List Most Rare Vinyl Records

No list of the most valuable vinyl records can be either complete or definitive.

List most rare vinyl records.

As a general rule the rarer the record more valuable it is you may have some treasure buried in your garage. Next time you go crate diggin keep a keen eye out for any of these records. For instance an overall value of all 100 records in 2010 and today s list. While most records are pressed from black vinyl sometimes other colors are used.

Since we last compiled this list in december 2004 some of the big guns in the top ten have retained their positions but elsewhere. Colored vinyl and picture discs. Those old vinyl records could be worth a fortune. From rare lps to one off test pressings these are some of the most expensive vinyl records on earth the kind of albums that make plaid clad record collectors and average listeners alike green.

As we mentioned earlier the true examples of the most valuable vinyl records are odd one of a kind items that likely come from the collection of either the artists. The fact that regular top 30 most expensive items sold lists are non discriminative towards different media is my favorite feature. Is it possible to post a similar list for other formats beyond vinyl. Here s what they came up with.

On rare occasions a special process is used to create a picture disc which has a photograph or other graphics actually embedded in the record s playing surface. Amidst the burgeoning vinyl boom nobleoak an australian life insurance company worked with ian shirley the editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide to determine the 50. Wu tang clan s once upon a time in shaolin cd of which only one copy was produced was sold through paddle8 on november 24 2015 for 2 million according to record collector 449. Here they are the 250 most sought after records in the uk with values ranging from 500 to almost infinity.

Brought back from the verge of extinction vinyl record sales are booming due to a renewed interest among younger generations. A copy of nirvana s 1989 studio debut won t pay off your mortgage and most vinyl editions won t even cover your cable subscription but. As all good vinyl lovers should we asked the experts at record collector magazine to name the uk s most sought after vinyl.