Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 06/11/2011

A rare Nirvana Australian tour record tops the list with week, followed by the ever-present Beatles first UK album. The #3 spot goes to a 78 RPM record from 1920, the only known voice recording of China's 1st President, Sun Yat Sen. A rare private press Psych LP and a rare funk 45 round out this week's Top 5.

1. LP - Nirvana "Hormoaning" Clear Marbled Blue Red Purple Press - $6666.66

2. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Parlophone UK Gold Black Stereo 1st - $4,057.00

3. 78 - Sun Yat Sen "100 Years Of Revolution" Chinese Pressing - $3,999.00

4. LP - Peter Howell and John Ferdinando "Alice Through The Looking Glass" Private Press - $3,243.98

5. 45 - Carleen and the Groovers "Hot Pants" / "Can We Rap" CJB 221 - $3,050.00

More on this week's top 5 on Vinyl Record Talk, Tuesday 8:00PM Eastern / 5:00PM Pacific on Radio Dentata.

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 09/05/2009

1. 45 - The Crystals "The Screw Pt 1" / "The Screw Pt 2" Philles - $3,499.99

2. LP - The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" First State Butcher Mono - $2,600.00

3. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 243/1000 Sub Pop - $2,499.00

4. 45 - David Bowie "Space Oddity" / "Starman" RCA Mexico Picture Sleeve - $2,333.00

5. LP - Led Zeppelin "I" Atlantic UK Turquoise 1st Press - $2,244.31

Listen to our show Accidental Nostalgia this Thursday at 4PM PT / 7PM ET for a complete rundown of the Top 5 with trivia and tidbits.

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/01/2009

1. 45 - The Beatles "Our First Four" Promotional Presentation (Plastic) - $13,058.88

2. 45 - Ellipsis "People" / "Gregory Moore" Briarmeade - $3,383.33

3. 45 - Al Williams "I Am Nothing" / "Brand New Love" Palmer - $2,650.00

4. LP - The Who "self titled" Italy Polydor (A Quick One) - $2,300.00

5. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 462/1000 Sub Pop - $2,224.99

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 06/06/2009

Top 5 List:

1. LP - John Fahey "Blind Joe Death" Private 1st Press - $4,000.00 - Start: $49.99 - Bids: 13

2. 45 - Bob Marley & The Wailers "Diamond Baby" / "Where Is The Girl For Me" Coxsone Jamaica - $2,801.50 - Start: $999.00 - Bids: 9

3. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 815/1000 Sub Pop - $2,500.00 - Start: $3,000.00 - Bids: Best Offer

4. LP - Dave Bixby "Ode To Quetzalcoatl" Private - $2,400.00 - Start: $3,199.99 - Bids: Best Offer

5. 45 - Joy Divison "An Ideal For Living" Enigma Original - $2,275.16 - Start: $1.59 - Bids: 24

The first private press John Fahey record, one of only 95 copies, gets the #1 spot selling for $4k. Next, a Bob Marley 45 out of Jamaica on Coxsone sells for a little over $2.8k.

The #3 spot goes to a frequent visitor to the Top 5 list, the Nirvana "Love Buzz" 7" sells on a Best Offer for $2.5k. Another private press folk record, this one from Dave Bixby, also sells on a best offer - this offer for $2.4k.

The #5 spot goes to the Joy Division's "An Ideal For Living" 7" which bids to a tiny bit over three quarters of the way past $2.2k.

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 05/02/2009

Top 5 List:

1. 45 - Joy Divison "An Ideal For Living" Enigma Original - $3,938.88 - Start: $500.00 - Bids: 35

2. 12″ - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $3,355.00 Start: $0.01 Bids: 68

3. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 383/1000 Sub Pop - $2,849.00 - Start: $5999.99 - Bids: Best Offer

4. LP - Sylvie Vartan Panel Deluxe 2LP Box Set Japan SEALED - $2000.00 - Start: $2000.00 - Bids: 1

5. LP - Aguatrubia self-titled Arena Chile - $1,934.00 - Start: $9.98 - Bids: 15

The Joy Divison 7" on Enigma keeps rising in value and gets the #1 spot for the second time this year, selling for over $3.9k. Two more old friends get the next two spots on this week's Top 5, the Led Zeppelin album catalogue on 12" vinyl bids up past $3.3k, while a low numbered Nirvana "Love Buzz" 7" does very well on a Best Offer at a dollar less than halfway over $2.8k.

French Ye-Ye singer, Sylvie Vartan, gets the #4 spot with a Japanese double LP set that gets its asking price at $2k. And last, a Chilean Psych LP sells for over $1.9k

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This week Bob Dylan announces a new album, Pete Seeger will celebrate his 90th birthday, and Nirvana on vinyl.

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 03/14/2009

Top 5 List:

1. 45 - The Admirations "You Left Me" / "I Want To Be Free" Peaches - $4,350.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 29

2. 45 - The Kings "Don't Say You're Sorry" / "Kicking With My Stallion" Club - $2,938.88 - Start: $999.99 - Bids: 14

3. 45 - The Residents "Santa Dog" set Ralph - $2,241.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 27

4. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 670/1000 Sub Pop - $2,200.00 - Start: n/a - Bids: Best Offer

5. LP - Dexter Gordon "Blows Hot & Cool" Dootone Red Wax - $2,013.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 20

A Northern Soul 45 from The Admirations tops the list this week, bidding up halfway over $4.3k. A Doo-Wop 45 gets the #2 spot, this record from The Kings sells for over $2.9k.

The first Resident's singles get over $2.2k and the #3 spot. Next, the Nirvana Love Buzz 7" sells on a Best Offer for $2.2k.

And last, a red wax pressing of a Dexter Gordon LP bids up a little over $2k.

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 02/21/2009

Top 5 List:

1. 45 - Mr. Lucky "Born To Love You" / "Taking A Chance On Love" Stardom - $3,677.00 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 23

2. LP - Misfits "Legacy Of Brutality" Plan 9 Pink Vinyl - $3,650.00 - Start: $1,919.00 - Bids: 4

3. LP - Nirvana "Bleach" Tupelo Test Pressing - $3,600.00 - Start: $24,999.99 - Bids: Best Offer

4. LP - The Beatles "Yesterday And Today" Butcher 1st State - $2,900.00 - Start: 2,900.00 - Bids: BIN

5. LP - Mystic Siva "self-titled" Private Press - $2,713.63 - Start: $9.99 - Bids: 22


Rare Northern Soul tops the list this week, with Mr. Lucky's 45 on Stardom bidding to well over $3.6k. At The half-way mark of that same dollar figure is "Legacy Of Brutality" from Misfits on pink vinyl, getting the #2 spot. Next, at exactly $3.6k, a test presssing of Nirvana's first LP sells on a Best Offer.

In the #4 spot, selling on a Buy-It-Now, a first state Butcher Block gets $2.9k. And last, one of the treasures of private press Psych, the self-titled record from Mystic Siva bids up past $2.7k.

Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 01/24/2009

Top 5 List:

1. LP - Jutta Hipp "with Zoot Sims" Blue Note 1530 - $4,650.07 - Start: $19.99 - Bids: 15

2. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" Sub Pop #47 / 1000 - $2,450.00 - Start: $2,450.00 - Bids: 1

3. LP - Led Zeppelin I Atlantic UK First Press Turquoise Lettering - $2,118.70 - Start: $0.99 - Bids: 36

4. 45 - Tommy Ridgley "My Love Gets Stronger" / "Fly In My Pie" International City - $1,999.99 - Start: $99.99 Bids: 16

5. LP - The Beatles "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" Captiol MAS 2653 Mono SEALED - $1,775.00 - Start: $9.95 - Bids: 21

An original Blue Note LP from Jutta Hipp tops the list this week, bidding up a little more than halfway over $4.6k. Next, the "Love Buzz" 7" from Nirvana gets it asking price with one bid exactly at the mid-point past $2.4k. This record is probably the most frequent visitor to the top 5, and as its been pointed out before, has an extremely stable value at between $2k - $2.5k.

In the #3 spot, a UK first press of Led Zeppelin's first LP sells for more than $2.1k. A Northern Soul 45 gets the #4 spot, this one from Tommy Ridgley and it bids to a penny under $2k.

And last, a sealed Sgt Pepper mono pressing sells for well over $1.7k.