Why Is Vinyl Expensive

Dealing with music that is not mainstream someone can easily see the difference.

Why is vinyl expensive.

It is a niche fashionable product that people are willing to pay over the odds for. For one it is because americans have gotten used to cheap music. A number of reasons. I think that there are a couple of reasons why vinyl is so expensive today.

And so will the people who think they are getting a much better aural experience. 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. In diy punk for example the music i m involved and not only as a listener currently 12 14 euros for a new lp release is the norm. It was wilson s only single and the majority of demo copies were destroyed which is why it s so collectible.

The breaking point for me was 64 98 for the new queens of the stone age album. Vinyl lps are so expensive because shoreditch hipsters will pay 22 for them. Granted it was a deluxe limited edition double vinyl version of last year s villains with 14 art prints tucked. Vinyl doesn t really sell that much it was pretty much killed off years ago so most pressing plants were shut down and demand isn t that big to warrant spending huge sums to make new factories.

For instance 78s in the 30 s sold for a dollar. In my opinion the correct question is why is new mainstream vinyl now so expensive.