Old 45s vynil values......anyone got one worth selling?

[Dave7]

I have a few originals from the 70s.
My pride and joy is an original of Bohemian Rhapsody, still in it's sleeve.
I googled it to find it is worth.......19p .
Its been played but no scratches etc**
I googled 2 other originals with the same result.
I wonder what it is that makes people pay serious money for certain 45s ?
**the website that gave the value didn't mention actual quality or eg have a price for mint copies.

 

[Chromatic]

Try Discogs, there is a condition description given in the listing of items for sale.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

When you say original, do you mean first pressing? If so, it should be worth a bit more than pennies.

45's just aren't seen as being as collectable as albums. Rarity, first pressing and condition will have the biggest impact on price.

 

[Chris S]

I've still got a copy of 'Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please' by Splodgenessabounds.

 

[Drago]

An original 50s Jailhouse Rock, in absolutely first class condition.

 

[Shadow]

I wonder what it is that makes people pay serious money for certain 45s ?

Rarity. Just like anything that folk collect, whether it be gold, jewellery, cars, art or vinyl.
Condition is then a factor.

I think you might find that Bohemia thingy sold a few copies, so not exactly rare. Four or five years ago, I rootled through all my vinyl in the loft and found a the only single put out by a Canadian beat combo that nobody has ever heard of, released in the early/mid '80's and it made many tens of £. On the back of it, I sold off all my vinyl plus concert programs to the same buyer.

 

[Oldhippy]

I got £10 for the picture cover only of Fanfare for the common man by ELP a few years back. Fold out 45 sleeve was quite rare apparently.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Wonder how much I could get for a 45 of Mud - Tiger Feet???

or ROlf Harris - Two Little Boys - although I would be worried about anyone who would want to buy that
Actually only just remembered I have got it !

 

[Dag Hammar]

About five years ago I sold, piece by piece, my albums and 45’s. Some on eBay and some on FB Marketplace.
One single that surprised me was a 1969 release titled “Road to Nowhere” by a group called White Trash.
It was on the Apple label and I recall that I sold it on eBay and the winning bid was a little over £60.

Of course, these days, some 56 years later most people can only associate Road to Nowhere with the group Talking Heads.

 

[tyred]

There's loads in the attic in my parents house. My uncle owned a pub years ago and he passed all the cast-offs from the jukebox on to my older sister. All late '70s or early '80s.

They've all had the centre punched out of them to suit the jukebox so you need an adapter to play on a normal turntable.

 

[tyred]

Not a 45, but what I do have is an original Johnny Cash album on the Sun record label. My granny had it originally.

 

[Pblakeney]

Rarity as said above is key. I went through all my vinyl and most were worth a disappointing few pounds. Then there was a 12” single that I couldn’t remember at all (and can’t now off the top of my head) which according to Discogs is worth £60-£90. Anything that was a hit on a big label and not a limited release is more likely to be worthless than priceless

 

[presta]

I've still got all my vinyl, I never switched to CD.

Rarity as said above is key. I

The first one I searched for on Discogs is Barking up the wrong tree by Don Woody, which is going for up to £188.

The next were 78s. Discogs hasn't heard of Abdul Abulbul Amir by Frank Crumit, but O Sole Mio by Enrico Caruso is going for up to £76.

Nothing to get rich on.

 

[ianrauk]

They've all had the centre punched out of them to suit the jukebox so you need an adapter to play on a normal turntable.

Back in the day, the company that used to supply the records to pub jukebox, would on a monthly basis replace the 7's with new, to then place the records for sale in local news agents. I still have a good few I bought back then.

 

[raleighnut]

Not 45's but Maz has got a copy of 'Band Of Gypsies' with the original cover with misprinted picture on the back, the Hendrix puppet is playing right handed cos they got the negative backwards when printing the cover. This was corrected on the 2nd run