must be getting older.

Anyway I digress. Saturday (14th Nov) saw us back at Lockwood Conservative Club after a great night there in July. I'm pleased to report we had another excellent session this time, with a good response all the way through. The number of positive comments from folk was again inspiring and I'm looking forward to going back there in the new year.

The following afternoon we were back at another regular venue, The Bridge in Huddersfield. This was a bit busier than last time, and with darkness falling earlier now I felt it gave the gig a better atmosphere! Gigs in daylight just aren't quite the same somehow, in any venue, with the possible exception of opening Live Aid or something. That's on next year's 'to do' list.


The New Album Now Available As Digital Downloads (mp3s)

With more CDs currently being shipped (as we speak they are high above the atlantic-it's a big pidgeon), comes the news that my latest album 'Dare To Be Different' is now available to purchase in mp3 format, without the need for a CD!

There are several advantages to doing this:

1) It's cheaper for you! Obviously the most important thing....see number 5 for prices.

2) It removes the need for postage, packaging and courier pidgeons.

3) You can purchase individual tracks, maybe just one or two songs. No need to have all 12 songs, just get the ones you like best. Think of the album as being 12 singles!

4) You can easily put them on your iPOD, in any order you like. Listen to them on the train and annoy other passengers.

5) It's cheaper! Did I mention that? $9.99 for the full album, $0.99 for one song only.

6) By following point 2 you are helping the environment by doing away with packaging and postage. That means less aeroplane pollution and pidgeon droppings.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE DOWNLOADS*

*Simply select the songs you wish by ticking the boxes in the far right hand column. Then click the orange bar bottom right that says 'download selected songs'. To get the whole album click the oragne bar beneath the album title. You will need to sign up to use the site, but this is FREE and QUICK. Very similar to using iTunes or ebay.

The New Album Reviewed + Interview

Well, I was right last week. The album became available from the distributor, was released online, and....has now sold out the first batch! Therefore I won't do a blurb about it's release this week, as it's currently out of stock and you won't be able to get it until the next batch is shipped. This won't take long, and we're shipping more this time!

This could be a cunning marketing ploy to get you thinking: 'Shit, it must be good if it's already sold out!', but it is actually true. But still think 'shit, it must be good if it's already sold out!' as that is the case.

So I will give you a couple more tasters this week. Firstly, the album's first review went online a few days ago.

Click here to read the album review.

The review also acts as a good way of telling people what the album is like. It's a lot better than my own descriptions anyway! I'll leave it to the professionals.

Also, as part of the promo, I was interviewed by the reviewer. The result is a great little Question & Answer session, where you can find out lots more about me.

Click here to read the Paul Jeffery interview.


That's about it for now. Just to say the Paul Jeffery Band is back in action this week, at Lockwood Con Club on Saturday, and The Bridge on Sunday Afternoon, the latter starting at 3:30pm.

The New Album Cometh

Thank you to everyone who took the time to have a listen to a few of the new songs, courtesy of last week's links (see Previous Posts for last week's blog).

The latest on the album is that it is with the distributor and will be available online within a matter of days. All being well, in next week's blog I will be able to give full details of it's release.

There were no gigs last weekend and it's the same this week. Then the following week there's 3 planned so it's not really a quiet period at all! It certainly hasn't felt that way with all the work being done to promote the album, as well as starting a new project. It's all go.