How much were vinyl records selling for?


Does anyone know what the list price for records was when
CD's took over?
jhugg9
I paid $19.99 ca. 1980 for Half Speed Mastered recordings. That was big money back then. I bought more of them in later years cheap in the sellout bins.
In 1987 when I waited table across the street from Cactus records (and down the street from Sound Warehouse) and had to decide wether to buy a record or a CD with the cash in my pocket after a shift ($80-150), the records were 8.99 and the CD's were 12.99.
domestic list prices were 7.99 to 8.99 but there were midlines for 5.99 and less. imports were all over the place.
If I remember correctly, back then you could still get a brand new VW Super Beetle for about $2K. I'm not sure what that means to this thread. :-)