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Iggo

(47,561 posts) Wed Sep 5, 2018, 02:50 PM Sep 2018

I kind of remember an album from back in the 80s when record stores were a thing.

I don't remember what album it was, but on the cover it said "Do Not Pay More Than $1.98 For This Album."

Does anyone else remember that?

Did I dream it?

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I kind of remember an album from back in the 80s when record stores were a thing. (Original Post) Iggo Sep 2018 OP

Sounds like a promotion Cartoonist Sep 2018 #1

Maybe something about it on Netflix Tom Petty Documentary thbobby Sep 2018 #2

Doesnt ring a bell and God knows I spent days in those stores tymorial Sep 2018 #3

The Metallica $5.98 EP? al_liberal Sep 2018 #4

That could be it. Iggo Sep 2018 #5

Wikipedia reference jberryhill Sep 2018 #6

Yep, that's the one. Iggo Sep 2018 #8

That's definitely it. Iggo Sep 2018 #7

Tom Petty threatened to rename "Hard Promises" Harker Sep 2018 #9

Cartoonist

(7,319 posts)

1. Sounds like a promotion

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 02:53 PM

Sep 2018

Was it just that one album? Was it a discount store?

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

2. Maybe something about it on Netflix Tom Petty Documentary

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 02:54 PM

Sep 2018

But I could be mistaken.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

3. Doesnt ring a bell and God knows I spent days in those stores

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 03:01 PM

Sep 2018

I have so many records and tapes from that era.

al_liberal

(420 posts)

4. The Metallica $5.98 EP?

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 03:01 PM

Sep 2018

Metallica had one called The $5.98 EP-Garage Days re-revisited. Maybe that was it?

Iggo

(47,561 posts)

5. That could be it.

Reply to al_liberal (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 03:23 PM

Sep 2018

Let me go ask the metal-heads.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

6. Wikipedia reference

Reply to Iggo (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 03:40 PM

Sep 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_$5.98_E.P.:_Garage_Days_Re-Revisited

The title had The $5.98 E.P. included in an effort to ensure that fans were not overcharged for it.[3] The original cassette release included a sticker which read "If they try to charge more, STEAL IT!" The official United States CD release of the EP amended the title (and the price) to The $9.98 CD because the retail price of CDs was much higher than cassettes; other countries (such as Australia) still displayed The $5.98 E.P. with a sticker stating that this was the "title" and not the price.

Sounds like a re-take of Hoffman's "Steal This Book".

Iggo

(47,561 posts)

8. Yep, that's the one.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 12:17 PM

Sep 2018

Thanks!

Iggo

(47,561 posts)

7. That's definitely it.

Reply to al_liberal (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 12:17 PM

Sep 2018

Thanks!

Harker

(14,027 posts)

9. Tom Petty threatened to rename "Hard Promises"

Reply to Iggo (Original post)

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 01:05 PM

Sep 2018

"$8.98" if MCA raised prices. There's a peach crate of records on the cover marked 8.98.

I see you got the answer you were looking for, but ol' Tom should get his due.

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