BUT just a warning: Dittomusic is extremely flaky on the uploading side. You get a single page to upload your artwork and files (no visual confirmation of any of that other than a message saying your [filename] is uploaded), no indication of upload progress on any of the files. You have to upload it all (artwork and all track content and details) and then press the submit button. Compared with TuneCore it looks pretty amateurish and the FAQs (ha, ha!) show that they really haven’t thought about the needs of people signing up and for example don’t give you any indication of the uploading process – you have to join (pay) to find out.

I joined the “free” unlimited service, but you have to pay a £2 fee to join (so I’m not sure how “free” that is”) and the £2 a month ongoing fee.

OK not a lot of money but it’s indicative of how ill-thought-out this site is. Hope my music makes it onto iTunes. Well, hope it makes it all onto their server before my web connection crashes.

And I hope this helps others – I’ve designed websites (including integrated commerce solutions) and this is….not good!

In summary, not for the faint-hearted, but worth a go if you are releasing your first album.

Anyway, as soon as I workout and take a shower (shut up, I’m unemployed showers are a rarity these days), I am going to come back here and discuss Finally Here Once (which I already transcribed the lyrics to)