Top Ten Rare Vinyl Lps

Whether that means picking up an album in a sale or digging through the crates in your local charity shop you never know when or where you might uncover.

Top ten rare vinyl lps.

Both mono and stereo versions are rare and valuable but the stereo version fetches the highest price. These are the very first pressings which feature the band s name in gold lettering on a black label. Publication by engaged media. Some had limited releases while others featured controversial lyrics.

The 100 greatest vinyl records of all time by liza lentini. The rarest of the rare copies of the beatles debut full length album have sold for around 4 200. Those newer versions of the lp usually sell in the 25 range as used records. Before you get too excited when you find one of these albums at a thrift store keep in mind that it was reissued in 2015.

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. From rare lps to one off test pressings these are some of the most expensive vinyl records on earth the kind of albums that make plaid clad record collectors and average listeners alike green. Only vinyl and nothing after 1991. As one of the rarest lps in this genre early versions can sell in the 2 500 to 5 000 range when found in near mint condition.

As all good vinyl lovers should we asked the experts at record collector magazine to name the uk s most sought after vinyl. Here s a look at some of the rarest vinyl records known to exist and the small fortune they could be worth. The 10 most expensive vinyl records ever sold whether you are new to collecting records or a seasoned vinyl hoarder one of the joys of expanding your collection is finding a bargain.