[BC] Re: music industry woes

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Except that when I started buying singles, in about 1967 or 8, many  
cost a DIME at my home town Ben Franklin Five and Dime store (wood  
floor, soda fountain...).  Sure, some cost a Quarter, but certainly  
not $2!  I think I can find it still, but I vividly recall buying the  
Cowsills "Hair" in 1969 for a Dime, and wearing that sucker out.  OK,  
maybe not the best example, but I do remember it.

--chip

On Oct 22, 2007, at 12:36 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:57:16 -0400
> From: r j carpenter <rcarpen1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: [BC] Re: music industry woes
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> Pay $13-15.00 for a single selection of music vs the old $0.00- 
> $2.00 for
> a 45 RPM vinyl record that could be bought at nearly all the stores  
> had
> to have a part in the change.
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>
> Have you looked at home much inflation there has been since the $2  
> single?
>
> $2 in 1960 dollars equals $13.60 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1965 dollars equals $12.80 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1970 dollars equals $10.40 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1975 dollars equals $ 7.50 in 2006 dollars$
> $2 in 1980 dollars equals $ 4.90 in 2006 dollars
>
> We forget home much less the buck is worth these days.
>
> bob c.