New LP price is way too expensive

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    mace1229 said:
    BF25394 said:
    Thirty years ago at my local record store, a vinyl album typically went for $7.99 and a CD typically went for $11.99.  Today, the CD can still be had for $11.99 but vinyl costs at least twice that (three times in the case of Gigaton).  It's an interesting economics case study.
    That must have been right when prices change. I first remember buying new vinyl in the mid 90s about 25 years ago, I think I paid about $15 for Ten new.
    But that makes sense, isn't the late 80s about the time vinyl wasn't so popular? SO prices were cheap/. Just like cassette tapes, even though they were more expensive to make in the 90s, they were cheaper than CDs to buy.
    I'm thinking of the time in the late '80s/early '90s when CDs began to supplant vinyl, but before vinyl was being phased out.
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,923
    huntersthompson said:
    Gonzo1977 said:
    Everything is expensive now days. tickets, vinyl , toilet paper , wine, drugs. 
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    edited February 2020
    There's also scale.  Vinyl sold way way way more copies in it's hey dey (60s through 80s).   There must of been some manufacturing savings due the quantity being produced.

    When 10000 or 20000 is a large pressing size and albums used to sell in the 100's of thousands.. it must make it cheaper when your pumping out more (cheaper per unit). 

    The crazy thing I find is that all the records seem to be produced on old equipment.  IE no one makes new equipment for pressing records.  It's also old/restored tech.    I suppose it doesn't generate enough revenue to cover buying/developing new machines :(

    I do feel like more popular artists get a little more compensation.   I've seen plenty of $20 albums for smaller bands, and lots of $30 or $40 records for bigger bands.   The demand for bigger bands must allow them to charge more.  If they move 15k copies. and charged an extra $15 each.  That's $225,000 between however band members there are?  that's not to shabby.  Except for the fact they probably pull in that each for a single concert :)
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,961
    I’m still kicking myself for paying over $40 for Easy Street with shipping through the club. At least Let’s play two included some bonus goodies from 10c.
  • FR181798
    FR181798 Posts: 2,166
    edited February 2020
    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... 

    Totally agree, this seems overpriced. Here in the UK its expensive everywhere so the wholesale price must be high. Im sure the label know how much PJ fans are willing to pay and priced it accordingly. I bought Springsteen Live in New York 3LP for £23.99 on Amazon, the Rising is £22 for a 2LP yet Gigaton is £39.99 (around $52). Tempted to wait for 6 months when it drops to £20 but I know I wont. I know I dont have to buy it but I have every record the band put out so I guess theres your answer to why its pricey. Very little to do with materials unless a portion goes to planting trees or something.
  • apirk72
    apirk72 Posts: 506
    You can’t really compare the cost of a new album with a repress.  Plus the price of this will fluctuate a lot.  You’ll be able to get it in the $20s on amazon at some point, 
    Looks like you got a good price on that 3xlp Springsteen but that wasn’t the retail at all which is what people are complaining about.  There will be plenty of opportunities to buy this below retail if you are patient, but then again most PJ fans seem to not be
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,244
    I paid like 50 for a craigslist hooker in Raleigh back in 2012- prices may have gotten higher now though.
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  • JBC7913
    JBC7913 Posts: 385
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 
  • JBC7913
    JBC7913 Posts: 385
    Zod said:
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 
    All I can think of is the packaging on it is pretty cool. But where there’s a buyer willing to pay, there’s a seller willing to sell at higher prices. 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,805
    edited February 2020
    Zod said:
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 
    sunrise has proven criminal. when the new tool cd deluxe package came out, it was $69.99. i passed on it. i went there the next week again (for something else) and at the checkout i noticed the price was $89.99, and the clerk told me point blank it's because they figured out what the demand was. i couldn't believe it. i'd never seen that from a music store before. 

    my guess is with a new record coming out, they know the demand for pj vinyl is going to be high, so they doubled the price on it. fucking crooks. 
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,687
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Zod said:
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 
    sunrise has proven criminal. when the new tool cd deluxe package came out, it was $69.99. i passed on it. i went there the next week again (for something else) and at the checkout i noticed the price was $89.99, and the clerk told me point blank it's because they figured out what the demand was. i couldn't believe it. i'd never seen that from a music store before. 

    my guess is with a new record coming out, they know the demand for pj vinyl is going to be high, so they doubled the price on it. fucking crooks. 
    The new tool cd has a video and usb charge
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  • PJattheGorge
    PJattheGorge Posts: 38
    I almost think that if the price of "x" is "$XXX", and you don't like it, then don't buy "x".  And if you do like it, or are OK with the price, buy it.  It seems like announcing that you think something is more than you want to pay, is trolling for likes, just like facebook.  Sometimes it is OK to not like the price of something, and move on, and keep it to yourself, and not announce it as if someone else cares what you think.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,968
    Good comment^^ like


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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,864
    edited February 2020
    Zod said:
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 

    From Sunrise Records ..




  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    demetrios said:
    Zod said:
    JBC7913 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i went to sunrise records last friday. Lightning Bolt was $89.99. 

    you read that right. $90. 
    Saw that myself today there. 
    That makes no sense?  It's not out of print or anything? 

    From Sunrise Records ..




    LB is about 30$ US, MINT condition, on Discogs.

    It's not that far ago that companies were begging people to stop downloading mp3s over Internet.

    Everybody knew it was a scam, and bands were doing about 1-1.50$ on every 20$-25$ albums sold. 

    Now that more vinyls are sold than CDs, the wheel starts to roll again ! 




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  • KM73780
    KM73780 Posts: 1,177
    Surprise surprise, someone on this forum complaining about something. You don’t like the price, don’t buy it. It’s not complicated. 
  • huntersthompson
    huntersthompson Posts: 1,039
    KM73780 said:
    Surprise surprise, someone on this forum complaining about something. You don’t like the price, don’t buy it. It’s not complicated. 
    Agreed....although--if this was the red variant, this price would be a bargain....
  • disilluzion
    disilluzion Posts: 1,015
    Because PJ fans are crazy and will pay any amount for anything.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,923
    One of my favorite things about this whole forum is the amount of people complaining about others who complain, and tell them to keep their opinions to themselves if they want to complain. DO they not see the irony in that? Its on almost every thread, so I'm guessing they really don't.

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