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?

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.

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.

I love the packaging. :wacko:

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

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

i paid $0

 

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

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

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:

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.

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.

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

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.

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:

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 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:

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.

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*

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

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:

^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.

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

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

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:

$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.