tweezers wrote:
We will all have it by early next week. It would be interesting to know how many of these things get ordered in the first week or even first month. That would speak to the economics here. Are there 100,000 FZ fans who buy EVERYTHING as soon as its released - doubt it.
100,000 FZ Fans who buy everything as soon as it is released is doubtfull for any of the Official 80 let alone a cottage industry that has been attempting to educate the younger crowd about FZ. Maybe a few FZ tittles sold 100,000 after several weeks but that was a long, long time ago. there are some forum members that are numbers savy, maybe they will chime in.
As far as the ZFT releases during the holdback period and prior where it seemd it was nearly impossible for RykoCompilations to Co-Exist with the ZFT Cottage Industry because Ryko refused to allow the ZFT to tour behind any product or release competing product was a time that Gail has called "The Land Of Diminishing Returns"
Well since that time is over (
I'm So Happy I Could Cry) the ZFT have spent millions and millions of Dollars upgrading UMRK. Getting ZPZ out on the road does help support releases, major changes to their website, improved turkey customer service for Barfko Swill through Music Today, various Distribution Deals for CDs, DVDs and DVD-A, inviting top notch engineers to work with them on some new projects...
While the Cottage Industry is Moving The Project/Object . . Forward, the reference of 100,000 on the day of is only a pipe dream for the moment.
How many initial sales even when ther were pre-orders wher names documented the amount of pre-order sales, well how many are in FZ:OZ or MOFO?
When I walk down the street and I see More FZ imperials than Rolling Stones hats and T-Shirts then i will think in terms of 100,000. I encourage evey fan to by an FX:imperial hat. They are amde really well and last a long time. you can wear it most of the year. Let every human know the Zappa imperial. Immagien if frank had wanted to start that Zappa Imperial as a logo in the eraly 60s log before the Glimmer twins used the tounge.
I don't know the actual numbers but I guess 10,000 immediate and 50,000 additional when ZPZ is on tour may be nice numbers to ponder. Not that they are correct.
100,000 after several years woudl be mu guess.