Official Guide to the Money Records - Softcover

Osborne, Jerry

9780676601404: Official Guide to the Money Records

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0676601405 ISBN 13: 9780676601404

Publisher: House of Collectibles, 1998

A BEATLES LP TOPS THE LIST AT $25,000. FIND OUT WHY IN THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S HIGHEST PRICE RECORDS!

Collectors continually debate which records are the most valuable. Now, at last, here is the definitive guide--the first resource of its kind--that ranks the Top 1,000 rarest and most precious records, from $650 to $25,000.

This clearly organized listing from #1 to #1,000 crosses all music styles, including Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Rockabilly, Country and Western, Jazz, and Soundtracks--and it covers all speeds (33, 45, and 78) and all formats: Singles, Picture Sleeves, EPs, and LPs.

[ ] INDEX ALPHABETIZED BY ARTIST. Find out where your favorite recording artists rate by looking up their names at the back of the book.

[ ] FASCINATING ANECDOTES. Illuminating information outlines the criteria and conditions that make a record so valuable.

[ ] WRITTEN BY THE EXPERT. In compiling this Top 1,000 list, nationally renowned author and syndicated columnist Jerry Osborne teams with the world's top record dealers. To ensure accuracy, values shown reflect prices paid at recent rare record auctions and set sales.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED. See, for the first time in print, photos of many of the world's most valuable records, including eight pages of valuable vinyl in full color.

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From the Publisher:

Have I said before how much I love working with Jerry Osborne? This man knows everything there is to know about records. My brother, who collects 45s, screamed, "YOU know JERRY OSBORNE?" when I casually mentioned my close personal ties! I'm thrilled to say that MONEY RECORDS was the first completely new book we worked on together, from idea to publication. Jerry suggested the book, and I jumped at the chance, because I love Jerry, and because I thought the idea was brilliant. Listing the 1000 most valuable records, from #1, which would be a record by either the Beatles or Elvis, and which would be worth over $20,000 (turned out to be the Beatles, worth $25,000!), all the way down to #1000, which would be worth at least $500 (turned out to be worth $650!), and adding in fascinating anecdotal information -- what could be more fun? Jerry told me that record collectors and dealers talk about the "money records" all the time -- agreeing, disagreeing, arguing the merits, etc. Add in lots of illustrations -- including an 8-page color insert -- and you have a real treat for collectors and fans alike.

And did I mention how much I love Jerry Osborne?

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