Phil Spector "Back To Mono (1958-1969)" CD Box Set

Yeah, there were a bunch of them in the Tustin Costco the other day. I almost bought one but I didn't since I have all that stuff elsewhere.

 

That's true, no RISK.

He can return the box sets to Costco, if they don't sell.

 

And it's still a good deal for somebody that doesn't have a Costco card.

 

Here's how I see it playing out:

Abkco sold off whatever old inventory they had sitting in the UMV (distributor's) warehouse. I'd guess this would be 2-4000 copies, max. There are a few hundred Costcos, so that's probably 20-ish copies per store: on average, one time deal, and when sold out all gone.

They're being sold off either to save warehousing costs or to clear the pipeline (a cutout in all but notch): Either Abkco/Spector owes UMV warehousing costs and these are being sold to recoup, or Abkco/Spector wants them gone because a new configuration/set is in the pipeline.

The value of these boxes is taking a short term plummet. Once they're gone from the Costco stores (very shortly), the market will take a bit of time to absorb them. But by the middle of summer, when Spector's trial begins and there's a bit of PR, demand will pick up, the excess will be absorbed, and these boxes at Costco will be selling for $35-45 each again (probably as the out of print box replaced by whatever Abkco is planning on issuing next).

That's how I read the tea leaves, anyway.

Kwad

 

The Costco in Brandon, Fla., (Tampa area) has a ton of them. Probably a dozen. All for $14.69. I picked a copy up today.

Couldn't find an online link at the costco.com site, though.

 

My 45's are from the early 80's, . . . Before cd's and the wild wild web.

 

Culver City Costco has about 15 boxes.

 

Reminds me of the day I walked in the Hartford, CT BJs Wholesale Club, and they had 20+ copies of the MFSL Pink FLoyd "The Wall" Gold UltraDiscs in the long boxes sitting there for about $18 each. I already had it, so I passed them up. BIG MISTAKE!

 

They still have some in the Northridge Costco in the L.A. area, $14.69 each.

 

I found it at my Costco for $14.69. They must have had at least a dozen copies. One of the best deals of late. I was looking to see if they had SK-1 versions of the Capitol Box Vol. 2 when I saw this.

 

I saw this today at Costco in Norwalk, CT. They had about 2 dozen! (Plus a mix of Beatles long-box Capitol Albums Vol. 2, with SK1 and without).

 

The sound of the Back To Mono box is indeed very lifeless.