Yet again we are here talking about the prices for these releases. It's a total bummer. In the past two years we've gone from Daupe being uber pricey but worth it for the art and product quality to Daupe being reasonably priced, and still putting out quality art and product. What we like about releases is rarely discussed and when it is people spend their time shitting on each other's opinions instead of having one themselves. Like I almost never see anyone talk about what they like about this or that album anymore.
I don't think anyone taking issue with the Alc prices (or any other prices) has a problem with people that choose to spend their money on it. As I said before it just sucks to even have to consider ' am I being bamboozled' when I go to buy a record.
In the case of this Bronsolino release I personally don't get it. It's a mixtape and it might be the best thing Bronson ever did, but if you love it you already have it from the datpiff or some other digital release, and if not then maybe $75 makes more sense to you. I can't imagine that the vinyl mastering for this is so outstanding as to justify that minimum price-tag, but that's just me. I mean I don't get that MoFi ultradiscs are now $125 either but at least you know the effort and quality that has gone into those pressings including the source for the material.
I've paid $50+ for records too many times. It might just be what it is now, but personally it's becoming less and less worth it to me. As
@Enaz Fox has said I'm getting priced-out, and I have a decent paying job and no kids. If regular working fans can't afford your product then what is it about? The current system is creating classes of music patrons. Those that can buy and trade in the physical vinyl world and those who can't. Frankly - Fuck that b.s.
I'm honing in on the artists I care most about and I'll probably continue to give them my earnings, but the re-release of a mixtape, even if it is a great one, for at least 3x what the album should cost is doing everyone (fans, flippers, the collectors, the artists) a disservice.