Ah, February 2020 – how is it possible that we’re already feeling nostalgic for a month not that long gone? For many of us living in the Western world, it was a time when we were still free to prowl the streets at will, wander into our local record shops, and stand within a six foot radius of each other. How quickly times change.
Our priciest release for February is an album that was sold on Discogs for the first time. It’s said to be one of the rarest psychedelic progressive rock records on the market (one source puts the number in existence at five copies, others say two. Discogs Collection stats put it at at least 11), and is hotly coveted by collectors and fans of the genre. The story behind it seems interesting, if esoteric, with the release notes stating: “The album was made solely to raise money for a charitable cause and a limited number were pressed. All the musicians gave their time and effort for free.”
What that limited number amounted to, what the charitable cause was, and who the musicians involved were is still a mystery to me after a bit of digging around. If you know more about this release, please let us know so we can flesh out the info on Discogs a little more! And if you’re one of the 273 people with this in your Wantlist, good luck to you.
Discogs sellers made just under $55,000 in February from these 30 records. Check out which releases have got music lovers reaching for their wallets.
Melvin Moore (3) – All Of A Sudden / Tennessee
Sold for $1395.00 Label: Sky Hero Productions
Format: 7″
Country: US
Genres: Funk / SoulLightnin’ Hopkins – Lightnin’ And The Blues
Sold for $1404.00 Label: Herald, Herald
Format: LP, Comp, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genres: Blues
Styles: Texas BluesGravy Train – (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man
Sold for $1413.00 Label: Vertigo
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog RockAbraham And The Metronomes* – Party / Stand By Me
Sold for $1444.00 Label: Hot Soul
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: FunkHank Mobley – Hank Mobley And His All Stars
Sold for $1499.00 Label: Blue Note
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1957
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Hard BopThe Brief Encounter* – Introducing – The Brief Encounter
Sold for $1500.00 Label: Seventy Seven Records
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul, FunkJoe Jama – Sleep Late My Lady Friend
Sold for $1500.00 Label: Optimum Records (5)
Format: 7″, Single
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Beatles – Abbey Road
Sold for $1500.00 Label: Parlophone
Format: LP, Album, Exp
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop RockCelest Hardie – You’re Gone / That’s Why I Cried
Sold for $1500.00 Label: Reynolds Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Rhythm & BluesCzar (2) – Czar
Sold for $1515.00 Label: Fontana
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog RockRoom (5) – Pre-Flight
Sold for $1555.00 Label: Deram
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Prog RockJoey Delorenzo – Lost My Sense Of Direction / Wake Up To The Sunshine Girl
Sold for $1558.00 Label: Mi-Val Records
Format: 7″, Single, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulPink Floyd – Apples And Oranges / Paint Box
Sold for $1596.00 Label: Emidisc (3)
Format: Acetate, 8″, Single, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic RockJ. S. Bach*, Johanna Martzy – The Unaccompanied Violin Sonatas (Volume Two)
Sold for $1601.00 Label: Columbia
Format: LP, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1955
Genres: Classical
Styles: BaroqueFranco Tonani – Night In Fonorama
Sold for $1607.00 Label: Juke Box
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: Italy
Released: 1964
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Hard BopThe Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sold for $1650.00 Label: Parlophone
Format: LP, Album, Mono
Country: UK
Released: 1967
Genres: Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Psychedelic RockBobak, Jons, Malone – Motherlight
Sold for $1697.00 Label: Morgan Blue Town, Morgan Blue Town
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1969
Genres: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic RockThe Jades – I’m Where It’s At / Mother’s Only Daughter
Sold for $1836.00 Label: Nite Life Records (3)
Format: 7″, Single, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulGeorge Jackson (3) – Talking About The Love I Have For You / I Don’t Need You No More
Sold for $1836.00 Label: ER Music Enterprises
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulVarious – Woodstock – Back To The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
Sold for $1883.00 Label: Rhino Records (2), Cotillion
Format: 38xCD + Blu-ray + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num
Country: US
Released: 2019
Genres: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Folk, World, & CountryThe Checkerboard Squares* – A Day In Sausalito
Sold for $1948.00 Label: Villa Records
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulMayhem – Deathcrush
Sold for $2087.00 Label: Posercorpse Music
Format: 12″, EP, Ltd
Country: Norway
Released: 1987
Genres: Rock
Styles: Black MetalThe Norman Haines Band – Den Of Iniquity
Sold for $2189.00 Label: Parlophone, EMI
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Prog RockJ.E.T. (2) – Fede Speranza Carità
Sold for $2197.00 Label: Durium
Format: LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog RockRonnie McNeir – Sitting In My Class
Sold for $2222.00 Label: De•To
Format: 7″
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: SoulThe Congos – Heart Of The Congos
Sold for $2500.00 Label: Black Art
Format: LP, Album
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1977
Genres: Reggae
Styles: Roots ReggaeWestsideGunn – Flygod
Sold for $2500.00 Label: Daupe!
Format: 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Obi
Released: 2016
Genres: Hip Hop
Styles: Hardcore Hip-HopJohnnie Walker (5) And Jacqueline Dee* – Farewell To Welfare
Sold for $2999.00 Label: Earwax
Format: LP
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul, DiscoThe Misfits* – Bullet
Sold for $3033.00 Label: Plan 9
Format: 7″, EP, RP, Red
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: PunkA Fleeting Glance – A Fleeting Glance
Sold for $5474.00 Label: Not On Label
Format: LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1970
Genres: Rock
Styles: Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock
how spiritually poor I am! )))
Crazy to see Flygod with the obi at #4.