Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold On Discogs In November 2019

Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉

We hope Santa has been good and brought you plenty of incredible records straight out of your Wantlist. While we are all fully immersed in this new decade, the Discogs Top 30 most expensive list is always a bit behind so we can verify orders. So today we’ll be revealing the most exclusive items bought in the Discogs Marketplace in November 2019.

The first record that got my attention is number 7. Yes, friends, a super rare record released by Boards Of Canada during Record Store Day 2013 has been sold for $2,300. That’s only $200 under the median sale price that we mentioned a few months ago on our recap of the most expensive Record Store Day releases. If you ask me, it’s a good deal considering that only four copies have been found, with allegedly six copies in existence in total. This is one of the biggest holy grails for collectors worldwide.

Another striking thing about the last few months’ expensive item lists is how classical music is having a moment on Discogs. In October, the number 1 was a record by Beethoven (obviously not recorded by him directly). In November, another classical record reached number 2 and was sold for $3,000. A new golden age for classical music on Discogs? Maybe.

For the rest, you know the drill, plenty of rare Funk/Soul singles up on the list, that suitcase filled with industrial music we saw a couple of years ago, Bathory (because this chart can’t do without them)… I don’t want to spoil anything else for you, so scroll down and let us know in the comments what you think about this month’s most expensive list.

30. 

    Freedom’s Children – Galactic Vibes

    Sold for $1333.00 Label: Parlophone, Parlophone
    Format: LP, Album
    Country: South Africa
    Released: 1971
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Psychedelic Rock

29. 

    Agalloch – Pale Folklore

    Sold for $1350.00 Label: Profound Lore Records
    Format: 2xLP, Album, Whi + Box, Ltd, Num, Woo
    Country: USA & Canada
    Released: 2005
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Folk Rock, Doom Metal

28. 

    David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World

    Sold for $1362.00 Label: Mercury
    Format: LP, Album
    Country: Australia
    Released: 1971
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Hard Rock, Glam

27. 

    The Beatles – The Collection

    Sold for $1495.00 Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, EMI, Capitol Records
    Format: 14xLP, Ltd, Num, RM + Box, Comp
    Country: US
    Released: 1982
    Genres: Rock, Pop
    Styles: Beat, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock

26. 

    The Mike Taylor Trio – Trio

    Sold for $1578.00 Label: Columbia
    Format: LP, Album, Mono
    Country: UK
    Released: 1967
    Genres: Jazz
    Styles: Contemporary Jazz

25. 

    Wigwam (3) – Hard N’ Horny

    Sold for $1648.00 Label: Love Records (4)
    Format: LP, Album
    Country: Finland
    Released: 1969
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Prog Rock

24. 

    Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place

    Sold for $1666.00 Label: Reflection (3)
    Format: LP
    Country: UK
    Released: 1971
    Genres: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
    Styles: Folk

23. 

    Ray Frazier & The Shades Of Madness – I Who Have Nothing (Am Somebody) / Lonliness

    Sold for $1750.00 Label: Stanson, Stanson
    Format: 7″, Single
    Country: US
    Genres: Funk / Soul
    Styles: Soul, Funk

22. 

    The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones

    Sold for $1795.00 Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
    Format: 11xLP, Album, Comp, Ltd, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num
    Country: US
    Released: 1984
    Genres: Rock, Blues
    Styles: Pop Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Blues Rock, Rhythm & Blues

21. 

    Alphataurus – Alphataurus

    Sold for $1823.00 Label: Magma (2)
    Format: LP, Album, Tri
    Country: Italy
    Released: 1973
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock

20. 

    Bengt Nordström – Natural Music

    Sold for $1833.00 Label: Bird Notes
    Format: LP, Album
    Country: Sweden
    Released: 1968
    Genres: Jazz
    Styles: Free Jazz

19. 

    Anthony “Sangie” Davis & Lee Perry / Devon Irons & Dr. Alimantado – Words / Vampire

    Sold for $1910.00 Label: Black Art
    Format: 12″
    Country: Jamaica
    Released: 1977
    Genres: Reggae
    Styles: Roots Reggae

18. 

    Bathory – Bathory

    Sold for $1943.00 Label: Black Mark Production
    Format: LP, Album, Yel
    Country: Sweden
    Released: 1984
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Black Metal

17. 

    Bizet*, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*, André Cluytens – L’Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2 / Carmen Suite

    Sold for $1944.00 Label: Columbia
    Format: LP
    Country: UK
    Released: 1964
    Genres: Classical

16. 

    Amancio D’Silva – Integration

    Sold for $1973.00 Label: Columbia
    Format: LP, Album, Mono
    Country: UK
    Released: 1969
    Genres: Jazz
    Styles: Avant-garde Jazz

15. 

    The Dovers – The Third Eye / Your Love

    Sold for $2000.00 Label: Miramar Records (2)
    Format: 7″
    Country: US
    Released: 1966
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock

14. 

    The Runaways (4) – 18th Floor Girl / Your Foolish Ways

    Sold for $2000.00 Label: Alamo Audio Company
    Format: 7″
    Country: US
    Released: 1966
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Garage Rock

13. 

    Nat Hall – You Don’t Know (Just How I Feel)

    Sold for $2000.00 Label: Loop Records (8)
    Format: 7″
    Country: US
    Released: 1966
    Genres: Funk / Soul
    Styles: Rhythm & Blues, Soul

12. 

    Masayuki Takayanagi And New Direction Unit – Eclipse = 侵蝕

    Sold for $2025.00 Label: Iskra Records (2)
    Format: LP
    Country: Japan
    Released: 1975
    Genres: Jazz
    Styles: Free Improvisation

11. 

    Enesco* – Plays Bach Sonatas

    Sold for $2030.00 Label: Continental (6)
    Format: 3xLP, Mono + Box
    Country: US
    Released: 1950
    Genres: Classical
    Styles: Baroque

10. 

    The Brain Police* – The Brain Police

    Sold for $2087.00 Label: K.B. Artists
    Format: LP, Album
    Country: US
    Released: 1968
    Genres: Rock
    Styles: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

9. 

   Various – Untieddiaries 1979-87

   Sold for $2200.00 Label: United Dairies
   Format: 32xCass, Comp, Ltd, Sui
   Country: UK
   Released: 1987
   Genres: Electronic, Rock
   Styles: Industrial, Ambient, Experimental, Musique Concrète, Noise, Abstract, Avantgarde, Krautrock

8. 

   Michael Cosmic – Peace In The World

   Sold for $2300.00 Label: Cosmic Records (10)
   Format: LP, Album
   Country: US
   Released: 1974
   Genres: Jazz
   Styles: Free Jazz

7. 

   Boards Of Canada – —— / —— / —— / XXXXXX / —— / ——

   Sold for $2300.00 Label: Warp Records
   Format: 12″, S/Sided
   Country: UK & US
   Released: 2013
   Genres: Electronic
   Styles: Ambient

6. 

   Bengt Nordström – Sounds Of Life /Corsica

   Sold for $2367.00 Label: Bird Notes
   Format: LP
   Country: Sweden
   Genres: Jazz
   Styles: Free Jazz

5. 

   David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World

   Sold for $2444.00 Label: Mercury, Mercury
   Format: LP, Album
   Country: UK
   Released: 1971
   Genres: Rock
   Styles: Classic Rock, Glam

4. 

   The Grey Imprint – Do You Get The Message? / The Other Side

   Sold for $2777.00 Label: ClearHill Records
   Format: 7″, Single
   Country: US
   Released: 1969
   Genres: Funk / Soul
   Styles: Soul

3. 

   Little Nicky Soul – I Wanted To Tell You / You Said

   Sold for $2800.00 Label: Shee Records
   Format: 7″, Single, Promo
   Country: US
   Genres: Funk / Soul
   Styles: Soul

2. 

   Michael Rabin, Leon Pommers – Mosaics

   Sold for $3000.00 Label: Capitol Records, Capitol Records
   Format: LP, Album
   Country: UK
   Released: 1959
   Genres: Classical

1. 

   Robert Tanner – Sweet Memories

   Sold for $4605.00 Label: Megatone
   Format: 7″, Single
   Country: US
   Released: 1970
   Genres: Funk / Soul
   Styles: Soul

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