Private Function frontman and instigator Chris Penney discusses the rare, collectable and controversial vinyl art of the band and reveals some details of their new album.
Topics Include:
- Chris Penney injured himself at a house party.
- Private Function opened for Green Day recently.
- Bassist Milla broke her ACL during a show.
- Band got stuck in a cyclone for six days.
- New album has a shrugging emoji as its title.
- Album features 2,590 microscopic album covers on the sleeve.
- Each album copy comes with a magnifying glass.
- Album name is hidden somewhere in the artwork.
- Available for pre-order April 23, shipping May 23.
- Being released in Australia, America, and Europe.
- Chris started in a band called Mesa Costa.
- Private Function began with demo recordings at home.
- First release: "Six Smoking Songs" cassette (100 copies).
- Reissued with "bin night" sounds layered over it.
- Another reissue with Christmas carol audio added.
- Released fake pregnancy tests as band merchandise.
- "St. Anger" album named after controversial Metallica album.
- Had to change Spotify artwork due to Metallica similarity.
- Released an obscure 8-track version of the album.
- "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" album had Queen-themed artwork.
- Special "Mystery Bag" vinyl contained bags resembling drugs.
- Their song "Aubrey Wodonga" became strangely popular in Spain.
- Released "The First Two Tapes on a 12-inch."
- Included Subway job applications with the album.
- 10 copies included handwritten letters of recommendation for Subway.
- "370HSSV0773H" album featured scratch-off lottery ticket material.
- Winner received $2,999 and their face on reprints.
- Needed special gambling exemption to sell in South Australia.
- Special "gold" edition contained the band members' urine.
- Another special edition contained beer-making ingredients.
- Upcoming album will have 100 special variant copies.
- Chris was banned from America for six years.
- Recently received American visa for touring.
- Australian tour in June, European tour in July.
- Planning potential U.S. tour later this year.
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