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| 7.1 | | MUN02::ORA | | Thu Jan 05 1984 13:59 | 9 |
| There has been a lot of CD reviews in the magazines here since about one
year now. There are three or four major HiFi magazines left now, as one
of them (HiFi Stereophonie) was swallowed by Stereoplay.
If anyone needs something specific I'm willing to have a look round the
local dealers here; I would assume that there might be more CDs availabe here
at this time. Somewhere I saw the figure of almost 1000 CD titles available
in GY. On the other hand, there are certainly discs availabe in U.S. but not
here, so anyone interested in an exchange pls contact me.
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| 7.2 | | SILVER::WEAVER | | Fri Jan 06 1984 15:50 | 4 |
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What is the going price of CD's over in Germany and the rest of Europe?
-Dave
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| 7.3 | | MUN02::ORA | | Thu Jan 12 1984 16:54 | 3 |
| The typical price here is DM 30 - 40 (about $10.70 - 14). Most classical records
cost about $13.20 and pop/jazz about $12.15 (assuming a dollar exchange rate of
DM 2.80).
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| 7.4 | | PIXEL::DICKSON | | Sat Jan 28 1984 22:20 | 14 |
| I can remember when it was DM2.00 for US$ 1.00, just a few years
ago. The current exchange rate is not the "natural" one, and
is caused by high interest rates in the USA. This can change
pretty quickly, so hopefully we are not condemned to gnashing
our teeth over the "bargains" in Europe.
Here CD disks cost about the same as audiophile analog pressings,
if you get them from some place that gives a discount. List
price is higher, about $19. What do analog digital records
sell for over there? That would give a better comparison.
(But anyone going to Europe in the next year might consider
loading up on cheap disks before the rates go back where they
should be.)
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| 7.5 | | MUN02::ORA | | Tue Jan 31 1984 09:32 | 13 |
| Analog record prices vary a lot here; most new releases cost around DM 17-19
(indepndent of label and recording technology) for pop/rcok/jazz.
Classical records tend to be a bit more expensive, around DM 20-22.
Audiophile pressings can be much more expensive. the most expensive ones
I've seen are those by Sheffield lab, which sell for DM 54 here.
That's definitely MUCH more than any CD here.
Just a couple of days ago I bought a few analog records. Just F.Y.I.:
1) Dire Straits: Love over gold (Vertigo, digital master) DM 16,90.
2) Pat Metheny: Travels '84 (ECM, ??? master, double-LP) DM 21,90
3) Maria Farantouri etc. (DMM, but analog master I think) DM 16,90
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| 7.6 | | PIXEL::DICKSON | | Sun Feb 12 1984 22:30 | 6 |
| I see where the Schwann catalog now has a CD section. They
claim to list all available disks. I didn't count them.
No indication as to which have analog masters, though.
Any reasonable size record store will have the Schwann catalog
for sale for a few dollars. It comes out monthly.
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