These Are The Most Valuable Vinyl Records To Date

The iconic picture-sleeved version of this 45-RPM is extremely rare. You’ve been living under a rock if you don’t recognize this cover. Bowie apparently performed the song over the phone while proposing to this then-wife, Angela Barnett. Bowie’s future rival for “King of Glam” Marc Bolan plays guitar on this track, but Bowie would have the last laugh, as this record sells for $2,000.

Bob Dylan, The Freewheelin’, (1963)

Sometimes, a flaw is enough to drive up the price of an album. Such is the case with Freewheelin’. Some songs weren’t supposed to make the final cut, but a worker at the pressing plant clearly missed the memo and pressed the wrong songs onto the album. If your copy has a serial number ending in -1A, the record could be worth $35K or more.

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