Most Valuable Vinyl Records In The World

There are many valuable vinyl records out there including perhaps the most expensive motown northern soul 7 inch ever do i love you indeed i do recorded by frank wilson in 1965 and which sold for over 25 000 31 000 at auction in 2009.

Most valuable vinyl records in the world.

Most of the records on this list are of a certain vintage and their value stems partly from their age but in 2014 a relatively new record shot into the top 10 when a rare test pressing of aphex twin s caustic window was sold at auction for a staggering 46 300 approx 36 000. The editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide. 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. It was wilson s only single and the majority of demo copies were destroyed which is why it s so collectible.

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. When asked to detail what makes a vinyl record particularly valuable ian shirley the editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide said that scarcity condition and the desire of. Click here to browse some of the rarest records we have in our store. After far out magazine worked with discogs to discover some of their biggest vinyl sales in history noble oak has compiled a list which evaluates 50 of the most valuable records on the globe.

Here are the 50 most valuable vinyl records on earth. As it turned out the buyer was none other than minecraft. The beatles white album 790 000. 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 s what they came up with. By amanda gersten. World s experience orchestra.