He died last year aged 97 and had an extensive collection of 1930s onwards dance band music. That’s why an album that my dad loved sits right up there with me. Nostalgia and sentimentality plays a big part in this of course. The one signed by the artist or the one you actually like best? What about the one you have been trying to track down for years and have recently found? Or could it be the most recent piece of vinyl you have purchased. Of course there are loads of reasons why certain records might be considered the most valuable. He wouldn’t allow me to play them unless he was there but thanks to my mum I played them all the time! And the record? Well it was none other than ‘Apache’ by The Shadows – a masterpiece, and I still have that very copy. It’s still there gathering dust but it’s certainly special wouldn’t you say? Now for me that would be from my brother’s box of 45s when I was about 8 years old. On the other hand could the most valuable relate to that vinyl record that you still have which was the catalyst for your undying love of music and records, even though it might not be the type of music you play nowadays. For me that would be The Beach Boys, ‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ – a special one for me and my wife. It sits there in your collection so why shouldn’t it therefore be considered valuable. Then again being an old romantic could it be the record from your collection that means a lot to you and someone close to you? You know, the ‘they’re playing our record’ one.
Purchased from a musical instrument shop in Reading called Broadmeads which had a small vinyl record department and was to close soon afterwards. I certainly have mine, it’s ‘From Me To You’ by The Beatles. For example, could it be that you still have the very first vinyl record you bought? Even though it might not be in great condition, and rarely, if ever gets played – is it reasonable to consider that one? I think so. (First issue, pink Island).īut then I thought what do we mean by valuable? Could it be something of no great monetary value but which is valuable for other reasons. In my case not that much really but the highest is quite likely to be the album from 1967 by Art. My thoughts at first went to the Record Buyers Price Guide and what I might have that commands a high price. Recently I was asked, ‘What is the most valuable vinyl record in your collection?’
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