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Oct 28 17:40 UTC 2002

Eli Goldberg of Prometheus Music 
would like to announce:
 
    (* drum roll please *)
 
    Julia Ecklar's "Divine Intervention" legendary filk album will be shortly
back again in print as a remastered CD, and we're now welcoming pre-orders.
(Remember that tape with the orchestra and the keyboards, with a flying horse
on the cover?)
 
    We especially appreciate your direct purchases, as the reprint was
exorbitantly expensive, and your direct sales will enable an all-new Julia
Ecklar CD to be produced twice as fast. Plus, you'll get it 6-8 weeks sooner.
However, Bill & Gretchen Roper *will* have it at ConFusion in January.
    
MP3 sample tracks:
   <http://mp3.com/ecklar>
 
Final cover snapshot:
<http://www.prometheus-music.com/divine/divine.html>
 
HOW TO PRE-ORDER
----------------
 
#1. Send $16 (*) per CD and your address to our new address:
 
    Eli Goldberg
    c/o Prometheus Music
    480 Castro Street
    San Francisco, CA 94114
 
    (*) = California residents: State sales tax makes it $17.32.
 
    Shipping is complimentary for US and Canadian residents. For other
countries, please e-mail.
 
    If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can also pick it up at the
San Francisco release party in early December. [More information upon
request].
 
    #2. If you'd like to be informed when your copy ships, please include your
e-mail address. Please mail your pre-order by November 15th, 2002.
 
    Also - Joey Shoji may be producing a wickedly cool T-shirt in honor of
the release. E-mail if you'd like to purchase one.
 
 
"Divine Intervention is back, and it's a CD."
 -- excerpt from Larry Niven's CD dedication
 
THE DIVINE INTERVENTION SAGA
----------------------------
 
It may be hard to believe, but this CD almost didn't happen.
 
    The Divine Intervention CD was the culmination of years of painstaking
effort by members of the original Air Craft Records production team,
Prometheus Music (okay, me ;), and specialized vendors.
 
    The original masters were gone --- toast. We searched everywhere
imaginable, down to anyone who'd ever duplicated cassettes for Air Craft. 
Chris Procopio alone searched through hundreds of old Air Craft reels.
 
    We finally tracked down a second-generation set of analog safety backups
lingering in Michael Moricz's basement. They were caked in mold. We hired
media restoration experts Vidipax in New York City. They weren't cheap, but
they meticulously restored the media to as good as analog media gets.
    
    Michael Moricz --- producer of the original album --- oversaw completion
of the CD.
 
    New to the CD edition is "Roxanne", a freshly recorded bonus track
reuniting members of the original cast, alongside Pittsburgh Symphony oboist
Renate Sakins. 
 
    Michael also unearthed several never-before-released instrumental mixes
of which you'll find "Lullaby for a Weary World" and "Temper of Revenge" on
the CD. 
 
    The 24-page Digipak album booklet sheds new insight on the saga behind
Divine Intervention and the artistic works within, with compositions by Julia
Ecklar, Michael Moricz, and a surprise guest dedication by SF author
Larry Niven. Lyrics included, too. Woo-hoo!
 
    Design honcho Richard Leeds, whose extensive credits include serving as
Art Director for "Keyboard" and "Guitar Player" magazines, produced drop-dead
wicked packaging for the release.
    
    The final CD contains a packed 73 minutes of classic and new material:
 
    1. Overture                     (3:10)
    2. Ladyhawke!                   (3:56)
    3. Crimson & Crystal            (3:29)
    4. Burnish Me Bright            (5:09)
    5. Apocalypse                   (2:57)
    6. Survivor's Song              (3:31)
    7. Terminus Est                 (3:52)
    8. Fallen Angel                 (5:14)
    9. Temper of Revenge            (6:16)
    10. Crane Dance                 (4:33)
    11. One Man Magical Show        (2:25)
    12. Silver                      (2:44)
    13. The Hand of God             (5:26)
    14. Lullaby for a Weary World   (6:13)
    15. Temper of Revenge           (6:07)
        [New track -- instrumental mix]
    16. Lullaby for a Weary World   (3:48)
        [New track -- edited instrumental mix]
    17. Roxanne                     (4:20)
        [New bonus track]
 
 
    STAY INFORMED ON NEW JULIA ECKLAR RELEASES
    ------------------------------------------
 
    We're working with Julia Ecklar on new projects that'll burst your beanie.
 
    The best way to stay informed about these projects is to join the 200
members of our complimentary, spam-free, quarterly newsletter _Eagle Bytes_
-- if you're not already.
 
    You'll enjoy pre-release cuts fresh from the studio, and your e-mail
address will not be shared or sold.
 
    Not sure? Feel free to e-mail for a sample issue. 
 
-Eli Goldberg
 Prometheus Music