Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
- Thread starter Captainfog
- Start date
SpinningSince85
Active Member
$45 is crazy for a single LP record. That's more than Tone Poets which have a better presentation IMO.
TBH it's not that different than what the Tone Poets sell for in Europe. Not sure what you'r meaning by presentation, but I would say this is as good as a Town Poet from sound to packaging. It's a great album. (It would be nice if it was cheaper though)
Selaws
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I completely agree here. My local has single LP Tone Poet's priced at £37 a pop. Those in the series that don't sell out settle for around £30 on ebay as a buy it now. I tend to wait nowadays until offers come up but getting one I want for around £27 is what I consider a win (mad really but relatively speaking)
I have all of those VMP Prestige releases but timed it so I either got them discounted or used credit (I believe a couple made it to Swaps as well). The quality is certainly high. They sound fantastic and the jackets are thick with nice prints. If you are into coloured vinyl then that's a bonus too as they are all coloured.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
TP list price here is $39 but then you can almost always find them for at least 20% off at Udiscover.
I find the prices on those VMP Jazz dispensary titles to be astronomical. Especially considering that the regular non-VMP jazz dispensary titles are $25 here. I contemplated getting the Leon Spencer yesterday and couldn’t bring myself to do it. I have the Axelrod one but only because I found it for really cheap on eBay and was the only bidder
NewsFedora
Well-Known Member
Yeah, those Jazz Dispensary prices were always ridiculous. The only time it made sense to jump on any of them was when the showed up in swaps one or twice last year.
I think it's too much, but comparing to others, particularly in the UK, they're not that bad. AP title are all $40 each but cost a lot more to get shipped to the UK. I do think they are on par with the Tone Poets, which is about the same price. Heavy RTI vinyl, well mastered with good quality jackets.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
I still think VMP makes the most sense for international customers over US customers. If I lived in the UK or abroad, I'd probably be a subscriber still.
The disconnect for me on these is that all the other jazz dispensary titles in the US are $25 or less. Same quality pressings and jackets. So it just seems like I'm paying nearly twice as much for an exclusive color and it being limited. I'm assuming the other Jazz Dispensary titles (like the recent represses) are harder to find in UK/Europe though.
snoops
Well-Known Member
Sadly, I think the $40-45 range is becoming the standard rate for single LP audiophile release with top mastering \ cutting engineer, Tip-on jacket, poly sleeve, original artwork, etc. At least 4 out of the 5 they were kind of enough to include an Obi.
Intervention Records ($40), Speakers Corner ($42), Pure Pleasure ($42), Analogue Productions ($40), and lots of the MOFI in the $40 range.
Not justifying or disagreeing, more lamenting that prices are just nuts these days all around for anything halfway decent. There are very few bang for the buck new releases.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
Don’t wanna jinx it, but Craft is pretty consistently releasing $20-30 AAA releases pressed at RTI with nice jackets. Probably like Rhino in that they aren’t paying to license but still. $45+ is on the high side. And considering it’s a Craft release and VMP was charging this price almost 2 years ago, it’s just hard for me to justify itSadly, I think the $40-45 range is becoming the standard rate for single LP audiophile release with top mastering \ cutting engineer, Tip-on jacket, poly sleeve, original artwork, etc. At least 4 out of the 5 they were kind of enough to include an Obi.
Intervention Records ($40), Speakers Corner ($42), Pure Pleasure ($42), Analogue Productions ($40), and lots of the MOFI in the $40 range.
Not justifying or disagreeing, more lamenting that prices are just nuts these days all around for anything halfway decent. There are very few bang for the buck new releases.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
But $60 CAD is like…$10USD right?
I get what you're saying & I haven't got enough Jazz dispensary titles to compare, but I did get the latest RSD one & packaging and vinyl is a lot more lightweight, still done at RTI. I think with the VMP titles they are the premium pressing, almost like Blue Note Classic compared to Tone Poet but not quite. I'm sure there are other Jazz Dispensary titles that are done of the same quality for a lot cheaper but I think that is happening less & less. (unfortunately)
Mather
Unknown Member
MikeH
Well-Known Member
It is crazy though to see the prices of most audiophile records outside of the US. Don’t know how I’d manage (or I’d just be broke all of the time).
Mather
Unknown Member
I'm just really glad I bought most of the important AP and Mofi 45s a couple years back. Because $100 a pop is rough.
MikeH
Well-Known Member
I grabbed the Joe Henderson - The Elements repress recently for $25 and it’s same quality or maybe even nicer jacket than the Heavy Axe VMP. I’m secretly hoping that they reissue the VMP titles on black in a wider release. The Rusty Bryant jazz dispensary title just came back into stock recently and so did Gary Bartz so those are both on their way to me soon! I’d recommend The Elements for sure if you can track down a reasonably priced copy in the UK!