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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
Without covers, manufacturing 500 LPs costs close to $2000.00. And then there are the covers. Break-even pricing once it goets through distro channels (for small pressings at least) makes a $15.00 retail price pretty close to rock-bottom for LPs. Double LPs with color covers? More still
Manufacturing CDs is about 9 times less expensive.
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My understanding is the labels used to lose money on LPs and make it up with CD sales, but I guess no one is willing to take these risks anymore...... Since no one is buying CDs anymore......