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We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 8:22 am
by Fent Plates
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 8:34 am
by jrkhnds
synopsis: "stop spending money on stuff and buy more records instead."
the people buying vinyl already spend as much money on records as they reasonably can afford. the people not buying vinyl won't start doing so because an industry they have no connection to is slowly failing. this argument is dumb.
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 12:56 pm
by Muncey
There is a problem. Rising prices and falling demand is always a problem in a struggling industry but you can't expect people to act counter-intuitive to price rises.
I've not been buying records that long but even I've seen a pretty big increase in prices.
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 1:02 pm
by RKM
same muncey 8 quid seems to now be a standard price, its steep
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 1:22 pm
by test_recordings
8 quid for a vinyl wow, that's single A/B yeah?
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 1:46 pm
by wub
test recordings wrote:8 quid for a vinyl wow, that's single A/B yeah?
Yep.
The issue isn't that people aren't buying vinyl, it's that vinyl is expensive so not so many people are able to release on it or buy as much of it.
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:13 pm
by jrkhnds
just look at beneath's new ep. 10quid for a single 140g 12" disc. getting out of hand really.
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:24 pm
by funkywhisky
Or £8 for the new single-sided Killa Sound...
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 6:55 pm
by b0red
I'm just glad that redeye has the reserve function. Us folks in the USA would be breaking the bank if we couldn't reserve.
Re: We have a problem
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:21 pm
by rorz9992
Yep prices are taking the piss. £10 will be the new standard price for a 12" soon, mark my words