hype
Well-Known Member
I get the point being made but like just about everything else in life there's a huge amount of grey area that's being left out, it's not just simply new and used copies. Just off the top, the vast majority of OG copies are def. nowhere close to "NM" let alone "VG+" so for those two grades I get a bit of a premium on many original pressings since the numbers are just dwindling down with time. There's also the fact that OG pressings still many times sound better then current re-issues (especially when you start pin pointing exact pressings). Also, some albums were mastered a little differently between different mastering/remastering over the years and even if the actual sound quality is close there's going to be people that prefer both sides and swear by it. Then some that want both aka bat shit crazy people like me.
The Wall is one of the most appreciated albums of all time and people who don't even really care much about the genre still many times see it as a "must have". There's a reason you rarely see timeless artists like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles etc. get much cheaper across all buying platforms whether it's in person or online. There's always going to be new and old fans buying the staples, these few artists never "go out of style" or become "forgotten". I remember my cousin at about 13 who briefly got into vinyl for like a year had about 10 albums, The White Album by the Beatles, The Wall and then the rest were all random current artists.
Saying all that, this is an especially weird time right now and everyone is charging as much as humanly possible for anything. God help us if someone eventually buys one of the above artists catalogs and starts doing endless variants of them all.. They'll put the Black Pumas of the world to shame with ease.
The Wall is one of the most appreciated albums of all time and people who don't even really care much about the genre still many times see it as a "must have". There's a reason you rarely see timeless artists like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles etc. get much cheaper across all buying platforms whether it's in person or online. There's always going to be new and old fans buying the staples, these few artists never "go out of style" or become "forgotten". I remember my cousin at about 13 who briefly got into vinyl for like a year had about 10 albums, The White Album by the Beatles, The Wall and then the rest were all random current artists.
Saying all that, this is an especially weird time right now and everyone is charging as much as humanly possible for anything. God help us if someone eventually buys one of the above artists catalogs and starts doing endless variants of them all.. They'll put the Black Pumas of the world to shame with ease.
