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The World’s 10 Most Valuable Vinyl Records

Most people are satisfied buying the releases of their favorite artists and listen to them with friends. However, there are some who are a bit more serious about it, and records can reach really high values. So today we went looking for a list of the world’s most expensive recordings. The most up to date list we could find was over at Wikipedia, and the top ten is listed below:

1. John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy (Geffen US Album, 1980)
Note: Autographed by Lennon five hours before Mark David Chapman assassinated him.
Value: $525,000

2. The Quarrymen – “That’ll Be the Day”/”In Spite Of All The Danger” (UK 78 RPM, Acetate in plain sleeve, 1958)
Note: Only one copy made.
Value: $180,000

3. The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (Capitol, US Album in ‘butcher’ sleeve, 1966)
Value: $38,500, though more typically prices range from $150-$7500

4. Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (CBS, US album, stereo 1963 featuring 4 tracks deleted from subsequent releases)
Value: $35,000

5. Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hull – “Original Stack O’Lee Blues” (Black Patti, US 78 RPM in plain sleeve, 1927)
Value: $30,000

6. Frank Wilson – “Do I Love You?” (Tamla Motown, US 7” 45 RPM in plain sleeve, 1965)
Value: $30,000

7. Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground and Nico (US Album Acetate, in plain sleeve, 1966 with alternate versions of tracks from official release)
Value: estimate $25,200.

8. Elvis Presley – Stay Away, Joe (US, RCA Victor UNRM-9408, 1967)
Note: One side promotional album.

9. The Five Sharps – “Stormy Weather” (US, Jubilee 5104, 78 RPM, 1953)
Value: $25,000

10. The Hornets – “I Can’t Believe” (US, States 127, 78 RPM, 1953)
Value: $25,000

The rest of the list: Wikipedia

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  • Wow. Have just been researching record valuations.... They are some damn expensive ones!
  • Thomas
    Hi Kristin, there are definitely people who would be interested in buying that record. The price though depends on several factors such as record and sleeve condition and if it's an original pressing.

    http://www.popsike.com is a good tool for checking the value of records.
  • Kristin
    I have a copy of Bob Dylans "freewheeling". Is that really something people are looking for these days? Still in the album cover and paper between them.
  • Thomas
    @b It's the combination of the music and the format and the scarcity of that combination.
  • b
    is it the tangible record, or the music itself that is really worth it?
  • Thomas
    Yes, having these would have been something :-)
  • These are sadly tremendous and I would like to have them. hehehe.
  • killOrileli
    Hi
    Nice site!

    G'night
  • You can always tell if your vinyl records should be sold, just do a little google search on the title.
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