Most Valuable Records
The following list is an attempt to list the 25 most valuable recordings. Data is sourced from Record Collector magazine, Ebay, Popsike, Good Rockin' Tonight and other sources.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy (Geffen US Album, 1980) Autographed by Lennon 5 hours before Mark David Chapman assassinated him. $525,000.
The Quarrymen – That'll Be the Day/In Spite Of All The danger (UK 78 RPM, Acetate in plain sleeve, 1958) Only one copy made. $180,000
The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US Album in ‘butcher’ sleeve, 1966) $38,500 current prices range from $150 - $1500
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (CBS, US album, stereo 1963 featuring 4 tracks deleted from subsequent releases) $350,000
Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hull – Original Stack O’Lee Blues (Black Patti, US 78 RPM in plain sleeve, 1927) $30,000 offered to Joe Bussard.
Frank Wilson – Do I Love you? (Tamla Motown, US 7” 45 RPM in plain sleeve, 1965) $28,000
Velvet Underground & Nico – (US Album Acetate, in plain sleeve, 1966 with alternate versions of tracks from official release) Estimate $40,000+ Sold on eBay, December 9, 2006 for $155,401. However bids were fake and record was relisted. Final selling price was $25,200
Billy Ward & His Dominoes (Federal, US 10” album, 195?) $24,000
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen (UK A&M 7” 45 RPM with mailer, 1977) $22,000
Blind Joe Reynolds – 99 Blues (Paramount, 78 RPM 192?) $20,000
The Quarrymen – That’ll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger (UK 10” 78 RPM and 7” 45 RPM, in reproduction Parlophone sleeve, 1981 reissue, 25 copies of each) $18,000
The Beatles – The Beatles (Parlophone UK album, 1968, numbered below 000010, black inner with poster and four colour prints) $18,000
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (As #5 but mono version) $16,500
Charlie Patton – Screamin’ and Hollerin’ (US 78 RPM) $11,550
John’s Children – Midsummer Night Scene (Track, UK 7” 45RPM, 1967) $11,000
Basco Vs The Electroliners – The Beat is over (Sm:)e US 10” red vinyl 45RPM, 1996) $9,400
The Beatles – Please Please Me (Parlophone, UK 7” 45 RPM, 1963 signed by all four members of the band) $9,000
The Beatles – Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone, UK EMIDISC Acetate, 1967) $9,000
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (EMI, UK 7” 45RPM in blue vinyl) $9,000
Joe Hill Louis – Gotta Let You Go (US 78 RPM, 192?) $8,300
Mozart á Paris (Conducted Fernand Oudabrous) – (Pathe France, 7 Album box set, 1956) $8,300
The Misfits – Horror Business (Plan 9, US 7” 45 RPM, 197?) Less than 25 copies. $8,239
Jackson 5 featuring Michael Jackson – Take my Heart (US 6.5” Metal Acetate 45RPM, 196?) $7,900
The Prophets – Huh Baby (Shrine, US 7", 45 RPM 196?) $7,600
John English III – I need you near (Sabra, US 7”, 45 RPM, 196?) $7,600 |
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