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Old Gold? 10 Vinyl Records That Could Be Worth $1,000 Or More!

Pay attention to that box of old records at the yard sale. There may be a small fortune lurking among the dusty old recordings.

According to moneymusic.com’s Mighty John Marshall, there are at least ten vinyl records that could be worth $1,000 to $20,000 – depending on their condition and a few very specific factors.

(Bullet points from WOGL-RADIO.)

10. The Supremes: Meet The Supremes LP

Ten Old Vinyl Records Worth At Least $1000

  • This is The Supremes’ first album, Meet The Supremes, Marshall says that it can very easily be worth $1,000.

9. Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold As Love LP

Ten Old Vinyl Records Worth At Least $1000

  • The key to cashing in here is locating a monophonic or “mono” copy of this album, it can be worth around $2,000.

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd: “Michelle”  - the single version

Ten Old Vinyl Records Worth At Least $1000

  • “Mighty” John Marshall claims that Skynyrd’s first 45″ – “Michelle” is selling for up to $2,000. And that’s the not even the picture sleeve version!

7. The Beatles: “Can’t Buy Me Love” 45″

Ten Old Vinyl Records Worth At Least $1000

  • To cash in on this Beatles single, you must find the record with the picture sleeve. If you do, it could sell for as much as $2,500.

Stop by the 98.1 WOGL website to see the full list of vinyl that could be golden.

You can also hear “Mighty” John Marshall count down the full list below:

(H/T: WOGL in Philadelphia)

Comments (60)

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  • deloclem
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:45pm

    Who would have thought it? I have a box full of 45′s and 33 albums, but none of these. I have the Elvis Blue Christmas album, but a later version. Mine isn’t the red vinyl. Just my luck. A day late and a dollar short.

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  • TyrannyNoMore
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:31pm

    What is Slim Whitman worth these days ? hehe

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  • donh2
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 9:16pm

    I just saw today a 1960s Alladan Tin lunch box of the Beatles with thermos priced at $695.00 in high grade condion. Very rare item I had not seen before that combines 2 big collecting catagories Rock & Roll memorobilia and lunch boxes . Even common lunch boxes are very hard to find in near mint condition without dents and scrapes around the edges and there are a lot of rare ones from obscure TV series….Something else to look for at yard sales, but you would need a lot of room shelf space to collect in quantity.

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    • Whackajig
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:55am

      I have 12 Honus Wagner original cards in mint condition for 5$ each.

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  • Lion420
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 8:07pm

    This article is such nonsense. I’ve been collecting lps for more than 2 decades, and I know that they are absolutely worthless.This is like holding up the first Superman comic and telling me comics are still worth something. Very few are worth a damn. If you have something like the first Beatles, Supremes or Superman, and it’s in perfect shape, AND you find an interested party…good luck!

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    • AmerNDN10
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:03pm

      I have to agree with that. I had many many 1960′s records my parents had and I was told they were maybe 10 bucks at the very very most! And it ranged from Elvis christmas to Frank Sinatra first cut editions. I usually get at least 3 different places and all of them basically said not worth much. :o(

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  • bobbiejean
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:50pm

    Hey you guys! With your tales of losing your trading cards, comic books and other items of value,
    my son will be feeling the pain soon if he doesn’t collect his stuff which we have held in storage
    for over 20 years. Now, that he has his own house, there is no need for us to hold on to them.
    Collect or regret.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:45pm

    Funny… I didn’t see “Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun” on the list.

    (end sarcasm)

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  • bobbiejean
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:39pm

    Still have some old 45‘s and a number of 33’s, but don’t think I have any that would garner this
    kind of money. Have heard from some in the music scene that the old vinyls have a better sound
    than those from CD‘s and that’s why some prefer them. Including old 78′s too, scratches and all.

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  • oh_yeah
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:15pm

    rock & roll imports 60s early 70s for a $1 buy them. for what its worth paul is holding a cigarette in his right hand that disappears in the later sleeve pictures. same picture different cuts. almost

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  • Bronco II
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:39pm

    I have a huge collection of albums going way back with the original covers or sleeves I have the Rolling Stones,Gene Pitney,The Beatles yellow submarine,The Turtles and a whole lot more and I play them yes I have one of those players that looks like an old radio and it plays CDs and VINNYLS.

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  • Tekiyachiwu
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:24pm

    Any one have an idea what a 33 of Johnny Cash on the Sun label would be worth? Includes sleeve.

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  • SSMcDonald
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:47pm

    Wonder what a first edition album of Caruso is worth these days (78′s)? Or the Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” Album (78′s)? How about the “Hot Nuts” on 33? “Music to Scare the Hell Out of Your Neighbors?” I‘d have to sift through a century’s worth of old records to recall what else I have.

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  • Black Manta
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:36pm

    Do you all not pay attention to the subliminal messages on the cover of Jimi Hendrix album? The snakes represent the reptilians and you also have them other gods on the side of him…Man…nevermind..it’s hopeless talking to the blind…..

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    • Chris G
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:36pm

      Yes, I do….so what’s your problem? I love the psychedelic art of the 60′s & 70′s albums, & have collected LP’s & CD’s for almost 40 years.

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    • barstooltestpilot
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:11pm

      Listening to Jimi Hendrix “are you experienced” at the moment. It’s a crazy cover. Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding are on the right and left of Jimi as he stands in his eye ball jacket. I wonder what year the reprise 6261 was released?

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 1:50pm

    Wonder what this is now worth? When James Brown was released from Jail, he gave a late night cable concert ‘live’ on TV, as a publicity move to regain his fan base of support and resurrect his standing as a mainline entertainer in the world of music. It was a rare event and a one time production. I knew it was coming on, so I had the time to set up my system to record the event in Super High Definition with my Mitsubishi U-80 that recorded in a quality that was equatable to what is now know as almost 1080p or better than a 720p HD level. I have never seen this show aired again, or even mentioned. I have never seen a DVD of it or a VCR recording made available of it. It has hardly ever been mentioned at all, but it was one of his greatest shows ever and one in which he had to prove himself to the audience watching, that he belonged once again in the music business. James Brown was out to prove himself as one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived, and in that ‘live’ show he did just that. So, I wonder what the original taping of this event may be worth in the marketplace?
    I may have the only copy of it ever made?

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    • Longbow
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:34pm

      You may have the only copy but I don’t think you own the rights. Trying to sell something you don’t own – not a good idea.

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    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 1:07am

      If you hold onto it until 2076, it will go into the public domain. Then you can sell it ;-).

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    • David in MA
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:15am

      Call the company tgey may want to do a re–release, especially if they have no copy.

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  • eyedoc5
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 1:37pm

    i have axis bold as love stereo version. but i think everybody does. worth anything?

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  • Cruelnunusual
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 1:24pm

    I give up, what is on the B side of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Michele”?

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  • hi
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 1:04pm

    Oops. Ours isn’t red in color. But, it’s probably worth $1000 still or so.

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  • hi
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:48pm

    OMGSH! We have the Elvis Christmas Album that may be worth $18,000 and I’ve only gone through half of the albums! We’ve been lugging those around for years and have moved all over the place. I always wondered why my husband had to have those old things!

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  • nativetexanne
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:23pm

    How about my Beatles Yesterday and Today butcher baby cover?

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  • Searchingforthelight
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:07pm

    Pay attention to your change too. I‘m not talking about the change President Obama promised and didn’t deliver, I’m talking about the change in your pocket. You might find some silver, lead, or even a wheat penny worth
    $24,000 dollars. Now that is what I call the Right Kind of Change.

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  • Bryan B
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:05pm

    Vinyl Records are making a big come back. A few you years ago, it was hard to find used Record Player, now companies are making new ones again…..

    And now for your listening enjoyment…….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Af372EQLck

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  • alcarfl
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:29am

    Years ago, my Mom (now 100) decided that the hospital needed my bound, from day one, Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines, Good Will needed all of my 45′s (Including Strange Love by the Native Boys) and all of my baseball cards went to a lucky buyer at a neighborhood garage sale (including my Mickey Mantle rookie card). I still love her, but I still have to go to work every day, too.

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    • DissenterKnight
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:07pm

      I feel your pain! In the 80s, while I was in the Navy, my mom had a yard sale. My comic book collection -built over the span of more than a decade and including rare editions dating back to before WWII- went for a quarter a piece. How do I know? The ones that weren’t sold all have 25 Cents written on the cover in marker…

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    • girving
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:12pm

      Your pain is felt by me also. My entire baseball card collection dating back to 1938 through 1952 was trashed by my Mom when I enlisted into the USAF in 1953. I also had about 200 Comic Books from the 40s including some original Superman and some original Archie. Other trivia included a Tom Mix secret code ring from 1944…..all gone.

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  • DanZee
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:27am

    Keep in mind these are exceedingly rare records and are not available on CD. Most of the 100 billion record albums in the world are barely worth a dollar retail. The best area where you might find value are in old jazz records that haven’t been remastered or digitized. There’s a small but active community of jazz enthusiasts out there.

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:24am

    I had “Can’t Buy Me Love” without the sleeve, but some POS thief stole all my Beatles 45′s in a not-so-secure security locker when I lived in an apartment and was single. I HATE thieves and liars. Probably part of my disgust with Obozo.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 12:11pm

      The Beatles album was my favorite, however, my little niece decided to put “red-mustaches” on the boys..I just laughed because the record was still good to play. A few years ago I “donated” to the Salvation Army all of my albums, 45′s, 3 turntables and my 8-track’s & 8-track player.I have a large collection of cd’s of all music that were on my “old-collections”. However, there is one song that I could never find on a cd that was on a 45 I gave away and that is the song “Sugar-Shack”. I go to You-Tube alot and did find the song there. I pray who-ever has all the old songs by way of the 45′s etc. enjoy the old-turn-table etc. Personally, I like the convenience of the cd’s. The I-Tune thing isn’t my bag. Sure wasn’t fun when your favorite cassette would “get-chewed-up” in the player..LOL Years ago had a shop “compile” the songs on cassettes to cd’s. It was alittle pricing to do at the time, but well worth it. My original “Thriller” cassette “got-chewed-up” but bought the cd when it came out a few years ago. I do miss one album, “Chicago”, the original group but do have it now on cd’s.
      And the beat goes on!

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  • beekeeper
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:15am

    Where is William Shattner’s album “The Transformed Man”?

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Transformed_Man

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    • Bryan B
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:54am

      I remember that……LOL !!!!!!

      Pray for Jett………

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  • bobbyjoe
    Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:14am

    I had a house fire (everyone ok) and lost over 300 albums. Those and books were the most missed. I don’t like digital.

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    • bobbyjoe
      Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:23am

      Insurance said they were 50 cents a piece WTF!

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