New LP price is way too expensive

McCready00
McCready00 Posts: 371
edited February 2020 in The Porch
How come the new vinyl is so expensive ? 

34.99$ US ?

I hope there is no song about capitalism on their new album., because I will need good explanations ! 

Sorry.. I have been buying and collecting records for the last 15 years, and now prices don't make senses anymore. 

my opinion... 

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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,983
    its 3 sides....2 LPs

    Why did my dad get a house in the 70's for $60k....and I paid over $400k in 2017 with 500 less sf?
  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    CROJAM95 said:
    its 3 sides....2 LPs

    Why did my dad get a house in the 70's for $60k....and I paid over $400k in 2017 with 500 less sf?

    I am sorry, but I buy releases containing 2 LPs many times a year and prices won't reach 35$US. 




    -"it's times like these you have to ask yourself, "what would mike mccready do"
  • bgirl59
    bgirl59 Tucson AZ Posts: 888
    McCready00 said:
    How come the new vinyl is so expensive ? 

    34.99$ US ?

    I hope there is no song about capitalism on their new album., because I will need good explanations ! 

    Sorry.. I have been buying and collecting records for the last 15 years, and now prices don't make senses anymore. 

    my opinion... 

    I'm not an expert and I won't even pretend to know ..... but my guess would be that its expensive to only make a few thousand..... if they had orders in the hundreds of thousands of them, the price would go down......how many fans do you think are buying vinyl?   :D
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,592
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  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    McCready00 said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    its 3 sides....2 LPs

    Why did my dad get a house in the 70's for $60k....and I paid over $400k in 2017 with 500 less sf?

    I am sorry, but I buy releases containing 2 LPs many times a year and prices won't reach 35$US. 




    most double lps you buy probably do not come with a 28 page booklet.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    @Pjl44:

    i hope you apply that to all opinions you have!! 

    Altough, i am pretty sure you don’t.

    (:
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  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    edited February 2020
    @bgirl59;
    I hope you are right, athough prices went up at least 25% on records since few years.. it’s moslty profit... 
    Post edited by McCready00 on
    -"it's times like these you have to ask yourself, "what would mike mccready do"
  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    @PB11041,
    i hope it’s a hard cover book 

    :peace:
    -"it's times like these you have to ask yourself, "what would mike mccready do"
  • bgirl59
    bgirl59 Tucson AZ Posts: 888
    PB11041 said:
    McCready00 said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    its 3 sides....2 LPs

    Why did my dad get a house in the 70's for $60k....and I paid over $400k in 2017 with 500 less sf?

    I am sorry, but I buy releases containing 2 LPs many times a year and prices won't reach 35$US. 




    most double lps you buy probably do not come with a 28 page booklet.
     WOW!! its a double LP?? with a booklet and its only $35??? thanks for the info, that is a steal!!! in my opinion ...  :)=):o:D:o
    PEARL JAM in 2024! Dark Matter and MORE ! THANK YOU!!   
    Peace Love & Pearl Jam forever!!
  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    bgirl59 said:
    PB11041 said:
    McCready00 said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    its 3 sides....2 LPs

    Why did my dad get a house in the 70's for $60k....and I paid over $400k in 2017 with 500 less sf?

    I am sorry, but I buy releases containing 2 LPs many times a year and prices won't reach 35$US. 




    most double lps you buy probably do not come with a 28 page booklet.
     WOW!! its a double LP?? with a booklet and its only $35??? thanks for the info, that is a steal!!! in my opinion ...  :)=):o:D:o
    technically, 1.5, side D is etched, no music.  but still.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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    http://www.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=3652

  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    McCready00 said:
    @PB11041,
    i hope it’s a hard cover book 

    :peace:
    I take it that you have not been a purchaser of the Vault series.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
    http://www.hi5sports.org/ (Sports Program for Kids with Disabilities)
    http://www.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=3652

  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    So stream it on spotify like 99% of the free world. It's a collectible. They aren't mass producing vinyl these days. 
  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,254
    McCready00 said:
    @bgirl59;
    I hope you are right, athough prices went up at least 25% on records since few years.. it’s moslty profit... 
    Ever consider that maybe they pay their employees a fair wage? There are MANY people involved in this process AND the price of producing a record has gone up now that all of these people are jumping on the vinyl bandwagon(expect them to go even higher since a fire destroyed one of a handful of suppliers of lacquer used to make master discs). I've been buying records for probably 40 years and this price doesn't surprise me. The cost of shipping is a whole other thing that I don't want to get into. Anyway, the good news is that you don't have to buy it. A CD will be much cheaper to purchase. Problem solved! Or you can continue to complain and achieve nothing.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,954
    It is being pressed at a nice plant (QRP - one of the best in the US - I imagine something comparable in the EU), if they had it mastered by someone good, that will add to the cost too. 

    $35 is slightly pricey for 2LPs, but its not a crazy amount given the above. I guess we'll see if its worth it when it arrives.
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,634
    You could probably wait for the used bins.  
  • JP218404
    JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,412
    edited February 2020
    Get ready for it to be even more across the board since the major plant that making vinyl was destroyed in a fire last week
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  • bgirl59
    bgirl59 Tucson AZ Posts: 888
    JP218404 said:
    Get ready for it to be even more across the board since the major plant that making vinyl was destroyed in a fire last week
    Oh dear!!  :bawling::grimacing::prayer:
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,912
    My guess is because we'll pay it? Are any of us not going to buy it on vinyl over 5 or $10? Probably not. No one walks into a record store, says "o, Pearl Jam put out a new album this week, and its on vinyl? How much is it? O I'll pass on that."
    I doubt it has anything to do with paying their employees well (although they very well may), they know their customers and what we'll pay.
  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    edited February 2020
    @mace1229; and I will still buy for it.. and would still buy it at 50$.. and they know it. What makes me laugh though is how fans need to find a reason why price is high.... 

    i am sure if Creed had release a 3 sides records at 35$US, people would have a different opinion.


    Post edited by McCready00 on
    -"it's times like these you have to ask yourself, "what would mike mccready do"
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,592
    McCready00 said:
    How come the new vinyl is so expensive ? 

    McCready00 said:
    What makes me laugh though is how fans need to find a reason why price is high.... 


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