Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1

[roby]

Found it in Germany, a copy in mint condition. I was very lucky. I think the Vol. 2 doesn't exists on vinyl, someone know something different?

[paulcalypse]

What'd you pay?

[Three dollars and 63 cents]

There was a sealed copy on ebay a few weeks ago. The starting bid was $125, and the buy it now price was over $200 I'm really hoping these get rereleased on vinyl at some point, ideally not for Record Store Day, since that will inflate the prices (which is why I still haven't gotten Kicking Television yet).

[paulcalypse]

The KT boxset was like $55 or $60 on the Wilco store on Black Friday last november.

 

I wish I would have bought a few extra copies of Mermaid Ave when the Billy Bragg store had a them last year, but I only bought one for my girlfriend. I kick myself every time I see one sell on eBay for like $80.

[rockinrob]

I have a feeling they will put both 1 and 2 out in a boxset sometime.

 

Or at least reissue 1 and issue 2 within the next few years.

 

 

I wonder do they know that they are selling for $80-$100 used. Obviously, there is enough demand to sell some more if they pressed them up, and then they would get to make some money off of it

[paulcalypse]

Of course, it is a collaboration between Bragg and Wilco under the supervision of Guthrie's daughter, so there will be multiple people involved to make that descision. I would love to see a boxset with nice pressings and packaging. What Mermaid Ave. offers in terms of pressing quality and packaging leaves much to be desired