Rare Mint Stereo

Rare Mint Stereo

SZERYNG POULET HASSON BERNARD VIVALDI ORIGINAL NEAR MINT FRENCH STEREO PHILIPS    US $24.99

The Beatles WHITE ALBUM DOUBLE APPLE STEREO VINYL DUTCH PRESS PLAYS MINT    US $39.48

Lionel Barts Oliver London Stage Production With Stevie Marriot World Music    US $4.72

SLS 798 3LP BACH THE CELLO SUITES PAUL TORTELLIER    US $33.18

SLS 5013 3LP JANET BAKER Berlioz Elgar Ravel Mahler BARBIROLLI    US $28.44

7 GREAT FRENCH VIRTUOSOS NAVARRA RAMPAL ORIGINAL FRENCH STEREO ERATO    US $29.99

LYRITA SRCS 71 BOULT conducts Marches LPO NPO    US $22.12

HMV RLS 761 2LP DINU LIPATTI Last recital Bach Mozart Schubert Chopin    US $20.46

HMV RLS 753 3LP ARTUR SCHNABEL Beethoven piano sonatas 1 7 vol 1    US $22.04

EMI DIGITAL 3LP BARTOK string quartets 1 6 ALBAN BERG QUARTET    US $37.92

EMI DIGITAL 2LP OFFENBACH la belle Helene NORMAN ALER BACQUIER LAFONT PLASSON    US $20.54

DGG DIGITAL 423 959 1 3LP TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin ALLEN FRENI OTTER LEVINE    US $23.62

FRIEDRICH GULDA Music for Soloists Band 1stPress 1965 SABA MINT    US $37.92

DGG DIGITAL 419203 1 3LP VERDI La Forza Del Destino PLOWRIGHT BALTSA SINOPOLI    US $31.60

DGG 2532 091 DIGITAL WORKS FOR 12 CELLOS BERLINER PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER ENSEMBL    US $22.12

FRIEDRICH GULDA piano concertos MOZART 1stPress DGG MINT    US $12.62

CLEARANCE New mint DOWN MEMORY LANE boxed set of 10 LPs booklet LOOK SEE    US $1.99

FRIEDRICH GULDA MOZART BEETHOVEN 1960s TULIP DGG 138638 MINT    US $22.12

GULDA Welltempered Clavier BACH 1stPress BASF MPS 3LP MINT    US $22.12

ANNIE FISCHER piano SCHUMANN KLEMPERER 1stPress EMI 3LP MINT    US $18.88

WALTER OLBERTZ piano sonatas HAYDN 1stPress EURODISC 12LP MINT    US $30.02

BRUCKNER STRING QUINTET F MAJOR KOCEKERT QRT ORIG DEUT GRAMMOPHON DGM 18042    US $26.86

DVORAK CELLO CON BRUCH KOL NIDREI JANOS STARKER CC 7585 STEREO    US $9.46

HAYDN PIANO TRIOS 16 27 KOGAN GILELS ROSTROPOVITCH XID 5311 STEREO    US $9.46

TCHAIKOVSKY SIBELIUS VIOLIN CON YARON violin NIXA PCNHX14 QUADROPHONIC    US $9.46

MOZART EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK ANTAL DORATI MERCURY SR 901121 STEREO    US $15.78

HENRYK SZERYNG violin KREISLER 1stPress FONTANA MINT    US $12.62

MAHLER SONG OF THE EARTH BERNSTEIN RARE GOLD LABEL QUADRAPHONIC STEREO    US $34.76

PROKOFIEV PETER AND THE WOLF RARE LONDON STEREO 25 10 INCH LP    US $14.22

MUSIC FROM RAVINI9A JAMES LEVINE RCA ARL 1 3375 STEREO    US $7.88

TIPPETT CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN VIOLA AND CELLO PAUK violin PHILIPS DIGITAL    US $9.48

MOZART SONATAS FOR VIOLIN PIANO GYORGY PAUK FRANKL piano 3 lp BOX ISSUE    US $23.70

HENRYK SZERYNG violin conc MOZART 1stPress PHILIPS 4LP MINT    US $53.72

SCHUBERT Symphony 3 6 MUNCHINGER 1960s ED1 DECCA SXL MINT    US $18.88

Various Classic Commercials 1979 Decca Excellent    US $3.14

KENNY ROGERS THE FIRST EDITION Tell It All Brother 1970 Reprise LP    US $.99

VIVALDI 4 Seasons I MUSICI FELIX AYO STEREO PHILIPS MINT    US $12.62

URANIA US 5134 GEORGE ANTHEIL BALLET MECANIQUE LEGER VG TO NM    US $9.99

THE FIXX Reach the Beach 1983 MCA LP    US $.99

FRED McDOWELL The Blues Roll On RARE MONO FROM 1967 ATLANTIC LP ♪♪♬♩♬♪    US $34.99

THE TEMPTATIONS Get Ready UK PRESSING DETROIT SOUL RARE ♪♪♬♩♬♪    US $29.99

PHIL SPECTORS GREATEST HITS Wall of Sound 2 LPS FROM 1977 RARE ♪♪♬♩♬♪    US $34.99

CANDI STATON from 1972 DEEP SOUTHERN SOUL ON FAME ULTRA RARE ♪♪♬♩♬♪    US $49.99

FOUR TOPS ON TOP Mono from 1966 CLASSIC MOTOWN DETROIT SOUL RARE ♪♪♬♩♬♪    US $34.99

FOUNTAINHEAD Live 1981 Toads LP    US $.99

Ken Harper Presents The Wiz Original musical 1975 Atlantic Info Sheet    US $3.14

FOUNTAINHEAD Straight From the Sources Mouth 1982 Toads LP    US $.99

LXT 5014 ELGAR VIOLIN CONCERTO CAMPOLI ORANGE SILVER LABEL RARE    US $118.48

LXT 2808 A PAGANINI RECITAL RUGGIERO RICCI ORANGE SILVER LABEL RARE    US $94.78

Original Soundtrack Amadeus 1984 London Double Near Mint    US $3.14

How and Where to Sell Old Phonograph Records

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HOW AND WHERE TO SELL OLD PHONOGRAPH RECORDS

Have you studied your ABCs lately--that is Attics, Basements and Closets? They could yield up some extra money and free up some valuable space in your home for other uses. LPs (long-playing 10 and 12 inch discs, playing at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute), 78s (easily breakable discs, playing at 78 revolutions per minute with one tune on each side) and 45s(7 inch discs playing at 45 revolutions per minute) may be valuable.

Record collecting as a hobby is just beginning to grow after many other collectibles have been prominently featured in antique stores and the media. It is not an expensive hobby to establish, but disposing of them can be expensive in many ways.

HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE VALUE

Many people think that just because a record is old that it has great value. Very few records have any real value to collectors or dealers. Value is based on a combination of three factors -

(1) Supply and demand. How available is the record? If millions were initially sold it is likely that many will turn up in thrift shops, used record stores and in many homes. The scarcity factor must be present. There must be a demand for that record because of the artist performing (e.g. a major talent who died young and before being able to make many records), the label on which it was recorded (the original recording as distinguished from a "reissue"), or an oddity concerning the record(e.g. a V-disc, wartime government recording or aircheck-taken from a radio broadcast, an original picture disc or a 10-inch LP). The scarcity factor can also be affected by whether a record is "out-of-print"(no longer available from the manufacturer) thereby decreasing the supply. "Bootlegs" (records illegally produced from live concerts or broadcasts) are also valuable to collectors.

(2) Condition of the record. Those with surface noises and scratches will be of little or no value. If it is in "mint" condition (perfect) or "near mint" condition it will have the highest possible value. A record in "very good" condition should not have any distorted sounds or loss of sound quality. "Good" means it may have some imperfections, but can be readily enjoyed. "Fair" means it can play, but will have obvious sound impairment and detract from your enjoyment and the value of the record. Some dealers may have a slightly different grading scale.

(3) Content of the recording. Generally speaking there is more interest in music than in spoken word or comedy records and the value therefor would be greater. Certain kinds of musical recordings bring high sales prices. Jazz, Original Broadway Cast and movie soundtracks tend to provide a more active market and greater value. Also early rhythm and blues records and the doowop sound are also highly valued and collectible. Among classical records the most valuable are orchestral performances, then solo instrumental, chamber music and concertos and solo vocal and operatic arias and finally complete operas. To some collectors, whether a record is mono or stereo affects the value. Recently a market began developing for rock records of early vintage, especially those of deceased cult figures such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. Also, brisk trading now occurs among collectors of 45s, especially among the 1950s rhythm and blues and early rock artists. Great interest maintains in rare and unusual (foreign issues, etc.) in Elvis and the Beatles. However, most of their records have little value because so many were produced without any distinguishing characteristics. In other words they were all the same.

WHO WILL BUY YOUR RECORDS?

Records are purchased by collectors, mail order dealers, used records stores and the general public, sometimes on a nostalgic impulse or because of a favorite artist. For truly rare records the best prices will come from dealers who know the market and for how much they can resell them. Collectors are emotional and sometimes fanatical collecting their specialties. They may pay top prices for particular idiosyncracies. It is unusual to get top dollar for a rare record from the "general public', where only the performance value is recognized, not the resale or trading value. Painstaking research and knowledge of the record industry and its artists is required to determine the value of a particular recording. It may be possible to determine a value for a "rare" record once you have determined that it is truly rare.

WHAT WILL THEY PAY?

Most records that are not "rare" can bring only pennies - 25 cents to a dollar - from dealers. The "general public" may pay $1 or $2. Rare records can bring from $25 to the thousands. There are a number of price guides published, but values indicated are generally highly inflated or based on an isolated sale. Obviously, collectors and dealers want to read that records can bring high prices. Remember, value rests in the mind of the buyer.

HOW DO YOU FIND A BUYER?

A buyer for every record you wish to sell probably exists somewhere in the world. How to find that person is a big problem. It is not uncommon for people to discover old records in their homes and proceed to spend many dollars (far in excess of the eventual e record) and untold hours in pursuit of a buyer. It can become very frustrating and sometimes obsessive. Expectations almost always exceed reality.

Records can be sold by advertising - in local classifieds or collectors' publications, by selling to local used record stores, selling at flea markets or bazaars or by promoting a garage sale. Start by cataloging the records. List the artist, the title of the record, LP, 45 or 78rpm, the record catalog number and its condition. Take the list to a record librarian and some used record stores for offers and indications as to rarity. Talk to friends and associates.

Selling involves prospective buyers visiting your home. Or, you may have to pack and cart the records to a store for a price quote and no sale. Damage in transit can make them worthless. Out-of-town prospects requires mail correspondence, packing, insurance, carting to the post office, placing postage and sending C.O.D. The buyer may refuse to accept upon receipt.

©2007 Howard E. Fischer

RECORDS FLEA MARKET

Monthly sales in New York City. Call 212-579-0689(weekdays) for schedule or email: info@musiccollecting.com

Buyers can send wants (by performers, record titles or by instrument played)-buyers@musiccollecting.com

About the Author

What is the most rarest music item you own?

Mine is a Beatles Please Please Me record in stereo with the gold and black label in mint condition.
What about yours?

I have an original Sgt. Pepper's vinyl with the cut outs. I'm not too sure how much it's worth, but I've been told it's a bit.