We’re in this for the long haul.  It’s times like these where we take stock in what we’re proud of and of why we do this.  We’ve had some incredible new records come out in 2009 already, and some more incredible ones set to come still.  The times we’ve had here in New Orleans to see our bands play live and stop through town have been some of our best events to date.  Not to mention all of the reports from festivals to dive bars all over the country, the current generation of Park The Van artists out there are making incredible records and playing all over the country like crazy.  We can’t begin to explain how lucky we are to be surrounded by the artists and fans we've met since we started putting the orange cone up.

Unfortunately though, we’re living in the same economy as everyone else.  And it’s really really hard to sell the amount of stuff it takes to keep our business up and running the way we need to in order to keep putting out records and keep supporting our bands.  So, we’re looking for your help to pay our bills through some really rough patches right now.  We’re not begging for donations here.  We hope that you see that we’re offering some great value to you in exchange for some of your hard earned dough to get us through the roughness.  We’re assembling super limited edition handmade items, packages to help you dig deep into discovering all sorts of PTV classics, and prices that we hope you see as generous and ultimately worth it.

It’s tough to put ourselves out there like this and ask for your “help” in running our business.  We know that everyone has their own sets of problems, and we get that.  But the feedback we get from you is that you love what we’re doing here, and that people can see the vision we share for creating label that is based on support and family and more importantly these wonderful artists the important records that make us feel alive.  So, here we are and we’re asking for your help.  It never gets old getting to work for your favorite bands and artists. Sometimes you just have to try new things. 

Thanks for anything you can do to give us a hand here, and hopefully you like the stuff we’re offering! If you feel like it, please help spread the word.  This won’t work if we don’t have a hand from you in letting people know that this is available.  And, there’s always the idea of doing this as a gift too!  Please let us know if your order is a gift for someone!

Thanks for supporting this thing.

Chris, Zach, Kevin, Matt, Corey, Jeff & the entire PTV team.

PS: every purchaser receives a free unreleased track from Eagled Winged Palace! + random assorted goodies from the PTV mailroom.

 

DONATION
A long time supporter of Park the Van suggested that we take donations from those who just want to help by any means necessary. Good idea Kate! You don't have to throw down $20 to support PTV.

3 CD PACK
Any 3 CD's in our catalog for just $20. What are you missing from your PTV collection? Full list of available PTV titles below, be sure to tell us what you want us to send you!
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HANDMADE PTV 5 YEAR COMP
 Limited edition (50 copies!) handmade PTV Mix CD to commemorate our five years in. Each one looks different, handmade by the PTV staff. Numbered and personalized just for you. Only $30 



 
2 VINYL + 4 CD PACK
Any 2 12" vinyl releases and 4 CD's from our catalog for the low price of $50. Full list of available PTV titles below, be sure to tell us what you want us to send you!

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PTV SHIRT + MIX CD
+ 2 VINYL + 3 CD PACK
A handmade Park the Van t-shirt, 2 12" vinyl and 3 CDs of your choice + a custom mix CD of our favorite songs from the Park the Van staff. A kind $100 investment into Park the Van nets you all this awesome stuff. Full list of available PTV titles below, be sure to tell us what you want us to send you!

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A CUSTOM SONG FOR YOU +
2 VINYLS + 2 CD + MIX CD PACK

Choose any 2 12" vinyls and 2 cd's of your choice + a custom mix CD of our favorite songs from the Park the Van staff + The High Strung's Josh Malerman will write a song about you that will appear on a promotional digital release on Park the Van called We Love These People and They Love Us (your purchase will be followed up with a quick email interview to "get to know" you for the song). Full list of available PTV titles below, be sure to tell us what you want us to send you!The song will be named after you too! $200 and you are pretty much a benefactor.

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BIG TIMIN' / PTV LOVIN' BOOSTER PACK
This one isn't for everyone. But if you're in the position to drop this kind of coin, it is well worth it! PTV will send you a goodie pack from New Orleans with love (awesome surprises!). We'll give you a copy of the New Floating Action vinyl (w/dub EP included), a collection of PTV 7 inch vinyl from Dr. Dog, Spinto Band, and Generationals, even the super rare Of Montreal 7" that we released back in 2005. You can have a copy of every CD that Park the Van has ever released, and together with the band's on our label, we'll create a thank you video and post it to YouTube, if that's not enough: The High Strung's Josh Malerman will write a song about you that will appear on a digital release on Park the Van called "We Love These People and They Love Us" (your purchase will be followed up with a quick email interview to "get to know" you for the song).

This grand package is $500.

 

CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING TITLES:

CD Titles
Dr. Dog “Easy Beat”
Carter Tanton “Birds & Rain”
The Teeth “Carry the Wood”
National Eye “Roomful of Lions”
The Capitol Years “Dance Away the Terror”
Dr. Dog “takers and leavers EP”
V/A “Fast Food Nation Soundtrack”
Dr. Dog “We All Belong”
The High Strung “Moxie Bravo”
The Teeth “You're My Lover Now”
The High Strung “Get The Guests”
Tulsa “I Was Submerged”
Pepi Ginsberg “Red”
Dr. Dog “Toothbrush”
The Peekers “Life In The Air”
Dr. Dog “Fate”
Seth Kauffman “Research”
The Spinto Band “Moonwink”
The Golden Boots “The Winter of Our Discotheque”
The High Strung “Ode to the Inverse of the Dude”
Floating Action “Floating Action”
Generationals "Con Law"

VINYL Titles 
Dr. Dog “We All Belong”
Dr. Dog “Easy Beat”
Dr. Dog “Fate”
The Spinto Band ”Moonwink”
The High Strung “Moxie Bravo”
Floating Action “Floating Action”
The High Strung “Ode to the Inverse of the Dude”
Dr. Dog/Floating Action Split 7"
Floating Action "Floating Action" (w/6 song dub EP)
Generationals "Con Law"


Questions? Concerns? Comments?
email chris@parkthevan.com

Your support is greatly appreciated!