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Todays vinyl packaging observations

I have been buying nothing but new releases on vinyl the past year. If it's not released on vinyl I'm not buying it. There are a few releases I'm still waiting for the vinyl release, but fortunately most artist i enjoy are putting their new stuff out; at least in limited number's, on LP.

Flipping through my collection last night it struck me how much better the packaging is with the new releases when comparing them to my aged late 70 early 80's collection.

Most vinyl that i buy today is 180 or 200 gram pressings and the cover art and posters that are included are outstanding heavyweight prints. Where as my older stuff is very lightweight pressings with the sleeves and extras printed on what seems like lower quality paper.

Granted there is some stuff in my aged collection that is impressive art wise. Like most of my Jethro Tull or Alice Cooper records, but artist today seem to be constantly releasing LP packages of outstanding quality.

As for the actual sound of the music; which in the grand scheme of things is all that really matters anyway, i can't hear much difference... It's all good!

Any thoughts on why the change in quality and what it might do for the value of todays releases in the future?

dave
timewasjustajoke

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timewasjustajoke OP
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No inuslt taken. Like i said, all the artist i enjoy enough to buy thier music release it on LP. If it's not initaly released on vinyl it usually is a few months later.
I don't like buying music more than once and i don't mind waiting. It's not like i don't have other things to listen to.

As for the price of LP's... i think it's relevent to todays music prices. Most prices on my shrink wrap from my older records cost $7 to $10 compaired to an average of $25 for todays vinly i'm buying.

Relating the cost to live music, back in the late 70's and early 80's when i was paying $7 to $10 for LP's and looking at old prices on my ticket stubs that's what it used to cost to see a live show. Today i spend a average of $25 for new vinyl releases and about $30 on live music.

For me vinyl is one area the music industry has improved enough to justify the increase in cost.
timewasjustajoke OP
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Name some artist that you enjoy that don't release vinyl. I can't think of anyone that suits my taste.

I'm into mostly independent labeled bands, but i also like most of the artist on the Lost Highway and Nonesuch as well as Merge labels and every artist on those rosters; as well as most indy artist, will have new vinyl releases.

The only release in the last year that i have wanted to buy that has not been available on vinyl is the new Autumn Defense recored, but when i met the band at the Dallas gig a few weeks ago I was told it would be released as soon as they sold enough cd's to afford production.

Maybe we just have different taste in music? But i don't think i'm missing out on anything.
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