▁The ▁original ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁a ▁bare - b ones ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 1 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁With ▁help ▁from ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 ▁contrib utors , ▁the ▁band ▁made ▁its ▁initial ▁goal ▁within ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁and ▁quickly ▁sur pass ed ▁it , ▁eventually ▁raising ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁before ▁the ▁initial ▁campaign ▁had ▁ended . ▁An ▁extended ▁campaign , ▁partially ▁begun ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁vin yl ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁quickly ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁amount . ▁ ▁By ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁band ▁entered ▁the ▁Brown ▁O w l ▁Studios ▁in ▁Ber ry ▁Hill , ▁T N ▁and ▁later ▁emer ged ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁new ▁songs . ▁The ▁album ▁became ▁a ▁re union ▁of ▁sorts ▁- ▁bringing ▁in ▁past ▁band ▁members ▁Jerry ▁Chamber lain , ▁Rob ▁Watson , ▁Mart y ▁Die ck me yer ▁and ▁Alex ▁Mac D oug all ▁to ▁add ▁their ▁musical ▁touch es ▁to ▁the ▁album . ▁It ▁also ▁reun ited ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁engineer ▁and ▁road ie , ▁Der ri ▁D augh ert y , ▁who ▁engine ered ▁and ▁mixed ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁- ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁re he ars als ▁and ▁dem os , ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁sessions ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁- ▁was ▁fil med ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁DVD