Unfortunately, the pre-orders did not cover the costs of the printing of the CDs, and we again had to borrow money to fund the difference in order to get these printed. Streaming numbers so far have been strong, but the revenue from these streams is paid out later down the line and wouldn’t cover the costs of the printing either. This has meant we had a delay in paying for the printing to take place.
YouTube represents the largest chunk of our streams so far, with Spotify being the second most popular place to listen. There have been 78 CD pre-orders so far with 56 digital sales on Bandcamp. This further shows that streaming rather than buying is now firmly the most popular way to consume music for the majority.
Streaming is by far the most popular way for music to be heard. To compare with our physical sales, so far there has been 70 copies of the album sold on CD as a pre-order through Bandcamp.
While we await production, we will extend the pre-order period for the duration. This means the price will remain at just £13 for the CD.
We return to Unit One Colchester to resume our regular rehearsal sessions. We will be working on a set of material from the new album. Our next confirmed gig is at Coda, Colchester later this year where we will be playing the new songs, with more gigs to be announced already in the pipeline.
Despite a decent amount of plays and interaction pre-orders for the album remain low at just 45. We are working hard to get the number up to 100 to help with the costs of printing the new album on CD.
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