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A few associated titles are gradually being added to the Comedy Minus One on-line shoppe. In addition to our label’s fine releases you can now pick up “Gala,” the first album in nine years by Joel R.L. Phelps and The Downer Trio (12XU / $15) and/or the debut compact disc by Chicago trio Light Coma…More

Bottomless Pit’s “Shade Perennial” out October 29!

Comedy Minus One is putting out the new Bottomless Pit record. This unto itself is exciting news, but what if we told you the album (the cover of which is pictured above) was going to be released on Lp + Cd before the close of next month and that preorders should start shipping in the…More

One week only: A Silkworm second chance!

“America is a country of second chances.” Who said that originally? Someone who more than likely did something pretty terrible once, I’d imagine. Since we picked up ~300 gorgeous SKWM t-shirts at Commonwealth Press, it has been alarming how many people have seen the above image and asked how they could get said garment, oblivious…More

Eleventh Dream Day’s “New Moodio” out today.

Roughly 22 years in the making, Eleventh Dream Day’s collection of long-lost 1991 recordings titled “New Moodio” is available in record stores and via all of your favorite digital providers as of today. iTunes : eMusic : Rhapsody : Amazon You’re encouraged to learn more about the history behind a record Comedy Minus One is…More

Silkworm’s “Libertine” reissue: live track listing & further details.

Today marks the midway point in Comedy Minus One’s three-tiered preorder program for our reissue of Silkworm’s 1994 album “Libertine.” In addition to options that include simply the vinyl + CD ($20) and the record/CD + a vintage shirt reconstructed ($40), there is a third level where for $75 you will receive… -A copy of…More

Details on & preorders for the Silkworm 2×12″ + CD “Libertine” reissue.

“Very few bands make even one great album. Silkworm made several, and this is the first.” – Steve Albini Comedy Minus One announces a long-overdue deluxe reissue of Silkworm’s out-of-print 1994 album “Libertine” (cmo019), the third and final full-length record by the band as a quartet. This is a double 12″ pressing with a supplementary…More

May 5th, 2013: One heck of a show in Pittsburgh.

The Karl Hendricks Trio, Heather Loves Silkworm and a rare public screening of the documentary Couldn’t You Wait? all at Brillobox. If you don’t already live in western Pennsylvania, there’s just over a month to move there.

Eleventh Dream Day’s “New Moodio” coming May 14!

Comedy Minus One’s next project is an album from one of our all-time favorite bands, Chicago’s Eleventh Dream Day. We will be releasing the record “New Moodio” (cmo025) on May 14th, 2013 in as a limited run of 500 LPs. If the title “New Moodio” sounds slightly familiar, it should. “New Moodio” is Eleventh Dream…More

Silkworm documentary “Couldn’t You Wait?” a $5 download.

The long-awaited documentary about the rock band Silkworm is available today. You can finally download “Couldn’t You Wait?” for just $5, but you should probably spring for the well-worthwhile $10 “Live Worm” or an deluxe $20 edition that includes over three hours of bonus material in addition to the 95 minute film.

Looking for Silkworm live recordings. Your help needed.

As you likely have gleaned by now, Comedy Minus One has been working on a deluxe reissue of Silkworm’s third album “Libertine” which will be released later in 2013. There are going to be several preorder tiers for this 2×12″, one of which shall include a download of live recordings from the band in their…More