100 Most Rare Vinyl Records

Here they are the 250 most sought after records in the uk with values ranging from 500 to almost infinity.

100 most rare vinyl records. Extracted from our just published rare record price guide 2008 the ultimate collector s bible these are the ones that we dream of finding. Click here to browse some of the rarest records we have in our store. 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. Records by the beatles are usually high on the lists of rarest vinyls.

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. 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. Amidst the burgeoning vinyl boom nobleoak an australian life insurance company worked with ian shirley the editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide to determine the 50. As all good vinyl lovers should we asked the experts at record collector magazine to name the uk s most sought after vinyl.

Even with 17 53 inflation but more disposable income around and record collecting being popular these days it s a striking difference. 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. As a general rule the rarer the record more valuable it is you may have some treasure buried in your garage. Next time you go crate diggin keep a keen eye out for any of these records.

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. Brought back from the verge of extinction vinyl record sales are booming due to a renewed interest among younger generations. A mint copy of their debut lp please please me is the second rarest record according to the telegraph with a value of 5 435.