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Original pressing of vinyls?
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2009 - 17:47
I know there are some real vinyl afficiandos on here and was hoping for a little help. My boyfriend brought home a huge bag of vinyl records today that he salvaged from a basement remodel he's working on (with the owner's blessing). It's got some amazing stuff on there - bunch of Beatles stuff, some old Van Morrison, a lot of Dylan, etc. The stuff is old (but appears to be in good shape), and I'm wondering - how can we tell if these are original pressings? He doesn't want to sell them, but we'd like to know how much the stuff is worth, just out of curiosity.
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Heids,
Whenever David resurfaces (where has that guy BEEN?) I'm sure he can point you in the right direction.
I'd like to know that too. Got some old vinyl I have had since the 70's and some of them were Beatles albums my mom had before that so I'm curious to know what I've got.
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With the Beatles you need a book on the subject. Most of the Capitol releases had both west coast and east coast pressings. There are very slight differences in the covers and labels. Sometimes the key is what might scratched or stamped into the play out groove area. There are also Capitol record Club issues that can be worth more than the standard pressings. For the early Capitol releases they should at least have the classic Capitol rainbow labels. That's a quick way to clear out many later pressings.
http://www.beatlesvinyl.com/us/a_meetm_l.jpg
It’s all quite confusing.
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Thanks David.....we'll just do some research on it. I didn't realize it was so complicated!
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If you have ths one, you just struck it rich!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_and_Today
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I do have that one. Mine is a 3rd state but its still a sweet LP.
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Ha! No, we don't have that one -- off the top of my head, there's the White Album, Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers, something by John and Yoko, a couple of Dylan including Blonde on Blonde and I'm not sure what else. It's really cool...of course we don't have anything to PLAY them on, but we'll figure that out soon enough.
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Here are two photos of a couple of my Beatles items. The first photo is a 3rd state Butcher cover (3rd state means it was covered and peeled)
The second one is 32 of their original 45 picture sleeves.
http://community.webshots.com/album/574944171vZtPsM
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Damn, those are impressive. I would like to know about some of the other items on that wall with the butcher cover.
On that wall you can see part of Werewolves of London promo picture disk autographed by Warren Zevon, autographed CDs from Nils Lofgren, Don Dixon, Roger McGuinn, Steve Forbert & Matthew Sweet, a ticket from Counting Crows at the Warfield in San Francisco signed by Adam Duritz, and a original autographed Lucille EP from Little Richard. There are many other items that are not in the photo.
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What I would give to spend a day in the house of David. The Avett memorabilia alone would be worth the trip from Asheville!
I have 5 boxes full of classic records from the 60s - 80s and they aren't worth much of anything individually. You can find most of the stuff on eBay in perfect condition for < $20 I've found, but definitely do your own research.
how did you get your hands on the 3rd state butcher cover?
I have a substantial Beatles collection. I have been at it since the early 70s. Butcher covers are not that rare. I have had that one for a while. Finding a 1st state in great condition is very rare. Those are the ones that command very high prices. It’s all in the condition.
Pcgil is right though, most of the LPs from the 70s and 80s are worth very little. Outside the Beatles it’s the more obscure items that are in demand. Mint condition first pressings of early James Brown, NAZZ, Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefhart and bands like that can bring top dollar. You will not get much of an offer for bands that sang the hits of the day.
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