Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in January 2021

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 be surprised by two interesting trends in the January 2021 edition: what is and is not on the list.

Let’s start with the latter. Usually, we see the same classic acts: David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and the like. While there are still several Beatles titles below, there is not a release from any of the aforementioned artists.

Now, to what is on the list. There are some classics still, ranging from actual classical-style recordings to big names such as Santana, Kraftwerk, Nirvana, and Motörhead. One big name, in particular, caught our attention because it’s attached to a 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. The current median price listed on Discogs is $2,500.

At the very end of 2020, we witnessed the highest sale ever on Discogs at a whopping $45,000 price tag. While the first sales of 2021 don’t come close, we still topped out nearly $11,000 with the No. 1, a Misfits 7-inch.

Emperor – The Complete Works

Sold for $1,600.00
Label: Blood Music
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd + 12″, RE, RM, Blu + 12″, RM, Blu +
Country: Finland
Released: 2017
Genres: Rock
Styles: Black Metal
Santana – Abraxas

Sold for $1,699.00
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Columbia, Sony Music Commercial Music Group
Format: 2×12″, Album, Ltd, Num, RE + Box
Country: US
Released: 2016
Genres: Rock, Latin
Styles: Fusion, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Iris, Inri, Pencil And Psalm – Rischka’s Light Faces

Sold for $1,715.00
Label: CTR-Produktion
Format: LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1971
Genres: Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Styles: Leftfield, Krautrock, Jazz-Rock
The Beatles – Original Mono-Record Box

Sold for $1,800.00
Label: Odeon
Format: Box, Comp, Mono, S/Edition + 11xLP, Album, Red
Country: Japan
Released: 1986
Genres: Rock
Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock
The Beatles – The Beatles Mono Collection

Sold for $1,807.00
Label: Parlophone
Format: Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RP, Red + 11xLP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genres: Rock, Blues
Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock
Kraftwerk – Trans Europa Express

Sold for $1,807.00
Label: Kling Klang
Format: LP, Album, TP, W/Lbl
Country: Germany
Released: 1977
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Electro
Herbert von Karajan – Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon And Decca

Sold for $1,828.00
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Format: 330xCD, Comp + 24xDVD, Comp + 2xBlu-ray, Comp + Bo
Country: N/A
Released: 2017
Genres: Classical
Styles: Classical, Baroque, Romantic, Modern
Village Pistols – Big Money

Sold for $1,849.00
Label: Nylon Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
Nirvana – Bleach

Sold for $1,850.00
Label: Sub Pop
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Whi
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genres: Rock
Styles: Grunge
Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims – Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims

Sold for $1,875.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1956
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bop
Extradition – Hush

Sold for $1,908.00
Label: Sweet Peach
Format: LP, Album
Country: Australia
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk Rock
Raw Material – Time Is…

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: RCA, Neon
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock
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
Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Legacy, RCA
Format: 30xCD, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, RM, Col
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genres: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
The Beatles – I Feel Fine

Sold for $2,048.00
Label: Parlophone
Format: Shellac, 10″
Country: India
Released: 1964
Genres: Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Bill Evans – Riverside Recordings

Sold for $2,125.00
Label: Analogue Productions, Riverside Records
Format: 2×12″, Album, RE, RM + 2×12″, Album, RE, RM + 2×12
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Post Bop, Modal, Cool Jazz
July – July

Sold for $2,191.00
Label: Major Minor
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
Motörhead – Motörhead

Sold for $2,396.00
Label: Chiswick Records
Format: LP, Album, Sil
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal
Leonid Kogan And Elisabeth Gilels – Leclair • Telemann • Ysaÿe – Sonatas For Two Violins

Sold for $2,409.00
Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1964
Genres: Classical
Styles: Baroque, Impressionist
Monks – Black Monk Time

Sold for $2,409.00
Label: International Polydor Production
Format: LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock
Dogfeet – Dogfeet

Sold for $2,439.00
Label: Reflection
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Acid Rock, Blues Rock
André Cluytens, Maurice Ravel – The Complete Orchestral Works of Ravel

Sold for $2,500.00
Label: The Electric Recording Co., Columbia
Format: 4xLP, Ltd, Num, RE, RM + Box
Country: UK
Released: 2020
Genres: Classical
Styles: Impressionist
Timi Yuro – As Long As There Is You

Sold for $2,534.00
Label: Liberty
Format: 7″
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Funk / Soul, Pop
Styles: Vocal, Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Impact All Stars, Clive Chin – Randy’s Dub

Sold for $2,804.00
Label: Impact!
Format: LP
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1976
Genres: Reggae
Styles: Dub
The Police – Reggatta De Blanc

Sold for $2,945.00
Label: A&M Records
Format: 10″, Pro
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop Rock
Bathory – Bathory

Sold for $3,000.00
Label: Black Mark Production
Format: LP, Album, Yel
Country: Sweden
Released: 1984
Genres: Rock
Styles: Black Metal
Paul McCartney – McCartney III

Sold for $3,047.00
Label: Third Man Records, Capitol Records, MPL (2)
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Yel
Country: US
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop Rock
J.E.T. – Fede Speranza Carità

Sold for $3,377.00
Label: Durium
Format: LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock
Prince Buster’s All Stars / The Movers – Linger On / Come Home Back

Sold for $4,000.00
Label: Voice Of The People
Format: 7″
Country: Jamaica
Released: 0
Genres: Reggae
Styles: Ska
The Misfits – Cough / Cool b/w She

Sold for $10,877.00
Label: Blank Records
Format: 7″, Single, Ltd
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk