Original prices for LP albums

in 1972 in springfield mo there was a great headshop/record store named kaledioscope. it is still there but no records in stock now. lps were 4 dollars each or 3 for 10 bucks. i went there every friday after payday[i was making 3 bucks an hour ha] and bought 3 new releases and was in heaven.

Marty,

A&S was awesome, but had a limited selection. So did May's. I would go to the stores on Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn. Mays, Woolworths, EJ Korvettes, and A&S all in a row.

My dad was an appliance repairman and many of the manufacturers' service centers were downtown also. So, while he did his thing, I did mine.

Mays and A&S had more cut-outs than Korvettes. And yes, A&S was Abraham & Strauss.

Rich

A&S was indeed Abraham and Strauss-used to go the the one in Red Bank, NJ in the 60's.

I picked up a mint copy of L by Godley and Creme yesterday which was released in 1978 and it had the original price sticker on it for Music Plus of 4.98.
The first album to list at 9.98 was Hard Promises by Petty and he threatened to sue if they didn't list it at 8.98. Don't remember what happened with that but look at the album cover.

Here is the scoop,guess Backstreet records backed down. Interesting tid bit on John Lennon too. Lennon was supposed to be in the studio recording when they were recording Hard Promises but was murdered before he got there. Etched in the master is We love You JL.