To send a gift of my album via iTunes, you go to http://itunes.com/tydavison [link opens iTunes], click on the album, then choose the “Gift this music” link then choose the “Gift this album” link. (See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2687 for explicit instructions.)

If you prefer to give a physical CD as a gift, you can do that here:
http://www.lulu.com/content/compact-disc/one-man-garage-band/7358118

It didn’t dawn on me until the emails arrived, but apparently it’s not obvious how to listen to samples from One Man Garage Band. I’m very sorry about that, and I’ve taken steps to make it more clear. The website’s right sidebar now offers links where you can listen to samples and/or purchase songs.

If you like CDBaby’s 256-bit MP3s–and I do since that’s how I get the most revenue–click the CDBaby link. You’ll be able to listen to 30 second samples from each song, buy individual songs or (my favorite) buy the whole album. Because it’s in MP3 format it will load and play on any MP3 player be it iPod, Zune or what have you.

If you prefer using Apple’s iTunes Store for your music purchases–and I’ve got to admit the experience is fairly compelling–there’s a link for my iTunes page on the sidebar as well. Note that this link will open iTunes on your computer and take you directly to my iTunes page. You to listen to samples, purchase individual songs or the whole album at iTunes as well. Apple 256-bit AAC files are technically superior to MP3s but the difference is unlikely to be sufficient that anyone would notice. (I don’t.) The AAC files will run in iTunes, on an iPod or on any device that supports AAC. These are not copy protected files.

CDBaby is overhauling their website. Going forward that’s going to be mean lots of cool things like the ability to buy individual songs. Right now it means that all kinds of crazy things are broken. For example, my “official website” link points to some Hispanic guy’s hip-hop album. Pretty funny on Day One. Less funny on Day Four. I also can’t log into my account to see if anybody’s been buying my album.

I know the CDBaby crew is working feverishly to get things fixed, and God bless their support of the indie musician. For those of you who may have been trying to use CDBaby and having problems, I’m sure they’ll have it fixed soon and I, for one, appreciate your understanding.

For you old school types who love your physical media, One Man Garage Band is now available for purchase on Compact Disc. I’m using Lulu.com, a publish on demand service, to produce the CDs which means that no CD is manufactured until it is purchased. This saves me from carrying inventory, and it seems to be the most environmentally responsible approach to content distribution for folks who’ve not made a transition to digital music files.