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May
23, 2003:
The Value Of Vintage Records
Interview
with Chuck Miller author of Warman's
American Records
Mike
Carruthers:
Old records. A lot of us still have collections in a box somewhere,
and some of those records may be worth a lot of money.
Chuck
Miller:
If you're an Elvis Presley fan, Elvis recorded his first
five records on the Sun Label. Those are worth anywhere from
$500 to up to $4,000 apiece.
Chuck Miller
author of the book Warman's
American Records 1950-2000 says The Beatles' first album
can be worth a lot.
Their
first album was called "Introducing The Beatles."
It was not pressed on Capitol, it was pressed on an independent
label called Vee Jay. Some copies can be worth up to $10,000,
but because the album was mass produced and you can find $1.99
copies of it in Woolworth's, it's very hard to tell the difference
between an original and a reprint.
And what
about old 78s?
Every
record collection that had 78s that I've found will undoubtedly
have Bing Crosby, Glen Miller and The Andrews Sisters in it.
Those are extremely plentiful and do not have a high collectible
value. The most collectible 78s would be jazz 78s, blues 78s
of which there were very few made, and also rock 'n roll 78s.
Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock," The Everly Brothers'
"Wake Up Little Susie," some of Elvis Presley's early
recordings were available on 78s. And the low print numbers
on those 78s sometimes allows them to trade on the collectible
market for anywhere from $50 to $200 apiece.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net.
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's "Something You Should Know."
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