Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in December 2020

Discogs is back with another monthly breakdown of the most expensive vinyl, cassettes, and CDs sold in the Discogs Marketplace. As usual, we can see some of the classic acts whose records regularly rank on this roundup: David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, and, of course, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. There are some interesting new releases, like a live recording of Billie Eilish at Third Man Records and a recent box set of The Beatles.

However, we’ve only got eyes for the record at the No. 1 spot on the December edition. In fact, this record is also the new No. 1 on our list of the most expensive vinyl ever sold on Discogs.

Scaramanga Silk’s Choose Your Weapon is a gatefold that includes a 12-inch of the titular song, as well as a CD, art by Immyart, and a poem. This promotional release dethroned Prince’s Black Album, which was previously the most expensive record with a price tag of $27,500. Choose Your Weapon went for a whopping $41,095.

“It is very difficult to understand why the release went for that kind of money as I do not believe that any record is worthy of such a valuation. You imagine that the highly limited edition nature of it would have been a major factor. The individual who made the purchase must have had some kind of special connection to the work too. There was a buzz around the record in 2008,” Scaramanga Silk tells Discogs.

For everything that we know about Scaramanga Silk and Choose Your Weapon, head here for a chat with the artist and links to his work.

If you’re a CD collector, you may also be interested in No. 21 on this list. This anniversary box set from Bob Dylan also went for a high price, which landed it on our ranking of the 100 most expensive CDs.

Motörhead – Motörhead

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Chiswick Records
Format: LP, Album, Sil
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
The Misfits – Horror Business

Sold for $1,897.00
Label: Plan 9
Format: 7″, EP, Yel
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono

Sold for $1,986.00
Label: Apple Records
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, RM + 11xLP, Album, Mono, RE + 3xLP
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: 2014
Genres: Rock
Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock
The Dirty Filthy Mud – The Forest Of Black

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Worex
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
Billie Eilish – Live At Third Man Records

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Third Man Records
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Blu
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genres: Pop
Styles: Indie Pop
The Wuffy Dogs – Boys Went South

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Beerhall Putsch Records
Format: 7″, EP
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Punk
Young Ladies – He’s Gone To Another / I’m Tired Of Running Around

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Stang Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1970
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin

Sold for $2,022.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Tur
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
The Devotions – Can You Explain

Sold for $2,054.00
Label: Nation Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Bob Dylan – 50th Anniversary Collection: 1970

Sold for $2,054.00
Label: Columbia, Legacy
Format: 3xCD
Country: Europe
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk Rock
Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet – Shades Of Blue

Sold for $2,122.00
Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1965
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Post Bop, Modal
The Ascots – Just A Few Feet From The Gutter

Sold for $2,162.00
Label: American Playboy Records
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Barry Gibb & The Bee Gee’s – The Bee Gee’s Sing & Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs

Sold for $2,164.00
Label: Leedon
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: Australia
Released: 1965
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Vocal, Beat, Folk Rock, Soft Rock
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus

Sold for $2,251.00
Label: Prestige
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bop
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon

Sold for $2,439.00
Label: Harvest
Format: LP, Album, Gat
Country: UK
Released: 1973
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock
David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World

Sold for $2,469.00
Label: Mercury
Format: LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Glam, Hard Rock
Freddie Waters – Just Enough To Get Me Cool

Sold for $2,494.00
Label: October Records Inc.
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: N/A
Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel (Remix)

Sold for $2,607.00
Label: Mute
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Synth-pop
日野原幼紀 (Hinohara Juvenile) – 螺旋時間 (Spiral Time)

Sold for $3,012.00
Label: Propeller
Format: LP
Country: Japan
Released: 1972
Genres: Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk Rock
The Tangerine Zoo – Psychedelic!!

Sold for $3,086.00
Label: Mainstream Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
David Bowie – From The New Album “Low”

Sold for $3,108.00
Label: RCA Victor
Format: 7″, S/Sided, Promo, Smplr
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Experimental, Ambient, Avantgarde
Metallica – Ride The Lightning

Sold for $3,414.00
Label: Vertigo
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Red
Country: Europe
Released: 1989
Genres: Rock
Styles: Thrash, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal
The El Paso Drifters – Could This Be Love

Sold for $3,500.00
Label: Coronado Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Jonathan Capree* – Gonna Build Me A Mountain (Way Up High)

Sold for $3500.00 Label: Ox Bow Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
The Royal Jesters – Private Number / Girl I Can’t Forget

Sold for $3,500.00
Label: Clown Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: N/A
Bad Brains – Pay To Cum!

Sold for $3,600.00
Label: Bad Brain Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hardcore, Punk
The Feed-Back – The Feed-back

Sold for $3,658.00
Label: RCA Italiana
Format: LP, Album, Promo
Country: Italy
Released: 1970
Genres: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Abstract, Avantgarde, Prog Rock
Eminem – Infinite

Sold for $4,000.00
Label: Web Entertainment
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: Hardcore Hip-Hop, Conscious
The Nightriders – St. Loo / Lookin’ For My Baby

Sold for $4,999.00
Label: Sue Records Inc.
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genres: Blues
Styles: Rhythm & Blues
Scaramanga Silk – Choose Your Weapon

Sold for $41,095.00
Label: Not On Label
Format: 12″, S/Sided, Promo + CDr, Promo
Country: UK
Released: 2008
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Breakbeat, Electro, Breakcore