{"product_id":"old-piano-vinyl-lp-gatefold-rip-gerber","title":"OLD PIANO — Vinyl LP (Gatefold) | Rip Gerber","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome albums are made. This one was built by hand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOLD PIANO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the debut LP from heartland-rock pianist and songwriter Rip Gerber — ten original songs recorded the way records used to be made. No AI. No loops. No samples. Every note on this record was played by a human being in a room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was tracked at Skywalker Sound and at 2200 Studios in Sausalito — the former Record Plant, where Fleetwood Mac cut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRumours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Seven-time Grammy winner Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco, Red Hot Chili Peppers) mixed it on a Neve 8048 console at PLYRZ Studios. Pete Lyman mastered it at Infrasonic Sound in Nashville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour tracks were recorded live at Skywalker with a 25-piece orchestra and the full band — thirty musicians playing at once, no overdubs, no fixes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cover began as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e36″ × 36″ acrylic painting on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, painted by Rip himself. The back cover is his too — mixed media, made by hand. What you're holding is a real painting, printed at scale across a gatefold jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoat for Sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTunnel Royale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaving Dress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Piano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHealer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle of Fairfax\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrother Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen It's All Over\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT YOU'RE GETTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12″ vinyl LP in a deluxe gatefold jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal 36″ × 36″ acrylic cover painting by the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull credits for every player in the room, plus process photographs from the sessions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded at Skywalker Sound \u0026amp; 2200 Studios · Mixed by Jim Scott · Mastered by Pete Lyman, Infrasonic Sound, Nashville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited first pressing of 500, hand-assembled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you wish, \"Signed by Artist\" — Rip hand-signs the gatefold jacket in silver paint pen before it ships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRip spent twenty-five years as a technology executive — a chief marketing officer in artificial intelligence, an early investor in the companies building it. Then he made a record with none of it. Real piano, real strings, real stories, real paint under the fingernails.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrop the needle and stay a while.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShips from Nashville, TN. First pressing is 500 copies — when they're gone, they're gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RIP GERBER","offers":[{"title":"Standard = base price","offer_id":48657561452698,"sku":"RIP-OP-01","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed by Artist = $10","offer_id":48657561485466,"sku":"RIP-OP-02","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/8253\/6602\/files\/RipGerber_OldPiano_FrontCover.png?v=1783267803","url":"https:\/\/ripgerber.myshopify.com\/products\/old-piano-vinyl-lp-gatefold-rip-gerber","provider":"RIP GERBER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}