What Old Vinyl Records Are Valuable

There are valuable titles by hugely successful artists like the beatles elvis miles davis john coltrane etc.

What old vinyl records are valuable.

By the beatles and a sealed copy was offered for sale a few years ago by a prominent los angeles record store for 30 000. The stereo pressing is one of the most valuable vinyl records sold in the u s. The beatles sgt. Check out these 51 sought after records.

The beatles the beatles white album 1968 3. The version that is worth this much is blue vinyl with a 6 eye label. Not all versions of this lp are worth big bucks though so don t get too excited until you locate the magic words on your copy. Later versions were switched by columbia records to a.

In order to qualify as a rarity worth 4 000 to 10 000 your copy of this record should be by parlophone with gold and black stereo on the label and dick james mus. The daily mirror and other sources reported a rare record price guide story in april 2015 that a david a. Led zeppelin led zeppelin 1969 led zeppelin s eponymous debut featured a mix of original material and covers of blues songs including a re recording of the track dazed and confused originally written and recorded by jake holmes which was also covered by jimmy page s old band the yardbirds. Frank wilson do i love you indeed i do sweeter as the days go by 44 250 04.

A copy of joseph beuys 100 only multiple reel to reel edition of ja ja ja nee nee nee album from 1969 was valued at over 30 000. 40 vinyl records worth a fortune today. David bowie diamond dogs 1974 4. 10 records you might have owned that are now worth a fortune.

How often a record was pressed makes a big difference in how it is valued today. Some original mint condition singles eps and lps sell for huge sums these days so a look through your vinyl collection could be music to your bank balance. Bob dylan the freewheelin bob dylan 1963 2. Mint copies of miles davis kind of blue are valued at about 1 500.

Stewart test 78 from 1965 was worth 30 000. The quarrymen that ll be the day in spite of all the danger 354 000 02. The more that were released to the public the less valuable they become. A significant factor that can affect a vinyl record s value is the format.

Until 1957 records were sold only in mono. Pepper s lonely hearts club band 123 900 03. Between 1957 and 1968 records were usually sold in both mono and stereo and between about 1972 and 1976 a few records were available in 4 channel quadraphonic sound.