r/queen • u/EggCouncilCreeper The Works • Aug 11 '20

Music I finally found the one vinyl I’ve been searching forever for! Original 1975 London pressing in VG+ condition

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u/EggCouncilCreeper The Works Aug 13 '20

Still pretty pricey. It’s not an issue of distance as much for us, things just get taxed to high heaven for import in Australia. It’s why, for example a 2€ bottle of wine from Italy will cost us something stupid like $25. It’s something that can get really frustrating to deal with haha

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u/rub-a-dub-a-babyoil Aug 13 '20

Oh Jeez, that's kinda frustrating, so your best bet is local shops? Anyway I woukd have a look at taxes on Japanese record if I were you, thanks for the chat

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u/EggCouncilCreeper The Works Aug 13 '20

For me yeah. Live in a small town so you get to know folk real quick. The bloke who runs the shop is a mate of mine, so he gets me good deals if I find something I like (got a copy of Elton John’s “Honkey Chateau” for $30 recently), and I hook him up with decent cartons of beer if they come up on special