Franklin Mint

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Franklin Mint
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, CA
Years active2001 - 2004
Genre(s)Experimental, electronic
Past membersPatrick Wilson
Websitewww.thespecialgoodness.com:80/thefranklinmint/index.html (archived on Archive.org)

Franklin Mint was a experimental electronic music project of Patrick Wilson.

Overview

Franklin Mint first released a batch of songs in 2001 via thespecialgoodness.com. Two songs, "The New Sounds of the Franklin Mint" and "Environment", were released later in the same year.[1] The Special Goodness album At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting, released in April 2001, credits Franklin Mint for production and recording.[2] In May of 2002, Wilson recorded a rough instrumental version of the Weezer song "Keep Fishin'" under the title "George Hartwig". This cover was released on weezer.net and later finished for release as a B-side to "Keep Fishin'" in the United States. It is officially credited to the Franklin Mint moniker.[3]

Wilson's co-production and guitar work on the Karlophone song "If You Listen", released as a B-side to "Desire" in 2004, is also credited to Franklin Mint. This would be the last musical contribution credited to Franklin Mint, though it was still used as a screen name on message board accounts created by Wilson.

Discography

Website releases

"The First Batch" (2001)

"The Second Batch" (2001)

Other releases and appearances

See also

References

  1. The Franklin Mint. thespecialgoodness.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001.
  2. At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting liner notes
  3. Koch, Karl (2004). "5/02 Pat Wilsons home, Los Angeles". Recording History. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia.