duane v Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 This all started last week when my uncle came over and noticed my Beatles collection, so he went through it last night and told me I had some very rare Beatles albums. I've had the majority since I was just a kid... Below are the rare ones as he states... White Album Serial # 0001870 (I guess that's a low number) Has "Bungalow Bill" and "OBLADI OBLADA" spelled wrong on the vinyl label. Funny thing is I never noticed that:-k Abbey Road A rare Apple label (I guess).. My dad gave me this Album when I was 5 years old. It still has the price tag from Gemco. Let it Be Red Apple..... My uncle told me the Maggie Mae listing on the vinyl label was very rare, but I cant remember the particulars. My uncle also stated I had others especially the stereo version of their early records... and rare singles.... Basically he told me to stop playing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 "Basically he told me to stop playing them" ...which makes them useless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I had the White album on white vinyl, but someone stole it. It probably isn't rare, just cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 "Basically he told me to stop playing them" ...which makes them useless! Exactly my thinking.... There's something about that Apple spinning on a turn table that throws me into a dream state=d> BTW some images.... Let it Be label White Album images Abbey Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodoo Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 They have useful value in any form - however the more pristine (unused) they are the more valuable they are and the more value they will have in the future. Research correct preservation measures for your trove. Convert them to digital media for your own listening pleasure. Stash the originals so your grandchildren can buy whatever they want (need). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Collectors astound me. The only time a unused "collection" has value is when it is sold. To have any value BEFORE it is sold, it must be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Collectors astound me. The only time a unused "collection" has value is when it is sold. To have any value BEFORE it is sold' date=' it must be used.[/quote'] I have a coin collection of a face value of about $6K (passed down for two generations), maybe I should cash in for some GAS money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 I have a coin collection of a face value of about $6K (passed down for two generations)' date=' maybe I should cash in for some GAS money.[/quote'] that's a ton of GAS funds right there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Collectors astound me. The only time a unused "collection" has value is when it is sold. To have any value BEFORE it is sold' date=' it must be used.[/quote']Me too, but I would like to have those shoes that were tossed at Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 but I would like to have those shoes that were tossed at Bush. They'd be worth more if they would have hit him :D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Naw, the THROWER would have had more value than anything touching this sad, bewildered, overmatched person who has never done anything except try to please his Daddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Appraised value and what you'd actually get are usually 2 very different prices, you usually get a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Strum Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Me too' date=' but I would like to have those shoes that were tossed at Bush.[/quote'] I have a pair I threw at a bush, how much are you willing to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Did you get a hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Appraised value and what you'd actually get are usually 2 very different prices' date=' you usually get a lot less.[/quote'] Marx is right on this point. Try and get anywhere close to "book" value with any collectable (record album, comic book, etc) and you'll quickly get an idea of what the item is REALLY worth. To my mind, a collectable item's true value is in what it means to the owner, emotionally or otherwise. To some folks, a guitar might be a hunk of wood, metal and plastic, To others, it is substantially more valuable. Now take that same guitar and have it be played/owned by a musician that you look up to, and it becomes priceless! MIDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC5 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Exactly my thinking.... There's something about that Apple spinning on a turn table that throws me into a dream state=d> Indeed there's some magic there. "Recorded in England". Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexygibson Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 All of the posters made some valid points but I dont believe the original poster was asking anyone to put a price on his collection nor was he offering it for sale. I was once a serious album collector myself and still have a nice collection and know all the do's and don'ts. Most collectable albums have been played at some point but if they have any tpe of scratches they are virtually worthless to a collector. Some of my albums are still in the original plastic. I don't even think about playing them as I do not even own a turntable anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PP_CS336 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 This all started last week when my uncle came over and noticed my Beatles collection' date=' so he went through it last night and told me I had some very rare Beatles albums. I've had the majority since I was just a kid... Below are the rare ones as he states... Let it Be Red Apple..... My uncle told me the Maggie Mae listing on the vinyl label was very rare, but I cant remember the particulars...[/quote'] Duane, besides that, my copy of the "Let It Be" album has the inside liner glued in upside-down. That's the way it came. I bought it in Woolworth's when the album first came out. Don't know if the upside down liner makes it a collector's item or if it's just a fluke. I don't care; the album has value to me as a memory of that period of time and the great music that the Beatles made. This album especially because it went back to the "rawness" of their earlier recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epinder Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Reading this made me think of a story from my past. When I was a child, I received 2 copies of "Introducing The Beatles" on the VeeJay label for a birthday present. I'm thinking this was 1964. Well, I played one and put the other one away. Forgot about until we moved in the mid '70's. So here I had a sealed record and figured no use in opening it know, I'll keep it for ever. Long story short, one of my brothers needed some cash about 3 years ago. Yep, thats correct, I no longer own a sealed copy of Introducing the Beatles on the VeeJay label. I never found out what he sold it for and have no idea to its value, I just liked having the record. Oh yeah, almost forgot, this wasn't one of the later issues they put out, it was a first run lp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emetry Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Those albums, while likely worth a lot in a "book/guide" sense usually don't fetch quite as much. There's a guy near where I live in Kalamazoo that has a basement full of vinyl I root through from time to time and I picked up almost 3/4 of the Jethro Tull albums for about $70, and with the condition they were in, it should have been closer to $300-$400 for the albums I was missing. Usually, if you find a really passionate collector you can get some decent cash off of them, but frankly, unless you're hurting for money, just keep them. They're great conversation pieces. Personally, I have my "collector" vinyls matted and framed, but I picked up cheaper versions of them (or digital) to enjoy for listening. Best of both worlds. As for GAS money, obtained from selling off collections or heirlooms, my comic collection is worth around $350,000, but I'd never cash it. I love having them. Granted, a few of my first runs could buy me that hollowbody I've been eyeing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stig Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Me too' date=' but I would like to have those shoes that were tossed at Bush.[/quote'] Something tells me they're not particularly well-made or comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Not one attack since 9/11, most be luck, not. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy59 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Cool stuff. I have copied my Beatles albums to cassettes in the past and now convert to MP3's since most of my music listening is somewhere else than by the home stereo (now a computer). Most albums I have replaced with CD's and have sold. For me it's the music, not the format. For me playing or not, selling or keeping is a personal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maugli1966 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hey Beatles fans look here: http://www.something-books.com You can find a real Beatles treasure here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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