Elijah Wyman: Why We Never Go Swimming and Other Short Stories

Side A
1. Why We Never Go Swimming
2. What I Save in Flowers, I Spend in Postage
3. Even in Blue Ink You Are Black and White
4. Crooked Smile, Weathered Scar
5. Girls Should Drive Automatics

Side B
6. Dove's Blood, Desert Sand
7. The Life You Hide is the Life You Lose
8. My Blood Will Cry Out to You
9. The Storm Outside Your Car

"Sparkling instrumentation and frankly lovely melody...literate, skewed singer-songwriter charm." - PopMatters

"...a wrenching, emotional tour de force. I dare you to listen and not be moved." - songs:illinois

"True to life lyrics and poignant observations." - Performer Magazine

LP

Release date: 2006-04-15
300 records were produced for the limited edition first pressing. 100 gold vinyl records are available only at Elijah's shows and select local independent merchants. The remaining 200 records are black vinyl. The packaging consists of a beautifully screen printed, 100% recycled (80% post consumer) card stock jacket encased in a clear, reusable plastic sleeve.

Record & jacket production costs: $5.00
Donation to Africare: $1.00
Artist: $4.00
Grinding Tapes Recording Company: $0.00
Subtotal: $10.00
Pay an additional $1, which will be given directly to the artist
Carbon-Balanced Shipping:  US ($3.50)  Outside the US ($6.50)

CD

Release date: 3/17/2006
Blue Duck Records originally released Why We Never Go Swimming on CD in March of 2006. Two years later, Grinding Tapes purchased what remained of the original pressing of 1,000 copies.

Blue Duck Records: $3.00
Artist: $5.00
Grinding Tapes Recording Company: $0.00
Subtotal: $8.00
Pay an additional $1, which will be given directly to the artist
Carbon-Balanced Shipping:  US ($2.50)  Outside the US ($3.00)