Records are experiencing a real renaissance. Now this isn’t really new news. Vinyl sales have been increasing for years and are now even catching up with CD sales. However, attention is now increasingly focused on older vinyl albums, which are very rare and for this reason become more valuable from year to year.
Some buyers may not even be aware of the treasures that are gathering dust in the attic. For this reason, the Australian insurance company Noble Oak, together with Ian Shirley, editor of the Record Collector’s Rare Record Price Guide, has compiled a list of the 50 most valuable records in the world. Only recordings that were commercially available, with a few exceptions, were taken. There are also some surprises.
Of course, the Beatles and the Stones are at the top of the list. “That’ll Be The Day” and “In Despite All The Danger” by The Quarrymen, the band founded by John Lennon and four school friends in 1956, are selling for $354,000 on the market. It’s just unfortunate that Paul McCartney won’t be releasing the only copies that exist. Maybe you own a vinyl single of Elvis Presley’s debut, “That’s All Right.” You would still get over $12,000 for that. You can find all other prices HERE.
The 50 most expensive vinyl records in the world – the list
- 50. Steel City Connection – ‘Dansation’/’Steel City Disco’
- 49. Thriller/Delta Cats – ‘Last Dance’/’Unworthy Baby’
- 48. The Velvet Underground & Nico – ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’
- 47. Terea – ‘Terea’
- 46. Nirvana – ‘Love Buzz’/’Big Cheese’
- 45. World’s Experience Orchestra – ‘The Beginning Of A New Birth’
- 44. Tudor Lodge – ‘Tudor Lodge’
- 43. The Smiths – ‘Hand In Glove’/’Handsome Devil’
- 42. Stonewall – ‘Stonewall’
- 41. Pink Floyd – ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’
- 40. Nicholas Greenwood – ‘Cold Cuts’
- 39. Charlie Parker – ‘Bird Blows The Blues’
- 38. Brute Force – ‘King Of Fuh’/’Nobody Knows’
- 37. U2 – ‘Three’
- 36. Sun Ra – ‘Super Sonic Jazz’
- 35. Madonna – ‘Erotica’
- 34. Prince – ‘The Black Album’
- 33. Michael Garrick Trio – ‘Moonscape’
- 32. Leonid Kogan And Elisabeth Gilels – ‘Sonatas For Two Violins’
- 31. Led Zeppelin – ‘Led Zeppelin’
- 30. Leaf Hound – ‘Growers Of Mushroom’
- 29. John Lennon and Yoko Ono – ‘Unfinished Music No. 1. Two Virgins’
- 28. Genesis – ‘The Silent Sun’/’That’s Me!’
- 27. Folkal Point – ‘Folkal Point’
- 26. Arthur Verocai – ‘Arthur Verocai’
- 25. Robert Johnson – ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’/’Dead Shrimp Blues’
- 24. Various – ‘Our First Four’
- 23. Sonny Clark – ‘Cool Struttin”
- 22. Lula Cortes E Ze Ramalho – ‘Paebiru’
- 21. Jutta Hipp – ‘Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims’
- 20. Complex – ‘Complex’
- 19. Margarita Madrigal – ‘Madrigal’s Magic Key To Spanish Volume 1 And 2’
- 18. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’/’I’m In Love With My Car’
- 17. Olivia Newton-John – ‘Xanadu’
- 16. Hank Mobley – ‘Hank Mobley’
- 15. Charley Patton – ‘Pony Blues’/’Banty Rooster Blues’
- 14. Billy Nicholls – ‘Would You Believe’
- 13th The. Beatles – ‘Please Please Me’
- 12. The Beatles – ‘Introducing The Beatles’
- 11. Elvis Presley – ‘That’s All Right’/’Blue Moon Of Kentucky’
Read on the next page: The top 10 most valuable vinyl recordings in the world
The 10 most expensive vinyl records in the world
- 10. The Rolling Stones – ‘Street Fighting Man’/’No Expectations’
- 9. The Beatles – ‘Yesterday And Today’
- 8. Junior McCants – ‘Try Me For Your New Love’/’She Wrote It I Read It’
- 7. The Beatles – ‘The Beatles’ (White Album)
- 6. Sex Pistols – ‘God Save The Queen’/’No Feelings’
- 5. Dark – ‘Dark Round The Edges’
- 4. Darrell Banks – ‘Open The Door To Your Heart’/’Our Love (Is In The Pocket)’
- 3. Frank Wilson – ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’/’Sweeter As The Days Go By’
- 2. The Beatles – ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
- 1. The Quarrymen – ‘That’ll Be The Day’/’In Spite Of All The Danger’