Posted April 22, 20232 yr A little poll and a place to talk about this release! Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2023 Release Date: 4/22/2023 Format: 2 x LP Label: Republic Records Quantity: 75000 Release type: RSD Exclusive Release MORE INFO Taylor Swift’s 3rd GRAMMY® Album of the Year, folklore, was recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown. Taylor and her collaborators were never able to play the album together... until the Long Pond Studio Sessions in September 2020. This is the first time “folklore: the long pond studio sessions’' will be available on vinyl. Recorded live, the album features Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). Exclusive for Record Store Day, double grey vinyl LP. DISC 1 SIDE A 1. the 1 - the long pond studio sessions 2. cardigan - the long pond studio sessions 3. the last great american dynasty - the long pond studio sessions 4. exile - the long pond studio sessions feat. Bon Iver DISC 1 SIDE B 1. my tears ricochet - the long pond studio sessions 2. mirrorball - the long pond studio sessions 3. seven - the long pond studio sessions 4. august - the long pond studio sessions 5. this is me trying - the long pond studio sessions DISC 2 SIDE A 1.illicit affairs - the long pond studio sessions 2. invisible string - the long pond studio sessions 3. mad woman - the long pond studio sessions 4. epiphany - the long pond studio sessions DISC 2 SIDE B 1.betty - the long pond studio sessions 2. peace - the long pond studio sessions 3. hoax - the long pond studio sessions 4. the lakes - the long pond studio sessions
April 22, 20232 yr I had this in my hands today but decided against it when I got to the front of the queue, I just can’t justify spending £60 on it!
April 23, 20232 yr Yeah £60 for this is not for me, unfortunately. Kind of disappointed at the price especially as it's not even a nice gatefold!? :( Ah well.
April 23, 20232 yr I got one! :wub: i know it's very expensive (I paid £53) but I couldn't resist as folklore is my favourite album of hers and this version is stunning
April 24, 20232 yr My shop ran out after I had queued for an hour and a half, but I've since ordered from a reseller for around £80 :o ... I can't see the prices going down tbh, it's so in-demand. Edited April 24, 20232 yr by GraceAJX
April 24, 20232 yr Rough Trade and Banquet are selling their leftovers tonight at 8pm. Doubt they'll be around for long though...
April 27, 20232 yr I'm really disappointed by Taylor and her team for releasing this at such a high price point. It feels really exploitative as, from what I've seen, it's not even like the packaging is anything particularly special to justify it. RSD titles are already often inflated so to push towards the £55-£60 mark is just a ridiculous price imo.
April 27, 20232 yr It's definitely a bit of a piss take and extremely exploitative. Now people are also re-selling for twice the price... :( I woulda loved it and probably would've got it at a cheaper price. Ah well :(
April 28, 20232 yr Definitely an extreme amount for a 2LP which isn't even a gatefold. I just wonder whether this will encourage labels/retailers to continue pushing the prices up, if they can see that they can "get away" with these higher figures. I feel part of the problem because I bought it. :cry: I love the folklore era though, and presumably it's never going to sell lower than its retail value... as Jonjo says, people are trying to sell it more double that online, which is just crazy.
April 28, 20232 yr I remember thinking that Chromatica was expensive for RSD (and was that about £40 to £45 odd?) but when I opened it I at least could see the extra effort that had gone into the packaging and the content. I've cut back considerably this year on buying vinyl because I'm simply not prepared to pay these kind of prices - Taylor is far from the only culprit but this album is definitely one of the worst I've seen in terms of value for money.
April 28, 20232 yr I guess it’s like what’s happening with concert ticket prices, they’re seeing how much people pay scalpers and pushing the prices up to keep as much of that for themselves. Like in previous years this would’ve been limited to about 10k copies and priced at £30, whereas this year there’s 115k copies at £50-£60. It’s all a bit of a slippery slope in my opinion and I think vinyl is maybe approaching a saturation point
