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In Reply to: RE: From WSJ: Neil Young CD=$10, LP=$42 posted by radiodaddy on May 30, 2012 at 16:53:11
Yeah, I hear you. But speaking of anecdotal evidence ...
A few weeks ago on Record Store Day I swung by a hipster store near where I live. (Other Music in NYC)
First of all the line was so insane that I didn't even bother. It was mid-day and a guy I asked said he'd been standing in line for 45 minutes. And he was only about half way to the door. There was nothing much I wanted and the line really put me off. I didn't wait.
But the line was all kids waiting to get in to buy records. 20s, maybe a few in their 30s. I realize things can be different in NYC, and that every day is not RSD, but I thought it was very interesting. All those young guys (and some women too!) waiting in line for a long time to buy records.
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to sell them on ebay.
It has crossed my mind. Any RSD records worth any serious money? They all seem throw-away. I later got the Bill Evans live blue vinyl 10" (RSD2012) but it turns out it's a sampler for a set that will be out soon-ish, which I probably would have bought anyway.
wilco-whole love deluxe rsd,phish-junta deluxe rsd,flaming lips-heady fwends rsd,grateful dead-dark star rsd.and that's just 4 titles
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At the nearest record shop to where I live - specialized in Jazz and Blues LP's - had crowds on RSD (and also on most Saturday Mornings). The clientele is most definitely NOT hipsters trolling for eBay sales. THere are a couple of them, but it isn't the main part of the business. I know the owner, and he told me that in the 20-odd years of being in business, he almost went under 3 years ago, but vinyl sales rising has saved him.
But being 5 hours from NYC ... that's a long distance for someone to get to on a fixie. :)
At least in the hinterlands, in Upstate NY, Vinyl is really coming back. The city I live in has a population of about 700,000 - and we have 6 record stores that either have a large amount of vinyl, or only sell vinyl. 2 have opened in the last few years.
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"
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