A lot of people are asking this very important question. Where do you get a RATW CD? Well it's simple....too simple if you ask RATW producer Daniel L. Bamberg.
Rage Against the Wind opened initial sales yesterday with a short 30 minute CD release effort. Bamberg then decided to sell the CD for the remainder of opening week the way fundraisers typically work. He has been visiting the outsides of establishments with the product for people to purchase.
"At first I thought that idea made us look a little unprofessional, but this whole thing is a grassroots benefit to begin with," said Bamberg. "The CD is made to look like a bootleg, we are not looking into iTunes and other ways of selling for a reason. While our goals are not small this is a simple concept. We are not trying to come off as anything that we are not. Sitting outside of a gas station in a chair with a box of CDs, a receipt book, and a cash box may seem a bit behind the times, but you know what, it is the way things should be done."
With that being said, Bamberg admits that a more sophisticated approach to selling the CDs will begin after the Free Concert on June 25. Stores around the area will begin selling the CDs and a more sophisticated online approach may be futile in order to reach the audience the album is trying to get to. There are a lot of people in other areas of the state that are expressing interest in the CD.
For now other than running into a RATW vendor you can purchase the CD at the Centreville Press office in Centreville, Alabama. The CD is $10 and features 15 tracks. For those outside of the county for now, you can send a check or money order for $12 (that's $10 plus $2 s&h) to:
Rage Against the Wind
32 Court Square West
Centreville, Al. 35042
checks - please pay to the order of "Daniel L. Bamberg" indicate "Rage Against the Wind" in the "for" spot on your check.
money orders - please pay to the order of "Daniel Bamberg c/o Rage Against the Wind"