Javelin Play Button

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Text on Button JAVELIN CANYON CANDY
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Photograph of a gold six-pointed star surrounded by gold circle against white background. Black text on center of star and surrounding circle.

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PLAYBUTTON

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Canyon Candy is an album by the indie electronic duo Javelin. Soon after the release of Canyon Candy, the artists began a project to create a companion film to the album. Donors to the film's Kickstarter campaign were rewarded with a limited edition Canyon Candy Playbutton.

Now nearly obsolete, the Playbutton was a wearable mp3 player stored inside a button. The mp3 player was just large enough to play a single album, whose cover art was displayed on the front of the button. The innovative design included a headphone jack and built-in playback controls for ease of listening. The Playbutton came with a commemorative box and headphone jack adaptor. 

Sources

Kelly, Z. (2011, April 28). Javelin: Canyon Candy EP album review. Retrieved from https://pitchfork.com/

Museum of Obsolete Media. (n.d.). Playbutton (2011-). Retrieved from http://www.obsoletemedia.org/playbutton/

Ridden, P. (2011, January 3). The album's on the button badge. Retrieved from https://newatlas.com/playbutton-music-in-a-badge-format-announced/17434/

Catalog ID IN0108