The Quarrymen, “That’ll Be the Dayīefore The Beatles became The Beatles, they were The Quarrymen, minus Ringo Starr. This one could be worth as much as $3,000 dollars. If you happen to have a copy of her 45 rpm of Erotica, it could be valuable if the picture on the disc is of her sucking on someone’s toes! The label at last minute decided it was too rude to put out there, so it never made it out just before it’s release in 1992. Madonna has always been controversial in one way or another over her many years in the music spotlight. The label was afraid that this particular sleeve could stir up more problems, so it was withdrawn right away. It has a picture of police conducting crowd control in a heavy-handed manner as the 1968 Democratic Convention. The reason this 45 is more valuable than others is because of the picture on the original sleeve. This 1968 Rolling Stone 45 single could be worth as much as $18,000 dollars with the picture sleeve. The Rolling Stones, “Street Fighting Man” If you have another copy of the song on a 45 in great condition without the misprint, it would still sell for around $200.00 or a little more. It is said that a copy of this 45 sold on eBay for a whopping $15,000 dollars. This particular 45rpm was released on the Parlophone Label and has Paul McCartney’s last name misspelled.

Released on October 5th, 1962, it is thought that there were only 250 copies of this song that were made for play on the radio.

Its estimated value could be as much as $20,000 bucks in US dollars. However, it’s entirely possible that like most things that come from the UK, they eventually make their way to the US, so keep looking. Since it was released in the UK, your chances of finding one of these extremely rare copies might be better if you lived there. It is thought that only 9 promo copies were saved out of the 25,000 that were made. Only six days after the signing, A&M dropped them because of the bad behavior exhibited by the band. The Sex Pistols band signed with A&M Records in March of 1977, but it was short-lived. This 45 was released in 1977 and on the flip side it had the song “No Feelings”. If you collected 45’s for years or if you have decided to make it a hobby, keep in mind that many 45’s can be worth a lot of money just like the LP album collections!īelow is a list of just some of the most sought after 45’s! Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” Simply said, the 45 rpm became a favorite for almost every music lover. There were recordings of children’s songs, classical favorites, and country music available as well. It was also not just teenagers that bought these new 45’s. With an inexpensive record player and with a hit pop song on a 45 rpm at the low cost of perhaps 65 cents or a little more, they could buy and play that hit song until it drove their parents crazy!

The record player was a must-have during those years, especially for teenagers, because an old phonograph wouldn’t play the new 45 records. The jukeboxes in diners and malt shops were the biggest draw for teens that wanted to hear their latest favorite songs over and over again and with just a few coins in their pocket, they could make it happen. The jukebox was suddenly everywhere, not just in bars and brothels where they were usually found before. In the 1950’s teenagers everywhere were desperate to get their hands on the latest 45’s by Elvis Presley and other artists that were popular in that day. However, when the 7 inch, 45 rpm vinyl record was invented and put into circulation around 1949, also by RCA Victor, it created an entire new craze. People really began to collect vinyl records when RCA Victor came out with the vinyl long-playing record in 1930, otherwise known as the LP. Vinyl records have been around for many, many decades.

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