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Jandek: The Man from Corwood
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12-10-2007 11:06 PM
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This stuff is great, he doesn't even disclose the names of the people who feature on his albums because he doesn't feel it's appropriate.
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The early vinyl records could only be obtained by sending a letter to Corwood's post office box, and even today, there's no e-mail address or web page</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16778590">"I kind of have declined interviews and things like that because I just put out a product and that's it. 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