Albums, particularly those from yesteryear can be bloody expensive. I've bought a couple of albums around the €270 mark, because of rarity and condition - and each time I consider the 10 or so I could have bought with the same cash.
Once again 2 albums that have been on my watch list for a while have come up at a reasonable (compared to other copies at twice the price). We're talking €530 for both - ridiculous. CD versions are a tenner each - so... Maybe I'd be better investing €500 in a decent CDP and starting on the slippery slope of digital..... Or forget owning certain albums...