SinclairSongs Club by Richard Sinclair

It seems to me a SURPRISING number of people are missing out on the Richard SinclairSongs Club. For only 50 euros you get (at present) 92 album downloads -- that's like 54 cents apiece!!! Plus you get automatic access to everything posted in the future!!! Wow!!!

This is such a screaming deal I really thought more people would take advantage of it. Maybe we haven't publicized it enough? BandCamp normally takes 15% of album purchases－well deserved IMO－but the fan club memberships go 100% to Richard.
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SUBSCRIBE:
https://richardsinclairsongs.bandcamp.com/fan-club

Or use the "JOIN NOW" link above. Thank you!!!

I know for myself that I’m a physical media guy, specifically a CD guy. I don’t do downloads. I suspect a lot of my fellow fans have similar preferences based on how we grew up, though I suspect for many of them, vinyl is the ultimate delivery system. I’m only 53, most of my collecting is from the CD era and I dislike vinyl. But I imagine many of us have an attachment to the physical object.
- Jason Roth, The Canterbury Scene Facebook group

You can download in CD quality and then burn a physical disk if you want, with the advantage of keeping the digital version as insurance against cd-rot. And should disaster strike it's all still there while Bandcamp endures. My only qualm is that the sound quality can be a bit iffy, but with such a vast treasury you can afford to be picky.
- Stephen Nelson, The Canterbury Scene Facebook group

Hi Canterbury scene friends! From my understanding, there is some hesitation to subscribe to Richard Sinclair’s Bandcamp because many of you prefer physical media as opposed to digital downloads, which is totally understandable, as I am the same and have been buying CDs and records since I can remember, but you have to understand that Richard is currently not in the position to produce and distribute physical media at the moment, however, with your financial contributions, CDs, records, and even new Caravan and Hatfield t-shirt designs can be in your hands in the near future! I suppose you could think of your subscription akin to crowdfunding x
Cheers x
- Ashra Zed, The Canterbury Scene Facebook group

A spindle of CD-R blanks costs $20, or 0.20 ea. CD cases are about 69¢ each. A cover on nice paper costs maybe 40¢ to print. So for about a buck & ½ you can have that nice physical copy you want. Scientific aging tests have shown that CD-Rs will outlast store-bought CDs; properly stored, over 100 years. CD-Rs are bit-identical to commercial CDs and downloads, meaning they sound every bit (!) as good. That's one reason the record companies hate all digital technology and are pushing "vinyls" again... but I'm sorry that genie's done left the bottle for good!

For me, the MUSIC is 90% of it. Nice packaging is a bonus, but the tiny booklets of CDs never matched the old gatefold LPs, and gatefold LPs never matched the sound quality of CDs, so.... I mean I might read the booklet once or twice but I'll play the disc a hundred times. It the artist is still alive, and especially if she or her record company are on BC and will get the lion's share, I'll buy directly from her if I can. With most record label contracts, the artist sees a dollar or two per unit, and that's not until AFTER the production costs are repaid. And of course paying an outrageous price for a used LP does the artist absolutely no good.
- Kristen Carlberg, The Canterbury Scene Facebook group

Tracklist

1.	Richard SinclairSongs Club	0:24

Credits

released November 3, 2024

Sketch of Richard by Gray-Beross for DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com/gray-beross/art/a-portrait-of-Richard-Sinclair-883132686

The marketing of music has changed forever and isn't coming back. The advent of streaming services and free delivery channels like YouTube means physical product has become something of a niche market, catering to nostalgia buffs and trendies. 90% of all music is distributed digitally today, with little-to-no income going back to the artists. Advertising has become the sole basis for the business model－not musical content.

Under such a marketplace, musicians are increasingly turning to marketing their own music, engaging directly with their listeners, establishing their own private fanbase. In some ways this harkens back to the way music worked BEFORE record labels became the gatekeepers and middlemen in the 1940s. LPs are expensive to manufacture, CDs and cassettes somewhat less-so, but all require an investment in inventory that many artists simply can't afford.

That is why BandCamp is so important. Artists get to control their own marketing, and receive most of the income from the sale of downloads. Buyers deal directly with the source, and the source hears from his fans on a one-to-one basis.

Please support artists you care about and help to keep the music alive.

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