High quality vinyl

@edcyn

  If the company thinks a recording might be attractive to the audiophile/high-end crowd, they’ll manufacture these special Audiophile editions...and charge a bit more for them, too.
"And charge a bit more for them

Hove you seen the $109+ packages they now have for a single album? That's quite a bit more now. You are talking about prior to the vinyl resurgence. Now, the sky seems to be the limit. I'm sure glad I bought my vinyl prior to 2010

Hi Steve - why would you bother to read the rambling reply of ego without experience.

I think I have previously mentioned my financial investment in and patronage to a specific artist who calls that studio home. Her husband is also an accomplished engineer and musician. The War Dept. and I sponsor the vinyl releases, they fund or crowdfund the digital side.

There are of course special consideration for the LP release. Will it be 100% analog in parallel? This can present some artistic and editing challenges in a Protools world...as you might imagine..The vinyl master is also different and in this case goes to an Industry expert in LA ( no need to namedrop a friend of the band.. ). This is not an instant process, some back and forth, maybe a test pressing, etc...( they have and use some vintage synths that reach pretty low... ) How hot to cut the low end is always a discussion...Then there are packaging considerations, etc...
so, time, money, complexity, handoffs, artistic intent, etc...
i know we personally love being involved and able to help.
i will send you an LP brother...

jim

Thanks Jim.

Steve, when it comes to new releases I can't find the logic. Amy Helm's older album was offered on both LP and CD, the newer one on CD only.

When it comes to reissues, the great reissue labels (MoFi---don't listen to those who have heard only the pre-Music Direct ownership releases, Analogue Productions, Speakers Corner, Intervention, Light In The Attic, all the Jazz-focus labels), they sign deals to get access to the master tapes, deals which stipulate either a certain length of time they may produce LP's, and/or number of LP's they may manufacture, and sometimes the playing speed (such as 45RPM only, when the major label wants to market their own 33-1/3 LP of a given title).

If the growth of new LP sales continues to grow, watch the major labels get tighter with their licensing agreements. Buy 'em while you can, boys!

bdp247 -- Thanks for giving us some insight into the arcane chicanery.