It’s time once again for our monthly breakdown of the most expensive records, cassettes, and CDs sold in the Discogs Marketplace. This month’s list includes some usual suspects like The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, but there are also quite a few box sets that have cracked the top 30.
All four box sets on the list are housed in memorable packaging, but it’s what inside that really counts. The Wings 1971-1973 set includes CDs, DVDs/Blu-rays, and a 96-page photo book. The Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young CSNY 1974 box set offers a similar array of discs and ephemera, but they swap out the CDs for LPs. Metallica’s S&M2 offers vinyl, CDs, and a blu-ray of their performance with the San Francisco Symphony.
Released in 1987, label 4AD’s Lonely Is an Eyesore compilation is the only featured box set that wasn’t dropped in the last six years. That’s why it comes as no surprise that this version includes VHS and cassette tapes as well as CDs and vinyl. Each set is also very limited, with Lonely Is an Eyesore being the rarest. One hundred copies were made and only half were originally sold to the public. The rest were given to the bands that appeared on the compilation.
In addition to the rare box sets, the July 2021 ranking features obscure soul 45s. The Tiaras, Willie Tee, and Pat Lewis may not be household names, but their singles all recently sold for between $3,000 and $5,500.
Paul McCartney And Wings – Wings 1971-73
Sold for $1,642.00
Label: MPL, Capitol Records, UMe
Format: 7xCD, Comp, RE, RM + 3xDVD-V + Blu-ray + Box, Dlx
Country: N/A
Released: 2018
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop Rock, Rock & RollIron Maiden – The Soundhouse Tapes
Sold for $1,643.00
Label: Rock Hard Records
Format: 7″, EP
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: Heavy MetalThe Lovers – Without A Doubt
Sold for $1,643.00
Label: Frantic Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulVarious – Lonely Is An Eyesore
Sold for $1,650.00
Label: 4AD
Format: CD, Comp + LP, Comp + Cass, Comp + VHS, Comp + Box
Country: UK
Released: 1987
Genres: Electronic, Pop
Styles: Experimental, VocalAnti Cimex – R**** Ass
Sold for $1,705.00
Label: Hard Core Horror Records
Format: 7″, Promo, RE, Jon
Country: Sweden
Released: 1986
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk, HardcoreTintern Abbey – Beeside / Vacuum Cleaner
Sold for $1,780.00
Label: Deram
Format: 7″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Psychedelic RockThe Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Sold for $1,800.00
Label: Verve Records
Format: LP, Album, Eas
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock, Art Rock, ExperimentalTeddy Robin & The Playboys – The Best Of
Sold for $1,823.00
Label: Diamond
Format: 2xLP, Comp, Mono
Country: Hong Kong
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Garage Rock, Pop RockEastside – The Battlefield
Sold for $1,881.00
Label: Puppy Dog Unlimited Records
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: G-FunkHank Mobley – Hank Mobley And His All Stars
Sold for $1,899.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopGenesis – From Genesis To Revelation
Sold for $1,956.00
Label: Decca
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Prog RockMy Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Reprise Records
Format: 2xLP, TP
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk, EmoHarold Ashby Quartet – Born To Swing – Introducing The Compulsive Tenor Saxophone Of Harold Ashby
Sold for $2,185.00
Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1960
Genres: Jazz
Styles: N/ACrosby, Stills, Nash & Young – CSNY 1974
Sold for $2,380.00
Label: CSNY Recordings, Rhino Records
Format: 6xLP, Album + DVD-V + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A, Multicha
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Classic RockJoey Delorenzo – Lost My Sense Of Direction / Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl
Sold for $2,484.00
Label: Mi-Val Records
Format: 7″, Single, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulMetallica & San Francisco Symphony* – S&M2
Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Blackened
Format: Box, Dlx, Ltd, Sup + 2xLP, Album, Dlx, Ltd, Ora +
Country: US
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Classical
Styles: N/ASamhain – Unholy Passion
Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Plan 9
Format: 12″, EP, RP, Whi
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genres: Rock
Styles: Goth Rock, PunkJoe Jama – Sleep Late My Lady Friend
Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Optimum Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulPink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Sold for $2,705.00
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Harvest
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genres: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock, Psychedelic RockEddie Parker – But If You Must Go
Sold for $2,739.00
Label: MAM, Miko Records
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulAinigma – Diluvium
Sold for $3,000.00
Label: Not On Label (Ainigma Self-Released)
Format: LP, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1973
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Prog RockSonny Clark – Dial “S” For Sonny
Sold for $3,214.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopPat Lewis – (I Owe You) Something
Sold for $3,472.00
Label: Solid Hit
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulLed Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III
Sold for $3,500.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Col
Country: Lebanon
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock, Hard RockShango Dance Band 6th Infantry Brigade* – Shango Dance Band 6th Infantry Brigade
Sold for $3,764.00
Label: EMI
Format: LP, Album
Country: Nigeria
Released:
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: AfrobeatThe Rising Storm – Calm Before…
Sold for $4,500.00
Label: Remnant
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Folk RockWillie Tee – Teasing You Again
Sold for $4,861.00
Label: Gatur Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Tiaras – Foolish Girl
Sold for $5,499.00
Label: Op.Art
Format: 7″, Single
Country: Canada
Released:
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Misfits – Cough / Cool b/w She
Sold for $6,500.00
Label: Blank Records
Format: 7″, Single, Ltd
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: PunkThe Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Sold for $9,000.00
Label: Verve Records
Format: LP, Album, Mono, Eas
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Psychedelic Rock
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