Rare Top 100 Most Valuable Vinyl Records

Next time you go crate diggin keep a keen eye out for any of these records.

Rare top 100 most valuable vinyl records.

Those old vinyl records could be worth a fortune. 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. As a general rule the rarer the record more valuable it is you may have some treasure buried in your garage. Brought back from the verge of extinction vinyl record sales are booming due to a renewed interest among younger generations.

Here they are the 250 most sought after records in the uk with values ranging from 500 to almost infinity. Even with 17 53 inflation but more disposable income around and record collecting being popular these days it s a striking difference. If the old list barely made it in the low with the average price of top 5 records at 1958 just a decade later 100 is already way above at 2896 and the list skyrockets to 17 7k as top 5 average. As all good vinyl lovers should we asked the experts at record collector magazine to name the uk s most sought after vinyl.

Most valuable vinyl records. Since we last compiled this list in december 2004 some of the big guns in the top ten have retained their positions but elsewhere. A copy of nirvana s 1989 studio debut won t pay off your mortgage and most vinyl editions won t even cover your cable subscription but. The fab four top the list.

Here s what they came up with. 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. The editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide to determine the 50 most valuable vinyl records worldwide. Click here to browse some of the rarest records we have in our store.

The fab four top the list. 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.