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The Official Legal Tender News Letter.
Year-end Edition 2007 012-1


Well, first of all, let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanza and Happy, Prosperous New Year!

Next, I want to thank each and every one of you who have signed my guest book and/or stopped by my myspace page and left all those wonderful comments about the CD. They really make my day!

And a super special thank you goes out to all who have purchased the CD. You folks in Oregon seem to really like Carbon McCartney--thanks.

I want to let you all know that I have eleven interviews and CD reviews coming out, six before the end of the year, or so I am told. I will send you an e-mail and let you know when they are posted on the web site if you would fancy seeing what the “pros” think of the music.

It looks like I’ll be doing an unplugged short set at the Fret House in Upland, CA, most likely on Feb 2, 2008. You’ll get an e-mail to let you know the details in next month’s newsletter.

There are some folks out there I want to thank. If not for them, I wouldn’t be this far along this fast. To Scott and Alexia Rishel—you are MY ANGLES!

I am grateful to Disc Makers for the wonderful job manufacturing Carbon McCartney. To CDBaby.com, digstantion.com, and iTunes.com, thanks for handling the sales end of the business. And last but not least, to Michael Sutton, my publicist and radio promoter. Because of him, you’ll be hearing more of Carbon McCartney on the radio in ’08.

I sure don’t want to forget not the contest winners of the Carbon McCartney CD, T-shirt and key chain. Here they are!

Nanna Canton, Ohio
Shirley McMinnville, Oregon

Winners of Carbon McCartney CD are
Sarah Smith Kinross Perth Australia
Maureen Green Franklin, TN

And the Iphone bonus winners are
Joseph Luna Bloomington CA
Two pass to Fiesta Village in Colton CA.

Nanna Canton, Ohio
Starbucks Certificate

Congratulations to all

Once again, Happy Holidays to all!


V Live Long and Prosper
Legal Tender




Official Legal Tender Web site; www.mcmlegaltender.com

first bonus winner is Joseph Luna
of Bloomington CA
for the correct answers
to #2.
Bonus Prize:
Two Supreme Pass
to Fiesta Village
Family Fun Park
In Colton CA

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Hurry maybe you'll be the next bonus winner in one of the other Questions.

All bonus prizes will be given in accordance to the geographic area of the winner.

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Win an iPhone
Clues for the Carbon McCartney Contest

Hurry! Get your copy of Carbon McCartney so you can play.
Questions are only available on the CD. Three ways to win. Three prizes. You could win one of two iPhones and other great prizes.
Please note that there was a typo in the booklet concerning contest dates. It should read: “Contest ends at midnight, April 30th, 2008.”
Winners will be announced May 26th 2008 by mail, e-mail and/or phone. The contest has three levels.
All prizes will be awarded from random drawings of correct answers from each category.
The iPhones will be awarded in a random drawing of correct answers for the correct decoding of the secret code in the song "Figure it
Out."
However, prizes may be upgraded, so visit mcmlegaltender.com for updates.
One bonus prize will be awarded for the first person(s) to send in the correct answer for one or each of the three questions.
Clues
1. After the clock at the beginning of “Hey Little Girl,” what is the next sound?
Clue #1
You'll see it at
the beginning of the old Mission Impossible TV show.
2. What does the official Carbon McCartney release date have in common with a Beatles release date in 1965? Name that LP.
(Note: you can find the release date under "it's here" at the mcmlegaltender.com web site.)
Clue #1
We all need a little ___ sometimes.

3. What
is the hidden message in “Figure It Out?”
You'll have to listen to the song and decode the message. The following clue will help you figure it out.
Clue #1
Morse had one.

Good luck everyone and keep coming back for more clues!

When you think you’ve got one of the three questions figured out, see the CD booklet for how to submit your answer.

August 2007 Bloomington, California — Legal Tender—
August 6, 2007 is the official release date of "Carbon McCartney". And from carbon come diamonds so that makes this CD a real gem. This is The CD that almost didn’t happen, a mostly solo CD by singer/songwriter Eric Ross Davenport. In addition to writing, producing, engineering, and arranging, Davenport plays and sings all but three of the songs on this CD—Hey Little Girl, Windy, and I Want to Be the One. Long-time mate Tony Hart contributes his amazing drum playing talent and Jennifer Keenan joins him for backing vocals on I Want to Be the One. These all-original songs are out on Davenport’s label, Merit Records.

Davenport’s sound is heavily influenced by the Beatles yet his own original style shines through. People have always compared his music to the Beatles. Joking called the “Rolling Beatle Monkeys Sound”. It was, in fact, his “20 & 30 something” mates who dubbed him “Carbon McCartney”. Ergo, the title of the CD. “But please don’t get me wrong. I am in no way comparing myself to the Great One, but if people want to make a comparison, I can’t think of a better musician to be compared too,” says Davenport. “I won’t deny the influence is there and sometimes people hear the influence even when I don’t. I may remind people of the Beatles (or Paul), but I don't think I sound exactly like them. I can, however, do a McCartney song and sound dead-on if you close your eyes. But there will never be another Mozart, Elvis, or Beatles.”
“I’ve had a lot of other influences too, and have developed a rich and varied musical taste. To name a just a few of those influences—Elvis, The Rolling Stones, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Martin, Phil Rocha, Danny Rocha, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats, BB King, Louis Armstrong, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Geoff Emerick, Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix, The Carpenters, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder. Dio. Led Zeppelin, Lawrence Welk, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Mahaila Jackson, Zana French, Bennie Goodman, Andre Rieu...and the beat goes on….”

Davenport on Carbon McCartney
“As I said, I am in no way making any comparisons. This project is more like my tribute to the continuing influence that both the Beatles and George Martin have on me—as a person, as well as a musician, I hope I capture the sprit and the attitude I think I absorbed from them, You tell Me.
If I could have just one wish for myself so could die happy, it would be to have Paul and/or Ringo play just one of my songs with me on my next CD. And if I was really lucky, George Martin would produce it.” Imagine!

“Carbon McCartney is a tongue-in-cheek thing that will become more apparent as more people become acquainted with me and my music. But I don’t want to give that away just yet—You’ll just have to learn for yourselves.”

“I think anyone who listens to my CD will find something they fancy, if you take the time to listen all the way through. One of my long-time mates said that what she liked overall was the variety and diversity of this CD (God Bless Ya, Becky). Diversity is the one thing where I consciously try to emulate the Beatles.

“Freshness is a quality of the Beatles that I really appreciate. Listening to even their oldest recordings you can hear a contemporary sound that could have been recorded yesterday. The lead guitar may sound dated, but the songs themselves and the performances sound fresh. Most of those early recordings were basically live performances in the studio. As far as I’m concerned, that’s still the best way to do it. At least cutting the basic tracks live. The one thing I work really hard at is making the recording technology as transparent as possible. I hope I have recorded something that has, if nothing else, character. Its good honest music, and something I hope Jim Ladd would fancy playing. One has to listen to the whole CD to appreciate its true flavor, “So listen on, and May you never get your fill.”

“Thank you for giving it a listen, I hope you find something you fancy, touch wood.”

Davenport plans to have his band Legal Tender complete and ready for a short tour late in 2007 or early 2008 with a longer tour in mid-2008. More information will be posted on the web site mcmlegaltender.com when becomes available.

For review copies and press kits for Carbon McCartney, please contact Linda at (909) 877-8468 or mcmmeritrecords@aol.com or, mcmlegaltender.com.
Carbon McCartney is available at: cdbaby.com, Apple i Tunes, Rhapsody, Yahoo, 3GUpoad, Arvato, Audio Lunchbox, Bitmunk, and Verizon.