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 see several recurring acts like David Bowie, Nirvana, The Beatles, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more.
March is continuing the trend of modern artists with high-priced collectibles, which was seen on our lists of the most expensive sales in both January and February 2021. Below, you’ll find a 2019 box set from Ozzy Osbourne, a 2014 box set of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories, and a coveted 2016 box set release from Santana.
Paul McCartney spends the third month in a row on this ranking with McCartney III. This 2020 release on 180-gram color vinyl went for just over $3,000 in January and $3,700 in February. In March, a copy sold for $2,800, and we suspect this extremely limited pressing from Third Man will likely remain on the list through 2021 — only 333 were made, and each is hand-numbered.
Topping us out at No. 1 is a rare soul album from Tamala Lewis, who worked with George Clinton at Jobete in the early 1960s. Only one other copy has been sold through the Marketplace and, according to the Database, just eight lucky Discogs users have one.
What’s next for the April list? Based on sales trends following an artist’s passing, there’s a good chance we’ll see DMX, Shock G, or Jim Steinman.
David Bowie – [Five Years 1969-1973]
Sold for $1,807.00
Label: Parlophone
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, RM + LP, Album, RE + LP, Album, RE
Country: N/A
Released: 2015
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: GlamGrateful Dead – 30 Trips Around The Sun
Sold for $1,807.00
Label: Rhino Records
Format: 80xCD + 7″ + Box, Ltd
Country: US
Released: 2015
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic RockCricet – Flossin
Sold for $1,950.00
Label: RWI Records
Format: CD, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: GangstaThe Cautions – No Other Way
Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Shrine Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulBow Street Runners – Bow Street Runners
Sold for $2,000.00
Label: B.T. Puppy Records
Format: LP
Country: US
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic RockOzzy Osbourne – See You On The Other Side
Sold for $2,048.00
Label: Sony Music, Epic, Legacy
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Sig + LP, Album, Red + 12″, E
Country: USA, Canada & Europe
Released: 2019
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy MetalOrganisation – Tone Float
Sold for $2,058.00
Label: RCA Victor
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Experimental, KrautrockSantana – Abraxas
Sold for $2,117.00
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 RockDaft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sold for $2,139.00
Label: Columbia
Format: Box, Dlx, Ltd + 2xLP, Album, 180 + 10″ + M/Stick,
Country: US
Released: 2014
Genres: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul, Non-Music, Pop
Styles: Disco, Funk, Electro, Synth-pop, InterviewPink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Sold for $2,168.00
Label: Harvest, Nimbus Records
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, RE
Country: UK
Released: 1984
Genres: Rock
Styles: N/AFreddie Redd Quintet – Shades Of Redd
Sold for $2,261.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1961
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopMina – L’Ultima Occasione (English Lyrics) / Tattaratta (English Lyrics)
Sold for $2,293.00
Label: Emidisc
Format: Acetate, 7″, Ace
Country: UK
Released: 0
Genres: Pop
Styles: N/ACelest Hardie – You’re Gone / That’s Why I Cried
Sold for $2,361.00
Label: Reynolds Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Rhythm & BluesThe Velvet Underground & Nico – Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale
Sold for $2,409.00
Label: Verve Records
Format: 7″, Single, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock
Styles: Avantgarde, Psychedelic RockThe Beatles – The Beatles In Mono
Sold for $2,409.00
Label: Apple Records
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, RM + 11xLP, Album, Mono, RE + 3xLP
Country: N/A
Released: 2014
Genres: Rock
Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic RockDaybreak – Everything Man / I Need Love
Sold for $2,800.00
Label: PAP
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulSahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group – Sahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group
Sold for $2,917.00
Label: Oktav
Format: LP, Album
Country: Denmark
Released: 1965
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Modal, Big BandPaul McCartney – McCartney III
Sold for $2,999.00
Label: Third Man Records, Capitol Records, MPL
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Yel
Country: US
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop RockThe Dicks – The Dicks Hate The Police
Sold for $3,000.00
Label: Radical Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: PunkTina Brooks – True Blue
Sold for $3,207.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopThe Beatles – The Beatles
Sold for $3,835.00
Label: Apple Records
Format: 2xLP, Album, Mono, M/Print, Num
Country: UK
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, ExperimentalRob – Make It Fast, Make It Slow
Sold for $3,928.00
Label: Essiebons
Format: LP, Album
Country: Ghana
Released: 1978
Genres: Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Soul, Funk, Afrobeat, GospelSonny Clark – Cool Struttin’
Sold for $4,705.00
Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1958
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopNirvana – Love Buzz b/w Big Cheese
Sold for $4,941.00
Label: Sub Pop
Format: 7″, Single, Ltd, Num
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genres: Rock
Styles: GrungeThe Can – Monster Movie (Made In A Castle With Better Equipment)
Sold for $5,800.00
Label: Music Factory (20)
Format: LP, Album, RP
Country: Germany
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock, ExperimentalLed Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Sold for $6,164.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Tur
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Hard RockAnalogy – Analogy
Sold for $6,176.00
Label: Dischi Produzioni Ventotto, Dischi Produzioni Ventotto
Format: LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
Genres: Rock
Styles: Krautrock, Prog RockDamon – Song Of A Gypsy
Sold for $6,500.00
Label: Ankh
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Acid RockCherry Five – Cherry Five
Sold for $6,547.00
Label: Cinevox
Format: LP, Album, Gat
Country: Italy
Released: 1975
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog RockTamala Lewis – You Won’t Say Nothing
Sold for $6,999.00
Label: Marton Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
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