common records have little value unless mint condition even then not a lot of value there
value lays in rare [low numbers] or errors or withdrawn records like the Beatles butcher cover [withdrawn] or elvis's chicken of the sea promo [low numbers issued] or a record by future stars when kids/nobodys like tom&jerry better known as Simon and Garfunkel later or some super rare garage bands or early rockabilly issued in low numbers like 100 to 500 copys total
I guess the agnew and satan records are worth the most of that lot mostly a guess as I have never seen them greatest hits seldom are worth anything as they are very common and reissues are not worth much ether like books first editions matter
there are a few other category's like test pressings or DJ promo copys with special lables
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decades ago, 30 years or more, before I met Melanie I was headed for Cal. and turned all my records into cassettes and went to a guy, I think the name was, ah nevermind I don't remember his name. anyway its a big chain that buys and sells old records. I sold him, literally hundreds of albums. so there is some value, how much is debatable and also depends as said on the record. hell I had bootleg beetles album that the cover had Yoko And John naked on the cover, and their buts on the back. long ago and far away and I really don't remember how much I got exactly but it was a lot of money and paid for my next months rent as well as one nice bag of weed as well as a motorcycle 750 Honda to make my getaway with. but there is some value for records, how much depends on each album
Steve
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If you have old records of popular bands and albums, there is a good chance you could make a few bucks. Vintage records are in fashion right now, and lots of thrift stores and electronics sellers, even smoke and skate shops are buying them, and they usually pay fair money. Don't expect $100 bucks per record or anything, but they may be worth more than those garage sale prices that many people remember from not that long ago.
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I have a bunch of promotional copy not for sale records given to radio stations to test with before the songs were released. One I have is a old Dolphin record company promotional copy of come softly to me by the fleetwoods and the promotional record was distributed by Liberty Record Sales Corp Hollywood Cal. this is a super rare record only a few hundred were made and distributed to mostly radio friends of Bob Reisdorff. It later became a hit and was released to the public under the liberty records record label instead of Dolphin. This is just one of many promotional records I have given to me by a friend of my grandmother who's husband was a record label guy back in the 50's
I have been trying to find a collector of rare records I would like to see these go in a collection that can be shared some day. Some of them are super rare.
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I had to think about the place that I sold mine to,
Al Bum’s Record Shoppe
they have been around for decades and are who I sold mine to, mine were in perfect shape but I think I got 50 cents to a buck for each album except the rarest ones like that Beatles album I had that was band in the US because of the graphic pictures on the album cover. I may have cot 5 bucks for that one. but remember that was like 30+ years ago.
Edit to add I finally looked at the link and didn't see anything I would pay more than 50 cents for and that's only if they were as perfect as mine were all that time ago. that something All's was famous for, you could actually listen to the record before you bought it if I remember right, right there, unless it was an unopened album still sealed and those were rare to find back then, even more so now and can be detrimental to an album stored for decades unless stored properly. so always listen to any old record before offering any price for it. unless it is the album art that you are interested in like the one and lots of others like it.
I see that link only has 5 views on it, are those just from us here?
Steve
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hell I had bootleg beetles album that the cover had Yoko And John naked on the cover, and their buts on the back. long ago and far away and I really don't remember how much I got exactly but it was a lot of money and paid for my next months rent as well as one nice bag of weed as well as a motorcycle 750 Honda to make my getaway with. but there is some value for records, how much depends on each album
Steve
About 10 years ago, I read the the Meet the Beatles album was worth about 25 grand in "new" condition. I knew I had one of them. So, searching through my records, I found two of them. Further research indicated that both copies were boot-legged copies (made by different bootleggers) and this particular album was the most pirated album at that time. I never even bothered to see what they were worth.
I have a bunch of promotional copy not for sale records given to radio stations to test with before the songs were released. One I have is a old Dolphin record company promotional copy of come softly to me by the fleetwoods and the promotional record was distributed by Liberty Record Sales Corp Hollywood Cal. this is a super rare record only a few hundred were made and distributed to mostly radio friends of Bob Reisdorff. It later became a hit and was released to the public under the liberty records record label instead of Dolphin. This is just one of many promotional records I have given to me by a friend of my grandmother who's husband was a record label guy back in the 50's
I have been trying to find a collector of rare records I would like to see these go in a collection that can be shared some day. Some of them are super rare.
I collect records. Have close to 2000 albums now. I take any donations. I have a full sansui system that I use with a technics 5200 record player. ------------------ 1986 Fiero GT 1984 Corvette 2003 PT Dream Cruser #1801 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 1998 Ford F150 Super Cab V8 4X4 FieroNews
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Not really... the vast majority of those were produced in probably the millions. I have half of those records and got them 25 to 75 cents a piece, including the Spiro T. Agnew one.
Only limited run records are valuable... like perhaps a rare Beetles album. If you have one of the original Megaforce Metallica "Kill Em' All" almbums, that's worth $20 bucks or so... but beyond that, no, they aren't really worth much.
I collect records. Have close to 2000 albums now. I take any donations. I have a full sansui system that I use with a technics 5200 record player.
I don't collect them, I play them.
Sansui?? Cool. Had an integrated amp given to me that I did a cleanup on. Hooked it up to my speakers and was wowed by it. Listened to some Miles Davis, then some Journey. Got very jazzed (no pun intended) until I played classical, which made me understand the excitement of the amp. It was very forward, putting you in the middle of the band. Unfortunately, I didn't want a 104pc orchestra in my lap. Got some good money for it on eBay.
Spinning Parliament right now on my Pro-Ject Debut III with A/T microline stylus, through an Arcam amp and Atlantic Technology H-PAS speakers.
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They can have value but it all depends on a variety of factors. Over the years I've listed 1000's of LPs, & 45s on Ebay and here are some general rules of thumb I use.
Probably has value: DJ Promo copies Mint unopened records Limited press runs Dance house / party records in mint, unmarred condition (most were used for scratching/rap and are destroyed) Signed Items Beatles - anything Recalled albums Foreign pressings of standard rock/country/whatever LPs Blues / Jazz recordings (fans love the richer tone of the LPs) Ethnic records from small companies ( I lost out on a $5000+ record collection for $200 because they were described at Latin music. I guy I knew bought them and made a killing. Turns out they were Tex-Mex from a very small record company pressed in the 1980's and were in high demand. He ended up selling them on ebay for $150-$400 per)
No value: Hit records (twenty bajillion pressed) LPs released by 'One Hit Wonders' after their fame has gone LPs released by teen idols Compilations of different artists "Best of..." Anything pressed by K-Tel or other record clubs Older comedy records from people nobody remembers today (ie. Rusty Warren) Is the record released on CD? Yes? Likely garbage Musicals / Original Cast recordings Is it warped? Yes? Definite garbage Badly damaged outer sleeve
Of course these are only guidelines. Your mileage may vary.
