DW,

My band has just released our second CD. And we did everything Paul suggested and it is/was quite a succesful project. Get the local alternative news paper to cover the release date party with a prelease article. If they won't buy as big an add as you can afford.
Send as many prelease date CDs as you feel you can afford to the local radio stations. Give a couple to the local saloons if you play them and have them put in the rotation. Get on the air with it if you can. Maintain a website like ours with links to other sites. (www.theflyincolumn.com)

And send one to me and I'll send you one of ours.

One thing I am surprised is we don't have the means to listen to samples over the Mudcat. Or do we and I am not aware of them.

Good luck with the recording.

Don