1/16/2024 0 Comments Vinyl me please price increase![]() ![]() The reissues wherein the vinyl ‘package’ e.g. The cost of vinyl has increased exponentially even prior to the cost of living crisis (in my experience anyway). Something i probably took for granted for a long time. This experience has made me appreciate cd format a little more than i used to. So now only pick up the occasional records. The cost and the amount of warped new records i have purchased, blows my mind. Had jumped back into the record buying a few years ago. Vinyl was always my second choice but the price has me buying less and less vinyl. I’ll get vinyl as well as the CD if it’s by a very favourite band just from a collecting perspective, so a vinyl purchase is only once in a while – Ian G My main format is CD and, as I’ve got older, I’m more selective with purchases but probably spending just as much due to the quality box sets being released, although I’ve definitely been spending less over the last few months. Impossible to do on vinyl (unless it a £250 boxset). The main issue for me is that Cherry Red etc (Grapefruit, Esorteric) are releasing great boxsets on cd with copious booklets and notes for about £20. I have bought only cds now for the last 20 years. In my local HMV, I have seen plenty of people browsing the vinyl selection but never anyone making an actual purchase. I purchase vinyl via the second hand stores and the record fairs and always manage to find a bargain. I will always opt for the CD as it now represents very good value for money and it is such a reliable format. Phil, my spending on music is pretty much unchanged. That said, what I do buy, I’m enjoying possibly more. I’m definitely buying less music than say a year ago. But I find myself doing that less and less these days. Occasionally I’ll buy both versions if the record means that much to me. The price of vinyl has a lot to do with it. I’ve definitely bought more CDs than vinyl this year. All the best and fantastic video – Willie I cannot stream music I think that’s horrible. In terms of CDs, they aren’t too bad of a price (especially new releases) so that’s really want I’m living with. I think it’s a real shame because I do want to buy vinyls. I was in HMV the other day and there was a few vinyls there were £40 each. (Sorry for my English, not my native language) – Sarobi The CD also has the advantage if you buy a used one, there is less risk of something going wrong. My revolt will be that I only buy CDs, ok also vinyl, but the price should be around €20. What was around €20 last year is now around €30. I prefer vinyl records to CDs, but I’ve definitely bought more CDs than vinyl in the last year. The latest Joni Mitchell Reprise box that Phil looked at recently is a case in point. Indeed, those folks who’ve been concentrating on vinyl purchasing in recent years will likely be pleasantly surprised at how much better CD mastering has become in recent times. Let me know what you think in the comments and I will add them to the website as well.īelow are some of the comments we have received on our YouTube Channels and Private Facebook Group.Īs we’ve discussed before, the production costs associated with vinyl have seen big hikes and that has probably caused many to reconsider their format of choice. All my music contacts are saying they are seeing an increase in CDs sales but they are also seeing a slow down in demand over all. Who can really go and spend £60 / £90 for 2 – 3 albums? There is also the quality issue, how many albums are you returning due to pressing errors or damaged covers or inner sleeves?įor many music fans we now find ourselves looking at a £30 vinyl album and thinking I could buy 3 CDs for the same price. However with vinyl albums now costing over £30 for a single album this is not so easy. I think while you could buy a couple of CDs or vinyl albums for under £30 we all felt we could easily justify this. I might have had an idea what I was looking for but many times it would be an impulse buy. ![]() (Looking on the news this seems to be a global issues as well)įor me personally, treating myself to a couple of albums on a Friday was a regular thing. In the UK where I am based we are in the middle of cost of living crisis where we are seeing food and energy bills going up on a regular basis. Update – The results are in – Music ARE returning to CDs (see comments below) ![]() Or have you cut back on all your music spending? Are you buying more CDs since the recent increase in vinyl prices? ![]()
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