BLACKPINK vinyl to sell for $2,500

(i'm in the vinyl community and we all hate this trust me)

Anyways, the brand NTWRK is re-releasing albums on vinyl for part of their "Interscope Reimagined" collection. The sleeve art will be designed by artists and the albums being released are all by musicians/singers that Interscope has represented. "THE ALBUM" by Blackpink is included in this release.

The album cover art has been released for some of the albums:

The issue is, these vinyls will be selling for $2.5k. Billie Eilish's has been confirmed to have this price and the rest will likely follow suit. The reasoning behind this price is that they're "one of a kind" vinyls (limited to 100) and signed by the artist (no, not the singer, the PAINTER/SKETCH ARTIST). This is also a lot to pay for a plain black vinyl, whether it's a stylistic choice or not. Of course Discogs collectors will eat this up, but it's a ridiculous price for a vinyl with new artwork (some of which is mediocre at best).

Here are some of my friend's thoughts + a screenshot from the website:

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And they have a point! If this truly is $2.5k, it's a ridiculous price to ask, even for collectors.

I'm not sure many Blinks even know that Blackpink is having a release here, but I'm sure the rich ones will have a field day with this. Once again, super sad for the people who don't have tons of money lying around.

Their mockup isn't out yet/I haven't seen it but I'm sure it'll drop soon. I'm curious to see what it will look like!

The collection drops on January 27 and is available until the 31st, with the actual art pieces going on display at the Lacma from January 30 to February 13.

Quote from quarkie

Do these records summon holograms of the artists to perform for you or...?

I fucking wish. This same company (NTWRK) also makes NFTs. I don't know how it's not more transparent to people that this is an insane cash grab that is absolutely NOT worth it. The most I paid for a vinyl was $900 and that's it. $2.5k is insane.

Quote from MissBehave

I'm assuming these are targeted towards deep pocket collectors. Art collectors pay all kinds of money for exclusive stuff. I think it's ridiculous and a money grab, but some people like to spend money on stuff like this.

i used to do that but not anymore. what gets me is that Billie's and Olivia's (especially Olivia's) main demographic is teens. even though i was collecting hardcore in my teens (i'm 19 so lmao), i was in the minority. i'm not sure how they think this is gonna go bc it always happens the same way: Discog and ebay peeps buy to resell. it's happened that way for years and years now with expensive releases. an example would be the Gucci Boxset of "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish. retail was $80 (not bad), but i've seen it go for as high as $450. that's the way it goes with limited and expensive pressings.

Quote from kingkook

Have they mistaken that they're selling vinyls to fans, not Blackpink?

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