Thursday, May 29, 2008

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 05/24/2008


Top 5 List:

1. 78 - Tommy Johnson "Canned Heat Blues" / "Big Fat Mama Blues" Victor - $4,393.43 - Start: $499.00 Bids: 12


2. 45 - Marvin Gaye "Hanging On" unreleased acetate - $4,040.00 Start: $99.00 Bids: 32

3. LP - Bach Suites For Violin Cello Annlies Schmidt Telefunken - $3,250.00 Start: $999.00 Bids: 16

4. LP - Frank Frost & The Night Hawks "Hey Boss Man" Phillips - $3,150.00 Start: $1,999.99 Bids: 12

5. 12" - U2 "Stories For Boys" "Boy/Girl" / "Out Of Control" #569/1000 - $3,051.51

For the first time in many months a 78 RPM record tops the list. This one is from Tommy Johnson and sells for well over $4k. In the #2 spot, also selling over $4k, sits an unreleased 45 acetate from Marvin Gaye. (A version of this song is on the Lost + Found CD, though a different take may be on this 45.)

A rare European LP recording of Bach's "Suites for Violin and Cello" sells for over $3.2k and gets the #3 spot.

Next, the first of two former #1's, the "Hey Boss Man" LP from Frank Frost bids up a little over $3k. And last, the rare first commercial record from U2, the "Three" 12", sells for a hair over $3k.

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