Complex sentence: But whereas the cassette was released shortly after, the EP had to wait until spring 1984 to be released due to lack of finances-they had to pay everything themselves, and as they were all unemployed it took some time to raise the money.
Split into simpler sentences: But whereas the cassette was released shortly after, the EP had to wait until spring 1984 to be released, due to lack of finances. They had to pay everything themselves, and as they were all unemployed, it took some time for them to raise the money.