Why Vinyl Records Are Expensive

If you know anything about vinyl records then you ll appreciate why they can sell for a lot of moola.

Why vinyl records are expensive.

Zachary july 27 2019. Granted it was a deluxe limited edition double vinyl version of last year s villains with 14 art prints tucked. Vinyl records have become a fan favorite as well as a significant income stream for many artists. I ve come to notice that 180 pressing is just a waste of vinyl.

So if you have a copy at. The breaking point for me was 64 98 for the new queens of the stone age album. The 78rpm record was sold on ebay for 37 100 in 2013. There are just two copies in the world which makes it extremely valuable.

I think that there are a couple of reasons why vinyl is so expensive today. Johson released five albums with the paramount label and all are considered collector items. It might not seem like much but in the 30 s a dollar w. He probably could never imagine it would become one of the most expensive vinyl records ever sold.

For one it is because americans have gotten used to cheap music. Signed limited edition records like the ones on this list are like gold dust to collectors. And i think they were only pressed at 120. But vinyl records are expensive and can take many weeks to produce.

For instance 78s in the 30 s sold for a dollar.