Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

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Bass – Wm. J. Bodine*, William David Hungate*, David Allen Ryan*, Dean Cortez, Harold Cowart, Max Bennett, Mike Porcaro Tommy Johnson was one of two musicians from his era to have purportedly pushed out different stories that burgeoned their own legends. We don't have a lot of information on the lives of the members of The Down Home Boys — Long Cleve Reed, Little Harvey Hull and Sunny Wilson.

While all of the factors listed above are important when it comes to evaluating a vinyl record’s value, perhaps none is as important as the condition of the record. Most mass produced records sold over the past 60 years or so have been poorly cared for by their owners. They may have been played on low-quality equipment, stored outside of their covers, and handled by their playing surfaces, rather than their edges.Hot Space," a rare Queen record, was Queen's 10th album and one of their transitional works. It marked a turning point for the legendary band, branching into disco, funk, rhythm and blues, pop and dance music.

Autographed records that are personalized, such as “To Jane, best wishes…” tend to sell for less money than those that simply have the artist’s signature on it. When it comes to musical groups and autographs, albums that are autographed by the entire group will sell for substantially higher prices than those with the signatures of some, but not all, members. This so-called “Butcher Cover” is perhaps the best known record in all of record collecting, and copies have sold for thousands of dollars. Limited edition pressings by most any artist will have some value above the original selling price, as record companies are unlikely to issue limited edition pressings if there is no established market for them. In the case of records that are common to moderately rare, anything copy that isn’t in something close to new condition may have little to no value at all. In August 2018, Polydor reissued the vinyl album to celebrate its original release in 1978. Released on 180g vinyl and mastered in half speed, it was the first time since its original release that it had used the original RSO record label in the artwork. No information was provided on who or where the record was half speed mastered.

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Acetate: A metal, lacquer-coated disc that's produced on specialized equipment, often on the fly, for a demonstration recording of a master tape.

Records pressed in foreign countries are often of interest to record collectors. While most collectors are interested in records from the country where they live, a lot of them are interested in owning anything unusual by the artists that interest them. While scarcity can be a major factor in a vinyl record’s value, intentional scarcity can affect it even more. While limited edition pressings of albums are a relatively new thing, they are now quite common, with record companies intentionally limiting releases to a few hundred or a few thousand copies. How can you tell? On the album cover, set against the iconic picture of the Hindenburg disaster, the "Led Zeppelin" lettering and Atlantic Records logo are the color turquoise rather than the orange color found on all later editions. Gifford, Phil (17 March 1979). "Tax Clouds Growth And Dampens Local Talent Development" (PDF). Billboard. p.SA-6 . Retrieved 31 July 2019. In an interview with The Guardian in 2020, Newton-John revealed that she had to learn how to walk again in 2018 after her cancer had spread so much that she had fractured the base of her spine. “I was so weak. I had a walker, a cane and crutches, but now I’m walking around,” she said. She told the publication that one way she kept her spirits up was by singing a song she created about her health. “I’m healthy, I’m strong,” she said. “I think it’s very important to keep that positive message in your head. You know, if you have a difficult moment, music is always a great healer.”

Frank Wilson's success wasn't limited to being a top-flight singer and record producer. After he left Motown Records in 1976, he embarked on a career as a bestselling author. What does all of this mean? It means that if you’re someone who has a box of “old records” and you want to know about those vinyl records’ value, you’ll likely discover that they’re common titles in average to poor condition and they’re likely not worth very much money. The role of Mercury eventually landed in the lap of "Mr. Robot" star Rami Malek with the release of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2018. Malek's portrayal garnered widespread acclaim, and he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. 20. Van Halen, "Van Halen" (Debut Album) Record collecting is a fascinating hobby, however, and the many factors that can go into determining vinyl records value are among the things that keep the hobby interesting to collectors. Bruce Springsteen had his breakout album with "Born to Run" in 1975, although he wouldn't be the only one to catapult to fame after working on the album.

Classical music and opera — very niche, and there are some sought-after records, but usually these records aren't worth much.

While some collectors are willing to accept “filler” copies of a rare record in poor to average condition until they find a better copy, most buyers prefer to buy only once, and will hold out for the best possible copy they can find. One part of Prince's career that might surprise you is that he won an Academy Award in 1984 for Best Original Song Score for the film "Purple Rain," which he also starred in. Establishing vinyl records value is an inexact science, and there are a number of factors that go into determining whether a given record is something that will bring a lot of money from a collector or something that would best be used as a place mat. They can also be played on a turntable and are often used to evaluate the sound of a song or an album prior to putting it into formal production. While acetates can be played as one would play any regular record, they don’t wear particularly well and will become quite noisy after only a few plays.