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I have recently obtained a lovely vintage train case, which will be perfect for carrying our march (which at this point is hats, CDs and stickers) to our gigs. I was in the process of making a little sign with pricing when I got stumped.

How much are people charging for CDs these days? I mean, even numbers are easier to deal with ($10 or $15). But what will folks actually pay? $15 seems totally fair, especially if you don't have to pay shipping. Curious what folks are seeing out there. How are the march tables at all the awesome festivals I'm missing?

Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters
"Dick Dale meets Dennis Lehane"
http://www.heatonsurf.com

The gorillas charge $10 for a CD, $15 for a 45. We do $20 for a shirt, which may be a little higher than the norm, but it hasn't slowed sales down.

Bango Rilla!


DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!)

The GO-GO Rillas
Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Threads: thegogorillas

$10 for CD
2 stickers for $5

Jill Martini & The Shrunken Heads

We do $3 stickers and $20 for shirts in both my bands. But I like that 2 for $5 on stickers.

Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/TheOutpost/
https://www.instagram.com/theoutpostmusic/
Music
https://theoutpostmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/theoutpostmusic/
Merch
https://the-outpost-7.creator-spring.com/

We had T-shirs for $15 and handmade Tiki glasses for $7

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

LP's-$20, 7"ers-$5, T's-$15, stickers & buttons-free.

Do people still buy CDs? I realize the surf crowd tends towards grey goatees these days, but can someone comment on CD sales vs. vinyl? Just curious.

Cranium, here's an analysis from Tony van Veen, CEO of Disk Makers on CD's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw6O6NS3q0s&t=107s

Patrick

Cranium wrote:

Do people still buy CDs? I realize the surf crowd tends towards grey goatees these days, but can someone comment on CD sales vs. vinyl? Just curious.

The new Magnatech album has about 50 pre-orders for the CD since the 17th of July. Pre-orders for vinyl will start soon. Introducing has sold about 70 copies and there is no vinyl for that one. So yes, I presume people still buy CD's.

As for the topic of this thread: so far ppl will only get a Magnatech sticker when they purchase a Magnatech album, CD or LP. There will be T-shirts and posters, both are in the pipeline for now.

(did the font change on this site?)

Albums:
"Introducing..." (8 September 2021), "Impala '59" (17 July 2022), "De Favorieten Expres!" (22 November 2022 - charity album)
EP's:
Mr. Magnatech is not afraid of you! (2020), Surfin' the Tolka! (2021), An Evening With Magnatech (2023)
7":
Lana Del Rey/Do You Believe In Surf? (2020), Bundoran/Sweet Surfin' Sabine (2021), Cymopoleia/ Surfin' Demon Twist (2021), Dr Mabuse/Zombie Love Theme (2022)
Compilers:
Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 2 (2021), Surfin' Kitty Xmas Vol. 3 (2022)
Sea Sea Rider (2022)
Surfin' Britannica vol 3 (2022)
Triple Agent IV compilation (2023)
Continental Magazine compiler (2023)
_An Evening With Magnatech (June 2023)
"Herr Magnatech Bittet Zum Tanz" (October2023)
7" "Do the Swine"/"Suvla Bay" (December 2023)
_Surfin' Kitty vol 4 (compiler)

https://magnatech.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/magnatechmusic
https://www.magnatech-music.com
https://sharawaji.bandcamp.com
https://sharawaji.com

Last edited: Aug 09, 2022 14:49:09

Cranium wrote:

Do people still buy CDs? I realize the surf crowd tends towards grey goatees these days, but can someone comment on CD sales vs. vinyl? Just curious.

They buy them to my surprise! Even I buy them sometimes, having not a single device to play them on)

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

Most of our Double Crown CDs sell for $12.75 thru our website, but at shows and the SG101 convention, we sell them for $10.00 each. It's easier not to deal with lots of $1 bills, but also the discount is justified since we aren't taking the time to package and mail a CD, plus there's the cost of bubble envelopes, tape, and other packaging. So it just makes sense.

Sean
Double Crown Records
www.doublecrownrecords.com


Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
The Desolate Coast - Without A Planet CD
Hipbone Slim aka Sir Bald - Wiggin' Out With CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #36 w/21 Song CD

Vinyl LP - $20
CDs - $10
T-shirts - $20
Stickers and buttons - $1

this pricing has been working very well for us this year and we have been successful charging $20 entry fee at the couple of shows we've put on.

The Me Gustas
https://themegustas.com

free earplugs
$2 stickers, 3 for $5
$5 for old EPs (CD)
$10 for full-length CD
$20 for t-shirts
$25 for full-length vinyl
$30 for hoodie (surprisingly popular)

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