Discogs is back with another monthly breakdown of the most expensive vinyl, cassettes, and CDs sold in the Discogs Marketplace. If you’re a regular reader of these rankings, you’ll usually see acts like David Bowie, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.
What’s less usual are modern artists, which popped up several times in our list of the most expensive sales in January 2021. Below, you’ll find a 2013 compilation from The Weeknd, a 2002 Japanese pressing of Daft Punk’s Discovery, a coveted 1992 release from Guided by Voices, and three recent box sets (granted, of classic artists like Bob Dylan and composer Maurice Ravel).
Another big name that caught our attention in the January edition stands out again. Why? It’s another brand-new release. Paul McCartney dropped McCartney III in 2020 and a 180-gram color vinyl version has already made its way to our monthly most-expensive roundup. It’s an extremely limited variation pressing at Third Man — only 333 were made, and each is hand-numbered. It went for just over $3,000 in January and $3,700 in February.
Topping us out at No. 1 is a rare jazz album from Sounds of Liberation, a collective from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Only 300 copies were pressed and, according to the Database, only a lucky 24 Discogs users have one.
For the March list, we won’t be surprised to see more Daft Punk releases. Following the announcement of their breakup in late February, we saw a spike in sales and price tags in the Marketplace.
Eddie Bo – The Other Side Of Eddie Bo
Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Bo-Sound, Bo-Sound
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Styles: Funk, Soul, Jazz-FunkGeorgy & The Velvet Illusions – Mini Shimmy / Hippy Town
Sold for $2,017.00
Label: Metro-Video Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage RockDavid Bowie – Do Anything You Say
Sold for $2,054.00
Label: Pye Records
Format: 7″, Single, Sol
Country: UK
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, ModThe Traditions – My Heart
Sold for $2,100.00
Label: Artco Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Beatles – The Beatles
Sold for $2,261.00
Label: Apple Records
Format: 2xLP, Album, Mono, M/Print, Num
Country: UK
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, ExperimentalThe Weeknd – Trilogy
Sold for $2,300.00
Label: Universal Republic Records
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, Num + 2xLP, Album + 2xLP, Album
Country: US
Released: 2013
Genres: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Styles: Contemporary R&BAustralian Playboys – Black Sheep R.I.P.
Sold for $2,352.00
Label: Immediate
Format: 7″, Mono, 4-P
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock, BeatLed Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Sold for $2,380.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Tur
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Hard RockDaft Punk – Discovery
Sold for $2,380.00
Label: Virgin
Format: 2xLP, Album, Ltd
Country: Japan
Released: 2002
Genres: Electronic
Styles: HouseMotörhead – Motörhead
Sold for $2,380.00
Label: Chiswick Records
Format: LP, Album, Sil
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy MetalLed Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Sold for $2,397.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Tur
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Arena RockGuided By Voices – Propeller
Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Rockathon, Old Age / No Age
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, W/Lbl
Country: US
Released: 1992
Genres: Rock
Styles: Indie Rock, Lo-FiBob Dylan – The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol.12: Collector’s Edition
Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Columbia
Format: 18xCD, Album + 9×7″, Mono, Mis + Box + Ltd, Num
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genres: Rock, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Rhythm & BluesBill Fay – Time Of The Last Persecution
Sold for $2,560.00
Label: Deram
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk RockConnie Clark – My Sugar Baby
Sold for $2,662.00
Label: Joker Records
Format: 7″, Sty
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul, Rhythm & BluesAndré Cluytens, Maurice Ravel – The Complete Orchestral Works of Ravel
Sold for $2,739.00
Label: The Electric Recording Co., Columbia
Format: 4xLP, Ltd, Num, RE, RM + Box
Country: UK
Released: 2020
Genres: Classical
Styles: ImpressionistWillie Tee – Please Don’t Go
Sold for $2,754.00
Label: Nola Records
Format: 7″, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulVarious – Woodstock: Back To The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
Sold for $2,800.00
Label: Rhino Records, Cotillion
Format: 38xCD + Blu-ray + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genres: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: N/AJourney – Escape
Sold for $2,823.00
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: N/A
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop RockKestrel – Kestrel
Sold for $2,891.00
Label: Cube Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1975
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog RockPink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Sold for $2,999.00
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Harvest
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genres: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock, Psychedelic RockThe Saints – Love Can Be
Sold for $3,100.00
Label: Wigwam
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulFlowers – For Real
Sold for $3,125.00
Label: LA Xpressio Records
Format: 7″, A C
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulNegative Approach – Negative Approach
Sold for $3,700.00
Label: Touch And Go
Format: 7″, EP
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hardcore, PunkPaul McCartney – McCartney III
Sold for $3,700.00
Label: Third Man Records, Capitol Records, MPL
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Yel
Country: US
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop RockTrue Image – I’m Not Over You
Sold for $3,788.00
Label: Super Smash Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Manish Boys – I Pity The Fool
Sold for $4,520.00
Label: Parlophone
Format: 7″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1965
Genres: Rock
Styles: Rhythm & Blues, VocalMagnetics – Count The Days / When I’m With My Baby
Sold for $5,200.00
Label: Sable
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulDavie Jones With The King Bees – Liza Jane
Sold for $6,944.00
Label: Vocalion Pop
Format: 7″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genres: Rock, Blues, Pop
Styles: Beat, Rhythm & BluesThe Sounds Of Liberation – New Horizons
Sold for $7,777.00
Label: Dogtown Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Abstract, Space-Age, Free Improvisation
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