So, ich hab dann zu der leidigen Geschichte mit der Nummer 1 vor ein paar Tagen mal den Alexis (Sänger von Hürlement) angeschrieben und ihn einfach um Aufklärung gebeten. Mit seiner Einverständnis veröffentliche ich hier dann seine Antwort:
Hey Lutz,
Yeah it was about the numbering, I wanted to explain it since it was apparently an issue.
Well, it's pretty simple, it was the band's idea, and it's simply meant as a very dumb, silly joke.
We do not take ourselves very seriously for everything that is beyond the music, and when we thought of it we all very fast agreed that it would be pretty cool and fun to have all copies numbered 001. You know, then everyone gets the very best number. This just makes us laugh as a parody of the super-collector issues and releases that you see everywhere.
So, one thing should be clear : there ARE only 500 copies, nothing beyond that, and we will not re-issue it in that form with that cover. All copies are hand-numbered, so each copy is quite special. No cheating there, everyone who gets it still does have a special item, we respect that. Just like we will not re-print our first t-shirt design when they're all gone. And we really took time and efforts to try and release a kick-ass album with a kick-ass cover and spirit.
They're just all 001 because we are idiots who like a good laugh, urk urk urk.
Now Tobi did not lie, there are other numbers than 001. But none of them is for sale, they are only for the band members. Nobody should look for them, that would be a waste of time. If anyone gets that, either it's a fake, or something went very, very wrong with one of the band members. :)
Oh, and as for Tobi's jokes about Ebay and all... Well, that's Tobi. :D He liked our idea from the start because he's a silly idiot just like us, and he's just been playing very dumb for fun. I think if you just know him a bit it's very easy to see which kind of spirit he's doing it with.
For myself, when I saw his answer "oooooh shit I sent you one from the special box we keep for selling on Ebay in 10 years", I found it hilarious. Who could take such an answer seriously from the very guy who released the LP?
We are quite conscious that some über-collectors will not understand the joke. We're ready to explain it, no problem. If then people still don't understand that it's all in good fun... Well, this is metal. We're not trying to please everyone.
So I hope this clarifies it all. But if you have anyone to blame, blame us, we're the dumb fuckers responsible for it, Tobi is just playing along with his own special (gay) dumbness.
Cheers,
Alexis
Ob ich das auch als sooo spassig empfinde - naja. Aber wichtig ist es einfach, daß hier mal gesagt wird, was überhaupt gelaufen ist!
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