DISABLED PARKER NEWS — Weeks of December 8 & December 15

Production Halt, Printer Repairs, and Important Store Info

This update applies to both the week of December 8 and the week of December 15, since the situation has remained the same across both weeks.

Everything on the website had been running smoothly. Our printers were working perfectly, physical production was moving forward, and we were preparing for a strong wave of CD and cassette releases. But then — out of nowhere — we hit an unexpected shutdown.

As of now, all of our printers are offline and each one requires repair. Every machine responsible for CD artwork, cassette J-cards, lyric booklets, covers, and inserts is currently out of commission. We are already working on fixing them, but until repairs finish, we cannot print any physical media.

✔ Checkout Is OPEN

The store is fully open and you can buy anything you want. Nothing is restricted.

✔ Shirts & Posters Are Good to Go

All apparel and poster orders are completely unaffected.
They print normally and ship with no delay.

✔ CDs & Cassettes Still Available — Expect Delays

You may still purchase CDs and cassettes.
However, because every printer is down:

  • No CD covers or booklets can be printed right now

  • No cassette J-cards can be produced

  • Assembly cannot resume until repairs are complete

Your order will be held and produced as soon as the machines are fixed. We expect repairs to be completed around December 20th, but we will update everyone if anything changes.

Cherry Machine Cassette – Permanent J-Card Change

Another important update:
The Cherry Machine cassette is officially switching from its original full-back J-card to a standard half-back J-card going forward.

The full-back design was gorgeous, but extremely ink-heavy and not sustainable for long-term production. The new layout will be the permanent version for all future runs.

If you bought Cherry Machine before this change, you now own something special —
a rare early version that will never be produced again.

The Bottom Line

  • Checkout is open

  • Shirts and posters ship normally

  • CDs and cassettes are purchasable but delayed

  • All printers unexpectedly shut down and now need repair

  • Physical media production resumes once repairs finish

  • Cherry Machine gets a permanent packaging update

Thank you for your patience during this downtime. We’ll return to full production the moment our printers are back on their feet.