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CPR013: Derek Lyn Plastic "Life And Death" 7" EP
UPCOMING RELEASES
CPR014: Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7"
CPR015: Ramma Lamma 7" EP
NEWS:
07.23.10-
The Derek Lyn Plastic test pressings are here and they sound great! The covers are all printed and will be cut in the next couple of days.
Pre-orders will start NOW. The first 50 CPR mailorder copies have BLUE INK screen printed on white paper and the remaining 250 copies have BLACK INK screen printed on white paper. All copies are handnumbered!
I started working on the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" artwork. I have 3 or 4 options which the bands are considering for use as I type this... more information coming soon!
The 7" and tapes mailorder page has been completely updated and is better than ever... check it out - there's over 200 great titles to choose from!
The 12"/LP/CD mailorder page is being updated NOW. It will still be be functional while under contruction, so feel to order!
Remember ALL orders will recieve a free copy of the Sailor Jerry Rum Volume 3 compilation CD (while supplies last)...
In other news:
The St. Petersburg punk scene lost a local hero, Stiff (Stiffpole Records) this past week.
Old"er" school punks will remember some really cool records on Stiffpole by artists such as Morning Shakes, Gotohells, Pink Lincolns and many more.
Stiff dedicated much of his life to making our shitty scene better.
One of the last projects Stiff was working on before he passed was the debut LP by the all-girl band Doll Parts, who will be playing a set at a memorial gathering this Saturday at The Emerald Bar in St. Pete.
R.I.P. Stiff
07.03.10-
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from CPR!
We're still waiting for the Derek Lyn Plastic test pressings to get here. I have talked to the friendly people at United and they assured me that they have recieved our order and that they will be working on it soon... probably after the holiday... The printing (covers) is coming along. The screens are ready, the tests are done and approved! Saintly Designs says they will be ready next week!
Oh yeah - We got copies of the NEW DEREK LYN PLASTIC "THE SMELL OF MY ROOM VOLUME ONE: DRUG SOUNDS" cd in the mail this week! With 14 originals PLUS 14 demos and outtakes this thing is definatley worth checking out! We have a limited amount available over on the mailorder - so hurry up and get one today!!!
There's a bunch of other new stuff on the mailorder too including the new Matthew Melton lp (and Bare Wires 7" restock) on South Paw and a bunch of Tic Tac Totally stuff I forgot to include in the last update and MORE.! The new Viva L' American Death Ray Music 7"'s on Disordered Records should be here soon. Rocco tells me CPR is the only distro in US for this (again insanely limited) record. We'll have about 10 for sale, so if you want one, send us an email and we'll hold one for you. They're gonna be about $8.00 each.
All orders still receive a FREE copy of the Sailor Jerry Rum Volume 3 cd.
In other label news:
Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" is still coming soon! We're just about ready to finally start this project!!!
06.09.10 -
Things are moving...
In the last month Charlie has gotten sooo much bigger!
We had a little pool party/BBQ with Alicja and Valentine ...
Steve went to Rich's birthday bash in Orlando featuring The Spits, our good friend Nobunny, Slippery Slopes and Sexcapades!
The People's Temple 7" (on Certified PR)made TWO top-ten lists at good ol' Maximum Rock N Roll this month!
The L.A. Times had nice things to say about their HoZac release too (although their CPR 7" is still by far their best record to date)!
Sales have really picked up in the last week or so, and we only have about 50 copies left.
Don't be the last kid on your block to have one - get yours today!!!
CPR013: Derek Lyn Plastic "Life And Death" 7" EP is on it's way to United Record Pressing.
We expect the test pressings in the typical 4-6 weeks.
Our printing guru - Adam @ Saintly Designs is currently putting together a screen for the test run of covers.
There will be 250 screensprinted covers with BLACK INK on white paper and 50 covers with BLUE INK on white paper Like all Certified PR releases, these will be a piece of art!
Oh yeah, the 50 BLUE INK COVER EDITION COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE CPR MAILORDER.
LIMIT OF 1 PER ORDER!
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If you have not ordered your copy of the Alicja-Pop! 7" yet, hurry ... we are down to 40 copies.
Also, the John Welsey Coleman "Steal My Mind" LP is down to about 10-15 copies...
Our intentions are to keep these records in stock, but due to our release schedule, these records might be out of print for awhile.
You can help us out buying some of records!
We got some new titles over on the mailorder pages. The NEW Red Mass split 10" on P.Trash is here!
Do us both a favor and buy one now!
ALL ORDERS WILL INCLUDE A FREE COPY OF THE SAILOR JERRY RUM VOLUME 3 COMPILATION CD - FEATURING CERTIFIED PR RECORDS ARTISTS' LOVE CITY AND JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III!
05.05.10 -
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all of our peeps from south of the border and THANKS to everyone who has ordered the new Alicja-Pop! 7".
All orders have been shipped!
We are beginning to work on the Derek Lyn Plastic project! Instead of using a Fink Ployd cover, we were able to choose from a couple tracks and come up with a solid 4 song EP. The artwork is being made right now so we expect a mid August release date. We hope to have the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split out shortly after that.
The mailorder has been updated... Lots of good stuff!
Buy some records so we can keep putting out great tunes!!!
04.13.10 -
Our first child, baby Charlie has joined the Certified PR family! He was born at the Bayfront Baby Place in Saint Petersburg, Florida on March 30, 2010 (3:37AM). 8 lbs. 11 oz. - 21 inches!
Charlie is perfect, with no problems. Mom is doing OK - still very sore and tired, but recovering as well as can be expected! Thanks to everyone for all of your kind words during this most precious time in our lives.
In label news :
The re-cut Alicja-Pop! test pressings came in the mail this week.
They sound much better...
The covers are done and now were just waiting for the records to show up.
Pre-orders will start today!
The first 100 orders will receive a LIMITED EDITION CERTIFIED PR MAILORDER ORDER REVERSED COLOR COVER (WHITE INK ON BLACK PAPER).
All 500 records will come in a nice screened printed cover, but the first 100 will be unique for the collector nerds!
We anticipate an April 25th release date.
The People's Temple 7" is selling pretty quickly... We're getting a bunch of "mid-sized" orders, so they're moving fast - but there are still about 5-7 LIMITED EDITION MAGNET versions left for whoever wants them - HURRY!
There's a bunch of new titles over on the mailorder and we got a bunch more coming, including the latest Goodbye Boozy Records, the brand new Douchemaster releases (King Louie & His Missing Monuments and more) the new Viva L' American Death Ray Music 7" and some Burger Records tapes (Black Lips and more).
We're gonna start working on CPR013: Derek Lyn Plastic "Life And Death" project any day now and then the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" after that... busy, busy, busy!
03.19.10 -
Thanks to everyone who preordered The People's Temple 7". I'm relieved to say all orders as of 5pm today have been shipped, including all the promo copies!
We still have a few LIMITED EDITION magnets left over for the next few orders.... hurry!
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We're waiting for new Alicja-Pop! test pressing to arrive. There was a slight pressing error and United had to recut the plates, but everything should be fixed real soon and it should be released early next month.
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I'll be adding a few titles to the website tonight or tomorrow, including the new Slippery Slopes 7" and some new Fashionable Idiots titles...
03.04.10 -
The People's Temple PRE-ORDER is selling very quickly, but there is still time to grab your copy with the LIMITED EDITION (50) HANDMADE/HAND NUMBERED 2" x 2" magnet!
The covers are being printed RIGHT NOW and the records are on their way. We expect a March 18th release date.
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Thanks to everybody that ordered the great Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP.
We are now sold out of our copies.
Contact Eric at FDH Records if you want one before they're completely gone!
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We have less than 75 copies of the John Wesley Coleman LP left.
Make sure you get a copy before they sell out.
We're gonna try to keep them in stock.
Goner Records will be getting more soon and Matador and Midheaven-Revolver still have copies too.
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...Still waiting for the Alicja-Pop! test pressings to get here. Assuming they sound good, we will start a preorder. The covers are being screenprinted by Adam @ Saintly Designs. Adam does our t-shirts and assists us in our other printing needs. Like the Reacharounds jacket he printed for us, there will be a LIMITED EDITION (100 copies) WITH ALT. INVERSED SLEEVES. These are gonna be awesome!
02.26.10 -
The People's Temple test pressings came in this week and they sound great! United says we should have the records in 2 1/2 weeks!
As of today, we will be taking pre-orders. The first 50 copies will come with a People's Temple magnet! Head over to the mailorder section and order one today!
We are still waiting for the Alicja-Pop! test pressings to get here... Hopefully they will show up next week!
We added a bunch of LP's to the LP section of the mailorder, including Jay Reatard, Sonic Youth, Times New Viking, Hunx And His Punx and more!
We also got in some copies of the latest Estrogen Highs 7" on Never Heard Of It Records ... the K-I-L-L-E-R new Useless Eaters 7" on JethRow Records, a restock of the People's Temple MNH 7" and a whole lot more!
02.03.10 -
We have some great news!
The People's Temple 7" IS FINALLY off to press! We will be patiently awaiting the test pressings in the next couple of weeks!
We're still trying to figure out a reasonable way to get the covers done... any printers out there get in touch!
Also, Alicja just sent us the final mixes and artwork for her new "Alicja-Pop" 7" on Certified PR Records! Over the last couple of months or so we've heard a few different mixes of this record leading up to this finished amazing masterpiece.
Seriously, this record is going to be soooo good.
We can't hardly wait!
And.... I KNOW - MORE, RIGHT?!?!
"Donkey Song" from the John Wesley Coleman III "Steal My Mind" LP on Certified PR will appear on the next Sailor Jerry Rum compilation cd.
Look for a copy at your favorite adult establishment this spring!
In the meantime, head over to the 12" mailorder section and grab one today!
I've been adding more new titles to the 7" mailorder section!
01.10.09 -
We have just added some new titles to the 7" mailorder section!
Some of the new additions include LEFTOVER COPIES OF THE REACHAROUNDS "ROCKS OFF" 7" EP!!!
That's right...
This is not a repress, rather left over "extra records" from each pressing - coupled with "left over alternative silkscreened covers". Example: You could get a black record with a blue and white colored cover, or a green colored vinyl with a black and white cover... Confusing?!?! I know, but what this simply means, is that there are a few remaining Reacharounds records left if you want one.
Also added to the mailorder is the recently acquired remaining Kryptonite Records back catalog.
Over the years Wendy used the paper sleeves from these records, so I had to put new ones on them. The cheapo xeroxed papers "have character" (not used, but not new looking).
Some of the vinyl records were dusty and I had to clean them, but I played a few and they sound pretty good. Not MINT condition, but not bad.... "EXCELLENT" in a "The Mummies: Play Their Own Records LP" kinda way!
Now is your chance to get some classic 1990's/early 2000's garage rock classics for a fair price!
Also, we added a bunch of Black Lips OOP 7"'s. We usually had ordered 5-7 of each of the Vice Records singles when they came out. I guess each one was limited to 1,000. We have a few left over copies for sale. Get them while they last, there are 2 or 3 copies of each left.
We will be listing a lot more 7" records later this week!
Oh yeah... we'll also be auctioning off a few records on eBay this week...
Keep checkin' back!
12.30.09 -
A quick year in review...
(and our Top 10 LISTS for 2009)
This past year was a really good one for us here at Certified PR.
Most importantly, after dating for over 7 years, Kimmie and I got married this year on 9-9-9!
Shortly after returning home from our Disney honeymoon we found out that we will expecting our first child - a baby boy named Charlie, due in spring! I've been a Scat Rag Boosters fan for years, so I've been telling people he is named after a song on one of their records, "Charlie's Dirt Road". Ironically the b-side of that record is called "Mommy"...
During the last 12 months we worked hard to deliver 5 AWESOME RELEASES... Including two 7" records, our first CD and our first two LP's!
We have plenty of GREAT projects lined up for 2010, including an amazing EP from The People's Temple, a cool Derek Lyn Plastic record and (in our opinion) THE BEST ALICJA TROUT RECORD EVER... We're soooo excited to finally be working with Alicja that we can hardly sleep at night! Her stunning rendition of the Daniel Johnston classic "Walking The Cow" is absolutely amazing!
We made our annual trip to Austin Texas this past March for SXSW. We saw so many good bands including Brimstone Howl, Intelligence, TV Ghost, Hunx and his Punx, Blank Dogs, Lover!, River City Tanlines, Vivian Girls, Pink Noise, Dead Luke, Tyvek, The Pets, The Oh Sees, Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Nobunny and many many more!
I think our favorite part of the whole week was the closing festivites at the annual Mess With Texas event held at Waterloo Park. The Black Lips headlined the free all day concert in front of 1,000's of fans. Circle Jerks played right before The Black Lips just as the sun was going down. Perfect atmosphere, great sound... almost too good to be true!
The week before SXSW we had a chance to catch up with our friends King Khan and Alix Brown. The Shrines and Golden Triangle came to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg and played a free outdoor show for the spring breakers. Both bands were amazing and played one of the best shows we have been to in a long time!
A big CPR thank you to Rich at Floridas Dying. Earlier this month he had Jay Reatard play at his record shop, Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World Of Records. Imagine this... shopping for records at a store that only stocks quality releases, while drinking beer and eating free hotdogs and then stepping outside to watch Jay Reatard (with members of the Cola Freaks) play in a parking lot! Early December, nice weather in beautiful Orlando Florida... PRICELESS!!!
The Sonic Chicken 4 playing The Emerald Bar in St. Pete was a great time. I'll never forget them playing "Midnight Girl" just for me!
Getting to hang out with Digital Leather in Tampa was cool too.
Those dudes sure can drink a lot!
We also hosted a handul of shows this year, including record release shows for Plexi 3 and John Wesley Coleman! All of the bands that stayed at our house this year were cool and we met a bunch of awesome people that we are glad to call our friends!
These were just a few of the many exciting things we did in 2009.
We hope everyone had as much fun as we did this past year. We look forward to seeing all of our family and friends in 2010. Have a great new year, be safe and buy some our records!!!
- Steve and Kimmie/CPR
TOP TEN FULL LENGTH RELEASES
1. Smith Westerns
"S/T" LP (HoZac)
2. Hunx And His Punx
"Gay Singles" LP (True Panther Sounds)
3. Nobunny
"Raw Romance" cassette (Burger)
4. Red Mass
All releases except the Scars cassette
5. White Wires
"S/T" (Going GaGa)
6. Earth And Strangers
"S/T" LP (FDH)
7. Golden Boys
"Thee Electric Wolfman" LP (Daggerman)
8. Ty Segall
"Lemons" (Goner)
9. Bobby Ubangi
"Inside The Mind Of" LP (Rob's House)
10. Jacuzzi Boys
"No Seasons" LP (Floridas Dying)
Honorable mentions:
Hex Dispensers
"Winchester Mystery House" LP (Douchemaster)
Digital Leather
"Warm Brother" (Fat Possum)
Jeffrey Novak
"After The Ball" LP (LMN)
Reigning Sound
"Love And Curses" LP (In The Red)
Jack Oblivian And The Tearjerkers
"The Disco Outlaw" LP (Goner)
TOP TEN 7" RELEASES
1. The Spits
"Pain" EP (Slovenly)
2. Hunx And His Punx
"Dont'cha Want Me Back" b/w "The Last Time" (True Panther Sounds)
3. Sonic Chicken 4
"Surf On A Plane" b/w "Crushed" (Trouble In Mind)
4. Useless Eaters
"Hear/See" EP (Shattered)
5. The Flips
"That Girl Stacey" EP (Bancroft)
6. Magic Kids
"Hey Boy" b/w "Good To Be" (Goner)
7. King Khan And BBQ
"Animal Party" b/w "God Of Raisins" (Fat Possum)
8. Jack Oblivian
"Sweet Thang" b/w "Put Your Love On Me" (The Wind)
9. Cheap Time
"Woodland Drive" b/w "Penny And Jenny" (In The Red)
10. Digital Leather
"Lousy Manipulator" EP (Neat Neat Neat)
Our favorite REISSUES (no particular order)
The Dicks
"Kill From The Heart" LP (fanclub)
Golden Boys
"Whiskey Flower" LP (Alien Snatch!)
Tyvek
"Mary Ellen Claims" b/w "Honda" 7" (X!)
Reigning Sound
"Break Up Break, Break Down" LP (SFTRI)
Oblivians
BOTH SYMPATHY 10'"'s!!! (SFTRI)
Jack Oblivian
"So Low" and "American Slang" (Big Legal Mess)
Jeff Hill Band
"Something's Wrong With My Baby" b/w "Whatever She Wanted" (Sing Sing)
12.17. 09 -
Holy Shit! We can hardly believe it...
The new Tokyo Electron LP just got reviewed in The Los Angeles Times!!!!
3 out of 4 stars... Not too bad and it sounds like the reviewer actually listened to it!
You can order your copy from the mailorder page... And now through the end of the year, if you order one along with a copy of the new John Wesley Coleman LP and we'll send you a free copy of the Love City "I Can't Stop" 7" and bonus CD! Happy holidays from Certified PR!
12.03.09 -
The highly anticipated Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP's are en route to CPR! Thanks to everyone who has ordered one (or two) already. All orders should be shipped out early next week.
Also, in an attempt to raise funds for the upcoming CPR releases, we have updated the mailorder sections.
There's all sorts of great records, even some "one-off/rare" titles from our personal collection.
We made sure to accurately update all available stock.
If you want more than one copy of something, no problem... if we have it, it's yours!
The shopping cart will only allow you purchase an item(s) if they are IN STOCK. If we don't have the quantity you want, the shopping cart will let you know.
We will be updating the mailorder section as frequently as possible to avoid headaches.
Buy some stuff, we have a ton of cool releases that need to come out!!!!
And don't forget...
THIS SATURDAY - DECEMBER 5th : Jay Reatard at Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World in Orlando for FREE.
Jay will be playing in the parking lot at 2:30 pm. The store will be having a sale and Rich will be serving (free?) hot dogs!
JWC/Spiderbags and The Heiz show is coming up next week too! Check below for details...
11.30.09 -
The John Wesley Coleman "Steal My Mind" LP reviews are starting to come in and it's looking like people are digging this record as much as we do! Check out the releases page to see what others have been saying!
In other good news...
Stores and distros can now purchase the new JWC LP from Midheaven-Revolver!
Goner Records, Floridas Dying, Underground Medicine and FDH Records have some too.
If you live in Europe, check with Alien Snatch Records or P.Trash Records soon...
SUPPORT GOOD MAILORDERS!!!
...Still patiently waiting for the Tokyo Electron LP... good things happen to those to wait!
Just a reminder for all Floridians...
John Wesley Coleman will be in Saint Petersburg, Tuesday December 8th @ The Emerald Bar with The Spiderbags and The Heiz from Tokyo Japan!
11.13.09 -
I talked to Eric at FDH Records today and it looks like the Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP will be here any day now!
Certified PR has single copies available on the mailorder page.
Due to a unique situation, (which made doing this release as split much easier), FDH will taking all wholesale orders and large trades. Small labels/distros who want to stock this killer release should contact Eric and he'll hook you up.
11.10.09 -
The John Wesley Coleman LP's ARE HERE!!! The first batch of orders went out in the mail yesterday. You can head over to the mailorder page and get yourself a copy today. Thanks to everyone who has ordered one or two!
The Tokyo Electron LP should be available in the next week or so...
UP NEXT is the The People's Temple 7" EP we've been talking about for months (WE SWEAR IT'S COMING SOON).
Also -Certified PR is proud to announce that we will releasing records by Black Sunday and Derek Lyn Plastic in early 2010. We are very excited for both records! Alicja's new track "Shining Apple" is amazing and we couldn't be any happier to finally be working with her. DLP's 3 track EP, called "Ajax Drips" contains a scuzzed out Pink Floyd cover, seriously!
10.28.09 -
John Wesley Coleman III (Certified PR Records) tour with The Spider Bags (Birdman Records):
12/04 @ The Grand - Austin, TX
12/05 @ The Saturn Bar - New Orleans, LA with The Heiz
12/06 @ Goner Records (DAY SHOW) - Memphis, TN
12/06 @ Buccaneer Lounge (NIGHT SHOW) - Memphis, TN
12/07 OFF - TRAVEL DAY
12/08 @ The Emerald Bar - St. Petersburg, FL with The Heiz
12/09 @ The Star Bar - Atlanta, GA with Derek Lyn Plastic
12/10 @ The Cavern - Chapel Hill, NC
12/11 @ Bruar Falls - Brooklyn, NY
12/12 @ Don Pedros - Brooklyn, NY
10.22.09 -
We have A LOT of great news...
CPR010, The John Wesley Coleman III "Steal My Mind" LP test pressings finally came in the mail! We are expecting the 500 records at our doorstep in the next 5-7 days!
This record is soooo good.
You can check out the Certified PR Records myspace page to preview a track.
We are now taking pre-orders HERE.
JWC will be going on a small south-eastern USA, tour to promote the LP in early December.
I'm trying to arrange JWC's dates to match those of The Heiz from Japan, who will also be coming to St. Petersburg!
I'll be posting the dates and info in the next couple of days.
More great news... I know can you believe it!!!
CPR011/FDH098:
Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP (WHICH IS A SPLIT LABEL RELEASE WITH FDH RECORDS)
will finally be released in early November!
Due to a unique situation, (which made doing this release as split much easier), FDH will taking all wholesale orders and large trades. Small labels/distros who want to stock this killer release should contact Eric and he'll hook you up.
Certified PR will have single copies available on the mailorder page in the next couple of weeks.
Also,
CPR009: The People's Temple "You Don't Know" 7" EP is still coming up next! We hope to have this one done some time soon. In the meantime check out their awesome debut on Milk'n'Herpes Records.
07.16.09 -
The Love City test pressings are here!!! They sound great and the records are now being pressed. We are setting a September 10th release date, but it's likely they will be done slightly ahead of time... Head over the MAILORDER 7 INCH PAGE for information on how get a LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL copy.
07.06.09 -
A couple of release updates...
The Love City test pressings should be any day now!!! DANG HOLIDAY!!!
We still need to have the jackets made, but pre-orders should be available no later than July 13th.
We are currently raising funds to release our next couple of records ...
We are pleased to announce our next release (after Love City) will be a 7" EP by Lansing Michigan's:
The People's Temple.
It's called "You Don't Know" EP and it's got 3 tracks... KILLER!!!
Look for their upcoming Milk'n'Herpes and HoZac singles later this year also!
Also... We just received the final mixes of the new John Wesley Coleman LP due out in late October - early November. It's called "Steal My Mind"...we can't wait!!!
06.09.09 -
We just got the art work for the Love City labels. The paperwork and audio will be sent to United Record Pressing this week!
Pre-orders will be available pending test pressing approval.
Check back for details or e-mail Certified PR Records .
07.23.10-
The Derek Lyn Plastic test pressings are here and they sound great! The covers are all printed and will be cut in the next couple of days.
Pre-orders will start NOW. The first 50 CPR mailorder copies have BLUE INK screen printed on white paper and the remaining 250 copies have BLACK INK screen printed on white paper. All copies are handnumbered!
I started working on the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" artwork. I have 3 or 4 options which the bands are considering for use as I type this... more information coming soon!
The 7" and tapes mailorder page has been completely updated and is better than ever... check it out - there's over 200 great titles to choose from!
The 12"/LP/CD mailorder page is being updated NOW. It will still be be functional while under contruction, so feel to order!
Remember ALL orders will recieve a free copy of the Sailor Jerry Rum Volume 3 compilation CD (while supplies last)...
In other news:
The St. Petersburg punk scene lost a local hero, Stiff (Stiffpole Records) this past week.
Old"er" school punks will remember some really cool records on Stiffpole by artists such as Morning Shakes, Gotohells, Pink Lincolns and many more.
Stiff dedicated much of his life to making our shitty scene better.
One of the last projects Stiff was working on before he passed was the debut LP by the all-girl band Doll Parts, who will be playing a set at a memorial gathering this Saturday at The Emerald Bar in St. Pete.
R.I.P. Stiff
07.03.10-
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from CPR!
We're still waiting for the Derek Lyn Plastic test pressings to get here. I have talked to the friendly people at United and they assured me that they have recieved our order and that they will be working on it soon... probably after the holiday... The printing (covers) is coming along. The screens are ready, the tests are done and approved! Saintly Designs says they will be ready next week!
Oh yeah - We got copies of the NEW DEREK LYN PLASTIC "THE SMELL OF MY ROOM VOLUME ONE: DRUG SOUNDS" cd in the mail this week! With 14 originals PLUS 14 demos and outtakes this thing is definatley worth checking out! We have a limited amount available over on the mailorder - so hurry up and get one today!!!
There's a bunch of other new stuff on the mailorder too including the new Matthew Melton lp (and Bare Wires 7" restock) on South Paw and a bunch of Tic Tac Totally stuff I forgot to include in the last update and MORE.! The new Viva L' American Death Ray Music 7"'s on Disordered Records should be here soon. Rocco tells me CPR is the only distro in US for this (again insanely limited) record. We'll have about 10 for sale, so if you want one, send us an email and we'll hold one for you. They're gonna be about $8.00 each.
All orders still receive a FREE copy of the Sailor Jerry Rum Volume 3 cd.
In other label news:
Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" is still coming soon! We're just about ready to finally start this project!!!
06.09.10 -
Things are moving...
In the last month Charlie has gotten sooo much bigger!
We had a little pool party/BBQ with Alicja and Valentine ...
Steve went to Rich's birthday bash in Orlando featuring The Spits, our good friend Nobunny, Slippery Slopes and Sexcapades!
The People's Temple 7" (on Certified PR)made TWO top-ten lists at good ol' Maximum Rock N Roll this month!
The L.A. Times had nice things to say about their HoZac release too (although their CPR 7" is still by far their best record to date)!
Sales have really picked up in the last week or so, and we only have about 50 copies left.
Don't be the last kid on your block to have one - get yours today!!!
CPR013: Derek Lyn Plastic "Life And Death" 7" EP is on it's way to United Record Pressing.
We expect the test pressings in the typical 4-6 weeks.
Our printing guru - Adam @ Saintly Designs is currently putting together a screen for the test run of covers.
There will be 250 screensprinted covers with BLACK INK on white paper and 50 covers with BLUE INK on white paper Like all Certified PR releases, these will be a piece of art!
Oh yeah, the 50 BLUE INK COVER EDITION COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE CPR MAILORDER.
LIMIT OF 1 PER ORDER!
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If you have not ordered your copy of the Alicja-Pop! 7" yet, hurry ... we are down to 40 copies.
Also, the John Welsey Coleman "Steal My Mind" LP is down to about 10-15 copies...
Our intentions are to keep these records in stock, but due to our release schedule, these records might be out of print for awhile.
You can help us out buying some of records!
We got some new titles over on the mailorder pages. The NEW Red Mass split 10" on P.Trash is here!
Do us both a favor and buy one now!
ALL ORDERS WILL INCLUDE A FREE COPY OF THE SAILOR JERRY RUM VOLUME 3 COMPILATION CD - FEATURING CERTIFIED PR RECORDS ARTISTS' LOVE CITY AND JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III!
05.05.10 -
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all of our peeps from south of the border and THANKS to everyone who has ordered the new Alicja-Pop! 7".
All orders have been shipped!
We are beginning to work on the Derek Lyn Plastic project! Instead of using a Fink Ployd cover, we were able to choose from a couple tracks and come up with a solid 4 song EP. The artwork is being made right now so we expect a mid August release date. We hope to have the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split out shortly after that.
The mailorder has been updated... Lots of good stuff!
Buy some records so we can keep putting out great tunes!!!
04.13.10 -
Our first child, baby Charlie has joined the Certified PR family! He was born at the Bayfront Baby Place in Saint Petersburg, Florida on March 30, 2010 (3:37AM). 8 lbs. 11 oz. - 21 inches!
Charlie is perfect, with no problems. Mom is doing OK - still very sore and tired, but recovering as well as can be expected! Thanks to everyone for all of your kind words during this most precious time in our lives.
In label news :
The re-cut Alicja-Pop! test pressings came in the mail this week.
They sound much better...
The covers are done and now were just waiting for the records to show up.
Pre-orders will start today!
The first 100 orders will receive a LIMITED EDITION CERTIFIED PR MAILORDER ORDER REVERSED COLOR COVER (WHITE INK ON BLACK PAPER).
All 500 records will come in a nice screened printed cover, but the first 100 will be unique for the collector nerds!
We anticipate an April 25th release date.
The People's Temple 7" is selling pretty quickly... We're getting a bunch of "mid-sized" orders, so they're moving fast - but there are still about 5-7 LIMITED EDITION MAGNET versions left for whoever wants them - HURRY!
There's a bunch of new titles over on the mailorder and we got a bunch more coming, including the latest Goodbye Boozy Records, the brand new Douchemaster releases (King Louie & His Missing Monuments and more) the new Viva L' American Death Ray Music 7" and some Burger Records tapes (Black Lips and more).
We're gonna start working on CPR013: Derek Lyn Plastic "Life And Death" project any day now and then the Brimstone Howl/Hell Shovel split 7" after that... busy, busy, busy!
03.19.10 -
Thanks to everyone who preordered The People's Temple 7". I'm relieved to say all orders as of 5pm today have been shipped, including all the promo copies!
We still have a few LIMITED EDITION magnets left over for the next few orders.... hurry!
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We're waiting for new Alicja-Pop! test pressing to arrive. There was a slight pressing error and United had to recut the plates, but everything should be fixed real soon and it should be released early next month.
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I'll be adding a few titles to the website tonight or tomorrow, including the new Slippery Slopes 7" and some new Fashionable Idiots titles...
03.04.10 -
The People's Temple PRE-ORDER is selling very quickly, but there is still time to grab your copy with the LIMITED EDITION (50) HANDMADE/HAND NUMBERED 2" x 2" magnet!
The covers are being printed RIGHT NOW and the records are on their way. We expect a March 18th release date.
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Thanks to everybody that ordered the great Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP.
We are now sold out of our copies.
Contact Eric at FDH Records if you want one before they're completely gone!
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We have less than 75 copies of the John Wesley Coleman LP left.
Make sure you get a copy before they sell out.
We're gonna try to keep them in stock.
Goner Records will be getting more soon and Matador and Midheaven-Revolver still have copies too.
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...Still waiting for the Alicja-Pop! test pressings to get here. Assuming they sound good, we will start a preorder. The covers are being screenprinted by Adam @ Saintly Designs. Adam does our t-shirts and assists us in our other printing needs. Like the Reacharounds jacket he printed for us, there will be a LIMITED EDITION (100 copies) WITH ALT. INVERSED SLEEVES. These are gonna be awesome!
02.26.10 -
The People's Temple test pressings came in this week and they sound great! United says we should have the records in 2 1/2 weeks!
As of today, we will be taking pre-orders. The first 50 copies will come with a People's Temple magnet! Head over to the mailorder section and order one today!
We are still waiting for the Alicja-Pop! test pressings to get here... Hopefully they will show up next week!
We added a bunch of LP's to the LP section of the mailorder, including Jay Reatard, Sonic Youth, Times New Viking, Hunx And His Punx and more!
We also got in some copies of the latest Estrogen Highs 7" on Never Heard Of It Records ... the K-I-L-L-E-R new Useless Eaters 7" on JethRow Records, a restock of the People's Temple MNH 7" and a whole lot more!
02.03.10 -
We have some great news!
The People's Temple 7" IS FINALLY off to press! We will be patiently awaiting the test pressings in the next couple of weeks!
We're still trying to figure out a reasonable way to get the covers done... any printers out there get in touch!
Also, Alicja just sent us the final mixes and artwork for her new "Alicja-Pop" 7" on Certified PR Records! Over the last couple of months or so we've heard a few different mixes of this record leading up to this finished amazing masterpiece.
Seriously, this record is going to be soooo good.
We can't hardly wait!
And.... I KNOW - MORE, RIGHT?!?!
"Donkey Song" from the John Wesley Coleman III "Steal My Mind" LP on Certified PR will appear on the next Sailor Jerry Rum compilation cd.
Look for a copy at your favorite adult establishment this spring!
In the meantime, head over to the 12" mailorder section and grab one today!
I've been adding more new titles to the 7" mailorder section!
01.10.09 -
We have just added some new titles to the 7" mailorder section!
Some of the new additions include LEFTOVER COPIES OF THE REACHAROUNDS "ROCKS OFF" 7" EP!!!
That's right...
This is not a repress, rather left over "extra records" from each pressing - coupled with "left over alternative silkscreened covers". Example: You could get a black record with a blue and white colored cover, or a green colored vinyl with a black and white cover... Confusing?!?! I know, but what this simply means, is that there are a few remaining Reacharounds records left if you want one.
Also added to the mailorder is the recently acquired remaining Kryptonite Records back catalog.
Over the years Wendy used the paper sleeves from these records, so I had to put new ones on them. The cheapo xeroxed papers "have character" (not used, but not new looking).
Some of the vinyl records were dusty and I had to clean them, but I played a few and they sound pretty good. Not MINT condition, but not bad.... "EXCELLENT" in a "The Mummies: Play Their Own Records LP" kinda way!
Now is your chance to get some classic 1990's/early 2000's garage rock classics for a fair price!
Also, we added a bunch of Black Lips OOP 7"'s. We usually had ordered 5-7 of each of the Vice Records singles when they came out. I guess each one was limited to 1,000. We have a few left over copies for sale. Get them while they last, there are 2 or 3 copies of each left.
We will be listing a lot more 7" records later this week!
Oh yeah... we'll also be auctioning off a few records on eBay this week...
Keep checkin' back!
12.30.09 -
A quick year in review...
(and our Top 10 LISTS for 2009)
This past year was a really good one for us here at Certified PR.
Most importantly, after dating for over 7 years, Kimmie and I got married this year on 9-9-9!
Shortly after returning home from our Disney honeymoon we found out that we will expecting our first child - a baby boy named Charlie, due in spring! I've been a Scat Rag Boosters fan for years, so I've been telling people he is named after a song on one of their records, "Charlie's Dirt Road". Ironically the b-side of that record is called "Mommy"...
During the last 12 months we worked hard to deliver 5 AWESOME RELEASES... Including two 7" records, our first CD and our first two LP's!
We have plenty of GREAT projects lined up for 2010, including an amazing EP from The People's Temple, a cool Derek Lyn Plastic record and (in our opinion) THE BEST ALICJA TROUT RECORD EVER... We're soooo excited to finally be working with Alicja that we can hardly sleep at night! Her stunning rendition of the Daniel Johnston classic "Walking The Cow" is absolutely amazing!
We made our annual trip to Austin Texas this past March for SXSW. We saw so many good bands including Brimstone Howl, Intelligence, TV Ghost, Hunx and his Punx, Blank Dogs, Lover!, River City Tanlines, Vivian Girls, Pink Noise, Dead Luke, Tyvek, The Pets, The Oh Sees, Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Nobunny and many many more!
I think our favorite part of the whole week was the closing festivites at the annual Mess With Texas event held at Waterloo Park. The Black Lips headlined the free all day concert in front of 1,000's of fans. Circle Jerks played right before The Black Lips just as the sun was going down. Perfect atmosphere, great sound... almost too good to be true!
The week before SXSW we had a chance to catch up with our friends King Khan and Alix Brown. The Shrines and Golden Triangle came to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg and played a free outdoor show for the spring breakers. Both bands were amazing and played one of the best shows we have been to in a long time!
A big CPR thank you to Rich at Floridas Dying. Earlier this month he had Jay Reatard play at his record shop, Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World Of Records. Imagine this... shopping for records at a store that only stocks quality releases, while drinking beer and eating free hotdogs and then stepping outside to watch Jay Reatard (with members of the Cola Freaks) play in a parking lot! Early December, nice weather in beautiful Orlando Florida... PRICELESS!!!
The Sonic Chicken 4 playing The Emerald Bar in St. Pete was a great time. I'll never forget them playing "Midnight Girl" just for me!
Getting to hang out with Digital Leather in Tampa was cool too.
Those dudes sure can drink a lot!
We also hosted a handul of shows this year, including record release shows for Plexi 3 and John Wesley Coleman! All of the bands that stayed at our house this year were cool and we met a bunch of awesome people that we are glad to call our friends!
These were just a few of the many exciting things we did in 2009.
We hope everyone had as much fun as we did this past year. We look forward to seeing all of our family and friends in 2010. Have a great new year, be safe and buy some our records!!!
- Steve and Kimmie/CPR
TOP TEN FULL LENGTH RELEASES
1. Smith Westerns
"S/T" LP (HoZac)
2. Hunx And His Punx
"Gay Singles" LP (True Panther Sounds)
3. Nobunny
"Raw Romance" cassette (Burger)
4. Red Mass
All releases except the Scars cassette
5. White Wires
"S/T" (Going GaGa)
6. Earth And Strangers
"S/T" LP (FDH)
7. Golden Boys
"Thee Electric Wolfman" LP (Daggerman)
8. Ty Segall
"Lemons" (Goner)
9. Bobby Ubangi
"Inside The Mind Of" LP (Rob's House)
10. Jacuzzi Boys
"No Seasons" LP (Floridas Dying)
Honorable mentions:
Hex Dispensers
"Winchester Mystery House" LP (Douchemaster)
Digital Leather
"Warm Brother" (Fat Possum)
Jeffrey Novak
"After The Ball" LP (LMN)
Reigning Sound
"Love And Curses" LP (In The Red)
Jack Oblivian And The Tearjerkers
"The Disco Outlaw" LP (Goner)
TOP TEN 7" RELEASES
1. The Spits
"Pain" EP (Slovenly)
2. Hunx And His Punx
"Dont'cha Want Me Back" b/w "The Last Time" (True Panther Sounds)
3. Sonic Chicken 4
"Surf On A Plane" b/w "Crushed" (Trouble In Mind)
4. Useless Eaters
"Hear/See" EP (Shattered)
5. The Flips
"That Girl Stacey" EP (Bancroft)
6. Magic Kids
"Hey Boy" b/w "Good To Be" (Goner)
7. King Khan And BBQ
"Animal Party" b/w "God Of Raisins" (Fat Possum)
8. Jack Oblivian
"Sweet Thang" b/w "Put Your Love On Me" (The Wind)
9. Cheap Time
"Woodland Drive" b/w "Penny And Jenny" (In The Red)
10. Digital Leather
"Lousy Manipulator" EP (Neat Neat Neat)
Our favorite REISSUES (no particular order)
The Dicks
"Kill From The Heart" LP (fanclub)
Golden Boys
"Whiskey Flower" LP (Alien Snatch!)
Tyvek
"Mary Ellen Claims" b/w "Honda" 7" (X!)
Reigning Sound
"Break Up Break, Break Down" LP (SFTRI)
Oblivians
BOTH SYMPATHY 10'"'s!!! (SFTRI)
Jack Oblivian
"So Low" and "American Slang" (Big Legal Mess)
Jeff Hill Band
"Something's Wrong With My Baby" b/w "Whatever She Wanted" (Sing Sing)
12.17. 09 -
Holy Shit! We can hardly believe it...
The new Tokyo Electron LP just got reviewed in The Los Angeles Times!!!!
3 out of 4 stars... Not too bad and it sounds like the reviewer actually listened to it!
You can order your copy from the mailorder page... And now through the end of the year, if you order one along with a copy of the new John Wesley Coleman LP and we'll send you a free copy of the Love City "I Can't Stop" 7" and bonus CD! Happy holidays from Certified PR!
12.03.09 -
The highly anticipated Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP's are en route to CPR! Thanks to everyone who has ordered one (or two) already. All orders should be shipped out early next week.
Also, in an attempt to raise funds for the upcoming CPR releases, we have updated the mailorder sections.
There's all sorts of great records, even some "one-off/rare" titles from our personal collection.
We made sure to accurately update all available stock.
If you want more than one copy of something, no problem... if we have it, it's yours!
The shopping cart will only allow you purchase an item(s) if they are IN STOCK. If we don't have the quantity you want, the shopping cart will let you know.
We will be updating the mailorder section as frequently as possible to avoid headaches.
Buy some stuff, we have a ton of cool releases that need to come out!!!!
And don't forget...
THIS SATURDAY - DECEMBER 5th : Jay Reatard at Vinyl Richie's Wiggly World in Orlando for FREE.
Jay will be playing in the parking lot at 2:30 pm. The store will be having a sale and Rich will be serving (free?) hot dogs!
JWC/Spiderbags and The Heiz show is coming up next week too! Check below for details...
11.30.09 -
The John Wesley Coleman "Steal My Mind" LP reviews are starting to come in and it's looking like people are digging this record as much as we do! Check out the releases page to see what others have been saying!
In other good news...
Stores and distros can now purchase the new JWC LP from Midheaven-Revolver!
Goner Records, Floridas Dying, Underground Medicine and FDH Records have some too.
If you live in Europe, check with Alien Snatch Records or P.Trash Records soon...
SUPPORT GOOD MAILORDERS!!!
...Still patiently waiting for the Tokyo Electron LP... good things happen to those to wait!
Just a reminder for all Floridians...
John Wesley Coleman will be in Saint Petersburg, Tuesday December 8th @ The Emerald Bar with The Spiderbags and The Heiz from Tokyo Japan!
11.13.09 -
I talked to Eric at FDH Records today and it looks like the Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP will be here any day now!
Certified PR has single copies available on the mailorder page.
Due to a unique situation, (which made doing this release as split much easier), FDH will taking all wholesale orders and large trades. Small labels/distros who want to stock this killer release should contact Eric and he'll hook you up.
11.10.09 -
The John Wesley Coleman LP's ARE HERE!!! The first batch of orders went out in the mail yesterday. You can head over to the mailorder page and get yourself a copy today. Thanks to everyone who has ordered one or two!
The Tokyo Electron LP should be available in the next week or so...
UP NEXT is the The People's Temple 7" EP we've been talking about for months (WE SWEAR IT'S COMING SOON).
Also -Certified PR is proud to announce that we will releasing records by Black Sunday and Derek Lyn Plastic in early 2010. We are very excited for both records! Alicja's new track "Shining Apple" is amazing and we couldn't be any happier to finally be working with her. DLP's 3 track EP, called "Ajax Drips" contains a scuzzed out Pink Floyd cover, seriously!
10.28.09 -
John Wesley Coleman III (Certified PR Records) tour with The Spider Bags (Birdman Records):
12/04 @ The Grand - Austin, TX
12/05 @ The Saturn Bar - New Orleans, LA with The Heiz
12/06 @ Goner Records (DAY SHOW) - Memphis, TN
12/06 @ Buccaneer Lounge (NIGHT SHOW) - Memphis, TN
12/07 OFF - TRAVEL DAY
12/08 @ The Emerald Bar - St. Petersburg, FL with The Heiz
12/09 @ The Star Bar - Atlanta, GA with Derek Lyn Plastic
12/10 @ The Cavern - Chapel Hill, NC
12/11 @ Bruar Falls - Brooklyn, NY
12/12 @ Don Pedros - Brooklyn, NY
10.22.09 -
We have A LOT of great news...
CPR010, The John Wesley Coleman III "Steal My Mind" LP test pressings finally came in the mail! We are expecting the 500 records at our doorstep in the next 5-7 days!
This record is soooo good.
You can check out the Certified PR Records myspace page to preview a track.
We are now taking pre-orders HERE.
JWC will be going on a small south-eastern USA, tour to promote the LP in early December.
I'm trying to arrange JWC's dates to match those of The Heiz from Japan, who will also be coming to St. Petersburg!
I'll be posting the dates and info in the next couple of days.
More great news... I know can you believe it!!!
CPR011/FDH098:
Tokyo Electron "AZ238" LP (WHICH IS A SPLIT LABEL RELEASE WITH FDH RECORDS)
will finally be released in early November!
Due to a unique situation, (which made doing this release as split much easier), FDH will taking all wholesale orders and large trades. Small labels/distros who want to stock this killer release should contact Eric and he'll hook you up.
Certified PR will have single copies available on the mailorder page in the next couple of weeks.
Also,
CPR009: The People's Temple "You Don't Know" 7" EP is still coming up next! We hope to have this one done some time soon. In the meantime check out their awesome debut on Milk'n'Herpes Records.
07.16.09 -
The Love City test pressings are here!!! They sound great and the records are now being pressed. We are setting a September 10th release date, but it's likely they will be done slightly ahead of time... Head over the MAILORDER 7 INCH PAGE for information on how get a LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL copy.
07.06.09 -
A couple of release updates...
The Love City test pressings should be any day now!!! DANG HOLIDAY!!!
We still need to have the jackets made, but pre-orders should be available no later than July 13th.
We are currently raising funds to release our next couple of records ...
We are pleased to announce our next release (after Love City) will be a 7" EP by Lansing Michigan's:
The People's Temple.
It's called "You Don't Know" EP and it's got 3 tracks... KILLER!!!
Look for their upcoming Milk'n'Herpes and HoZac singles later this year also!
Also... We just received the final mixes of the new John Wesley Coleman LP due out in late October - early November. It's called "Steal My Mind"...we can't wait!!!
06.09.09 -
We just got the art work for the Love City labels. The paperwork and audio will be sent to United Record Pressing this week!
Pre-orders will be available pending test pressing approval.
Check back for details or e-mail Certified PR Records .
Derek Lyn Plastic
"Life And Death" 7" EP
CPR013 PREORDER ONE TODAY!!!!
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Alicja-Pop!
"Shining Apple" b/w "Walking The Cow" 7"
CPR012 ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
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The People's Temple
"You Don't Know" 7" EP
CPR009 ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY
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John Wesley Coleman III
"Steal My Mind" LP
CPR010 NOW AVAILABLE
HURRY - ABOUT 10 COPIES LEFT!
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