Why Vinyl Records Are So Expensive

For one it is because americans have gotten used to cheap music.

Why vinyl records are so expensive.

I aged carried on listening to tunes i grew up. So if it costs me 19. I try to make 10 on new stuff says trevor larocque co owner of the tiny record shop a vinyl only store specializing in rare vintage records that also stocks the latest. They would operate 24 hours a day if vinyl press operators a dying breed until just recently weren t so hard to find.

It might not seem like much but in the 30 s a dollar was a lot of money. A part from very occasional second hand purchases i didn t buy vinyl between the years 1990 2014. There are many valuable vinyl records out there including perhaps the most expensive motown northern soul 7 inch ever do i love you indeed i do recorded by frank wilson in 1965 and which sold for over 25 000 31 000 at auction in 2009. I ve come to notice that 180 pressing is just a waste of vinyl.

For instance 78s in the 30 s sold for a dollar. So every 4th or 5th record i buy is poorly pressed or cut too hot. But vinyl records are expensive and can take many weeks to produce. I suspect that vinyl is so expensive because they are being marketed as a premium product to older record buyers ie people in their mid thirties and older with good disposable incomes who are.

And i think they were only pressed at 120. Not to mention overpriced. Zachary july 27 2019. But if plans hold they ll add two to six more presses starting at the.

A non mainstream release is hardly pressed in 1 000 copies these days more like 300. Production costs have gone up because vinyl releases in general are pressed in smaller quantities. 4 years of struggling with vinyl has left a bad taste in my mouth. Vinyl records have become a fan favorite as well as a significant income stream for many artists.

It was wilson s only single and the majority of demo copies were destroyed which is why it s so collectible. So world record store day is here once again.