Lucky break for those few who own the real thing.īe careful, because when the Beatles struck gold in the United States in 1964, both “My Bonnie” and “The Saints” were reissued in 1964, and those copies are only worth between $100 and $300, depending if you have a promotional copy. By the way, the reason there were not more commercial copies made is that the record received a poor reception. More on “My Bonnie” later, but don’t be confused by the name of the background group the “Beat Brothers”… it is actually the Fab Four, the Beatles, and their first U.S. A commercial copy, not a deejay promotional copy, is almost impossible to find, and is worth around $15,000.īecause only a handful of commercial copies exist, you have something that is a real record star. Tony Sheridan was a United Kingdom recording star, and needed a background group, hence, the Beat Brothers, the Beatles. This 1962 record on Decca records is the first and, by far, the rarest of the Beatles’ American singles. That’s right, $12,000.Īnother record that has received extreme notoriety through the years is “My Bonnie”/“The Saints” by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. If you are the owner of a DFS record, not a later Dot Records revision, a mint copy may sell for as much as $12,000. For those people who are not familiar with the DFS label, the letters represent the initials of Dale F. Even oldies radio stations play both sides of this record. This record has gotten quite a bit of airtime, and “Wipe Out” is often referred to as surf-rock’s national anthem. The next couple of records are a bit more recent than some of the others we have mentioned.īoth sides of “Wipe Out”/”Surfer Joe” by the Surfaris on DFS Records in 1963 make it famous. Let’s discuss a few of the remaining expensive 45s, and then turn our attention to some of the “Holy Grails,” if you will, of the record industry. In other situations, scarcity is even more important than condition.
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So if you own or have access to any of the records I have mentioned, do yourself a huge favor and methodically think about if you should keep or sell your copy, and if you sell, how to best go about getting the most money.īut again, condition is vital with some of the records discussed.
The records I have mentioned and described do not constitute a complete or scientific list, as I said in a previous column.īut the records written about are among the most valuable of all records ever recorded. In the next couple columns, we will conclude our discussion about the most expensive and valuable 45 rpm records.
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