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Surface Noise (B-Side) | Are Expensive Pressings Really Worth It? Luxury vs. Budget Vinyl Showdown!

Vinyl collectors - are you the customer for luxury records? In this episode of SURFACE NOISE: B-Side, we break down the booming market for high-end audiophile pressings: those super deluxe, ultra-limited, $100+ vinyl releases that sell out instantly. Are they actually worth it, or are we just falling for the hype? The latest in this trend - the announcement from ERC of a Grateful Dead '72 Europe reissue for the low, low price of $700(ish), has blown this discussion WIDE OPEN! 💰🤯

We’ll compare high-end pressings vs. budget releases, explore who’s really buying these records, and put them…

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