Are There Rare and Expensive Compact-Discs, Entered in the Collectibles Market?

Bowie's Japanese R32P titles and a handful of others regularly sell for over $120, sometimes considerably more.

 

I can see that German CDs are much appreciated...

 

Elvis Presley, "Merry Christmas", RCA PCD1-5301 pressed in Japan for US, 1984, goes for $400-450 on ebay. There's nothing new on it, it is just very rare. I have my sealed one that I bought in '84 (in Waxie Maxie's in a generic longbox) just because, and I never opened it only because there was just nothing new on it. It turns out to be the rarest US regular issue Elvis CD.

 

http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?sort=price,desc&limit=25&format=CD

 

...black/extreme metal, it seems to be expensive...

 

Equinoxe from Jean-Michel Jarre on Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. On eBay its €599, on Discogs.com only €129. Luckily I bought it new in the nineties. And played it a lot, to my enjoyment.

There at many CD's from labels like Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (or MFSL, or Mofi), DCC and Audio Fidelity (AF) that are now listen for over €100 when still new/mint.

 

Tori Amos has got a 1992 promo CD called "Precious things" that used to sell for a lot of money back in the days, though now it usually goes for much less.



But the real rarities are, first, an original copy of her first album under the band name "Y kant Tori read".


There's also a beautiful digipak promo copy of her second album, "Under the pink", which comes with alternative artwork.


Those last two would probably pay your rent.

 

Missing Persons Rhyme And Reason and Color In Your Life CDs are regularly offered at over $100 or close to it, because they were only in print for a short time in 2000 and the band's popularity has increased through the internet and through Dale's reunion stuff.

When I spoke to Patrick O'Hearn through his site, he said he was aware that the CDs were out of print and wished they were still available, but they had had no luck contacting labels about it since they were considered niche artists. Also, Dale Bozzio is infamously alienated from everyone in the band (except maybe Warren). I did send an email to Universal and they said they'd put forth the idea so maybe it'll happen one day.

 

Anyone willing to pay £42,283,700,000.00 for my copy of the Level 42 disc, please contact me immediately!

 

I have listed Super Trouper and Arrival by Abba on the blue pasted Polar label on ebay in the last 6 months. Both were priced at £150 buy it now. Both sold within 30 mins!

 

There are many Pete Namlook/Fax CDs that are $100+.

 

Yes there a lot rare cds some those prices some sellers and buyers must be high on something.?
The sad thing is your cds will up in yard sale or estate someday for 25cents.

The rarest cds I have that are worth something Is Michael Mcdonald
Blues Obsession advance cd I heard there worth $300.00 in goldmine price guide?
I have dos of that cd.
And Quarterflash self titled cd very first pressed cd for japan
the gold colored one. I heard it might be worth a $100.00

 

There must be hundreds of rare film score CDs that go for that much. Also, there are a number of 1990s CDs of European library music that disappeared instantly and now command a small fortune.

 

I've been looking for this CD for 25 years, and this is the only proof I have that it even exists:
http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-...Ird-Olympiad-Los-Angeles-1984/release/4555908

 

I think someone posted a pic of that cd in a prized possession thread awhile back

 

I didn't realize it ever got that expensive. I think my original copy has gone missing, but the re-issue(s) that have come out since have had some interesting bonus tracks. 1997 "reissue:" http://www.discogs.com/Main-Source-Breaking-Atoms/release/338379 <-Bootleg?? And the 2006 Japanese re-release http://www.discogs.com/Main-Source-Breaking-Atoms/release/718269 both are pretty good.

 

$4,000 on ebay:
(http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Edison-...400336854410?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item5d35ef9d8a)

 

Do people still pay tons o' money for YKTR discs? I can't imagine there's anyone alive who's a fan who hasn't heard it since the advent of the internet.

 

Asking isn't getting.

 

Ringo DCC Gold?

 

I never said he was

 

Exactly, plenty of stupid money listings. Doesn't mean anything will be sold for even close amount. Only low starting price auctions show real market value.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Distant-Shores-Robbie-Patton/dp/B00004S3KW

 

http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Man-Changed-Bram-Tchaikovsky/dp/B000ZIZ0ZC