Timmy C
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My vinyl buying peak was the mid 80's when we would usually pay around 4.99/5.99 for a UK/Euro release and 7.99/8.99 for US imports. That was for more obscure metal stuff from independent shops but I think mainstream releases from the likes of Iron Maiden for example were still only about 5.99 from the main retailers such as Our Price/HMV etc. So that's about 15 to 18 quid in today's money if you ignore the US import prices.
I started replacing my vinyl with CD's in 88/89 and they would range from about 9.99 for back catalogue re-rereleases from independent stores to around 14.99 for pretty much anything in stock in a mainstream store. Imports not taken into account as they could be crazy money, That's apparently somewhere between 25 and 40 quid in todays money according to This Moneys inflation calculator so although vinyl is perhaps a little more expensive in real terms compared to my days of buying it, CD prices have tumbled a hell of a lot more.
I started replacing my vinyl with CD's in 88/89 and they would range from about 9.99 for back catalogue re-rereleases from independent stores to around 14.99 for pretty much anything in stock in a mainstream store. Imports not taken into account as they could be crazy money, That's apparently somewhere between 25 and 40 quid in todays money according to This Moneys inflation calculator so although vinyl is perhaps a little more expensive in real terms compared to my days of buying it, CD prices have tumbled a hell of a lot more.