1. $5,655.55 — Andrew Brown, “You Made Me Suffer” b/w “Blue Monday.”
The top item is an “insanely rare” Chicago funk 45 by Andrew Brown on the Brave label. The seller says this near-mint record (Brave 351) is only the third accounted-for copy of its kind.
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The Fingers' Isolation EP brought big money in a recent online auction. Photo courtesy of eBay.
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2. $3,678 — The Fingers, Isolation EP.
Punk continues to show its popularity on the auction circuit, this time in the form of a 7-inch EP on the Paradox Records label from Pittsburgh-area punk rockers The Fingers.
The record, which graded VG/VG+, has slight scuffs and minimal surface noise and is “mega rare and original,” according to the seller. It features the tracks “Isolation,” “Wanna Go” and “Work It Out.”
3. $3,605 — Georges Enesco and Celiny Chailley-Richez performing Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, 10-inch record.
This is the first of several classical-music records to find a home in this edition of Market Watch.
This 10-inch record on Columbia France (FC 1058) was listed in Near Mint condition, with a cover to match.
4. $3,269.99 — A collection of roughly 3,000 assorted 78 RPM classical music records.
This private collection of 78s featured an assortment of 10- and 12-inch discs that were all from the same original owner, who was actively buying 78s from the 1940s to the 1960s, the seller said.
In addition to U.S. Victrola, Victor and Columbia classical discs, the collection contained “loads” of Euro pressings, one-sided Gramophone discs, white labels and test pressings, and many of the early multi-disc collections included original librettos or notes.
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5. $3,2610.12 — The Beatles, Let It Be box set.
It just wouldn’t be Market Watch if the Fab Four didn’t show up, and here they are with a mint Let It Be box set and near-mint “Get Back” book. According to the seller, this special box set was only available for a short time before an album-only release was made. This package features all-original, intact components, which under examination appeared to be crisp, true in color and free of signs of age or handling.
6. $3,200 — Led Zeppelin, 45 RPM Boxed Set, New In Box.
More British rock, this time from Heavy Metal forefathers Led Zeppelin. According to the seller, only 150 of these boxed sets were made.
Each of the 48 single-sided records is made up 200-gram QUIEX SV-P vinyl. It includes all original artwork and comes in a custom-made, heavy-duty road case that has never been opened.
7. $3,180.60 — John Lennon, Wedding Album LP Box Set.
This very rare LP from John Lennon and Yoko Ono is an original 1969 U.K. first pressing on the first-press dark Apple label.
Included in the lot was the 20-page press booklet, passport photographs, “Hair peace/Bed peace” postcard, a double-sided “Wedding” poster, wedding cake picture and a fold-out picture insert of the wedding, all of which range from Excellent-Plus to Mint-Minus condition, according to the seller.
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Green Day. Photo courtesy of Reprise Records/Marina Chavez.
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8. $2,900 — Champeil Quartet performing Ravel’s Quartet in F Major, 10-inch Record.
Classical music strikes again, this time with a French record on the Saturne label (LD 7001) that the seller calls “extremely rare.” The 10-inch record and its accompanying cover are both listed in Excellent-Plus condition.
9. $2,728 — Maurice Marechal and Jeanne-Marie Darre performing Brahms’ sonatas, LP.
This “ultra rare” Pathe LP of cello and piano performances is listed by the buyer as being in Excellent-Minus condition.
10. $2,650: Green Day — American Idiot Test Pressing
Our final entry comes to us in the spirit of charity. It is one of a very limited number of test pressings made by Adeline Records for Green Day’s Grammy-winning American Idiot LP.
The listing says all proceeds from the sale go to the American Red Cross in support of Haitian relief efforts.
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