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“Over the course of six months,” she continues, “we struggled with questions like: Should we try to make the album sound more contemporary, or should it sound exactly like the original vinyl? Or should it sound like what Brooks Arthur would have done then if he’d had the current tools available? In the end, that’s what we decided on, tested it in different ways for another two months, and I think it’s an unbelievably fine product.”
Another new item up for sale is the signed vinyl edition of her The Light at the End of the Line available on her “All Things Signed” section of the Janis Ian store at store.janisianstore.com. “Remember, you audiophiles — every vocal track on this was recorded at a live show or is a ‘first-take’ vocal. If you hear the occasional breath or spit sound, that's why. We did as little to everything as possible. No vocal limiting or compression. Enjoy,” says Ian.
Fans can purchase a signed bundle of “BTL” and “Light” CDs, along with signed laminates, VIP passes, and/or memorabilia like laminate luggage tags, along with lanyards, on the site now. (For as long as they last!) Other signed items up for sale include rarely seen test pressings, promotional singles, various CDs and LPs, bundles with bumper stickers and tour laminates, and more.
For the budget minded — and a great way to introduce Ian’s important body of work to younger generations on your holiday shopping list — she offers a “Free Stuff” section, as well as digital downloads of singles for as low as 22 cents. Among her freebies up for grabs are digital downloads of music, interviews, special recordings, and posters.
A large percentage of all sales will go to fund the Janis Ian Archives Fund at Berea College, which will include not just the standard memorabilia but contracts dating back to 1963, negotiations, master classes, correspondence with other artists, tax returns, and her family’s FBI files. You can see the early steps of the archives, which will eventually also be available on line, at www.berea.edu/give/jiaf .
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