New LP price is way too expensive

Of The Aggie

It is high as compared to most new releases which average around $25.  I usually don't pay more than $30 for a new vinyl unless there is something special about it.  The fact that it's on 3 sides means they probably could've put it on one disc using 140G or 120G vinyl which I prefer.  The price on Amazon will come down most likely before or after the release and I'll wait for it.

TN49724

Probably has something to do with seniority and how big of a fan you are.  

deadendp

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... 

For my birthday one year, my husband bought CC Songbook for $42.00. He complained at first, but quickly got over that. 

If it is too expensive, don't buy it. Not a requirement. 

apirk72

15 years huh, not that long you missed out on the typically priced under $10 records
$35 is a little on the high end for a 2xlp but not by much and it looks like the packaging will be pretty nice so $35 seems pretty fair.

record prices have gone up with their popularity/demand, happens with everything.  If you’ve been collecting that long you should know every mass produced release prices drop pretty frequently over time.

just be thankful they didn’t release it for record store day because then they’d probably charge $65 for it

McCready00

apirk72 said:

15 years huh, not that long you missed out on the typically priced under $10 records
$35 is a little on the high end for a 2xlp but not by much and it looks like the packaging will be pretty nice so $35 seems pretty fair.

record prices have gone up with their popularity/demand, happens with everything.  If you’ve been collecting that long you should know every mass produced release prices drop pretty frequently over time.

just be thankful they didn’t release it for record store day because then they’d probably charge $65 for it

yeah i really wish I was into vinyls back then.. 

I was still buying PJ records before though. Got copies of Benaroya Hall, First original releases of most albums back then, Lost Dogs and many more rares items.

Also, most albums were released at 17.99 or 19.99$ each ( Canadian money ).. Then around 2012-13-14, prices started to get crazy.. 

With time I got a pretty good collection of really good quality albums...

For those who started collecting since only few years, it must be pretty insane to buy all basic albums. 

JP218404

bgirl59 said:

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!! 

https://theboot.com/apollo-masters-vinyl-record-plant-fire/

McCready00

Nofx's Greatest Hits on two LPs. 34 songs. 19.99. 
Epitaph Records.

herogroundzero

Butter went up to $4.20 . That ruined my whole January. I'm still majorly pissed off about it so I decided to stop buying it.

BennyLaRue

Time to get a goat and make my own butter and tap my own oil well to make my own vinyl.

McCready00

herogroundzero said:

Butter went up to $4.20 . That ruined my whole January. I'm still majorly pissed off about it so I decided to stop buying it.

what do you mean? We should never complain, and just take things they way they are? 

lastexitlondon

I thought it was expensive  so i didnt buy it.

fortyshades

The technique became more expensive. It is no longer  a methode of mass production, but made for collectors; it is a collectors item ihis ij also the reason why they discontinued the holidays singles
 

PB11041

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

Slight misinformation.  The plant that was destroyed made lacquers, which are then cut into masters for pressing vinyl  So it is still bad but it is not the end material that has been impacted, it is the source for mastering a record that is in deep short supply currently.  

The impact is more time and quality depending on your sonic viewpoint, the alternative to lacquers, DMM, is not as crisp and an inferior sound.

Spiritual_Chaos

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?

So you are saying the extra cost is all that one extra LP and needing a tad thicker gatefold cover?

Greatplainsman...

$25 each on Target right now but you gotta buy 3

Tim Simmons

Spiritual_Chaos 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?

So you are saying the extra cost is all that one extra LP and needing a tad thicker gatefold cover?

And pressed at a top tier plant. Maybe mastered by a top engineer too. 

CROJAM95

its prob $5 pricier than it should be......Why even waste the energy to start a thread. Buy it, don't buy it

mcgruff10

This is first new studio album I have bought from them in seven years...not really a big deal to me.  

ryanphishes

CROJAM95 said:

its prob $5 pricier than it should be......Why even waste the energy to start a thread. Buy it, don't buy it

The subject title says "way too expensive".  You're right though.  It's $5.  If you don't want to give Pearl Jam your money, then order it from amazon.  I'm sure half of you have prime or a friend with it and can get free shipping.

You can go pick it up from your local music store if gas isn't way too expensive that day.

Tim Simmons

Amazon will probably have it for about $25 later in the year. People need to relax.