Posted February 7, 200718 yr Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City seen in tescos for just under £7, Mika seen in Asda for around this price too. is this devaluing music? or are these cheap prices needed to help sales? how much should a top ten album be priced at?
February 7, 200718 yr I think it's great that Asdas are retailing Mika, The View and Klaxons at £7.97... that extra few quid off makes it seem less of a risk to buy an album you may otherwise not have bought (as I did this week with the excellent Klaxons album).
February 7, 200718 yr I think it's great that Asdas are retailing Mika, The View and Klaxons at £7.97... that extra few quid off makes it seem less of a risk to buy an album you may otherwise not have bought (as I did this week with the excellent Klaxons album). yep completely agree.. i actually didn't know Asda were selling those albums at only £7.97 :o i might buy Mika's album now.. anyway, i don't think albums should retail for more than £9-10 max
February 7, 200718 yr I think ALL albums should retail @ £9.99 each - Cheaper one's can affect the chart which isnt really fair. And i think this price is really fair considering albums used to be priced at £12.99 each...
February 7, 200718 yr Its great that albums are so cheap now. It shows that the days of £13.99 albums were raking it in for the record companies. However, the trend of sub-£7 albums is definitely contributing to the death of the CD single. Given a choice between a £3.99 single and a £6.49 album, its a bit of a no-brainer really. Edited February 7, 200718 yr by Brutarn
February 7, 200718 yr Think it's great.The cheaper the better.Mika's album is £6.93 in Asda so got it on Monday and was planning to wait a week or two.Couldn't believe it was so cheap. :o Edited February 7, 200718 yr by coolchris
February 7, 200718 yr it's killing off all the small indie shops, they can't compete any more with these prices. I think albums are very cheap these days, but I suppose that makes them a bargain.
February 7, 200718 yr it's killing off all the small indie shops, they can't compete any more with these prices. I think albums are very cheap these days, but I suppose that makes them a bargain. I agree. I'm willing to pay more to buy local, so I don't mind if I pay an extra pound or two and buy it in an indie shop. However the indie shops around me have all but disappeared in the last two years. There is only one but it's not a real record shop, it's a video/PC games/Music album shop.
February 7, 200718 yr it's killing off all the small indie shops, they can't compete any more with these prices. I think albums are very cheap these days, but I suppose that makes them a bargain. I know. And supermarkets don't stock half the albums I wnt to buy either :cry:
February 7, 200718 yr that's the biggest problem when the local record shop closes - you can't buy much more than chart stuff and some popular back catalogue albums in supermarkets. I live in a town with a population of 70,000 and we no longer have a proper record shop. If I want to buy something other than chart records I have to travel 8 miles to either Newcastle or Sunderland. Edited February 7, 200718 yr by Robbie
February 7, 200718 yr that's the biggest problem when the local record shop closes - you can't buy much more than chart stuff and some popular back catalogue albums in supermarkets. I live in a town with a population of 70,000 and we no longer have a proper record shop. If I want to buy something other than chart records I have to travel 8 miles to either Newcastle or Sunderland. Probably why downloads have taken off so much. The biggest selection of music in the world in your living room.
February 7, 200718 yr Probably why downloads have taken off so much. The biggest selection of music in the world in your living room. I still prefer the physical product...
February 7, 200718 yr I wont spend more than £10 on an album unless its urgent how longs the MIKA deal on for?
February 7, 200718 yr I think anything more than £12.99 is taking the p***, unless it's a special edition version with a bonus disc or DVD.
February 7, 200718 yr I know. And supermarkets don't stock half the albums I wnt to buy either :cry: Still going strong is the oldest record shop in the world... the excellent Spillers in Cardiff, which is still an independent, specialising primarily in indie/dance... but if it's available (any genre)... they'll get it for you by hook or by crook, either over the counter or online. It's a great shop - one of those sadly disappearing rare breeds of record shop that you can go in and spend hours browsing... miles away from the clinical supermarket style HMV and Virgin have adopted. Check Spillers website - http://www.spillersrecords.co.uk/public/main.cfm?action=home
February 7, 200718 yr I wont spend more than £10 on an album unless its urgent how longs the MIKA deal on for? Think it's just this week in Asda.£6.93. :o Edited February 7, 200718 yr by coolchris
February 7, 200718 yr Author I think ALL albums should retail @ £9.99 each - Cheaper one's can affect the chart which isnt really fair. so if new albums are going into budget territory on pricing, should some of the budget stuff (not the dodgy stuff the spectrum and warner platinum stuff) be allowed in the chart, esp if all singles are allowed in the singles chart?
February 8, 200718 yr I think £9.99 is a good price or less. In the states, they cost much less than in the UK.
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