Wu tang clan s once upon a time in shaolin cd of which only one copy was produced was sold through paddle8 on november 24 2015 for 2 million according to record collector 449.
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After far out magazine worked with discogs to discover some of their biggest vinyl sales in history noble oak has compiled a list which evaluates 50 of the most valuable records on the globe.
However this record is extremely rare only three known copies exist and highly sought after copies have sold for as high as 20 000.
From rare lps to one off test pressings these are some of the most expensive vinyl records on earth the kind of albums that make plaid clad record collectors and average listeners alike green.
Amidst the burgeoning vinyl boom nobleoak an australian life insurance company worked with ian shirley the editor of record collector magazine s rare record price guide to determine the 50.
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The following is an attempt to list some of the most valuable records data is sourced from record collector ebay popsike the jerry osborne record price guides and other sources.
Here s what they came up with.
These items are in the upper price bracket for their vinyl format but we may have missed some that are rare to you.
The price was deemed too steep for the vinyl which was not in the best shape.
And we are proud of it.
Our list of rare vinyl and collectible records there are more hidden gems around our vinyl website but here s a list to get you started.
We didn t of course and that s because nearly all of the top 100 of the world s most valuable vinyl records are individually cut acetates test pressings pre production not commercially released items that were never formally released or other items that likely would only have been available to record company.