Most Desirable Vinyl Records

As all good vinyl lovers should we asked the experts at record collector magazine to name the uk s most sought after vinyl.

Most desirable vinyl records.

Lp sales have gone up consistently for years now. In 2014 13 million physical records were sold and thus far in 2015 the number has already surpassed 9 million. A couple of months later rca records decided to press the album on black vinyl as a cost cutting move which would have made the blue pressings rare and desirable. 0000001 one of the most desirable items among fans.

The 100 greatest vinyl records of all time by liza lentini. Here s what they came up with. Ringo star has the album no. Very few were ever pressed and mint condition copies are.

By karen simao aug 15 2019. Edited by bob guccione jr. Growing a collection of vintage albums goes along with the music purist s passion for vinyl. Oddly enough the iconic record was met with mixed reviews rolling stone called.

1 25 of 100. 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. Vinyl records are some of the most expensive collector s items in the world and here are the 10 most expensive. Shortly after this decision was made elvis passed away and the label made the decision to return to blue vinyl for that album and all pressings for the next ten years or so were.

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. Publication by engaged media. It s the most lps that have. No novelties special collector releases etc.

In 2015 it was sold for 790 thousand. But as with other types of collectibles there are exceptions and some lps can be very valuable. We didn t of course and that s because nearly all of the top 100 of the world s most valuable vinyl records are individually cut acetates test pressings pre production not commercially released items that were never formally released or other items that likely would only have been available to record company. Most of those can be played without another thought since the price per disc is relatively reasonable at 5 to 25 or so.

The following is an attempt to list some of the most valuable records data is sourced from record collector ebay popsike the jerry osborne record price guides and other sources. Only vinyl and nothing after 1991. Released on obscure virginia label megatone back in 1970 this catchy single is considered one of the most desirable northern soul records.