March 14, 2012
The Plague...
by Chris Randall
I imagine you're getting sick of hearing about me being sick, but I'll absolutely guarantee that you're not as sick of hearing about it as I am of being it. I am paying penance for nearly a lifetime of being in perfect health, apparently. This fresh hell is some sort of violently invasive cold. Or something. Please make it stop.
And the first fucking hippie that recommends Pho is getting banned for life. I'd sooner drink a bottle of Windex.
In charitable news, I have a track on this comp, a collection of e-music that benefits the victims of the tornado in West Liberty, Kentucky that happened on March 2nd. It's only $4, and is a nice collection of e-music. Go buy it, and spread the word.
In other charitable news, I've ordered the jackets for unsuspected sounds from Stumptown Printers. So we're off to the races now, no turning back on the hardware version of the album. Which brings me to an interesting question...
I had intended (for fiscal reasons that I hope would be so patently obvious they don't need to be explained) to not put the album up on Bandcamp until I had the whole finished run in my possession, and only sell the vinyl+download until the vinyl had run out. However, there's a couple points that merit consideration:
1. I actually have the mastered digital files now; there's no real reason we can't start the ordering process.
2. A lot of (I assume "most") people don't actually want the record.
So, I could put up the vinyl + download for pre-order now. I could also put up a download only for sale now. The pre-orders would come with the caveat that you wouldn't receive the vinyl for nearly two months. There would be a slight risk involved, mainly for me, as while I have everything costed out, and 2/3rd of it already paid for, I'm making the assumption that there are no fuck-ups that are my fault, that won't require a massive cash outlay on my part to fix.
The problem I have with this course of action is that the digital sales will necessarily subsidize the vinyl until everything has washed out. The original plan negated this.
So, thoughts? Should I put up a poll?
And the first fucking hippie that recommends Pho is getting banned for life. I'd sooner drink a bottle of Windex.
In charitable news, I have a track on this comp, a collection of e-music that benefits the victims of the tornado in West Liberty, Kentucky that happened on March 2nd. It's only $4, and is a nice collection of e-music. Go buy it, and spread the word.
In other charitable news, I've ordered the jackets for unsuspected sounds from Stumptown Printers. So we're off to the races now, no turning back on the hardware version of the album. Which brings me to an interesting question...
I had intended (for fiscal reasons that I hope would be so patently obvious they don't need to be explained) to not put the album up on Bandcamp until I had the whole finished run in my possession, and only sell the vinyl+download until the vinyl had run out. However, there's a couple points that merit consideration:
1. I actually have the mastered digital files now; there's no real reason we can't start the ordering process.
2. A lot of (I assume "most") people don't actually want the record.
So, I could put up the vinyl + download for pre-order now. I could also put up a download only for sale now. The pre-orders would come with the caveat that you wouldn't receive the vinyl for nearly two months. There would be a slight risk involved, mainly for me, as while I have everything costed out, and 2/3rd of it already paid for, I'm making the assumption that there are no fuck-ups that are my fault, that won't require a massive cash outlay on my part to fix.
The problem I have with this course of action is that the digital sales will necessarily subsidize the vinyl until everything has washed out. The original plan negated this.
So, thoughts? Should I put up a poll?
32 comments:
Man, sorry you're so jacked up. That's some nasty voodoo.
As far as the release dilemma, I'd do whatever scenario makes life easiest for you and will be most likely to recoup the costs.
Hell, I'd probably wait to put the whole thing up just so I wouldn't have to field all the "HEY IT'S BEEN X LONG, ARE YOU RIPPING ME OFF?!!?!" bullshit. I see that kind of thing happening with Killing Joke's pledge campaign. The natives are getting restless...
How many vinyls are you getting printed up, anyways?
As far as the release dilemma, I'd do whatever scenario makes life easiest for you and will be most likely to recoup the costs.
Hell, I'd probably wait to put the whole thing up just so I wouldn't have to field all the "HEY IT'S BEEN X LONG, ARE YOU RIPPING ME OFF?!!?!" bullshit. I see that kind of thing happening with Killing Joke's pledge campaign. The natives are getting restless...
How many vinyls are you getting printed up, anyways?
500 copies total. Once the artists get theirs, there will be just south of 400 to sell. Call it 375.
-CR
-CR
I vote to do it now - pre-order for vinyl and the immediate download. This will be the album that gets my a$$ out to buy a record player. That gives me two months to research and figure it out. In the meantime - I'd love to be listening!
Concerning your invasive cold, that sounds like an impaired immune system. You should consider a doctor to clarify this.
Sorry about your illness!
I would tie the release to the vinyl sales until the vinyl sales are over. People can deal.
Meaning, specifically: the first 500 orders are for the full package: vinyl + download. Give no other option. After that, download-only sales begin. Keep it simple.
People will deal.
(People who don't have a record player: the physical thing is a tactile work of art and is beautiful whether you play it or not.)
I expect it to sell out quickly and then be a collectible ebay nightmare thereafter.
- c
I would tie the release to the vinyl sales until the vinyl sales are over. People can deal.
Meaning, specifically: the first 500 orders are for the full package: vinyl + download. Give no other option. After that, download-only sales begin. Keep it simple.
People will deal.
(People who don't have a record player: the physical thing is a tactile work of art and is beautiful whether you play it or not.)
I expect it to sell out quickly and then be a collectible ebay nightmare thereafter.
- c
Sorry to hear about your illness. Have you been around kids lately? They tend to be adorable little germ sponges. I almost never got stomach viruses until the kids started bringing them home.
I will still plugin the virtues of spicy soup (tortilla soup or soondubu are a few soups to look into). Or spicy food in general. Go get some of that fry bread w/chili that is nearby.
I think that Chad's idea of limiting the first sales to vinyl + download is a good idea. No particular reasoning why i agree with this, other than my gut tells me that this is a good idea.
I will still plugin the virtues of spicy soup (tortilla soup or soondubu are a few soups to look into). Or spicy food in general. Go get some of that fry bread w/chili that is nearby.
I think that Chad's idea of limiting the first sales to vinyl + download is a good idea. No particular reasoning why i agree with this, other than my gut tells me that this is a good idea.
Beauty Pill has the correct answer. The only caveat I would add is that if we are still sitting here in 8 months with 373 records to sell, release the digital version. :)
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