The vinyl resurrection is in trouble. Is it over for LPs? For Canadians, it might be

Global News Canada - Vinyl resurrection

• “It’s over, man,” he said. “It was a really good run, but the whole vinyl thing is over. Yeah, COVID has been a problem, but there’s more to it. It’s the labels.
  
  They got greedy.  
• This acute shortage of lacquer masters has led to disruptions in manufacturing, shortages and, inevitably, higher prices for the finished product.
• All the indie stores were closed for weeks
  
• Another contributing factor to vinyl’s 2020 malaise was the postponement of Record Store Day,
  

Strangely, though, Canada seems to be alone when it comes to this vinyl apocalypse. The format continues to do well in other territories.



For example, the U.S. saw double-digit growth (11.2 per cent) in vinyl sales during the lockdown. In Britain, an event called Love Record Stores Day on June 20 saw more than one million pounds (C$1.73 million) worth of records sold in a single 24-hour period.



Things are up in Japan. In Germany, the entire music industry grew by 4.8 per cent during the first six months of the pandemic, with healthy revenues coming from vinyl sales. And Australia, which goes battles with us for fifth place among the world’s music markets, reports steady vinyl sales.


I wonder what the NZ figures are like?

Total agreement about higher prices. One of the reasons i've kicked any new lp buying. Looked at a few RSD releases for fun, $40 plus for a 45 single while $50 for a lp is starting to be the new normal.
Wouldn't be so bad if the physical quality was consistently high but we know it can be very hit and miss.
Getting shut out of Amazon UK was a knock back as well, especially for more expensive box sets.
In the meantime I have more that enough to comfort me in my remaining
Years. It all must have a flow on to used prices as well.

I used to have a $40 limit for new vinyl, unless it was an "audiophile" MOFI/Analogue Production?Speakers Corner etc release.

Now you'd be hard pressed to find a standard new album under $40!

Unfortunately I can't fight my addiction, and so have still continued to buy vinyl over my previous upper limit. I know I have a problem, so am gradually progressing along the 12 step program!

Yes, high vinyl prices have become a dampener.

Also lack of time &....I have more than a lifetime's supply of records already

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Well there was this, earlier this year:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/apollo-masters-fire-vinyl-records-lacquer-production-949648/

and lots of other inks, I think even noted here at the time.

www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=record+lacquer+vinyl+fire+LP

(I like inks for links as a typo!  Startpage is my new go to search engine for the moment.)

I haven't bought new for decades, but the last two (Keith Jarrett Köln Concert and another forgettable piano jazz album) at the start of this year were $10 ea. from Real Groovy, and both had little stickers saying that they had been cleaned ultrasonically. Which I thought was nice.

But I too, have so many records now that I haven't even listened to yet.

Many I won't until I can clean them. But there are, or will be, gems among them after cleaning!

Records definitely too expensive in my opinion!!

True and feels like a ripoff sometimes: recently a Factory collection (“Use hearing protection” - Factory is one of my favorite labels) containing the first Factory issues (now non approachable in-terms of price) and I’ve looked it up but frankly 200+ Euros for what seems to be out of digital files and some copy posters, only if Tony Wilson was alive. There is a great market out there however in my opinion: used classical LPs, great bargain!