Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold In April 2019

What’s going on?! No, we’re not singing Marvin Gaye’s classic tune out loud at the Discogs office. We’re just scratching our heads as we realize that every one of April’s Top 30 entries sold for over $1,000. Well, to be more accurate, over $1,347. Ain’t that wild? We already talked to you about this ongoing trend, and April proves it to be very real.

We’re going to step aside from the obvious “rare soul/funk singles are crazy expensive” narrative and try to focus on whatever feels most surprising this month. It was hard to ignore the record in first place this month: an extremely rare Japanese progressive rock record released in 1971. Only one copy was sold previously for €600 (about $675), so this is the first time we’ve seen this item in our Top 30. We don’t want to spoil the surprise of seeing the price of the second copy ever sold in the Discogs Marketplace, so scroll down to the bottom to find out by yourself.

It took a little research to find out about the release in general, but we can tell you this was the first and last album ever recorded by People (which might also be the least Google-able band name ever, right after Yes). The short-lived band was led by Buddhist poet/songwriter Naoki Tachikawa and released by Teichiku Records. No research needed to tell you that the mysterious and unique atmosphere of the album has reached cult status and, therefore, Discogs Top 30 fame.

A misprint takes the silver medal in this month’s chart. Not a huge surprise though, as we already told you in 2017 that misprints can be very good news. And if you pay close attention to number nine, you’ll probably be as mesmerized as we are right now. An absolutely insane box set with the works by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu was sold for $1,999. We don’t blame the buyer one bit, since this edition is a thing of beauty.

Since beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, you might find something more gorgeous in the rest of the list. Time to scroll down and discover the hidden gems throughout our latest chart:

Quella Vecchia Locanda – Il Tempo Della Gioia

Sold for $1348.00 Label: RCA Italiana
Format: LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1974
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock
Darkthrone – Transilvanian Hunger

Sold for $1348.00 Label: Peaceville
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1994
Genres: Rock
Styles: Black Metal
Ozzy Osbourne – Diary Of A Madman

Sold for $1383.00 Label: Epic, Legacy
Format: LP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Blu
Country: UK
Released: 2019
Genres: Rock
Styles: Heavy Metal
Curtis Fuller – The Opener

Sold for $1397.00 Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
Modern Soul Trio – That’s Where It’s At / You’re No Good

Sold for $1400.00 Label: Youngstown Records
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
The Checkerboard Squares* – A Day In Sausalito / Double Cookin’

Sold for $1400.00 Label: Villa Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
Led Zeppelin – Over The Hills And Far Away

Sold for $1494.00 Label: Atlantic
Format: 7″, Single
Country: Angola
Released: 1973
Genres: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock
Residents, Uninc.* – Santa Dog

Sold for $1500.00 Label: Ralph Records
Format: 2×7″, Ltd, Num
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Electronic, Rock
Styles: Leftfield, Avantgarde, Experimental
Eminem – Infinite

Sold for $1500.00 Label: Web Entertainment
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1996
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: Hardcore Hip-Hop, Conscious
Mor Thiam – Dini Safarrar (Drums Of Fire)

Sold for $1500.00 Label: Rite Record Productions
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genres: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: African, Free Jazz
Museo Rosenbach – Zarathustra

Sold for $1599.00 Label: Ricordi
Format: LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1973
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock
Larry & The Blue Notes* – In And Out

Sold for $1666.00 Label: Charay Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock, Pop
Styles: Garage Rock
Paul McCartney And Wings* – Wings 1971-73

Sold for $1776.00 Label: MPL (2), 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
Nosferatu (3) – Nosferatu

Sold for $1797.00 Label: Vogue Schallplatten
Format: LP, Album, Gat
Country: Germany
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Krautrock, Prog Rock
The British North-American Act – In The Beginning…

Sold for $1800.00 Label: Now Records (3)
Format: LP, Album
Country: Canada
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock
The Capitals – Oh, What You’re Doing To Me / I Can’t Deny That I Love You

Sold for $1800.00 Label: Omen Records
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
The Reasons Why (2) – Melinda

Sold for $1833.00 Label: Sound Track (3)
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Rock
Styles: Garage Rock
Joy Division – Licht Und Blindheit

Sold for $1906.00 Label: Sordide Sentimental
Format: 7″, Ltd
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: New Wave, Post-Punk
U2 – All I Want Is You

Sold for $1936.00 Label: Festival Records
Format: 7″, Ltd, Pur
Country: Australia
Released: 1989
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock
The Mystiques – So Good To Have You Home Again / Put Out The Fire

Sold for $1977.00 Label: Twinight Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
The Misfits* – Bullet

Sold for $1999.00 Label: Plan 9
Format: 7″, EP, RP, Red
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
Toru Takemitsu – Complete Takemitsu Edition

Sold for $1999.00 Label: Shogakukan
Format: 58xCD, Comp + 5xBox
Country: Japan
Released: 2002
Genres: Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Styles: Soundtrack, Modern
The Misfits* – Bullet

Sold for $2000.00 Label: Plan 9
Format: 7″, EP
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
N.O.W. (Neoterics Of Wisdom) – Special / Let It Go

Sold for $2000.00 Label: Southern Jam Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Boogie, Funk
Bob Ohiri & His Uhuru Sounds – Uhuru Aiye

Sold for $2000.00 Label: Ashiko
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genres: Rock, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: African, Afrobeat, Psychedelic Rock
Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters

Sold for $2000.00 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
Fun Things – Fun Things

Sold for $2048.00 Label: EMI Custom Records
Format: 7″, EP
Country: Australia
Released: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk
Roy Panton – Endless Memory

Sold for $2700.00 Label: Bronco (2)
Format: 7″, W/Lbl
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1968
Genres: Reggae
Styles: Rocksteady
Gene Toones* – What More Do You Want

Sold for $2777.00 Label: Simco Records (2)
Format: 7″, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul
People (6) – Ceremony ~ Buddha Meet Rock

Sold for $5000.00 Label: Teichiku Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: Japan
Released: 1971
Genres: Jazz, Rock
Styles: Psychedelic Rock