Bothy Band CD's - Why so expensive??!?!?

Reepicheep · Post by **Reepicheep** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:40 am

I recently picked up "Long Grazing Acre" and I can say that in the week I've owned it I've discovered Paddy Keenan and I am more than obsessed with the man's music and talent.

So that means I need to get my hands on some Bothy Band recordings... but have you seen the prices these cd's are going for on Amazon and eBay? Anywhere between $45 and $99!!!! Are these superbit recordings on 24 karat gold disks?

Kinda disappointing... I was hoping to pick up a cd or two.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:43 am

I think this has been up before, the yare readily available at Custy's for average prices. Amazon UK has them going at £11.99-£14.

Reepicheep · Post by **Reepicheep** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:55 am

Peter Laban wrote:I think this has been up before, the yare readily available at Custy's for average prices. Amazon UK has them going at £11.99-£14. Maybe you should put a bit more effort in looking for them.

Not sure why I deserve the snarky response. I was asking why these cd's are appearing (at least on the USA side of the pond) at such inflated prices.

Given the unfavorable exchange rates, ordering from Amazon.uk and Ossian.ie plus international shipping... these cd's are still pushing $35-40 USD... which is a lot for any cd.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:09 am

Reepicheep wrote: Not sure why I deserve the snarky response. I was asking why these cd's are appearing (at least on the USA side of the pond) at such inflated prices.

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Neither am I. I was back to take them out. Anyhow, it seems extremely strange for a widely available CD couldn't be found at an average price if you look for it in the right places. Claddagh for example has them for 20 euro each.

I don't believe given exchange and postage rates you'd end up paying 35-40: 20 euro (and 12% VAT is included in the price, this will be deducted when ordered from outside the EU) for a CD plus postage (3,25 euro from Ireland) will get you around $26-28 , not 35-40.

billh · Post by **billh** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:39 am

Remember that over here we pay high prices (20 euro is typical) for pretty much all CDs, so if you import, you'll be sharing our pain as well as paying shipping and possibly import duty.

[edited to add:] That looked a little weird when I re-read it - I am not implying that you need to do any kind of penance, only that the 20 euro starting price is pretty typical for CDs over here.

vanfleet · Post by **vanfleet** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:05 am

You wrote:

I recently picked up "Long Grazing Acre" and I can say that in the week I've owned it I've discovered Paddy Keenan and I am more than obsessed with the man's music and talent.

Sorry to add to your woes, but you should really try to get hold of the album/cd "Doublin" by Paddy Keenan and Paddy Glackin. Best piping album of Keenan by far, just straight-forward arrangements of pipes and fiddle.

Unfortunately, I see on Amazon it is "out of print." What's up with that!?

bensdad · Post by **bensdad** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:11 am

Try gemm.com--plenty available. The prices vary wildly. Out of the Wind can be had for anywhere from $18 to $205!

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:03 am

I've order'd Out of the Wind with one of our shops for the price 20$ a year ago and still haven't got it

By the way, what about mp3 albums from web?

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:43 am

Checked the iTunes Music store and they're not available there (at least not in Canada). Green Linnet is the company that re-released the Bothy Band albums on CD in the 1980s, but I don't see any of them listed on the Green Linnet site anymore. I wonder if they lost the rights to those albums? I know all the stories about GL being in dire financial straits, but plenty of people are still in the market for Bothy Band CDs so I would think they would have done a new batch if they could.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:13 pm

How's this for inflated? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000 ... oding=UTF8

What the....?

PD.

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:51 pm

And to think that I gave away my original Mulligan Bothy Band LPs about 10 years ago...to a radio DJ in Dublin who wanted them for his collection. Wonder what those would be worth today?!

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:55 pm

Dealers charge high prices because someone eventually shows up and wants it at any cost.

feadogin · Post by **feadogin** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:20 pm

That is scary...but now I know what to do with those old Bothy band records I was going to throw out...
J.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:34 pm

..off to check the vinyl stash.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:40 pm

Maybe I could ask a question here about an example of something I get confused about:

Okay, here is the album Patrick was showing:
1975: The First Album

Audio CD (January 5, 1993)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Green Linnet
Catalog Number: 3011
ASIN: B000005CS0

So I think the above isn't the original, but was published by the original company in 1993.

Okay, so then I find:

The Bothy Band - 1975
LUNCD002
It says it is a 2003 re-release of the original recording. This CD is at quite a few places.

My question is: Is there something wrong with the bottom CD that should make a person wary of buying it? (The picture is bad, so don't hold that against it.) I think that number is a Claddagh Records number, so that is a reputable company I believe. Oh, I see Peter mentioned this already.

Is it just that the blue ones are left from 1993 and then another company bought the rights to the CD and it looks different on the outside but is of equal quality? Please pardon any stupidity here but this is something that has confused and worried me a number of times. I know it is goofy.

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