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Sinecure Books, an independent publishing house dedicated to producing books and records of 20th/21st Century popular art, music, and photography, will soon publish “Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958-1992“. Featuring over one thousand cover reproductions from 1958-1992 “Enjoy The Experience” is the largest collection of American private press vinyl ever amassed in one coffee table book.

The subjects of “Enjoy The Experience” range from Lesbian Folk singers to Psychedelic Disco bands; Awkward Teen Pop combos to Pizza Parlor Organists; Religious Cult Leaders to Swank Sinatra Imitators. But this is not a novelty freak show: also profiled and discussed are some of the most highly regarded rock, soul, jazz, funk and singer/songwriter albums from the latter half of the twentieth century. From the awkward-yet-talented to the genius-yet-bizarre, one thing unites all musicians presented here: they sincerely hoped to become stars, they committed themselves to record, and they left themselves vulnerable to an industry not understanding of nuance, not appreciative of character.

“Enjoy The Experience” begins when the custom pressed American record plant came into existence and ends, largely, with the birth of the CD. As such, it is a snapshot of America in the second half of the twentieth century and manages to collate a bevy of tales and albums released by the brave souls who took the plunge and committed their musical vision to wax in the fifty states between the years of 1958 and 1992. “Enjoy The Experience” details a forceful American cultural experience that stands in juxtaposition to the mainstream even as its creators attempted to infiltrate it.

The book will be available late april 2013. It is presented as a hard cover visual catalogue, highlighting the graphic elements of the LPs and comes with a download card for dozens of the greatest private press songs culled from the book.

Pre-order here.