I checked how much £4.49 is worth now and it is the same as £28.50. So the prices of vinyl is roughly the same now as it was then. However - production costs and technology are surely better than then and I still think new vinyl is too expensive.
There was far more pressing capacity and sales volume then though... there's been a huge bottleneck getting vinyl pressed for some years now. I'd be interested in comparing pressing costs then vs now and see how much it explains the disparity.
@@grayhalf1854 There's not a lot of thought going into quailty of product these days. They even penny pinch on a ineer sleeve. ..and very little crappy error control.
From my own collection, bar historic purchases made many decades ago, War Of The Worlds in the 70s and so on, all but one of my LPs are purchased 'used', from traders, dealers, charity, FB local pickup, anywhere really. Some from job-lot collections where I take what I want and sell the rest. I purchased a 1970s LP record box, the black vinyl type with handle, from a charity shop and hiddden inside were lots of singles. I bought my other half a vintage classy 7inch record box (1960s style) and it was stuffed with singles, great stuff from the 60s - kept what I wanted and sold the rest. Apart from one group who formed in the 90s and are still around today, and would always buy their next LP on vinyl, all my other stuff is used, the thought of spending 30-40 pounds on one new LP give me the trembles. A quality vintage LP however feels like an investment for the same or in some cases lots more money.
I picked up all of the police albums in great condition for between £2 - £7 an album from charity shops and car boot sales. HMV do have a superb range and in my view are best for new releases. Most vinyl albums were around £7 - £10 or so in the 90's which is equivalent to around £20 - £29 now (adjusted for inflation) so new releases on vinyl are more expensive now, but there could be many reasons for that...
Looks like I chose a bad example. News Of The World seems to be rare and selling at quite high prices. There is an EX copy on Ebay for £38 which is would still rather have than the new issue.
A lot of that 30-40 price is bcoz theyve shot themselves in the foot with streaming - as far is digital is concerned, there's no point in buying a CD when u can stream or downoad a hooky copy. So we are subsidising all the digital losses of revenue.
a fascinating look at the "big box" market. I'll stick to digging through crates at thrift stores and grabbing job lots on ebay.
I checked how much £4.49 is worth now and it is the same as £28.50. So the prices of vinyl is roughly the same now as it was then. However - production costs and technology are surely better than then and I still think new vinyl is too expensive.
There was far more pressing capacity and sales volume then though... there's been a huge bottleneck getting vinyl pressed for some years now. I'd be interested in comparing pressing costs then vs now and see how much it explains the disparity.
@@grayhalf1854 There's not a lot of thought going into quailty of product these days. They even penny pinch on a ineer sleeve. ..and very little crappy error control.
I agree. Prices of new vinyl records are insane. I love vinyl as a medium, but personally only ever buy second-hand.
From my own collection, bar historic purchases made many decades ago, War Of The Worlds in the 70s and so on, all but one of my LPs are purchased 'used', from traders, dealers, charity, FB local pickup, anywhere really. Some from job-lot collections where I take what I want and sell the rest. I purchased a 1970s LP record box, the black vinyl type with handle, from a charity shop and hiddden inside were lots of singles. I bought my other half a vintage classy 7inch record box (1960s style) and it was stuffed with singles, great stuff from the 60s - kept what I wanted and sold the rest. Apart from one group who formed in the 90s and are still around today, and would always buy their next LP on vinyl, all my other stuff is used, the thought of spending 30-40 pounds on one new LP give me the trembles. A quality vintage LP however feels like an investment for the same or in some cases lots more money.
I was planning to have a look in HMV Oxford st. soon, better save up!
I picked up all of the police albums in great condition for between £2 - £7 an album from charity shops and car boot sales. HMV do have a superb range and in my view are best for new releases. Most vinyl albums were around £7 - £10 or so in the 90's which is equivalent to around £20 - £29 now (adjusted for inflation) so new releases on vinyl are more expensive now, but there could be many reasons for that...
Looks like I chose a bad example. News Of The World seems to be rare and selling at quite high prices. There is an EX copy on Ebay for £38 which is would still rather have than the new issue.
I hardly ever buy from HMV because of their prices. Would be interesting to see if your local independent stores are cheaper.
£5 in 1979 is worth around £32 today (adjusted for inflation)
I agree hmv is about too pricy for a new record, I perfer getting mine form charity shops.
A lot of that 30-40 price is bcoz theyve shot themselves in the foot with streaming - as far is digital is concerned, there's no point in buying a CD when u can stream or downoad a hooky copy. So we are subsidising all the digital losses of revenue.