Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

Joe Mac said:
Yeah a double would historically have been about €27 here (so I’m guessing about £25 over there).

I’m not so surprised to be honest with the increasing costs of all the raw materials of record production, increased haulage and freight costs and the fact that demand is far outstripping supply right now.

Hopefully things will begin to come back again as the world recovers over the next few years.
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My worry is that distributors and labels will say “people are buying double LPs for $50 now. Why would we go back to charging less?”

VMP is not going to lower their membership costs at this point, for example. Local stores are taking less margins to try to stay competitive with bigger stores. I know Blue Note raised their prices slightly but some smaller places aren’t passing that onto customers so they just take the hit. All that combined with bad QC and everybody returning records is a bit worrisome for the state of vinyl in a few years.
 
MikeH said:
My worry is that distributors and labels will say “people are buying double LPs for $50 now. Why would we go back to charging less?”

VMP is not going to lower their membership costs at this point, for example. Local stores are taking less margins to try to stay competitive with bigger stores. I know Blue Note raised their prices slightly but some smaller places aren’t passing that onto customers so they just take the hit. All that combined with bad QC and everybody returning records is a bit worrisome for the state of vinyl in a few years.
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Yeah totally. I’m defending £25/€27/$30 upto £27/€30/$35! $50 outside of audiophile is fucking nuts!
 
MikeH said:
Insane. At least a lot of the $45+ VMP 2LPs don’t seem to sell out. But $50 for a regular ass GZ pressed album is crazy.
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Yeah XL aren’t known for quality pressings, everyone else is doing it cheaper and it’s bloody Adele, there will be millions of them. I do sometimes see everyone on here panicking to get an online preorder in here and unless it’s something rare think “chill it, it will be in your local for less in a week or so and you won’t have to pay shipping”
 
Joe Mac said:
Yeah XL aren’t known for quality pressings, everyone else is doing it cheaper and it’s bloody Adele, there will be millions of them. I do sometimes see everyone on here panicking to get an online preorder in here and unless it’s something rare think “chill it, it will be in your local for less in a week or so and you won’t have to pay shipping”
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I did laugh to myself at the VMP email for a black vinyl pressing: “limited availability! Shop now!” It’s gonna be available everywhere.
 
wmeugene said:
Well it is US prices on gas, but my last fill up was between the member and non-member price for the Adele.
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Yeah ours would be about double that. The oil price of the petrol would be a bit more regardless because the localish production is much lower but we also have VAT, really high duty and a carbon tax. On the positive though it tends to last longer because gas guzzlers aren’t so popular lol!
 
Selaws said:
I imagine they will begin to show up today and over the weekend.

Amazon now has it listed for £29.99.
Rough Trade has the standard at £29.99 and the clear at £35.99.
Resident Records has the standard at £29.99 and the clear at £35.99
Banquet is the cheapest I have seen, with £26.99 for the standard and £33.30 for the clear.

Of course, theres postage to be added to Rough Trade, Resident and Banquet unless you are picking it up in-store, which adds a bit.

As an FYI, im not actually looking to get a copy, I was just staggered by the fact that £30+ is now becoming the norm for a new release.
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This was exactly my thoughts on my original post. It wasn't so much that VMP was charging 50% markup (free shipping blah blah) but moreso that a standard black of a 2 LP album that will have no less then 17 zillion copies pressed is priced at $35+ USD and £30+ respectively. And you know this is gunna be GZ, and you know they'll have fucked it up. I think this is where the bubble bursts.
 
Joe Mac said:
Yeah I think our typical is 95 and the premium stuff is 97/98.
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Not to perpetuate the detour from the thread topic, but you’re not discussing like for like - there are different octane testing standards in the US vs the EU. Here’s an Economist article if truly interested:

Difference Engine: Who needs premium?

Most cars today will run on lower grade fuel, but should they?
www.economist.com www.economist.com
 
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