On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:36:16 -0500, you wrote:
quoted 7 lines What has happened with 7"s? Last I remembered, I was getting domestic> What has happened with 7"s? Last I remembered, I was getting domestic
>(U.S.) 7"s for $3-$4 & imports for $4-$5. Then I turned around & all of a
>sudden the imports went up to $10-$12. Well, not all of them, but
>particular ones I wanted, namely ones put out by V/Vm & Skam, 2 lovely UK
>record labels. Granted, both labels are releasing limited runs & that can
>increase production costs a bit, but I cannot fathom how that alone has led
>to a 200-300% price increase.
and it's not like zavody (where v/vm and skam get their stuff done)
are expensive to get 200/300 pressing runs (about 250 pounds for a run
of 200 7" singles with labels but no sleeves). there's a healthy
profit margin at work here <grin>