TAKE 23 - The Gay, Unpolished, One-Take Album

by Salem Corwin

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These discs were individually burned using my laptop (and individually labelled... and signed... and each cover paper was hand-cut... this was an INTENSE DIY project).
Although I tested the CDs out every few batches or so to make sure that they played properly, please let me know if your CD has any issues ~

~DURATION: approx 36 minutes.

~If you have a preference for color, there are 7 different slim jewel case covers to choose from! As pictured the cases come in pink, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, and transparent. Please leave a note with your order with your preference - colors are limited!

~While these cases are slim jewel and more delicate in general than standard jewel, THE COLORED CASE ARE FLIMSIER THAN THE BLACK AND TRANSPARENT CASES! Why this is, I have no idea - but if you choose a colored CD case for your order, note that you should open the box on a flat surface as the CDs have a tendency to pop out.~

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1.	Take 23 INTRO 00:27	info
2.	On My Way Back Home 02:59	info	buy track
3.	Girls Are Magical 02:33	info	buy track
4.	Be Safe 03:59	info	buy track
5.	Becomes You (POEM) 01:47	info	buy track
6.	FAT BOY SUMMER 02:47	info	buy track
7.	Summer Children 03:13	info	buy track
8.	Penniless 04:52	info	buy track
9.	Pink Boy Tears 03:41	info	buy track
10.	Witch's Intuition 03:29	info	buy track
11.	Enter/Exit (POEM) 01:48	info	buy track
12.	Get Better 03:26	info	buy track

about

Take 23 is, frankly, my baby. 3 years in the making, Take 23 is a collection of my original songs and spoken-word poetry with one set goal: to achieve an album's worth of recordings (in this case, 11 tracks) without splicing the best of multiple takes together (my usual practice, and industry standard).

While every song and poem you will hear has taken multiple (sometimes up to 30) takes to get right, each track is its own single-take masterpiece.

This album is UNPOLISHED. I am poor and gay, so this entire album (minus the final song, whose audio was extracted from a camera recording) was recorded in an empty church hall on an $80 microphone, with basically no audio editing/enhancing at all.

The echoes you will hear were recorded on-site, live, because of my location.
Sounds from nature (thunder, rain, cars passing by, etc.) were also all recorded on-site.

Do NOT listen with the expectation of perfection.
DO listen with the expectation of sincerity, vulnerability, and some bangin' original storytelling.

And thank you, everyone - for being a part of my story.
~ Salem <3

credits

released September 1, 2019

All songs were written/performed/recorded by Salem Corwin.
"Witch's Intuition" features harmonies performed by Hannah Corwin.
"Get Better" features an original guitar track by Eddie Bristow Jr.

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Salem Corwin New York

🎃 He/Him 🎃
I'm a soft 'lil Jewish actor/songwriter from the Hudson Valley of NY.
Learn more about my music, acting, and general queer shenanigans at corwinsb01.wixsite.com/salemcorwin !

profile & cover photo were taken by Hannah Corwin. ... more

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