According to a new report thanks to a spike in demand you may be paying too much.
Why are new vinyl records so expensive.
Granted it was a deluxe limited edition double vinyl version of last year s villains with 14 art prints tucked.
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.
The breaking point for me was 64 98 for the new queens of the stone age album.
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.
But vinyl records are expensive and can take many weeks to produce.