An experiment has begun! ‘Pay what you can afford’ for the Folk the Banks out today featuring Occupy supporting artists including Tom Morello, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Martha Wainwright, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Chumbawumba, Peggy Seeger, with iconic artwork by Jamie Reid - famed for the Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save the Queen album artwork. [1]

Available from the Occupation Records website (http://www.occupationrecords.com/), all profits go to Occupy and related movements globally which Occupation Records was set up to benefit. [2] The album will also be available around the world online in digital from today at stores including Rough Trade, Fish Records, 7digital, and HMV, as well as in CD and vinyl online and in stores across the UK from Wednesday 6 June.

Jamie Reid said: “It was an honour to be asked to do this artwork for the Occupy movement. I have been involved with doing ‘protest’ visuals since the early 70’s, and I hoped with this image to incorporate ideas from this source, putting them into a modern context within the birth of a whole new form of protest and resistance, against the increasing corruption and corporate greed of current policies and economics. Learn from the past. Live in the present. Look to the future.”

Also on the album are Chris T-T, Ryan Harvey, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Anais Mitchell, Show of Hands, King Blues, Leon Rosselson, The Young-uns, Oysterband, Jim Moray and Eddie Morton.

Adam Jung, Artist and Industry Relations for Occupation Records, said: “Occupy has pushed the demand to address social and economic inequality to the fore by continually developing creative new ways to spread our message. Occupation Records and today’s release of Folk the Banks utilising a pay what you can afford format is offering another alternative.”

Tom Morello said: “The wealthiest CEO’s reward themselves with million dollar bonuses while millions are out of work. What can we do about it? We can protest against it, fight back against it, and sing songs that do both.”

Folk the Banks will not be available via Amazon of Apple’s iTunes due to labour and human rights violations. [3]

Full Folk the Banks album track listing

1. Billy Bragg - Which Side Are You On? [Original]
2. Anais Mitchell - 1984
3. Ryan Harvey - See It Through [Original]
4. Show of Hands - Arrogance, Ignorance, and Greed
5. King Blues - We Are Fucking Angry
6. Chris T-T - A-Z (Piano Version) [Exclusive]
7. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Gamblers Lament [Original]
8. Ani DiFranco - Coming Up [Exclusive]
9. Peggy Seeger - Doggone, Occupation Is On [Original]
10. Leon Rosselson - Money Matters
11. The Young-uns - Hard Times
12. Martha Wainwright - No Woman, No Cry
13. Oysterband - The Early Days of a Better Nation
14. Chumbawumba - The Old School Tie
15. Jim Moray - The Rufford Park Poachers
16. Eddie Morton - Union Jack
17. Tao Rodriguez-Seeger - Well May The World Go [Original]
18. The Nightwatchman: Tom Morello - World Wide Rebel Songs