Nigel
pfm Member
I first started buying albums seriously in 1977. I seem to recall they were priced around £3.49 to £3.99. Shops such as WH Smiths, Boots etc usually had the top 20 albums at a pound off. Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" at £2.49 type of thing.
Singles might have been £1.50, not such good value but my memory fades.
In my little town, cue Simon and Garfunkel, there weren't any second hand record shops, they came later. Whether this was unique to the place where I grew up or represented throughout the country, I couldn't say.
The point is, in those days, records and cassettes had real value. Even if it was by an artist you weren't keen on. Maybe it was because I was buying records from pocket money.
Fast forward to this very present day. I just saw Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" on CD in a local charity shop for 20p. Who could have guessed it?
Singles might have been £1.50, not such good value but my memory fades.
In my little town, cue Simon and Garfunkel, there weren't any second hand record shops, they came later. Whether this was unique to the place where I grew up or represented throughout the country, I couldn't say.
The point is, in those days, records and cassettes had real value. Even if it was by an artist you weren't keen on. Maybe it was because I was buying records from pocket money.
Fast forward to this very present day. I just saw Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" on CD in a local charity shop for 20p. Who could have guessed it?