The online music platform, Bandcamp, announced a new venture in offering a vinyl pressing service. According to Pitchfork, the service will launch later this year for all artists and labels and will streamline the financing, production and fulfillment of vinyl records.
The new service will allow artists to launch crowdfunding campaigns for upcoming vinyl releases. Bandcamp takes the hassle away for artists because once a campaign reaches the minimum goal, they will press and ship the vinyl record to fans directly. Additionally, artists maintain full control of the record’s design and price, Bandcamp takes no ownership of the work. The benefit for artists and labels is the freedom of creativity and the ability to start accepting orders almost immediately; not to mention risk is eliminated as there are no out-of-pocket costs since the fans’ orders finance the processing.
Today, Bandcamp launched four vinyl campaigns with different artists including Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s Ancestral Recall, Jim Guthrie’s Below (Original Soundtrack), Juliette Jade’s Constellation, and Mesarthim’s Ghost Condensate. Adjuah, the Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter and composer, is offering a vinyl edition of his most recent album in a gatefold jacket. Gutherie is offering, for the first time, his album Below on vinyl in a beautifully designed triple-gatefold color double LP with die-cut foil-stamped inner sleeves. Jade is releasing her music for the first time on vinyl as well, complete with signed copies and custom guitar picks. Mesarthim’s vinyl is includes a limited edition fold out poster. Stay tuned for the launch of Bandcamp’s exciting new service and additional available vinyls.
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