Clintone

🎵 CLINTONE — FULL CIRCLE

Independent Release: August 30, 2006

National Re-Release (Ryko / Warner / ADA): March 4, 2008

Labels: Locomotive Records • Screaming Ferret Wreckords • Metro City Records

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Overview

Full Circle is the album that redefined Clintone’s musical identity — a bold return to the guitar as the center of gravity after years spent behind the console as a professional audio engineer. Originally self-released in 2006, the album’s combination of melodic phrasing, instrumental storytelling, and tight rock production caught the attention of Locomotive Records, Screaming Ferret Wreckords, and Metro City Records.

This led to a national re-release on March 4, 2008 through Warner Music Group’s Ryko/ADA distribution network, placing the album into the First Quarter 2008 Ryko New Releases Catalog and bringing Clintone’s work to a wider audience for the first time.

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Track Listing

1. Abduction

2. Return to Me

3. Go Hard or Go Home

4. Full Circle

5. Dead Lines

6. Poet and the Pain

7. New Beginnings

8. Move It or Lose It

9. Touching on Taboo

10. Drama

11. Lysa

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Press & Media

⭐ GuitarSite Interview

A published interview exploring the inspiration behind Full Circle, Clintone’s approach to tone, and the meaning behind the album title.

Read the interview:

https://www.guitarsite.com/interview-with-guitarist-clintone/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

⭐ AllMusic Listing

AllMusic documents the original 2006 release metadata for Full Circle, preserving its first appearance in national music databases.

AllMusic entry:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/full-circle-mw0000493380

 ⭐ Sea of Tranquility Review (2008)

A review published the same year as the national re-release.

Read the review:

https://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?id=6894&op=showcontent&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Release History

2006 — Independent Release

Clintone released Full Circle independently on August 30, 2006.

This version planted the first digital and retail metadata later picked up by AllMusic and Muze.

2007–2008 — Label Contract

Following early buzz, Locomotive Records, Screaming Ferret Wreckords, and Metro City Records approached Clintone with a distribution proposal.

A contract was signed and the album was prepared for national reissue.

March 4, 2008 — National Re-Release

The album entered formal retail distribution through Ryko, part of Warner Music Group’s ADA network.

It appeared in the Q1 2008 Ryko New Releases Catalog, marking Clintone’s first entry into national brick-and-mortar and online retail chains.

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Catalogue Details

• UPC: 801110007824

• Runtime: 35:54

• Genre: Instrumental Rock / Guitar

• Formats: CD, Advance CD, Promotional Editions

• Distribution: Ryko / ADA / Warner Music Group

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Artist Insight

“Full Circle wasn’t just a title — it was a realization. After everything, the wayward son had come home. The guitar felt like destiny again.”

— Clintone, GuitarSite Interview