Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in July 2021

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 & Roll
Iron Maiden – The Soundhouse Tapes

Sold for $1,643.00
Label: Rock Hard Records
Format: 7″, EP
Country: UK
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: Heavy Metal
The Lovers – Without A Doubt

Sold for $1,643.00
Label: Frantic Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Various – 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, Vocal
Anti 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, Hardcore
Tintern Abbey – Beeside / Vacuum Cleaner

Sold for $1,780.00
Label: Deram
Format: 7″, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
The 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, Experimental
Teddy 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 Rock
Eastside – The Battlefield

Sold for $1,881.00
Label: Puppy Dog Unlimited Records
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: G-Funk
Hank 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 Bop
Genesis – 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 Rock
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Reprise Records
Format: 2xLP, TP
Country: US
Released: 2007
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk, Emo
Harold 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/A
Crosby, 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 Rock
Joey 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: Soul
Metallica & 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/A
Samhain – Unholy Passion

Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Plan 9
Format: 12″, EP, RP, Whi
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genres: Rock
Styles: Goth Rock, Punk
Joe 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: Soul
Pink 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 Rock
Eddie 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: Soul
Ainigma – 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 Rock
Sonny 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 Bop
Pat Lewis – (I Owe You) Something

Sold for $3,472.00
Label: Solid Hit
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Led 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 Rock
Shango 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: Afrobeat
The 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 Rock
Willie Tee – Teasing You Again

Sold for $4,861.00
Label: Gatur Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
The Tiaras – Foolish Girl

Sold for $5,499.00
Label: Op.Art
Format: 7″, Single
Country: Canada
Released:
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
The 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: Punk
The 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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