It never ceases to disappoint me how so many thoughtless people in our so-called community think nothing of paying as little as possible (or preferably nothing) to listen to or watch artists who have, after all, no living expenses like the rest of the population, have they?

I take it that such remarks are directed at me Countess Richard as I had the temerity to believe that I found a bargain.
However I find your remarks incredibly naive if you think that the Watersons are being ripped off. It is surely in their interest that the general public is made aware of their recordings ... not just the most recent ones but those made since the 70's.

As a student in those days I was very grateful to Topic for producing its Samplers as they were tailored to the money I had to spare. As a pensioner now I feel exactly the same way.

Assuming that the artists are getting their proper royalties (and I'm sure if there was a problem we would have heard of it by now) then I can't see that it matters how much a CD costs.