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Yesterday when I was mid-priced

  • October 14, 2009
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Without wishing to appear overly inter­ested in HMV's pricing policy, how amazing is this: six of the best albums of all time for £18, all in.

The Response Of Various Age Ranges
30+: "Some of my original vinyls have worn out and my 'Very' CD box snapped, unfor­tu­nately, so making the albums available at this price point will allow me to replace certain albums cheaply. It's even cheaper than pur­chas­ing at iTunes — plus you get the high quality CD and the artwork will be worth having, too."
20–30: "I kind of missed these albums when they were ori­gin­ally released but this is extremely good value so I will purchase each these albums from HMV at this bar­gain­ous price — plus you get the physical product as a backup."
20 and under: "Sorry but £18 is £18 more than £0, and I'd have all the plastic bits left over once I'd put them into iTunes, so I shall torrent them thank you very much."

Amazingly* of course with every day that passes, the 20 and under agegroup creeps further and further into the other age ranges. It's the same with magazines. Entire gen­er­a­tions growing up without any interest in physical music or magazines. It's a wave that surges through popular culture. In pub­lish­ing the teen magazines go first, then the mags for those in their twenties. Before long the only people who ever remember buying a magazine will be 45 years old, leaving just Uncut and Top Gear. Then those will go, leaving The Lady as last mag standing. WHICH IS EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE — THE LADY IS BRILLIANT.

* Not amazingly but what can you do (answer: nothing)

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