Rare Sex Pistols disc pips Beatles to be the most valuable vinyl
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by ANILondon, April 22 (ANI): A rare recording of the Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save the Queen’ has been named the world’s most valuable vinyl disc.
The single was originally produced by A and M Records. But the band was dissolved before the track’s release and most of the copies were destroyed, making any existing versions worth 8,000 pounds today, reports the BBC.
The Rolling Stones and the Beatles also featured in the top five of Record Collector magazine’s list of the 51 most collectible vinyl records.
The Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me’, released on the Black and Gold label, is ranked in second place with an estimated value of 3,500 pounds, while the Rolling Stones self-titled debut record from 1964 - valued at 1,000 pounds - is fifth.
“There is something of an investment market in mint-condition copies of iconic albums,” said Record Collector editor Ian McCann.
“The problem is people love them and play them to death, making it increasingly rare to find them in mint condition,” he added.
The prices are based on an assessment by the magazine but there are examples of individual records fetching higher values at auctions in the past.
In 2009, a rare copy of unreleased 1965 single ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’ by Frank Wilson was sold for 25,742 pounds. (ANI)
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