The first in a series of collectable singles leading up to a full album release by Happy Chichester.
Released October 2016 on the PopFly Music Label Columbus, Ohio.
The new single by Happy Chichester is available as a collectible 12 inch 180 gram white vinyl with full color artwork by Regan Hagar (Pearl Jam/Brad). Mixed in Seattle by legendary mixer Barrett Jones at Laundry Room Studios and recorded by Happy in Columbus Ohio.
Each vinyl copy was cut & hand pressed one-at-a-time at Musicol in Columbus, OH, by John Hull & his family.
The record's mixer, Barrett Jones, says:
"Knocking At The Door b/w Factory Farm Blues are both funky organic nuggets of truth-speak in an age when ignorance is the fad of the day. Happy Chichester is a musical force to be reckoned with, a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter & an all around great guy who truly lives up to his name. I have always loved his songwriting, he wrote one of my favorite songs of all time 'A Man Needs an Airplane.'
Niki Dakota, of WYSO, says:
"Thanks for conjuring lyrics of consequence with music of excellence. I have longed for a new era of socially, globally conscious musical expression, masterfully done--and a true example came in the mail yesterday.”
Includes unlimited streaming of VINYL : 12" 180gm White Vinyl Single (play at 45 rpm) : Knocking At The Door/Factory Farm Blues
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
a burned CDR copy of Knocking At The Door and Factory Farm Blues with lyrics and signed by Happy -- no artwork.
Includes unlimited streaming of VINYL : 12" 180gm White Vinyl Single (play at 45 rpm) : Knocking At The Door/Factory Farm Blues
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
$7USDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
Side B: Factory Farm Blues (r&b/indie)
12" white vinyl 45 r.p.m. single
Art work and layout by Regan Hagar
Mixed by Barrett Jones at Laundry Room Studios.
The vinyl was cut & hand pressed one-at-a-time at Musicol in Columbus, OH, by John Hull & his family.
The record's mixer, Barrett Jones, says:
"Knocking At The Door b/w Factory Farm Blues are both funky organic nuggets of truth-speak in an age when ignorance is the fad of the day. Happy Chichester is a musical force to be reckoned with, a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter & an all around great guy who truly lives up to his name. I have always loved his songwriting, he wrote one of my favorite songs of all time 'A Man Needs an Airplane.'
lyrics
Factory Farm Blues
Factory farm,
Won't take me home,
Look up my grave,
When you get home.
When you get home
Unbury my bones,
Bring them back from a factory farm.
Factory farm,
Where once a home
My Mother's family
Raised and sowed
What heaven gave
Of rain and loam,
Given way to a factory farm.
Factory farm,
No range to roam,
Just dust and clay,
Fly chemical spray.
Praise the market,
And cork a loan,
For company seed,
By company owe
My soul to a factory farm.
Chorus 1
Bridge
You can take my body.
You can take my life.
Down, down, down,
On the killing floor.
But can they take my soul?
Do you even know
What the hell is soul?
Do you know
What is soul?
What is soul?
Factory farm,
Long, endless day,
Make just enough,
Can't call me slave.
The road to hell
Is smooth and paved.
Roll on to the factory farm.
Factory farm,
What has become?
Another hundred head,
Bled down to one.
If I take no picture,
Is no harm done?
No dirty glove and
No smoking gun?
Street-clean brand
Still has to run
On the blood of a factory farm.
Happy Chichester is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, & producer from Columbus, OH. An original founding member of
Royal Crescent Mob, Howlin' Maggie, & Twilight Singers, he has amassed an impressive discography on independent & major labels
including Sire, Columbia, & Elektra. Happy has worked as a sideman & collaborator with Afghan Whigs, Shawn Smith, Brad, RJD2, & Umar Bin Hassan....more
Erudite chamber pop that hearkens back to the elegant and experimental production of the 1960s, swinging from melancholia to playfulness. Bandcamp New & Notable May 13, 2016
