Elvrum in his own print shop
Phil Elverum is best known for his work as the bands Mount Eerie and The Microphones, as well as his production on beloved records by Mirah, Little Wings, Jason Anderson, Thanksgiving, and many more. He is also a strikingly prolific, exceptionally talented, and inventive independent printer. I recently asked Phil to share some history about his work with print and the running of his label P.W. Elverum & Sun.
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra's latest release
Many of us grew up when physical, packaged music was the only option (even an album taped to cassette by a friend would probably have a paper cover). Thus poorly packaged albums could be sold for upwards of twenty dollars and retain their guaranteed audience. These days, that audience is harder to come by, and many labels have stepped up their act in the creation of high quality music packages.
Constellation Records (based in in Montréal, Quebec) has been making gorgeous, beautifully printed packages since 1997, with the release of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s F#A#oo.* Packaging, for Constellation, has seemingly always been as much a priority as the music contained inside. They exclusively use recycled papers and “old fashioned” print techniques like foil stamping, letterpress, limited-color offset, and silkscreening.
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Phil Elverum: Print Pioneer of the Pacific Northwe...:
Phil Elverum is best known for his work as the bands Mount Eerie and The Microphones, as well as... 
Hatch Show Print:
Hatch Show Print is one of the oldest print shops in America. For a hundred years Hatch was a si... 
Carson Ellis, Illustrator Extraordinaire:
It is important to have heroes. It is also helpful when they are real people. I have my share of... 
Eco-friendly CD Packaging:
Printer: Pinball Publishing
Item: Pinball Pak (CD Packaging)
Paper: 20 pt. Chipboard
Inks: Pa... 
Field Notes and Fifty States:
Item: Field Notes Colors "County Fair" 50 Editions
Paper: 100# linen cover stock (Blue, Red, Ye... 
Coffee Common, Scout Books, TED 2011:
"The people serving you coffee today come from a movement, not a company."
So reads the first... Pinball Publishing is a creative publishing company located in Portland, Oregon. We are fueled by a love for print, collaboration, and the manufacture of meaningful things. Pinball powers a growing web of interconnected projects, including Scout Books, Bangback, and Print Pinball.
Bangback is a place for print. Here we share our own print projects as well as expanded coverage of print culture at large.
Print is dead. Long live print!
