Hi there punk rockers. Mr Crook here; speechless, spinning plates, but full of summer spirit all the same . . .

A quick note to all of you . . . because these little fuckers take bloody ages to put together, and I have responsibilities of song, psychosis, finishing the new album, the book, and probably some other things that I can’t remember, only 120 of these are available in the ‘pretty canvas sleeves’.  20 are going to be on sale in the Rough Trade shops, and the rest will be available from us at the 3 gigs in July. Otherwise, if anyone lives a million miles away, you can pre-order your copy by going to our shop / releases section on this website, and we will send it out to you. I hope that’s Ok.

Below is the sleeve that has been nicely held together by a punk rock pin and puzzle piece attachment.

Here’s what happens when you take apart the sleeve . . .

And here’s another pretty picture of what it looks like when you open it up . . .

If anyone wants to use the canvas sleeve, the idea is that you can pin it, stick it, frame it, or throw it:

‘Just so you know, ‘The Lost Belongings’ is a 5 track EP. It will give you a taste of what we have been doing and hopefully excite you enough to keep in contact with us, as we make the finishing touches to our New Album which is due out in September.

Please understand, that we are presenting you with a gift. This is something that you can hold in your hands, touch with the ends of your fingers, and if you enjoy the way paint, piss, and blood, feels on your tongue, even taste. Let’s face it, we have all been forced to accept the uncomfortable, though very convenient way, in which downloads, emails, mp3s, myspace, blah blah blah, fucking blah, has changed the way music is distributed. Nevertheless, contrary to popular belief, this does not mean music must appear as an impersonal transference of binary bollocks. After all, we are human beings, and we enjoy touching, we crave skin to skin, and we like to hold, to have, and to remember. The Crooked Family do anyway, so please enjoy.

Your SINcerely, Lupen Crook

PS – At risk at sounding like a fucking corporate(?)cuntpany(?), I will say this quickly and only once, so read it as if I have . . . EVERY SLEEVE IS DIFFERENT, because each one has been hand painted, so do not piss and moan if they look different from the photo. Anyway, I am sure you could have worked that out for yourself.

Once again, peace, punk, and poeTRY, I hope to be hearing from you soon.