Granted she is not soul, but perhaps there are some fans on here who can add some insight to my question. I had been wondering why nothing new from her had come out in a while. Finally I found her website and realized that I had missed one CD about 2-3 years ago, self-released I assume, and that a brand new one is about to be released.

But the older one is $20 and the new one is apparently being sold as an autographed CD/DVD combo for $55. These prices floor me because I have shopped for music online for years and hardly ever pay more than $12-13 for any brand new release.

Is this what music-buying has come to? Why would a self-released CD cost so much?