As a young lad in the late 1960's one of the very first Lps that I purchased with my own money was the Beatles White double Lp.
I vividly remember what the price was, $11.00 and change. It took all that I earned from delivering news papers.
A single average price of a popular first release Lp back then was about $6.00.
This was the early days of the golden era of Rock.
By the early part of the 1970's prices for Lps weren't that much more, still under $10.00 for popular music.
One of the first concert's I attended in the early 1970s was Pink Floyd, their Dark Side of the Moon tour, and what a concert it was!
Ticket prices were about $18.00.
The Wall tour I believe was under $40.00 per ticket as was other Rock concert ticket prices at the end of that decade.
By this time Lp prices averaged $10.00 or so for a double issue.
A trip to the United Kingdom around the same time revealed Lp prices about the same as here in North America.
Now going back in time for prices of Lps I recently bought a collection from an estate sale, among them I found a handful of treasures, for me at lease.
Sealed first release some with Simpsons price stickers still on them.
Nat King Cole and His Trio, After Midnight $3.25
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jazz, Red Hot and Cool $3.15
Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan $3.25
Nat Cole, The Nat King Cole Story Volume 1 $3.93
This one made my heart jump a beat as I thumbed through the collection at the auction, I hoped there were more sealed Blue Notes or even used.
I was the only one interested in the Lps at the auction, they weren't even listed in the ad for the estate sale.
Dexter Gordon, One Flight Up, No price sticker
Whom ever this fellow was, the rest of his record collection is sure in great condition, a rare find for so many Lps.
The other few hundred are run of the mill including dozens of box sets.
Fun thread BTW, brings back a lot of memories.
I vividly remember what the price was, $11.00 and change. It took all that I earned from delivering news papers.
A single average price of a popular first release Lp back then was about $6.00.
This was the early days of the golden era of Rock.
By the early part of the 1970's prices for Lps weren't that much more, still under $10.00 for popular music.
One of the first concert's I attended in the early 1970s was Pink Floyd, their Dark Side of the Moon tour, and what a concert it was!
Ticket prices were about $18.00.
The Wall tour I believe was under $40.00 per ticket as was other Rock concert ticket prices at the end of that decade.
By this time Lp prices averaged $10.00 or so for a double issue.
A trip to the United Kingdom around the same time revealed Lp prices about the same as here in North America.
Now going back in time for prices of Lps I recently bought a collection from an estate sale, among them I found a handful of treasures, for me at lease.
Sealed first release some with Simpsons price stickers still on them.
Nat King Cole and His Trio, After Midnight $3.25
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Jazz, Red Hot and Cool $3.15
Sarah Vaughan, After Hours with Sarah Vaughan $3.25
Nat Cole, The Nat King Cole Story Volume 1 $3.93
This one made my heart jump a beat as I thumbed through the collection at the auction, I hoped there were more sealed Blue Notes or even used.
I was the only one interested in the Lps at the auction, they weren't even listed in the ad for the estate sale.
Dexter Gordon, One Flight Up, No price sticker
Whom ever this fellow was, the rest of his record collection is sure in great condition, a rare find for so many Lps.
The other few hundred are run of the mill including dozens of box sets.
Fun thread BTW, brings back a lot of memories.