Paul Westerberg: New Album for 49 Cents!

As long as everybody’s giving stuff away today, is 49 cents a real bargain? (You betcha!)

By Blurt Staff

Erstwhile Replacements mainman Paul Westerberg has a new album titled 49:00 he’s just released — bet you didn’t know about it, did you? Us neither. And it comes with a twist, or more accurately, a unique price tag: 49 cents.

If you go to his website he’s got details posted about how to nab it (from Amazon) along with cover art and Westerberg-supplied liner notes (that you can download from his site in PDF format). We’ll copy the basic info for you below, however, verbatim from the horse’s mouth.

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And we have lift-off: Download 49:00 from Amazon MP3

It's one MP3 file, with a whole mess of songs, so even though it's only one download, you're getting plenty of songs. Some things to note: In order to get the album for $0.49 (rather than the whopping price of $0.89), you need to use the link I posted above and:

·         Click on the "Buy MP3 album with 1-Click" button

·         Download Amazon's MP3 Downloader (takes 1 minute)

·         Proceed with purchase

Because of the way it's entered in the system ($0.89 for the 'song' and $0.49 for the 'album'), if you don't do it this way, you will be charged $0.89 (which is also a massive bargin).

Good news: Non-US fans can now download the 'album' here (and US fans who for some reason can't/don't want to use Amazon).

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Oh, and one last thing. Westerberg’s site advised the following, so take heed!

WARNING: DO NOT LISTEN WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE

THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FAULTY - ALL SOUNDS ARE INTENTIONAL AND VALID AS A WORK OF ART