With some of the changes to the way streaming counts towards album sales, I think there is a legit argument to be made about doing this. I get why bands/labels still want those bigger first week numbers, but I sort of agree with you.
No one wants to invest in an entire plant since it will take years to pay off that kind of investment, and there's no guarantee the vinyl bubble will last that long.
I think the Record Store Day bubble is beginning to burst at least. I still see rows and rows of marked down reissues at my local place. Who would have thought a thousand-plus press of Sublime's demo wouldn't sell?
Record store day novelty stuff is always lame imo Recordings of Billy Corgin smashing pumpkins pressed on a 7 inch that'a shaped like a pumpkin
I'll buy that last bit. Definitely makes sense. The part about streaming early was mostly wishful thinking on my part haha. Also, I really hope they release it at the beginning of 2017 because if they wait until Spring then it will pretty much be a whole year from finishing recording to releasing the record haha. That seems fucking ludicrous.
I think I would cry a thousand tears of joy then realise a thousand is not enough to express the emotions I would feel