daegor

I used to love going to hot topic in that time era and buying tons of 1LPs for $11.99 and 2LPs for $16.99. 
 
anything over $20 was considered high 

Every other place on the internet is arguing about the prices that just dropped and we're arguing about 2005 lmao

It's crazy how far you go just to avoid admitting you were wrong about a sensible price tag in 2005

How is $35 not astronomical when other triple LPs were $20-25? It wasn't common for artists to have the balls to sell vinyl for a 50%+ markup back then and FtM sat around getting dusty for years because of it. It was only $25 when it would go on clearance. A lot went on clearance.

$35 was astronomical when that came out though. 2xLPs were $14-19 in 2005.

Hey, is it worth buying all five? Do you guys think Mars Volta is a consistent band?

You just know they priced them this way to calm the outrage that box set owners would explode with if it were cheaper to buy these individually and actually have these at conceivable price points.
 
As a box set owner, I would rather these be literally 50% of these prices which actually would be at the high end of what is justifiable for releases of this quality.
 
I really wanted to score a few backup copies of a few the albums but at these prices, its just too much. I might grab one or two eventually. It would be amazing if some shop like Bullmoose got distributed copies and were able to undercut these heinous costs.
 
I could see $25 for 1xLP, $30 for 2xLP, and 35 for 3xLP.  That's the highest I could fathom doing this.

lol these prices can fuck right off
 
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Bought Frances the Mute

I made my order but I'm definitely keeping an eye out for places to buy them elsewhere so I can cancel my order.

Wow, CH even priced everything to favor the fans who only buy 1-2 albums at most.  With shipping baked directly into the costs, you’re actually punished for trying to add on more of their discography.

I have like an awful feelings these are just like leftover pieces of the box lol 

Shipping was free at least, and I'm laughing that Landscape Tantrums was available, making the box even more pointless, but fuck these prices, holy shit.

But that would have meant less people would have bought the overpriced box set with a bunch of stuff in it that they didn't actually want.

Tremulant through Frances is 5/5, the rest is hot dog shit

Tremulant through Frances is 5/5, the rest is hot dog shit

If everyone who listens to TMV straight up listens to all albums [which is factual]… you’re deliberately listening to hot dog shit?

The box does seem cool but ain’t nobody looking to drop $80 on Octahedron and Noctourniquet tomorrow morning.  Let’s be real here.  I’m sure there’s plenty to go around but I’d fully expect FTM and De-Loused to sell out well before anything else, if quantities are limited.  Consistency was not the name of the game for this band.

But that would have meant less people would have bought the overpriced box set with a bunch of stuff in it that they didn't actually want.

True. And I totally understand the marketing behind it. Just think it’s fairly sneaky and don’t really appreciate it.

To be fair it is very apparent that they massively underestimated the demand for the box set, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re just scrambling to catch the windfall while it’s hot

But that would have meant less people would have bought the overpriced box set with a bunch of stuff in it that they didn't actually want.

That was speedy, nice.
I know it won’t happen but can you imagine if the individual reissues were actually 180 gram?  The outrage would be unreal.

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