Found some groovy old 45 records at a garage sale today. I picked these up for five bucks.
The Three Sons - Twilight time - Released on Royale (#1454)- Three red vinyl 45’s in paper. These are in fine condition. In such good shape there is still red vinyl on the edge of the record from the press that hasn’t rubbed off yet. Cover is OK shape. I think this is circa 1955-56?
Percy Faith - Begin The Beguine - Releaced on Royale (#1451)- Three red vinyl 45’s in in paper. About the same condition as above, perhaps a little less. Sadly, the cover on this one is torn. I think this is 1955-56 as well.
The Three Sons - “Present” - Released on RCA Victor (#wp185) - Three 45’s in box. Vinyl and box in good shape.
Guy Lombardo - “Lombardoland” Vol 2 - Released on Decca (#9-228) - Four 45’s in box. Vinyl and box in good shape.
Duke Ellington - “Ellingtonia” Vol 1 - Released on Brunswick (#9-7005) - Four 45’s in box. Vinyl in good shape, box in ok shape.
Now I just need a turntable with a good needle.
I’m not sure if they’re worth anything more then what I paid for them, but they are pretty cool.
My standard deal is to ask “how much do you want for all the records in the crate, but I want the crate too” (folks generally will cut you an amazing deal). I pick out the “good” records and take the crap to the used book store by my house, most of the time I end up getting the “good” records for free (or close). I tend to collect “oddities” and non mainstream albums (I have ALL of the MECO records!).
Back in college, I got Disraili Gears by Cream, LA Woman with the original transparent yellow cover insert, and Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine. Can’t remember what I spent, but I got a really nice comfy pair of fatigue pants as well.
I bought a stack of 45s & albums for $2 several years ago. Most of the 45s were scratched, but I did score a copy of the Beatles’ “Introducing the Beatles”. This was the first album of Beatles music available here and was heavily bootlegged. I was able to verify its authenticity (there’s a website dedicated to doing this!). My copy turns out to be worth about $75. It plays pretty clear for a 40-year-old album, too.
I just recently bought a box (for $55) with over 100 jazz 45s, all owned by an older couple who only drove them on Sundays. They’re in perfect condition and every one has a spindle adapter. Unfortunately, there is little market for them. Strangely, there was also a copy of “Puple People Eater” in the box.
Movie soundtracks used to be a really big thing. I bought the two-record set of the soundtrack for Ben-Hur for $2.00. And it came in its original box, with the movie book along with it.
I think you’re talking about the Three Suns. Old orchestral pop records by folks like the Three Suns and Percy Faith are seldom worth very much. Record guides usually value them much higher than you can actually expect to get. I enjoy a lot of that kind of music though, and recently bought 1,500+ vinyl LPs from the '50s and '60s for $150 out of a guy’s garage. There were a few peculiar items in the bunch (like one of the albums by Billy Tipton, the female jazz artist who lived her life as a man) but nothing that is worth a lot of money. I have been enjoying the music, though.
Unbeknownst to me, my dear sweet husband sold my entire vinyl collection at our yard sale a couple of months ago for $15 including the box. It included the entire catalogs (up to 1989) of Elvis Costello, New Order, and Pat Benetar. There was a 45 of the Clash’s Should I Stay or Should I Go, and I Ran by Flock of Seagulls. It also included recordings of my high school District and All State choirs.
Oh, and my parents’ original copy of Meet the Beatles.
So while all I got was $15, someone got a pretty sweet deal.
I don’t expect them to be worth much, but they are very cool. I’m also glad that someone (myself) could buy them and give them a good home. It’s nice to know at least some of these things will still be around and in pretty good shape in 100 years.
I was at an auction a few months ago…I got several boxes of Edison disks…10 Hits of the Week one sided records from the 30s…another approximately 100 pounds of old 78s from the 30-50s for $3 a box
I found original releases (I think) of the Rolling Stone’s “Let It Bleed” and “Sticky Fingers” (with the real zipper cover) on the streets of New York City last year for 5 bucks.
