Scott Whigham
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I just checked out prices for some of the classic albums - check out the prices for albums made 30+ years ago:
Pink Floyd - Animals: $13.31
The Beatles - Rubber Soul: $14.92
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti: $13.72
I think that's absurdly high. $7 - okay. $8 - well, okay. $9 though and I start thinking, "Screw that. I've bought this album 2-3 times in my life already for $12-$15..."
Now you might say, "Scott - you're crazy. That includes shipping so surely they should be able to charge more." Fine - then how come Kind of Blue is $6.75 shipped two-day to my door? Or you could say, "Scott, those are remastered. Surely you don't expect the labels to cover that cost?" Yes, I do. It costs what - $30,000 more to remaster at most? Maybe I'm off - what's the most it could cost for a 10-song album: $10,000 a song? $50,000 a song? Or $1000 a song?
And don't forget that these Amazon prices - this is likely to be $2+ more per CD if you found these elsewhere.
Why are these albums still priced so high? I just checked my Amazon purchase history - I bought AC/DC's Back in Black in 2006 for $6.72. It's now $9.34. Wow.
Pink Floyd - Animals: $13.31
The Beatles - Rubber Soul: $14.92
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti: $13.72
I think that's absurdly high. $7 - okay. $8 - well, okay. $9 though and I start thinking, "Screw that. I've bought this album 2-3 times in my life already for $12-$15..."
Now you might say, "Scott - you're crazy. That includes shipping so surely they should be able to charge more." Fine - then how come Kind of Blue is $6.75 shipped two-day to my door? Or you could say, "Scott, those are remastered. Surely you don't expect the labels to cover that cost?" Yes, I do. It costs what - $30,000 more to remaster at most? Maybe I'm off - what's the most it could cost for a 10-song album: $10,000 a song? $50,000 a song? Or $1000 a song?
And don't forget that these Amazon prices - this is likely to be $2+ more per CD if you found these elsewhere.
Why are these albums still priced so high? I just checked my Amazon purchase history - I bought AC/DC's Back in Black in 2006 for $6.72. It's now $9.34. Wow.