...excuse me while I rant for just a bit here. What the hell are these opportunistics idiots thinking with ? Their asses ? The music business in general is in the can, so some brilliant mind comes up with the idea to feed the current resurgent appetite for vinyl but at crazy inflated prices !!! Come on, $21 U.S. for VINYL ??? I don't care how high the 'grade' is or what other silly excuse they might come up with for such a crazy business model. Yeah, that's it. Let's resurrect old technology (don't get me wrong, I love my vinyl) and yeah, let's jack the price up to match the assanine (sp?) prices of popcorn and coke at the movies. Yeah, that's it. The movie biz is givin' em' a good screwin', let's give em' a shot ourselves while they're over the barrel. What the hell are these folks thinking ? That all us music lovers are going to rush down to the music store (oh wait, most of those are closed now) and load up to check out ? When I can get ALL the great vinyl that I want anyday at the used record store for 2 bucks ? ...or 50 cents a pop if I shop smart ? Sheesh !!! And we wonder why the biz is going down the crapper.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890678#msg-890678Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:48 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890799#msg-890799 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890799#msg-890799 Scott Watson NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 19:09:51 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890796#msg-890796 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890796#msg-890796 Daredevil NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 18:08:49 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890773#msg-890773 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890773#msg-890773
Other things that might drive down the price of vinyl is improvements in technology, entry of new firms into the business, lower prices for turntables, etc.

But I don't think any of these will be substantive enough to drive vinyl prices down over the next 10 years.]]> Purple NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 10:44:45 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890750#msg-890750 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890750#msg-890750 the gooch NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 06:12:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890735#msg-890735 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890735#msg-890735
If you grew up in the era of cd's then you may well never know the joy of buying vinyl, even the smell of the inner covers.

My copy of Mechinical Resonance from 1987 smells wonderful!!!!]]> jamesrock NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 03:29:00 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890730#msg-890730 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890730#msg-890730
The more the former looks like the latter - e.g., obscure artists with small print runs issued on foreign labels - the more the prices will be similar or converge. In five years, CD prices may well be the same as vinly if things go entirely digital, and physical product (of any kind) become a specialized market.

In my view, prices are efficient - a consequence of institutional structure, demand, and supply. It's not a matter of what they should or ought to be.]]> Purple NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 02:49:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890728#msg-890728 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890728#msg-890728 the gooch NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 01:56:27 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890725#msg-890725 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890725#msg-890725 Purple NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 01:27:27 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890723#msg-890723 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890723#msg-890723
(How much is 45 Australian Dollars in Euro ??)]]> Shade NoticeboardMon, 07 May 2012 01:20:28 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890710#msg-890710 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890710#msg-890710 Snake65 NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 22:12:47 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890701#msg-890701 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890701#msg-890701Prices were pretty good, $21.98 for a double LP, and $27.98 for single new release.]]> pure666metal NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 20:26:18 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890696#msg-890696 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890696#msg-890696
I agree gooch the record companies are fleesing people by charging more for vinyl. I still shop for used vinyl, but just for the artwork to hang in my man cave.]]> Scott Watson NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 19:36:17 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890694#msg-890694 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890694#msg-890694 Ross S. NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 18:36:16 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890691#msg-890691 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890691#msg-890691Made me chuckle as the last Europe album I got on vinyl was 'Out of this World' back in '88 for £6.

I imagine the higher cost is due to economies of scale in the production these days.]]> jamesrock NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 17:41:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890684#msg-890684 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890684#msg-890684
Van Halen and their label can go fuck themselves!!]]> Troy NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 13:54:11 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890682#msg-890682 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890682#msg-890682 the gooch NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 12:41:35 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890681#msg-890681 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890681#msg-890681
Down here (in line with my recent post about exssesive prices Down Under) a double gatefold Maiden AMOLAD for example would sting me around $50. A single LP $35... Madness fer sure but the problem is I think the labels don't see vinyl purchases as anything more than a fad, a collectors hobby therefore there's no competition. And to be fair I kinda understand that, it's not like vinyl is suddenly going to become the norm again in this digital age, but still... At the end of the day it's a money grab for em nothing more!]]> Wardy NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 12:28:42 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890678#msg-890678 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,890678,890678#msg-890678 the gooch NoticeboardSun, 06 May 2012 11:46:48 +1000