I could do with the money…
David Bowie has seven entries in the list, more than any other solo artist, and here they are with what the magazine reckons the current value to be…
#169 ~ David Bowie (Deram DML/SML 1007, mono/stereo) 1967 £300/£350
#126 ~ David Bowie (Philips SBL 7912, gatefold sleeve) 1969 £400
#112 ~ The Man Who Sold The World (Mercury 6338 041, dress sleeve) 1971 £450
#91 ~ Low (RCA INTS 5065, red vinyl custom pressing) 1977 £500
#91 ~ Station To Station (RCA APL1 1327, with proof sleeve of colour cover) 1976 £500
#72 ~ Scary Monsters (RCA BOW LP 2, purple vinyl) 1980 £600
#11 ~ BOWPROMO (RCA white label promo for Hunky Dory and Dana Gillespie) 1971 £1,500
Two of the items are of dubious legitimacy and I’m sure these prices will start some kind of debate among collectors.
I’ll be doing a feature on this item shortly to correct a few misconceptions regarding a few of the above.
Finally, I have had a few e-mails asking why I didn’t mention the October issue of Record Collector, above left.
Well, it was mainly on account of the fact that it wasn’t a particularly good piece on account of it having had a “flaming butcher job” done on it, according to the author of the piece.
However, if you can still pick it up it’s worth a read for the excellent Geoff MacCormack interview regarding