How much did you pay for In Rainbows?

[tauiwi]

Just been writing in an Assignment about people's valuation of music and the classic Radiohead case comes up in a lot I read about.

 

I'm interested to find out what people paid for 'In Rainbows' when it was released as a a 'pay-what-you want' download?

 

And would you change your initial decision based on your current judgement of the album?

 

Did you buy the CD too?

[eff-exx]

I bought it from a CD store, not when they release it as a 'pay-how-much-you-want'.

 

It cost me RM54.90, probably the most expensive CD I've ever bought. It's a great album though.

[tauiwi]

Wow that's crazy. I got it for $0 online because I knew I would buy the CD. And I did, because it is a quality album.

[eff-exx]

I love the packaging. :wacko:

[tauiwi]

I just realised, MR 54.90 is 18.35 aussie dollars. New releases are $18-$20 AUD here! Thats seems more normal.

[Italian Plastic]

I paid 0.00, just to see what would happen (me and my dad assumed there would be a minimum or something)

[deaths_friend]

i paid $0

 

bought it physically for $12 a few months after it came out.

[tauiwi]

I'm keen to find out what Mike and Briggsy paid.

[fietssleutel]

Initially nothing, I got the physical album (much) later for about 6 euros.

 

 

If they release the next album in a similar fashion I might pay also for the download though. :nice:

[eff-exx]

I just realised, MR 54.90 is 18.35 aussie dollars. New releases are $18-$20 AUD here! Thats seems more normal.

 

I normally don't buy albums that cost more than RM50 as it's out of my budget. But In Rainbows was worth it.

[MrMagpie]

I'm keen to find out what Mike and Briggsy paid.

 

I'm still paying off my debt.

 

No I actually didn't pay anything because:

 

a. I figured there would be a physical release and that I would be buying it the day it came out.

 

b. at the time I didn't have a credit card

 

I think bandcamp is making things pretty interesting because now there are a lot of smaller artists using it along with the pay what you want model for their songs in high quality digital formats.

[ivet]

i paid $12 but i didn't buy it THEN when it came out on the website

[the_gloaming09]

I'm surprised as to how many people payed nothing :P

 

I guess I spent the most money then as in bought the boxset which was 40-pounds which translated to $80 USD. Kind of pricey but I really wanted to get CD2, and also the actual boxset is pretty sweet with giving the 2 cds, 2 vinyl discs (that span the original cd), as well as 2 booklets... one that has lyrics and the other that is the same booklet as the reguarly released cd, but as if you took out all the lyrics.

 

And then I also bought the album when it came out on CD a few months later too :lol:

 

 

 

It's funny you posted this thread especially considering the album was announced 3 years ago today.

[Lore]

0 because I just downloaded it to see if there was a chance to like Radiohead. But I got bored after the 5th song so of course I didn't buy it :blank:

[Reilly]

High 5's gloaming!

 

It may surprise you but I paid the full shtick for this CD/Vinyl/album shitwork, and still have it, and still wonder why I bought it (As I'm not even sure where it is in my house).

 

Exciting at the time though, love that album.

[the_gloaming09]

High 5's gloaming!

 

It may surprise you but I paid the full shtick for this CD/Vinyl/album shitwork, and still have it, and still wonder why I bought it (As I'm not even sure where it is in my house).

 

Exciting at the time though, love that album.

 

:high-five:

[Space Cadet]

I paid $8 for the download, because that's what I think disembodied albums ought to cost in general. I would have paid less if I had known that the bitrate was going to be so low. I really, really wanted to get the vinyl boxset, and still wish I had it to this day, but I was broke then and I'm too poor to get it off ebay now.

 

I did buy it on cd the day it came out. I gave my burnt copy of the download to my sister to try to get her into them once I had a real copy.

[Reilly]

I really, really wanted to get the vinyl boxset, and still wish I had it to this day

 

Yeah thats pretty much why I got it, I knew it would be a bit special and if I got it I felt I could be a part of it. Which I am. :nice:

 

*Rubs it in*

[Space Cadet]

^You should dig it out and play it sometime. Or do you have it sealed up in pristine condition?

[Violet]

I didn't pay a thing for that album, and despite the fact that I like it tons, I still haven't bought a physical copy. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A TERRIBLE PERSON. :bigcry:

[Reilly]

^You should dig it out and play it sometime. Or do you have it sealed up in pristine condition?

 

Do I seem like the trekky type?

 

I don't have a vinyl player.

[Megalomania]

I didn't pay a thing for that album, and despite the fact that I like it tons, I still haven't bought a physical coopy. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A TERRIBLE PERSON. :bigcry:

 

Don't feel bad, I haven't paid a single cent for it. :P

[Reilly]

In case violet hasn't noticed, most of the people in this thread haven't.

[Violet]

Well, from what I've read, people here have downloaded it for free, then later bought a copy to support Radiohead. I didn't do that, so I kinda feel as if I'm robbing Radiohead. :shame:

[Tnspieler1012]

$0 because at the time I was only just learning about the band, so I didn't have much expectation. My brother has bought two physical copies since then.