AngstnoKami ([info]angstnokami) wrote in [info]sassafrassmusic,
2011-03-02 15:40:00
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Informal poll

Hi everybody!

Our next album Sundown is in the works with several new songs in progress. We'd like to make everything about it high in quality to make it as enjoyable as possible to own when we finally release it, from good sound engineering to a detailed insert booklet.

Production costs on all these things will run higher than on our older CDs, and it will take a while to get everything right. Meanwhile, to lower the cost of the finished product by raising money for it in advance, as well as to give those who would like to have them some nifty options for Sassafrass- and Sundown-related items, we're considering making a few designs for release on made-to-order objects in an online store.

We'd love to have your feedback! Here are a few questions:

1. Would you prefer to order from Zazzle or Cafe Press?

2. Would you prefer a Sundown-themed stein, coaster, magnet, button, bumper sticker, or something else entirely?

3. Please tell us anything you'd really like to have on an object, whether it's a stylized version of a particular lyric, an image related to a particular myth in one of our songs, or anything you can dream up!

Thanks!
Zara

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[info]madfilkentist

March 2 2011, 20:58:11 UTC 1 year ago

With previous Sassafrass CD's, I've had some trouble with their getting jammed in the player, perhaps because of irregularities in disc or hole size. I hope the physical CD is one of the things that will be better this time. I certainly love the music!

[info]weirdquark

March 2 2011, 21:19:58 UTC 1 year ago

That's a problem I've never thought to test for... you've had problems with discs jamming in a standard CD player/boombox type of thing? I've never had a problem with them getting stuck in a computer CD drive, which is where we tend to test the discs.

Has this been a problem more with the newer CDs or with all of them? (The newer ones we printed and burned ourselves, the older ones we outsourced.)

[info]thnidu

March 2 2011, 22:10:54 UTC 1 year ago

I've had a similar problem with some CDs from other filkers, though not from Sassafrass AFAIR: they don't play in a CD player, only in a computer. Or not even in my computer. People seem to assume that the environments are equivalent. Plainly they're not. I urge you to test a sample of each CD run in both environments: CD player and (computer) CD reader.

I have no particular desire for accessory swag, though -- sorry.

[info]crystalpyramid

March 3 2011, 00:23:56 UTC 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure the problem is the stick-on labels. Or at least, the problem where a Sassafras disk jammed in [info]ccommack's Macbook slot drive was. It was fine in the tray of my desktop.

[info]madfilkentist

March 3 2011, 00:36:49 UTC 1 year ago

One was in a component CD player, which I had to disassemble. That was several years ago. Sorry, I don't remember which album.

I also had some trouble ejecting Sassafrass CD's from my old car player. That happened to other CD's as well, though, and I replaced the player before it could permanently eat something rather than just hoard it for hours.

[info]ckd

March 2 2011, 21:06:01 UTC 1 year ago

As I sit here at my desk at work, I realize that it'd be really nice to have a mug that I could keep here for tea or hot chocolate (yes, even though the weather is improving) or even for colder drinks (it's not like a mug has to be for only hot stuff).

So yeah. Mug!

I don't have strong opinions about which vendor to use, though.

[info]hms42

March 2 2011, 22:47:50 UTC 1 year ago

As long as they work properly in a slot drive on a mac computer, I don't have a preference where I get the discs from. (Preferably directly from Sassafrass at a concert.) :)

As for a suggestion or two on an other... How about a bonus CD-R with a concert recording (or two) for pre-ordering at a higher level to help with production costs?

[info]crystalpyramid

March 3 2011, 00:25:13 UTC 1 year ago

For swag, I much prefer Zazzle to Cafepress, but I have no idea if I will actually buy swag.

[info]madwriter223

May 18 2012, 20:05:17 UTC 1 week ago

I'm from Poland, and only Cafe Press sends to Poland. Could I maybe hope you'll settle for Cafe Press? I'd really love to have your CD.
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