Now, Lazy SOB does the accounting, Cold Spring does the shipping, and Eskey does the ad layout and ordering. You always want to be closer to your money, and the more you take a hands-on approach the better. I love talking to retailers. I love selling five copies to a mom 'n' pop store in Minnesota. If they can take the time to order, I can certainly take the time to follow through.
More albums means more overhead expenses and man-hours.
That's cool, but it's a risk, too. Two-record deals where both records are guaranteed to come out is not a bad deal. And if they get a better offer after the first, they can buy me out cheap. It's all based on fairness. It wasn't fair to ask for that three years ago.