fsccheek Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I gave in, pledged 25 for the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newestindustry666 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Man, That'd be great. I didn't really look into how this works though. So, people say they'll pay money for this to be pressed? Or do you actually pay this pledge immediately? Then! Say they don't raise enough, do you get said money back? I know I saw one of these things for some Alkaline Trio Tribute thing that a friend of mine's band recorded a song for (My Friend Peter, btw). Just seems odd, and really expensive. Yeah anyone who pledged knows if you are immediately paying or waiting for the goal for payment to be taken? Don't wanna pledge $100 for nothing if they don't meet their goal and I'm $100 down. Otherwise I'm down for the ridicously expensive package just to ensure I get a test press and white. Pretty sure you won't get charged until the goal is met - otherwise what you're saying is, if it reached $9,990 they'd walk away with all the cash and there's not a damn thing we could do about it - that'd just be wrong. I pledged the 100 bucks, my concern is the postage alone is probably going to be that much to the UK so how do they navigate that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Pretty sure you won't get charged until the goal is met - otherwise what you're saying is, if it reached $9,990 they'd walk away with all the cash and there's not a damn thing we could do about it - that'd just be wrong. Yeah, FTF obviously never heard of: http://www.indiegogo.com/ Where does the money go if the funding goal isn't reached?Campaign owners will outline their funding plan on their campaign profile. If you are unclear how funds will be used, you can contact the campaign administrator directly by sending a private comment on their campaign page, on the Comments tab. Virgil would be stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutuk Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Does anybody know if those prices include shipping ? I've looked all over the site about shipping but can't find it anywhere. I'm from the UK and don't wanna get stung with extra costs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I gave in and backed it. Lets see how this goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Kickstarter is a nice idea, but I feel that it's becoming a crutch for those assholes who want to do something and don't want to risk any of their money on it's success. It really can't be that hard to save the money to start a label and press a record. You need what, like $2000 initial capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popquizkid Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Personally I'm going to go ahead and laugh now at anyone who pays $25 for one LP or $100 bucks for one of 50 test pressings and a signed set list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 i figured a band like face to face would have no problem getting a label to press an album for em, or am I missing something here These numbers are just approximations: Pressing 500 records runs about $2000. 1000 CDs are about $1000. Add another $1000-$1500 for the additional "art" and bonuses, shipping, etc. $10+k raised minus $4.5k for product = easiest $5500 you can make as a musician in this day and age. Did they record the album themselves? This band could have spent $5,000 a day in the studio, I don't think $10,000 is a lot of money to recoup for one album, think of the budgets they had to work with on their major label or Vagrant Records... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowserhound Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It says Trevor Keith has his own label. Yet he needs money to press his own records. Okay. I sure hope Disconnected made it onto this album too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popquizkid Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 It says Trevor Keith has his own label. Yet he needs money to press his own records. Okay.I sure hope Disconnected made it onto this album too. I think he's a little "disconnected" from reality. Then again, it looks like there's a good chance this will be funded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I think he's a little "disconnected" from reality. Then again, it looks like there's a good chance this will be funded. Just reached their goal. I wish they didn't do it like this, but I didn't want to be assed out. Couldn't say no people ...and not only did they fund it...but they sold out of the $100 option. Theres only a few $75 options left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 looks like they just put the limit on the $75 and $100 options. There's going to be 75 "tests" what a joke. Might as well call it black with pressing plant label variant /75 variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 It says Trevor Keith has his own label. Yet he needs money to press his own records. Okay.I sure hope Disconnected made it onto this album too. this is no different than what most other labels do, they're just being open with the amount of money they're raising. This is really not a lot of money comparatively, I'm not sure why everyone's freaking out so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popquizkid Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 No, most other record labels take a risk when they put out a record. They may make different variants in other to help sales but ultimately if no one ends up buying the record they eat the losses. In this case, Trevor Keith is putting the responsibility of putting out the vinyl on his fans and in addition to that trying to rip them off by churning out as many "test presses" and "signed set lists" as he can since those won't cost him much of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifebystereo Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 If this was under $20ppd I'd be down but $25 is a bit too much for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richiebullets Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 up to 13,319...looks like a fat paycheck for face to face for doing nothing...awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I hope they make so much profit from it that they press their albums that haven't been on vinyl yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinnsau Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 PAY NOW DON'T LAUGH LATER what the fuck is goin on with Face to Face, goddammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 up to 13,319...looks like a fat paycheck for face to face for doing nothing...awesome. they wrote and recorded an album, that's a bit more than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richiebullets Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 up to 13,319...looks like a fat paycheck for face to face for doing nothing...awesome. they wrote and recorded an album, that's a bit more than nothing. they were gunna do that anyway...what about the people that donated less than 25 bucks? they essentially gave f2f money for nothing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 they wrote and recorded an album, that's a bit more than nothing. they were gunna do that anyway...what about the people that donated less than 25 bucks? they essentially gave f2f money for nothing... They'll get a postpaid Face To Face token in the mail for their appreciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richiebullets Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 they were gunna do that anyway...what about the people that donated less than 25 bucks? they essentially gave f2f money for nothing... They'll get a postpaid Face To Face token in the mail for their appreciation. hahaaaa...limited edition hand # right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 or maybe they'll just illegally download the album and gave them $5.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refused Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 im surprised this bothers so many people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowserhound Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 up to 13,319...looks like a fat paycheck for face to face for doing nothing...awesome. they wrote and recorded an album, that's a bit more than nothing. Pretty sure that only a couple of hundred people donated to get that sum, and they will be pressing way more than just a few hundred copies of vinyl. With the remainder, CD's, and digital distro, they will rake. If they would have just said, ' hey who wants vinyl? if you do, fork over $20 and if we get 2 grand we will press it.' nobody would have a problem and it would have sold out in 2 days. But they took it a bit too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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