The album “Holly in the Hills” by Buddy Holly was released by Coral Records in 1965, long after the famous plane crash that claimed Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. The music is by Buddy and Bob Montgomery. The sound is pure Country, complete with fiddle accompaniment and all recorded before Holly had found his Rock N Roll style that would make him a legend. A stereo copy of the album can sell for $50.00 but a mono version can get you $100.00 today.
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From 1960-1968, Mayberry was the place everyone wanted to live along with Sheriff Andy Taylor, Barney Fife, Aunt Bee, Opie, Goober, Gomer and a host of other lovable characters that made small town living so appealing. The show lives on in syndication and continues to remind us and tease us about the way life should be. In 1961, Capitol Records released “The Andy Griffith Show” soundtrack. A copy of the album is now worth up to $125.00. Barney and Thelma Lou could have a big time up in Mount Pilot with that kind of money. “The Andy Griffith Show” is just one of the 10,000 soundtracks listed on our Soundtracks Guide in Microsoft Word, covering movies, TV shows, and Broadway shows. It’s available in the left hand column.
“Moanin’ in the Moonlight” by Howlin Wolf was his first album. It featured some cuts recorded at the legendary Sun studios in Memphis. But it was the famous record producers Phil and Leonard Chess who bought the masters and released them on their own label. Rolling Stone magazine ranks “Moanin’ in the Moonlight” among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. An original copy, released on Chess Records in 1958, can sell for $800.00 today.
In 1986, Dwight Yoakam became a star with the single “Honky Tonk Man” from his debut album “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc.” His video of “Honky Tonk Man” is one of the most watched videos in Country music history. But the 45 is not yet a collectible at no more than $5.00. However, the original release of “Honky Tonk Man” was by Johnny Horton. His 1957 EP on Columbia Records is worth up to $250.00 today.
In 1964, Vee Jay Records, on the verge of losing the Beatles to Capitol Records, released “Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage.” The album, consisting of four previous released Beatles songs and eight by Frank Ifield, was considered a rip-off as these were not live recordings plus the Beatles and Frank Ifield never appeared on stage together. The album with a cover featuring a drawing of an “English gentleman” is worth up to $500.00. However, covers picturing the Beatles make the album worth up to $1,500.00 in mono and $8,000.00 in stereo. Both covers are shown here.
Ronnie Hawkins, born 2 days after Elvis, started his musical career as a Rockabilly singer just like the king. Although from Arkansas, it was in Canada where he found his greatest success as an early pioneer of Rock N Roll. His band, the Hawks, eventually became the band known as the Band, one of Canada’s greatest contributors to Rock. Many of Ronnie Hawkins’ albums are collectible like “Mr. Dynamo.” Released on Roulette Records in 1960, a mono copy is worth up to $150.00, a stereo copy up to $250.00.
Genesis, a British rock band formed in 1967, has sold over 130 million albums throughout the world. Its most famous members are Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. “Selling England by the Pound” was their 5thstudio album. Released on Charisma Records in 1973, it’s worth no more than $10.00. However, the single, “I Know What I Like,” from the album can sell for $300.00 today.
Merle Haggard, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996, grew up knowing the hard times of life and the poor side of town before bursting onto the Country scene with classics like “Mama Tried,” “If We Make it Through December,” and of course “Okie From Muskogee.” But at $10.00, that classic isn’t where the money is. His fabulous career all began with the 1963 single “Skidrow.” Released on the Tally record label, a copy is worth up to $600.00 today.
Mighty John’s Record Appraisal Guide on a flash drive lists the values for over a million records by over 75,000 recording artists from 1902 to the present day including all Rock N Roll, Doo Wop, Rockabilly, Surf, Country, Blues, Soul, Motown, British Invasion, Disco, Punk, Heavy Metal, New Wave, Northern Soul, Jazz, Pop, Big Band, and Comedy records. It includes 45s, 33s & 78s. It does not include Soundtracks from movies, TV, and Broadway shows. It does not include compilation albums (albums with various songs by various artists) ... $24.95…Free shipping ... on a flash drive in Microsoft Word
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