The full title is David Baerwald and The New Folk Underground (featuring Will Sexton) - A Fine Mess. This very special edition CD was released through this website in December of 1999. David has recounted in several interviews the genesis for the tracks that would form AFM - the tragic death of a close friend's young son and the coming together for grief and solace. Then a simple request by long time message board poster Peter T and a generous offer by David's mom brought these tracks to us. There were roughly 500 AFMs produced. Most of the 500 were stamped with an individual number and signed by David. A smaller portion of the 500 were only signed and not numbered. The 2 disc 28 song collection contains guest appearances by Jewel, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Gilbert and many others. Art work for the packaging was created by Jeff Wells. The final packaging, although not exactly as it was initially planned, gave the set that classic DIY appeal that it deserved. Of course, this set has long since sold out, but they occassionally pop up on ebay - with most selling for well over $100. The set originally sold for $20 which included shipping.
A re-release was done in 2015 - again limited and signed and numbered for $20. The art for the re-release was tweaked somewhat (again by Jeff Wells) but the audio was identical. The re-release included an essay by Jeff Giles.
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