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Books
Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean? (Paperback)
LIMITED-RUN OF 1500
9" X 9" paperback, 304 pages
PUBLISHED: March 4, 2022
CATALOG NO: MVP006
ISBN: 978-0-578-97854-3
LCCN: 2021917653
The Residents: A Sight for Sore Eyes, Vol. 1
LIMITED-RUN OF 2000
9" X 9" casebound, 356 pages
PUBLISHED: January 7, 2022
CATALOG NO: MVP005
ISBN: 978-0-578-92935-4
LCCN: 2021917435
Lil BUB: The Earth Years
LIMITED-RUN OF 3500
9" X 9" casebound, 376 pages
PUBLISHED: May 21, 2021
CATALOG NO: MVP004
ISBN: 978-0-578-74428-5
LCCN: 2021911629
Ministry: Prescripture
LIMITED-RUN OF 2000
9" X 9" casebound, 248 pages
PUBLISHED: December 6, 2019
CATALOG NO: MVP003
ISBN: 978-0-578-56212-4
LCCN: 2020900902
Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean?
LIMITED-RUN OF 1500
9" X 9" casebound, 304 pages
PUBLISHED: March 8, 2019
CATALOG NO: MVP002
ISBN: 978-0-578-41625-0
LCCN: 2019936543
Face to Face: 25 Years of SoCal Punk
LIMITED-RUN OF 1000
9" X 9" casebound, 192 pages
PUBLISHED: December 1, 2017
CATALOG NO: MVP001
ISBN: 978-0-692-78681-9
LCCN: 2018930059
Pixies: A Visual History, Volume 1
LIMITED-RUN OF 3500
12” X 9" casebound, foil-stamped, 232 pages
PUBLISHED: September 30, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-991-50760-3
Company Profile
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Bio
Melodic Virtue is a small, artist-friendly independent publisher dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacies of underground bands through limited-run coffee table books. Originally founded in 2004 as a graphic design studio by Aaron Tanner, Melodic Virtue produces fully authorized books that offer an immersive, and definitive, visual history of bands outside of mainstream music culture. Each authentic and unusual story is told through compelling design, rare photographs and artwork, and gripping first-hand anecdotes from their fans and contemporaries.
Features
Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, Dangerous Minds, Pitchfork, Kerrang!, Revolver, SPIN, FACT Magazine, LA Weekly, Texas Monthly, Paste Magazine, MOJO, KQED, éTapes Magazine, PRINT, Gestalten, Punknews.org, The Quietus, Austin Chronicle, Dying Scene, Exclaim!, New Noise Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News, Graphis, and more!
Awards
AAF National Awards Gold 2013 • AAF National Awards Silver 2016 • AAF District 6 Awards Gold 2019, 2015, 2013, 2001 • AAF Evansville Awards Best In Show 2022, 2013, 2001 • AAF Evansville Awards Gold 2022, 2015 • AAF Evansville Awards Silver 2022, 2019 • AIGA Louisville Best of Show 2022 • AIGA Louisville Best of Editorial Print 2022 • AIGA Louisville Gold 2008 • EDG Awards Best In Show 2018, 2012 • EDG Awards Silver 2015, 2013 • Graphis Design Annual Silver 2014
Aaron Tanner
Bio
For more than two decades, Aaron Tanner has been creating unconventional design work for legendary acts. Prior to publishing, he was Ween's resident designer for over 15 years and maintained a diverse client roster that included Pixies, Explosions in the Sky, Epitaph Records, Secretly Group, Temporary Residence Ltd., and pet celebs Lil BUB and Doug The Pug. A musician and life-long fan of music and the arts, Tanner has won numerous national awards and has been recognized by several prestigious international design publications.
Quotes
"For nearly two decades, Melodic Virtue provided design services for the music industry, but it was time for a change. That’s when I decided to shift the focus of my business to book publishing. But unlike most publishers, I wanted to focus exclusively on bands and their visual histories."
"All Melodic Virtue books are limited-run and made with die-hard music fans in mind. Having shorter runs enables us to put quality over quantity and ensures that each release is truly something worth owning."
"The hardest part of creating these books, without question, is gathering the material. Don’t get me wrong, though. I love fully immersing myself into a band’s history and learning about the connections made between the band, their contemporaries, and their fans."