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| 10th Sep 2016, 8:57 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | Today I got a second-hand copy of T'Pau's 1987 chart-topper "China In Your Hand" CD single. A sticker on the back from Virgin (record shop, if you don't recall) has the price £5.99. Was this a normal price for a chart CD single in 1987? I bought CD singles regularly from 1996 until around 2004. I remember most big record company releases were £3.99, or sometimes £2.99 depending on the store, I think shops could set their own prices. Then in the early 00s when downloads began to challenge CD singles for sales, £2 two-track singles were heavily promoted with a red sticker on the front. It's interesting that the CD single format has pretty much died a death, and with it the 'single' as a physical format. The last one I saw in a record shop was the X Factor winner in Christmas 2015, not that I visit them very often. Fond memories of the chart wall in HMV, Virgin, Woolies etc and new releases. Plus the fact HMV and Virgin had a CD single section with old stock. I remember Madonna's 80s re-issues being in regular stock at Virgin Megastore Oxford Street every time I went. The section devoted to 'singles' has now completely disappeared. It seems like folklore now that you could go in and browse through an array of ex-chart singles going back a while. |
| 11th Sep 2016, 1:02 AM | #2 REPORT | |
 | TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | I can't believe they were charging that much in the late-80s. An album cost scarcely more than that. My guess is, it's a sticker from some other product which a previous owner has stuck on for reasons unknown. |
| 11th Sep 2016, 2:33 AM | #3 REPORT | |
| mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | It has four tracks, maybe that was considered EP length so worth the extra cost. Would be interesting to know what early CD singles were priced at though. While Googling I saw that Band Aid 20 was £3.99 in HMV. |
| 11th Sep 2016, 6:58 PM | #4 REPORT | |
 | zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4148 Points | I have a vague memory that the format was under threat around that time, there were feelings that it hadn't caught on and might be phased out. Maybe that's why the high cost?  |
| 11th Sep 2016, 9:26 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | albert oh well, la di da Member since Aug 2013 1345 Points | the crystal case may have been switched, if I'm dumping CDs around the charity shop I make sure no good shiny cases go out with them. |
| 11th Sep 2016, 10:57 PM | #6 REPORT | |
 | Jock_Girl A girl who looks good in vinyl Member since Dec 2012 1544 Points Moderator | To a very large extent to format was non-existent in Canada and the USA. Store rarely stocked them to the same extent they did the 45 or those cursed cassette singles, which they DID push. The format did have issues though. Unlike the beauty of the 45, you couldn't stack a pile of them on the record player and listen to them one after another. I have no idea what passes as a single these days. There's no real vinyl single despite of the new releases listed herein as they are for the most part indie/ specialty. Radio plays a track and calls it a single, but it is really what the record company is pushing seeing as you can easily bust an 'album' apart and download any track you want. All in all, I think the record companies created the mess they are in right now through their greed. Amy |
| 12th Sep 2016, 8:04 AM | #7 REPORT | |
 | The_Vinyl_Junkie SUBS My body is on the diminishing streak. Member since Dec 2011 8070 Points Moderator |
Jock_Girl wrote:
I have no idea what passes as a single these days. There's no real vinyl single despite of the new releases listed herein as they are for the most part indie/ specialty. Radio plays a track and calls it a single, but it is really what the record company is pushing seeing as you can easily bust an 'album' apart and download any track you want.
All in all, I think the record companies created the mess they are in right now through their greed. Amy  |
| 12th Sep 2016, 1:41 PM | #8 REPORT | |
| zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4148 Points | you couldn't stack a pile of them on the record player and listen to them one after another My first CD player was a Pioneer six-pack job so I could have done that...  |
| 12th Sep 2016, 1:57 PM | #9 REPORT | |
 | Quad5point1 SUBS Member since Jul 2012 10621 Points |
mister_tmg wrote:
It has four tracks, maybe that was considered EP length so worth the extra cost. Would be interesting to know what early CD singles were priced at though.
While Googling I saw that Band Aid 20 was £3.99 in HMV. £3.99 is what I remember. Here is an Image of one I bought in 1998 Edited by cptbeefheart on 12th Sep 2016, 4:05 PM |
| 14th Sep 2016, 12:48 AM | #10 REPORT | |
| mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | Paying that much for one track (the one you bought it for), no wonder it was killed off by downloads. |
| 14th Sep 2016, 7:46 AM | #11 REPORT | |
| TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | At the time the big companies were printing "home taping is killing music" on their products. So I guess that's what happened then. |
| 16th Sep 2016, 10:16 PM | #12 REPORT | |
 | Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 794 Points |
albert wrote:
the crystal case may have been switched, if I'm dumping CDs around the charity shop I make sure no good shiny cases go out with them.
You naughty boy. I make sure that I go thru charity shop stuff using up old CD plastic I have six carrier bags of inners etc ensuring they leave in tip-top quality |
| 16th Sep 2016, 10:17 PM | #13 REPORT | |
| Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 794 Points |
zabadak wrote:
you couldn't stack a pile of them on the record player and listen to them one after another
My first CD player was a Pioneer six-pack job so I could have done that... Multi-Stack car boot autochangers were popular for a while. |
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