Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

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CONDITION: This is critical especially as older records in good condition are becoming harder to find. Mr Lumley notes that "most of the gold has all been dug up - we're now digging for silver". Guitar – Bob Rose, Cliff Morris, Dan Sawyer, Dennis Budimir, Jay Graydon, Joey Murcia, John Farrar, Lee Ritenour, Thomas Tedesco* While there are many factors that go into determining vinyl records value, perhaps none is more important than the need for the record to be an original pressing and not a counterfeit pressing created at a later date to resemble the original issue. Beat Bop" is a single by American hip-hop artists Rammellzee and K-Rob. It is one of the most unique records on this list, not only for the music (which influenced many hip-hop artists, including the Beastie Boys) but also for the cover art that was designed by the famed Jean-Michel Basquiat. On the other hand, records by artists that are not of interest to collectors will have little value, regardless of age. There are many records in the easy listening genre from the 1950s, such as those by Ray Conniff or Percy Faith, that are now some 60 years old, but they still sell for only a couple of dollars in most used records stores, provided they bother to offer them for sale at all.

One part of Prince's career that might surprise you is that he won an Academy Award in 1984 for Best Original Song Score for the film "Purple Rain," which he also starred in.On other occasions, a record may be issued only as a promotional item. Such albums may be live recordings, made for radio broadcast, or perhaps compilation albums, again intended to stimulate airplay. These “promo-only” releases are usually sought after by collectors, though the interest in them will be directly related to the interest in the artist. A promo-only Rolling Stones record, for example, will attract far more interest from collectors than one by Andy Williams.

In the early '90s, Grammy Award-winning EDM pioneer Richard James (aka Aphex Twin) abandoned his in-the-works album "Caustic Window" — leaving behind only four test pressings on vinyl. The Wall" wasn't just an album. An accompanying film entitled "Pink Floyd — The Wall" was released in 1982 and directed by Alan Parker, who had one of the more eclectic careers of any director over the last 50 years. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 19 January 2016.This factor is pretty straightforward when it comes to vinyl records value; records that sold well and are quite common are going to be less valuable than records that sold poorly or are hard to find. A lot of albums sold in the 1970s and early 1980s sold millions of copies when new, and as such, it isn’t difficult to find copies in nice, playable condition. This super-duper rare doo-wop platter attracted mainstream attention in 2016 when it was featured on the reality TV show " Pawn Stars." The album also featured a legendary collaboration with David Bowie " Under Pressure," which was the 11th song on "Hot Space" and became one of the most popular songs of all time (listen to an a cappella version of the song.) In the late 1970s, for example, Todd Rundgren and the Cars were highly collectible, but these days, there’s little interest in their recordings. On the other hand, records by the Beatles are selling for the highest prices ever and prices remain steady more than 50 years after they released their last album. Collectors often become interested in records that have gone out of print, and the prices for these no longer available titles can get quite high, depending on the artist and title. In these cases, collectors are usually paying high prices simply to hear the music. Record companies do pay attention to such market trends, and today, it’s quite common to see newly-pressed reissues of albums for sale that haven’t been available on the market in decades.

Acetate: A metal, lacquer-coated disc that's produced on specialized equipment, often on the fly, for a demonstration recording of a master tape. Autographed records that are personalized, such as “To Jane, best wishes…” tend to sell for less money than those that simply have the artist’s signature on it. When it comes to musical groups and autographs, albums that are autographed by the entire group will sell for substantially higher prices than those with the signatures of some, but not all, members. Consider this Part II of our Todd Haynes retrospective here at Work + Money following our dissection of his 2021 documentary about The Velvet Underground. All selections mixed and re-mixed by David J. Holman at Filmways/ Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood (Except "Grease") Collectors are interested in buying records in the best possible condition, and ideally, they’d like to own copies of all of their records in the same condition in which they were originally sold – mint and unplayed, with pristine covers.

End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 25 January 2022. As acetates are cut one at a time, they are understandably rare, and command a high value in the market place as they are both rare and unusual. Country – mostly doesn't sell well, except top-shelf artists of the genre like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. Note: Liner notes read under "Greased Lightnin' (Single Version)" that single was issued by RSO in 1978 with catalog number RS909. Autographed records with provenance, such as a photograph of the artist signing the record, tend to bring the highest prices of all.