If you look at it, every time you buy a CD for more than £6.00 ($3-4.00) you get stiffed. They cost so little to produce, yet we are still being forced to pay upwards of £10-15.00 for them...... I don't buy new CD's any more, unless I've been given a token or the money - I go for the remaindered bins or the 2 for 1 offers. I rarely buy CDs anyway, but have found some great stuff on offer (remember Dire Straits? Brothers in Arms was the first commercially available CD for some stupid price like £20.00, 15 years ago. Picked up a copy for £3.49). If I buy a folk CD, I prefer to buy from a smaller dealer/company/direct from artist, because at least I know where the money is going, and the quality is as good as, if not better than the biggies.

LTS