Remember those rectangle-shaped plastic things that you used to put inside those other rectangle-shaped plastic things with speakers, and then you pressed “play”? Well, if you long for the long-forgotten days of cassettes, it appears Chicago’s Joan of Arc have got you covered. The band announced recently their plans to release a cassette box set on September 14 via Joyful Noise Recordings. Not only does the box set include their entire discography (available on cassette for the first time ever), but the collection is packaged in a custom-built wooden box, which is screen-printed, hand-numbered, and limited to only 100 copies. Digital download codes will also be included for those that sold their Walkmans 15 years ago.
The following albums are included in the box set: Portable Model of How Memory Works, Live in Chicago, The Gap, So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness, In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust (TMT Review), Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain (TMT Review), Eventually, All at Once, Boo! Human (TMT Review), and Flowers. The box set is available for pre-order right here for only $49.
To celebrate, Joan of Arc will also play a pair of release shows:
08.20.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Melody Inn %
08.21.10 - Chicago, IL - Ronny’s &
% Marmoset, Jookabox, Abner Trio
& Abner Trio, Maximum Wage
• Joan of Arc: http://www.joanfrc.com
• Joyful Noise: http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com
