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Desert Orchid

Desert Orchid

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Anyone got any gen on what they're worth?

There's a shop in Glasgow which will buy them off me but I wondered if anyone had an idea of what I might get for them.

Most of them are in good to excellent condition, some better than that.

Some have Mrs O's maiden name and address on them and I was wondering if that would affect any value they might have.

Most of them are hers from the time before I slapped a bit of sense into her...



Albums

Artiste/group
Title
America
History – America’s Greatest Hits
WB (1975?)
Blunstone, Colin
Ennismore
Epic (1972)
Carpenters
Now and Then
AM (1973)
Clear Light
Clear Light
Polydor/Elektra (1967)
Cochran, Eddie
The Eddie Cochran Singles Album
United artists (1979)
Absolutely pristine condition
Dickson, Barbara
All For A Song
Epic (1982)
Dylan, Bob
Hard Rain
CBS (1976)
Eagles
Their Greatest Hits
(K53017) Asylum/Warner
Eagles
Eagles
Asylum (1972)
Eagles
Hotel California
Asylum/Long Run (1976) – includes poster
ELO
Discovery
Jet (1979) (Poster not there)
ELO
A New World Record
Jet (1976)
ELO
Out of the Blue
Jet (1977) – includes poster and model kit
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Pictures at an Exhibition
Island (1971)
Jackson, Michael
Thriller
Epic
John, Elton
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
DJM Records – double album
John, Elton
Greatest Hits
DJM
McCartney, Paul
Give My Regards to Broad Street
EMI / Parlophone (1984)
Oldfield, Mike
Tubular Bells
Virgin (1973)
Police
Every Breath You Take (The Singles)
AM (1986)
Queen
A Night at the Opera
EMI/Trident (1975)
Richie, Lionel
Can’t Slow Down
Motown (1983) – pristine
Sayer, Leo
Leo Sayer
Chrysalis (1978)
Sayer, Leo
Silverbird
Chrysalis (1973)
Sedaka, Neil
Let’s Go Steady Again
RCA/Camden (1970)
Smokie
Greatest Hits
EMI (1977?)
Stevens, Cat
Tea for the Tillerman
Island (1970)
The Three Degrees
A Collection of their 20 Greatest hits
Epic (1979)
T-Rex
Tanx
EMI (1973)
T-Rex
The Slider
EMI (1972)
T-Rex
Ride A White Swan
EMI/MFP (1970?)
T-Rex
Electric Warrior
Fly (1971) – outer sleeve repaired
Ultravox
The Collection
Chrysalis
Washington, Geno and the Ram Jam Band
Sifters, Shifters, FingerClicking Mamas…
Marble Arch (1966)
Wood, Roy
Boulders
Harvest/EMI (1973)

Compilations

Title
Label
Notes
22 Dynamic Hits
K-Tel (1972)
40 Fantastic Hits from the 50’s & 60’s
Arcade
Double album
Formula 30
Decca (1983)
Good Vibrations
Ronco (1973)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Wind Mill (1972)
K-Tel’s Music Express
K-Tel
Moods
Tellydisc (1981)
Double album – 36 songs
Hollies, Roberta Flack, Joan Armatrading etc etc
Saturday Night Fever – the original movie soundtrack
RSO (1977?)
One inner sleeve missing
That’ll Be The Day
Ronco (1973)
‘40 SMASH HITS based on the film’
The Stud
Ronco (1978)
from the film soundtrack
Top of the Pops (Vol 21)
Hallmark (1971)
(Not original artists)


Classical

Artiste / Composer
Title
Mozart
Symphony no 40 & 41
London Philharmonic Orchestra, WD & HO Wills Master Series
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / RCA (1960)
Strauss, The Golden Age of
Readers Digest
3 records – pristine



Other

Artiste

Connolly, Billy
Cop Yer Whack for This
Polydor (1974) Recorded Live at the Unicorn
Connolly, Billy
Solo Concert
Transatlantic (1974) - double album,
Green & White Brigade
The Holy Ground of Glasgow Celtic
Hallmark (1968) – sleeve note error notice

 
No, but I’ve just had the same conversation with my friend as I’m emptying the house. I have found early Elvis and an old copy of the Beatles white album complete with the photos etc so I’m relatively hopeful.

Good luck!!


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I've about 100 vinyls myself, collected in my rebellious (and arguably most create years) - 13-16!

I was scanning a site called Discogs just out of curiosity the other day: Apparently I own a few gems, (with about 10 vinyl's) worth up to £100 each - Which isn't too bad, as they cost £6 each when I bought them. The genre is from something called House & Garage:

I wouldn't sell them. I'm still getting the equipment together to record a mix recording, which I was never able to do in my teenage years.

Drone has already put my onto a good piece of software called Audacity, which cleans the sound a bit.

Spin Clean is also a good vinyl cleaning product.

So good luck DO, I'm not sure if Discogs do the type of vinyls you have, but you never know!
 
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I sold masses of late '60s early '70s LPs a few years ago on Ebay

Before selling I'd suggest you consult Rare Record Price Guide, which is what I used

https://rarerecordpriceguide.com/

Of those on your list Clear Light, Tea For The Tillerman and Tubular Bells appeal as ones that might be worth a few bob, particularly if they're 'first pressings', which can be ascertained by an A- code engraved into the runoff area. Second pressings are B- and so on. Also, condition is everything: dog-eared sleeves and scratched vinyl reduces value considerably

I sold the quadraphonic 'for people with four ears' version of Tubular Bells released about a year after the original for circa £30. The best sale was an immaculate first pressing of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon with all original inserts and poster, for circa £120

When young and even dafter I looked after my record collection rather better than I did myself:)
 
T REX were on the Fly label with people like Roy Wood and you can still pick them up for as little as $20.

Some of those above are worth about $3 but the likes of Dylan's hard rain you could get around $20 Tubular Bells maybe $30 as there's about 20 million copies out there

One is interesting that's Neil Sedak'a got to be worth over $100 if in good condition
 
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I have loads from 70s and early 80s, and some 60s singles - have tried several sites and all have said they are worth nothing :( I have looked after them and all are in good condition. I also have a copy of the limited Sticky Fingers - it's actually not mine - my sister thinks it's hers and our youngest brother has it; our youngest brother thinks it is his and that our sister has it. This has gone for years as it was in the family home which I inherited, but neither of them have thought of that option. I just sit and watch the discussions. One day I'll tell them, and watch them argue all over again it!
 
Drone said:
I sold masses of late '60s early '70s LPs a few years ago on Ebay

Before selling I'd suggest you consult Rare Record Price Guide, which is what I used

https://rarerecordpriceguide.com/

Of those on your list Clear Light, Tea For The Tillerman and Tubular Bells appeal as ones that might be worth a few bob, particularly if they're 'first pressings', which can be ascertained by an A- code engraved into the runoff area. Second pressings are B- and so on. Also, condition is everything: dog-eared sleeves and scratched vinyl reduces value considerably

I sold the quadraphonic 'for people with four ears' version of Tubular Bells released about a year after the original for circa £30. The best sale was an immaculate first pressing of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon with all original inserts and poster, for circa £120

When young and even dafter I looked after my record collection rather better than I did myself:)
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Did we once have a conversation about stylus magnifiers...?
 
Don't recall that esoteric chat. I used an eyepiece to help identify the aforementioned runoff codes and sometimes had a glance at the stylus but wouldn't recognize a worn one from a new one

When buying a new stylus I'd take the old one in for the dealer to check first; and tended to keep old ones anyway, to play Singles
 
When did they start putting pressing codes in the run off area, Drone? I've a 1966 mono copy of Pet Sounds and can't see a single letter code.
 
Apologies, memory playing tricks

The 'pressing' codes aren't A- B- etc but -1 -2 etc after the catalog numbers. A, B are the sides (duh!)

It's a bit of a minefield anyway, see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_number

No idea when pressing codes were introduced, though as your copy of Pet Sounds is mono it seems pretty certain it's at least an early pressing. Early mono LPs by famous groups such as The Beach Boys, Beatles, Stones can be valuable; that website/book I mentioned in my first post has details
 
Thanks for that.

As far as I can see, the catalog number is T2458 and the engraving in the run off is T1 2458 - 1 (side 1) and T2 2458 - 1 (side 2) which seems to fit. It's on Capitol but distributed by EMI in the UK and the sleeve bears the legend, 'Made and Printed in Great Britain'.

Others from that period include Forever Changes by Love (1967). On Elektra (EKL 4013) but 'Manufactured in Great Britain by Polydor Records Limited,London'.
Engravings, EKL 4013 A1 and EKL 4013 B1

Also, Joni Mitchell eponymous first album (1968). On Reprise (RSLP 6293) and, although the label says 'Distributed by Pye Records Ltd', the sleeve says, 'Manufactured and distributed in Canada by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Records of Canada Ltd.' and 'Printed in Canada'.
Engravings, RSLP6293A-1 *G and RSLP6293B-1 *G

Sounds like they're all early pressings but I'm not planning on getting rid so their value isn't really an issue.
 
Today I came across the record player from my wife's family's house. Nicely boxed (not the original box) and looks in good nick but the plug has been removed. Presumably it was put aside to make way for a cassette player! In a separate box I found the two speakers to go with the record player.
 
archie said:
Others from that period include Forever Changes by Love (1967). On Elektra (EKL 4013) but 'Manufactured in Great Britain by Polydor Records Limited,London'.
Engravings, EKL 4013 A1 and EKL 4013 B1
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If that has a plain gold/grey label with a large stylised E at the top it dates from release to 1969; if a plain red label with same E, from 1969-1970; if a 'butterfly' label, from 1971-1979

The plain label 'large E' Elektra releases are collectible, particularly those by The Doors. Didn't have any by them but did sell a second pressing A2 B2 red label 'Forever Changes' for about £25, so if yours is an earlier gold/grey label feel sure it's worth more, assuming good condition
 
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