8/8/2023 0 Comments Most valuable vinyl records![]() “In our specialist auction that ran on Nov 1, we sold what many consider to be the holy grail of punk record collecting and one of the rarest records in the world. Punk records continue to rise in value because they are already coming from a starting point of being pressed in much lower quantities, so when you add to that the lower likelihood of finding punk records in nice condition, it’s a recipe for some big numbers. ![]() “Condition is absolutely key to achieving the best prices. The condition of the record is important, right? "Scarcity is always going to have a positive impact on value, but first and foremost that record will need to be the right genre/label/artist because even the rarest of Perry Como records is going to struggle to hit the high notes.” Early Island Records and Vertigo Records, are good examples, and more recently original Factory Records releases have spiked in value. “It depends on a number of things: some people collect a certain record label. Read more about the Wessex Auction Rooms jaw-dropping Sex Pistols vinyl auctionīroadly speaking, which are the most valuable vinyl records in terms of genres or labels? The best thing about that sale was that the gentleman who sold it had just walked in with a small box of records and said 'These are probably all rubbish, but get what you can for them'." The other very collectable Beatles album is the White Album, and quite simply the early copies were all numbered on the front – the lower your number, the higher the value. Therefore the very earliest pressings can command big money. We recently sold a Stereo first pressing of the album for £4,200. "The Beatles Debut, Please Please Me, was a huge success and was very quickly pressed multiple times. "Whenever people come to the auction house with vinyl to sell, they usually have their Beatles records at the front of the collection, but what most people forget is that those four guys sold quite a few records! So whilst there will always be some value in original Beatles records, it is pretty unlikely that you are going to have a genuine rarity. What other records have sold well under the hammer? You recently sold a Sex Pistols single, God Save The Queen, for £15,990 at auction. (Image credit: Markus Spiske at Temporausch / Pexels)
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