One of the Vinyl Community YouTubers I enjoy watching is Tim from the University of Vinyl. Today he released a video about the most valuable records in his collection according to their median value on Discogs. This video was in response to the stock market plummeting the last two days and not intended as financial advice. So, I decided it would be fun to do the same thing on Sound Mind. Today I will list my Top 10 albums and tomorrow it will be box sets. Spoiler alert: half of my Top 10 is albums by RUSH.
1. RUSH - RUSH ( $694.50 )
Buying this record for $5.97 was the greatest bit of Karma I've ever experienced. When I moved to Cleveland from Detroit, I gave my US Mercury copy of RUSH's debut album to a friend as a going away gift. Shortly after settling in, I went to a small record store that specialized in classical music, but also had some used rock albums. I was stunned to find a rare Canadian Moon records copy of the same album on the shelf. It's not in pristine condition, but well worth the six bucks I spent on it.
2. Misfits - Walk Among Us ( $450.00 )
I know virtually nothing about Misfits, except that Glen Danzig was in the band. I was surprised to find this record in my father-in-law's collection after he passed. I cleaned it up and gave it a spin and it sounded amazing. I was equally surprised to see how valuable it was when I entered it into Discogs.
3. RUSH - Test For Echo ( $222.26 )
The reissues of these Nineties RUSH albums, on vinyl, from 2015 go for quite a bit on Discogs. I bought all of them because I'm a completist. In truth, Test For Echo is probably my least favorite RUSH album. Hopefully, for my family, it's still worth something after I'm dead.
4. RUSH - Counterparts ( $202.19 )
This is another vinyl reissue from 2015. I remember going to a midnight release at Dearborn Music to pick this album up on CD back in 1993. Just about everyone else at the midnight release was there for Vs. by Pearl Jam, but not me.
5. RUSH - Snakes & Arrows ( $188.99 )
This was actually released on LP in 2007 and I had a copy of it in my hand. I didn't buy it because it was $40. It's Max value on Discogs today is almost $300. I have the 2016 reissue, which is still quite valuable. I wish I had bought it in 2007, though. Great album.
6. RUSH - Roll the Bones ( $163.04 )
Yet another 2015 vinyl reissue. That makes 5 of my top 6 most valuable albums being RUSH records. Crazy.
7. Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider ( $126.54 )
It's remarkable that Sparklehorse would be this high in my collection. Must have been a limited reissue.
8. The Zombies - Oddessey and Oracle ( $123.50 )
I found this record in a random cardboard box of albums at a thrift store. I know we were on vacation, but I don't remember where. The jacket is in rough shape, but the record is near mint and sounds fantastic. What a miraculous find!
9. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen ( $115.00 )
This is a 2017 reissue on blue vinyl. One of my favorite albums of the '90's and Ben Folds is a Top 5 pianist in my opinion.
10. The Beatles - The Beatles ( $112.19 )
Of course, The Beatles had to crack this list. This is the 2014 Mono reissue on vinyl. I own several different pressings of the White Album and this is my personal favorite. It's worth the price for the mono version of "Mother Nature's Son" alone.
Honorable Mention: Doves - Kingdom of Rust came in at #11 at $111.11. What are the odds of that? Peace.
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