Prepare the Preparations

Prepare the Preparations is the third full-length studio album by St. Louis band Ludo. It is the band's second release on Island Records. The album was originally scheduled for an August 17 release date but was pushed back to September 7, 2010.

Album information
The album was produced by Matt Wallace. The lead single off the album is "Whipped Cream." Topics on the new album include, "skeletons, pirates, cyborgs, robots, leprechauns, witches, curses, Bonnie and Clyde and 1950s R&B." Volpe said of the new album, "I like to write from my imagination, so there are songs about skeletons, grave robbing lovers, a cyclops and of course love and all that stuff."

Members
Band Additional Musicians
 * Andrew Volpe - Vocals, Guitar
 * Tim Ferrell - Guitar, Backing Vocals
 * Tim Convy - Moog, Backing Vocals
 * Matt Palermo - Drums, Backing Vocals
 * Tommy Cantillon - Bass Guitar
 * Matt Bowen - Violin, programming
 * Tim Christensen - Upright Bass
 * Marc McClusky - Programming, loops