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[faganfest!]

Right,

Myself and my mate Neil Mooney have decided to do a split together, and preferably do it in 7'' format, rather than CD.
I'm hoping someone here might know how you'd go about this etc. as i've only ever copied and produced shit through tape and cd.
any help or links or resources would be fabulous.

cheers.

 

[brianoak]

Right,

Myself and my mate Neil Mooney have decided to do a split together, and preferably do it in 7'' format, rather than CD.
I'm hoping someone here might know how you'd go about this etc. as i've only ever copied and produced shit through tape and cd.
any help or links or resources would be fabulous.

cheers.

seriously start playing some gigs around first.



Most people wil notl buy a seven inch by someone they havent heard of and in reality in Ireland you are only going to sell so many.
Remember you are most likely going to have to press at least 500 and this will have to be done outside the country because the facility aint here.

Remeber you will probably sell the majority at gigs so think about that first.

 

[damien]

my advice is:

don't. you'll need to press up a good couple of hundred 7"s to make it anyway worthwhile, which will be really expensive. 7"s are not the easiest thing to get rid off so you'll lose *loads* of money. with a cd-r however you can do a few at the start and then if you need more make 'em up as you go along. they are also much much cheaper to produce.

but maybe when you get your thousands of euro payout you'd like to blow some of it on your own 7" for the buzz. if so this is where most punk records in europe get pressed: www.gzcd.cz.

DEFINITELY have someone who has been responsible for a 7" release before talk you through ALL the stages of mastering, artwork, etc, cos if not you'll end up with a record that sounds crap and has a shitty cover.[FONT=Courier New, Courier, mono]
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[glen]

Go for it if your parents are loaded though.

 

[faganfest!]

Cheers Damo and Brian for the advice.
We've made our minds up, anyway...

We're going to accquire 100 CDs (€20) and do it al ourselves. we'll design our own cover in black and white, and a contact can sort out free printing.
the CDs will be sold for €1 a pop, so after we make €20 back from production etc. we'll take €15 each, and give the remaining €50 to anarchist youth.

 

[Napalm]

Cheers Damo and Brian for the advice.
We've made our minds up, anyway...

We're going to accquire 100 CDs (€20) and do it al ourselves. we'll design our own cover in black and white, and a contact can sort out free printing.
the CDs will be sold for €1 a pop, so after we make €20 back from production etc. we'll take €15 each, and give the remaining €50 to anarchist youth.

Spend the ca$h on booze ya ejit...

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

Cheers Damo and Brian for the advice.
We've made our minds up, anyway...

We're going to accquire 100 CDs (€20) and do it al ourselves. we'll design our own cover in black and white, and a contact can sort out free printing.
the CDs will be sold for €1 a pop, so after we make €20 back from production etc. we'll take €15 each, and give the remaining €50 to anarchist youth.

most of my favourite 7 inches came out on cd-r

 

[Eddie Gorilla]

15 euro each?
Capitalist scum.

 

[RSJ]

Let me get this straight, yesterday you wrote your first song, today you're putting out a split?

 

[Alan Remorse]

you're just bitter cos pacer never hit the bigtime

 

[RSJ]

Actually, we were huge in the midlands. Midland botswana that is.

 

[W.]

recorded music is killing the gigs industry.