The Plague...

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?