Ep495: Private Function Still On Top w/ Chris Penney

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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