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In Reply to: CD Costs posted by Mike Craig on October 29, 1999 at 10:06:13:
Sorry, I must disagree with you - at least in the sense that CDs cost less. The major lables for Rock, Jazz, and Classical use to be about $12.00 with the imports running up to $18.00 - in normal outlets like Tower Records. They are even more expensive in Tower (Sam Goodies, Blockbuster, Virgin, pick your favorite record outlet chain) today - $14.00 to $22.00. Where you can save money is buying through CD Now or Amazon (of course through our support your local asylum page). If not for these large buying and selling outlets it would be pretty rare to find a place (that can stay in business) selling CDs at a discount of more thatn a buck or two. To give you an idea of what CD could and should cost look at the budget discs like Naxos and Laser Light - makes one go hmmm....The cost to make a CD is well known to be considerably lower than the cost to make an LP - yet CD was and always will be more expensive (audiophile remasters not included). One more item - the new releases are more expensive because the big recording houses are squeezing more profit from every facet of production causing prices to increase in general (why shouldn't they its a captive audience). The money is not going to the artists through royalties - it is going to the stockholders keeping share value high.
I do think your spot on as far as music for entertainment value - though live music surpasses recorded for my priorities.
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Follow Ups
- Re: CD Costs - Oakroot 10/29/9910:27:20 10/29/99 (3)
- Re: CD Costs - Mike Craig 09:06:43 10/30/99 (1)
- I think your right!!! nt - Oakroot 10:26:44 10/30/99 (0)
- Re: CD Costs - Jose R 11:02:16 10/29/99 (0)
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