The Rare Record Price Guide 2022

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Boot of car full of record boxes 8. Myths around selling your record collection Q. I have old records they are worth money. What will you pay? In the 1960’s most of the earlier 1960’s Lp’s sold in Mono around 1966/67 even numbers of Mono and Stereo records were sold and in the late 1960’s most were sold in Stereo. So another great example is the very first issue from 1963 of Please Please Me by the Beatles, it’s worth so much more in Stereo than Mono. One simple reason scarcity, hardly any were sold in Stereo. Move forward 6 years and look at yellow submarine. This sold way more in Stereo than Mono. Which ones worth more… Mono. Again scarcity is what pushed the value up. CLIFF BENNETT - His Rebel Rousers were once managed by Brian Epstein and their career predated The Beatles, but his take on the beat boom’s R’n’B sound would impress more than just his immediate contemporaries

ARTHUR BAKER - When punk and electronic music began to cross wires in the late 70s, this New Englander played a key role behind the remixer’s desk. Hip hop and, erm, Bob Dylan also owe him a debt PAUL YOUNG - He may be best known for a No 1 Marvin Gaye cover and the Band Aid single, but either side he’s dabbled in everything from Tex-Mex to big band jazz. He retraces a long and winding creative road I’m looking, like everyone, to see what they are worth, which I know you would need to see for yourself. But you might be able to give me some idea Reply

Pulling all of the above together it’s clear that valuing your vinyl record collection can be quite a task as there is a lot to consider. It’s having the right combination of the above attributes in your collection that will really help your value increase. As a Record Dealer I love seeing record collections in genres that are in high demand, in beautiful condition and with a few ….(well more merrier) rare/scarce records in them. Hi Steve, i have hundreds of singles that i need to get rid of. if i list them could you estimate a price for me. it is singles that i have bought from the early 1970’s through to late 90’s from various record stores . I have a collection of lps to sell rolling stones led zepplin beatles david bowie moody blues ten years after Duane eddy the who etc.would you be interested in buying mainly 60s 70s 80s first editions condition good a few with slight cover damage Reply I’m not necessarily interested in selling but I have a framed vinyl I’d like to know the value of – could you give me a hand working it out? It’s a signed David Bowie Heroes Vinyl (includes COA), never been out of the frame so it’s in mint condition. How do i find out the issue etc. on this particular one? This is a really major factor in valuing your vinyl records and will catch so many people out believing they have very valuable records when actually the condition will drop the price so far they can sometimes be unsellable! In the UK most record dealers work with the Record Collector Grading system which has 7 tiers. Ranging from Mint through to Bad. In most cases the top 3 levels are what sells, once you get down to a Good grading prices drop dramatically. It’s important to note here that although the condition of the vinyl is very important so is the sleeve and any of it’s inserts. damage to sleeves will also have an impact on the value of your collection.

Another avenue you might consider is selling your records at an auction house. Possibly a good combination of being able to achieve a high price without all the work. You might be right, but there are still fees here that will be charged for you selling the item. Probably more importantly are the fees that will be charged to the winning bidder. These can be as high as 20% so the winning bidder does need to factor this when bidding. Again it’s all an impact of the value of your record collection. Selling your records in Bulk Depending on Which country can be a huge price difference. I own over 60 different Versions of the MMT EP alone in my collection. ReplyIt also really important to consider how you want to sell your record collection. There really can be potentially two different values on a record collection. One is the individual selling value and the other is the bulk selling value. What ever type of collection you have I am always keen for you to get in touch. Of course I may want to buy your record collection, but I’m also happy to just offer some advice and options as to what you could do with it depending on your circumstances. Please do get in touch with me here. The rest of the family will not listen to them so it would be great if they went to someone who would appreciate his collection. Many vinyl records can be issued multiple times over a period of many years. Take the Beatles as a great example. They originally issued their LP’s in the 1960’s, there were then re-runs as early as 1969, many issues through the 1970’s and 1980’s and then even special anniversary issues in the 1990’s right up to present day. The issue of the record can have a significant impact on the value that it holds. My father has a collection of 600+ albums, which he believes some are 1st additions. Unfortunately he is very ill so no longer listens to them. A. EXCUSE ME! I am of course a record dealer. I will never offer pennies for record collections. Firstly if the offer was to be that low I wouldn’t want to buy them anyway. Record dealers and shops are running a business we need to make a profit. Yes some will be more generous than others. Some may want to pay more for specific genres that they specialise in. Some will be fussier around condition, but if you have desirable records for sale we will want to pay as much as we possibly can for them. I think it’s important to understand the overheads involved in selling on vinyl records and also the amount of work that needs to be done. My motto is that I want to make the process as easy for you as possible whilst being able to offer the best prices. Of course my offers aren’t always accepted, but i’ll give it my best shot and if you aren’t happy with the offer I am always able to offer advice on how you can sell them individually yourself. Conclusion – How much are my vinyl records really worth?