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Is there a website where you can determine how “rare” vinyl is?
Posted on 8/28/18 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 8/28/18 at 4:57 pm
Don’t want to over or under value things I’m shopping for.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 5:53 pm to High C
Not really. The landscape has changed drastically in the last decade regarding vinyl collectibility. If you do find something, it probably won’t be accurate.
Unless you have something that is a very limited pressing, a small run audiophile pressing (ex: original 180g Mobile Fidelity, CBS Mastersounds, SuperDisk, etc.pressings), or you have original Blue Note pressings from the New York plant from the ‘50’s, or original Decca or RCA Living Stereo classical pressings.
Still, even if you have these, the issue now is that you have to have a “collector”, not an audiophile, that is interested in paying the premium, as most of these classics have been repressed on 200g vinyl from the original master tapes within the last 10 years...you need a buyer that wants the original.
BTW...your old Led Zeppelin and Who records aren’t worth but around a couple bucks (in great condition). I hear people all the time reference their dads old classic rock or Beatles LPs as being worth a mint—they aren’t—they pressed millions and millions of them—they are ubiquitous!
Example: six years ago, Widespread Panic’s “Space Wrangler” debut album from 1988 was selling for $600. It was pressed once in a batch of 1000 on Landslide Records out of Macon, GA. Then CDs became the only medium for releases in the 1990’s. Then, a decade ago, the hunt was on for their original pressing and it garnered a high price tag.
Then, 4 years ago, it was finally repressed on 180g HQ vinyl, and the prices of the original and until that point, only vinyl copy of that album, plummeted.
If you have Journey Escape on the 1982 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab pressing, it will fetch around $1500 today. Why? Well, because MoFi didn’t press as many for pop/rock as they did for the adult contemporary and classic rock genres. Then, as the young ones grew up and gained an interest in the songs of their youth, along with a new found love of vinyl, the demand for the smaller number of pressings for that LP skyrocketed. It actually didn’t sell well among the audiophile folks back in the day as it wasn’t their type of music. Now, the next generation wants it and there aren’t many around.
There is also a demand for some old 45rpm limited runs from small, independent record labels from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s...swamp pop, alligator boogie, New Orleans R&B—artists that were locally popular but unknown on the national scene.
But again, you have to find that needle in the haystack that is looking for it.
Unless you have something that is a very limited pressing, a small run audiophile pressing (ex: original 180g Mobile Fidelity, CBS Mastersounds, SuperDisk, etc.pressings), or you have original Blue Note pressings from the New York plant from the ‘50’s, or original Decca or RCA Living Stereo classical pressings.
Still, even if you have these, the issue now is that you have to have a “collector”, not an audiophile, that is interested in paying the premium, as most of these classics have been repressed on 200g vinyl from the original master tapes within the last 10 years...you need a buyer that wants the original.
BTW...your old Led Zeppelin and Who records aren’t worth but around a couple bucks (in great condition). I hear people all the time reference their dads old classic rock or Beatles LPs as being worth a mint—they aren’t—they pressed millions and millions of them—they are ubiquitous!
Example: six years ago, Widespread Panic’s “Space Wrangler” debut album from 1988 was selling for $600. It was pressed once in a batch of 1000 on Landslide Records out of Macon, GA. Then CDs became the only medium for releases in the 1990’s. Then, a decade ago, the hunt was on for their original pressing and it garnered a high price tag.
Then, 4 years ago, it was finally repressed on 180g HQ vinyl, and the prices of the original and until that point, only vinyl copy of that album, plummeted.
If you have Journey Escape on the 1982 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab pressing, it will fetch around $1500 today. Why? Well, because MoFi didn’t press as many for pop/rock as they did for the adult contemporary and classic rock genres. Then, as the young ones grew up and gained an interest in the songs of their youth, along with a new found love of vinyl, the demand for the smaller number of pressings for that LP skyrocketed. It actually didn’t sell well among the audiophile folks back in the day as it wasn’t their type of music. Now, the next generation wants it and there aren’t many around.
There is also a demand for some old 45rpm limited runs from small, independent record labels from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s...swamp pop, alligator boogie, New Orleans R&B—artists that were locally popular but unknown on the national scene.
But again, you have to find that needle in the haystack that is looking for it.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 6:32 pm to High C
What exactly are you looking for? A certain LP or genre?
I may be able to give you a ballpark on where certain Records should be.
I may be able to give you a ballpark on where certain Records should be.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 6:55 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Not really. I’m just shopping albums mainly from the late 80’s through early 00’s that I want to have a vinyl copy of. I’m using eBay primarily, as I’ve found discogs overly pricey on most things. In the process I’ve found a lot of limited Record Store Day editions and limited colored vinyl that I don’t want to get gouged on.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 7:02 pm to High C
Many records from the ‘80’s have been reissued—go to elusiveDisc or Music Direct and buy new if possible—you can also get 15% off all the time.
Check out places like Euclid in NOLA—they have thousands and thousands of LPs from every decade and genre.
Also, for things that may be a bit more rare, look at Amoeba Records online (Los Angeles and San Fran), and Forever Young in Arlington, TX (this place is frigging HUGE—13,000 sq. ft.—and they always get a ton of RSD releases and have many trade in collections)
Check out places like Euclid in NOLA—they have thousands and thousands of LPs from every decade and genre.
Also, for things that may be a bit more rare, look at Amoeba Records online (Los Angeles and San Fran), and Forever Young in Arlington, TX (this place is frigging HUGE—13,000 sq. ft.—and they always get a ton of RSD releases and have many trade in collections)
Posted on 8/28/18 at 7:27 pm to Marco Esquandolas
I will check those out. Thanks again.
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:37 pm to High C
Threads like this are why non-hipsters rarely post on this board
Posted on 8/28/18 at 9:42 pm to TDcline
quote:I'd say that threads like this are probably around 642nd on that list
Threads like this are why non-hipsters rarely post on this board
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:24 am to Marco Esquandolas
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BTW...your old Led Zeppelin and Who records aren’t worth but around a couple bucks (in great condition).
This is solid analysis.
I have my dad's clear blue Elvis album Moody Blue from the 70s. Of course, he played it. Had he kept is sealed and bought another one, the sealed one might be worth "more" and potentially up to $500 (it is a pre-death) album.
As it is, maybe it's maybe $25, tops, and that's a relatively uncommon, collectible vintage vinyl album. I suspect the same is true for Prince's "purple" vinyl Purple Rain albums.
But, a popular, "played" black vinyl album that is likely to be in most folks' collections are worth $1 to $10 under most market circumstances.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 7:25 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:45 am to TDcline
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Threads like this are why non-hipsters rarely post on this board
I don't think that I would ever be described as a hipster.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 8:09 am to High C
I look at Discogs, Ebay, and Music Direct. I also go to whatever record stores I'm near - I travel a lot. Each of these places has deals and overpriced crap. Some don't know the value of their records in a good way and some in a bad way. It comes down to what you feel is fair for any given title, after looking around. Most vinyl is worth $1 to $10 at the most. But like mentioned above other stuff can be pricey. I just paid $25 for a MOFI Who album, which I thought was a great deal. I've paid much more for other special titles, but unless its something I have to have at that moment, I browse and pick something up when the price is right. I was at a store in Mississippi last week and picked up a handful of records I had on my want list for a while, for an average of $10 a piece. Good luck and have fun.
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 8:10 am
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:33 pm to High C
Look up the sales history for the record you're looking for in Discogs. That will get you in the ballpark. Make sure you're paying attention to the pressing and condition. These drastically influence value.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 12:43 pm to BigOrangeBri
It's about personal value to me. I have pretty much every album I ever bought as a kid. I mean, who else has every Olivia Newton John solo album from the 70's still?
Posted on 8/29/18 at 1:56 pm to VABuckeye
Oh yeah, once you find the exact pressing of your record, look at the amount of people that "have" that pressing of the record. This will also give you an idea of how rare it is.
Hey man, different strokes.
Hey man, different strokes.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:14 pm to Ace Midnight
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Prince’s “purple” vinyl...
...only if it has the 45rpm “When Doves Cry” still as part of the set
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:21 pm to Marco Esquandolas
On the top left——the original release (1979)......................worth around $12
On the top right—the CBS Half-Speed Master (1980).........worth around $450
Bottom——reissue (2015)....................................................worth around $35
On the top right—the CBS Half-Speed Master (1980).........worth around $450
Bottom——reissue (2015)....................................................worth around $35
This post was edited on 8/29/18 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 8/29/18 at 6:30 pm to VABuckeye
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who else has every Olivia Newton John solo album from the 70's still?
Go online and look for Olivia Newton-John “Totally Hot” on Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. (This LP has never been repressed—the hit track on it is “Will a Little More Love”)
Report back after you get over sticker shock.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:21 pm to Marco Esquandolas
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Will a Little More Love”)
WITH a little more love is totally worth it.
Posted on 8/29/18 at 7:27 pm to High C
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