Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in November 2020

Discogs is back with another monthly breakdown of the most expensive vinyl, cassettes, and CDs sold in the Discogs Marketplace. As usual, we can see some of the classic acts whose records regularly rank on this roundup, such as rarities from the likes of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Velvet Underground.

However, there’s a serious hiccup in that trend at No. 6: the 2020 collab between Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. This isn’t just any release. It’s a super-deluxe, limited-edition, multiple-format box set that features signed sheet music. Only 500 copies dropped, and hardcore Metallica fans had to sign up for a raffle just for the chance to purchase the set, originally priced at $300.

Despite the fact that these regular roundups of pricey releases are usually dominated by old-school gems, it’s not completely unheard of that a newer album would make the cut. Billie Eilish’s 2019 live set at Third Man Records has made two appearances this year. Metallic and Billie Eilish may not have much in common at first glance, but there is one quality that their two releases share: both were limited to a few hundred copies, which caused the aftermarket price tag to skyrocket to a spot on Discogs’ most-expensive items sold in 2020.

Бетховен / И. Брамс , Дирижер В. Фуртвенглер – Девятая Симфония, Ре Минор, Соч. 125 / Вариации На Тему Гайдна, Соч. 56а

Sold for $1,795.00
Label: Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи
Format: 2xLP, Mono
Country: USSR
Released: 1962
Genres: Classical
Styles: Classical, Romantic
The Checkerboard Squares – A Day In Sausalito

Sold for $1,800.00
Label: Villa Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Nathan Milstein – Music Of Old Russia

Sold for $1,807.00
Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1963
Genres: Classical
Styles: N/A
The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono

Sold for $1,828.00
Label: Apple Records
Format: Box, Comp, Ltd, RM + 11xLP, Album, Mono, RE + 3xLP
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: 2014
Genres: Rock
Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock
Richter – The 100th Anniversary Edition

Sold for $1,828.00
Label: Мелодия
Format: 50xCD, Comp, Mono, Dlx, Ltd, Num, RM + Box
Country: Russia
Released: 2015
Genres: Classical
Styles: Romantic, Classical, Impressionist, Modern, Baroque
Soul Experience – I’m So Glad I Found You / Who’s Lips You Been Kissing

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Smoke
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 0
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Dino Piana – Così Con Dino Piana

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Ricordi
Format: LP
Country: Italy
Released: 1962
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Easy Listening
Elias Hulk – Unchained

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Young Blood
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Everyday People – World Full Of People / I’d Like To Stay

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Brownstone Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Maximo Rodriguez Y Sus Estrellas Panameñas – Felicidad Y Bogaloo

Sold for $1,829.00
Label: Lou Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: Panama
Released: 0
Genres: Jazz, Latin
Styles: Bolero, Guaracha, Boogaloo, Salsa, Guaguancó
Bobb Trimble – Harvest Of Dreams

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Not On Label
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock, Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II

Sold for $2,000.00
Label: Atlantic
Format: LP, Album, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: N/A
The Benjamin Delaney Lion – Satori

Sold for $2,008.00
Label: Hollick & Taylor
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Folk
Kestrel – Kestrel

Sold for $2,027.00
Label: Cube Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1975
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock
The Damned – Damned Damned Damned

Sold for $2,052.00
Label: Stiff Records
Format: LP, Album, M/Print
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
Jan Garbarek Trio & Quartet – Til Vigdis

Sold for $2,073.00
Label: Norsk Jazzforbund
Format: LP, Album
Country: Norway
Released: 1967
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz
Bill Evans – Riverside Recordings

Sold for $2,315.00
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
Jeremy – Semi-Structured Life

Sold for $2,418.00
Label: Driftwood
Format: 12″, Ltd, Promo, W/Lbl
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Deep House, Tech House
Joseph Beuys – Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee

Sold for $2,438.00
Label: Gabriele Mazzotta Editore
Format: LP, Ltd, Num
Country: Italy
Released: 1970
Genres: Non-Music
Styles: Spoken Word
Alessandro Alessandroni / Giovanni Tommaso – Open Air Parade

Sold for $2,439.00
Label: SR Records
Format: LP
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
Genres: Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Styles: Psychedelic, Beat
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – Lialeh (Original Movie Soundtrack)

Sold for $2,499.00
Label: Bryan Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genres: Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Styles: Soul, Funk, Soundtrack
Wildfire – Smokin’

Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Primo
Format: LP, Album, Num
Country: US
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
The Beatles – Yesterday And Today

Sold for $2,500.00
Label: Capitol Records
Format: LP, Album, Mono, Los
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tommy McCook – Horny Dub (Glen Brown Meets Tommy McCook At Cross Roads Caledonia Place)

Sold for $2,682.00
Label: Grounation
Format: LP, W/Lbl
Country: UK
Released: 1976
Genres: Reggae
Styles: Roots Reggae, Dub
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony – S&M2

Sold for $2,713.00
Label: Blackened Recordings
Format: Box, Dlx, Ltd, Sup + 2xLP, Album, Dlx, Ltd, Ora +
Country: US
Released: 2020
Genres: Rock, Classical
Styles: N/A
Joy Division – Licht Und Blindheit

Sold for $2,797.00
Label: Sordide Sentimental
Format: 7″, Ltd, Num
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: New Wave, Post-Punk
The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico

Sold for $2,947.00
Label: Verve Records
Format: LP, Album, Mono, Eas
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Psychedelic Rock
Babeez – Dowanna Love

Sold for $3,124.00
Label: Not On Label
Format: 7″, EP
Country: Australia
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
The Remaining Few – Painted Air / In The Morning

Sold for $4,000.00
Label: Askel
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock
Churchill’s – Churchill’s

Sold for $5,999.00
Label: Hed-Arzi
Format: LP, Album
Country: Israel
Released: 1968
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock