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“Don’t Be Cruel” with “Hound Dog” on the flip side is Elvis Presley’s all-time best-selling 2-sided single and his personal favorite. The king recorded 28 takes before settling on the version heard on record. “Don’t Be Cruel” was originally offered to a young Frankie Valli but song-writer Otis Blackwell asked him to let Elvis record what would become a Rock & Roll classic. Elvis held the #1 spot on the Billboard charts for 11 weeks in 1956. Released by RCA, the 45 is worth up to $50.00. The black and white picture sleeve can sell for $100.00 today.

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What’s the most valuable record by the Rolling Stones without a picture sleeve? That would be their first release in the U.S. on London Records in 1964. The title, “Stoned,” made radio stations reluctant to play it. An original copy can sell for $12,000.00 today.

Its said that “Do You Love Me” was a song originally meant for the Temptations but when they weren’t available the Contours stepped in and created a classic and a Billboard top-5 hit in 1962. In 1988, the song was featured in the Patrick Swayze movie, “Dirty Dancing,” and became a hit all over again. The original “Do You Love Me” 45, released on Gordy Records, can fetch $40.00. The original album can get you $300.00 today.

Dennis Coffey played on several Motown records along with the Funk Brothers, the musicians who played behind the Motown stars. Coffey can be heard on the psychedelic “Cloud 9” by the Temptations and “Someday We’ll Be Together” by Diana Ross and the Supremes. His own single, “Scorpio,” sold a million copies in 1971 but is worth no more than $10.00. However, his 45, “Theme from Black Belt Jones,” released by Warner Brothers in 1974, is worth up to $150.00 today.

In the 1920’s, Ma Rainey was known as “the mother of the blues” and credited to be the first great female blues recording artist. Sometimes, because of the suggestive themes of her recordings, she was called “Madame Rainey.” All of her 78’s from 1924-1928 are collectible like “Dream Blues.” Released by Paramount Records, it’s worth up to $1,000.00. With Papa Charlie Jackson, she recorded “Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues” in 1928 for Paramount. A copy can sell for up to $2,500.00 today.

Johnny Cash had several hits on the Sun label such as “I Walk the Line,” “Ballad of a Teenage Queen,” “Cry, Cry, Cry,” “Big River,” “Get Rhythm,” and “Folsom Prison Blues.” Many were number one on the national Country charts but his biggest Sun Record’s hit on the Pop charts was “Guess Things Happen That Way,” which reached #11 in 1958. The 78 rpm version is worth up to $100.00. The EP “Johnny Cash with the Tennessee Two,” which contains the hit, can sell for $125.00 today.

Following good success with top-20 hits like “Just Keep it Up” and “Hey Little Girl(in the High School Sweater),” Delectus Clark, better known as Dee Clark, had his biggest hit with “Raindrops,” climbing all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. A copy on Vee Jay can now sell for $40.00. Despite his success, Dee Clark died in poverty in Smyrna, Georgia. His first album was released in 1959 by Abner Records. A copy is worth up to $125.00 today.

It’s hard to believe but James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” didn’t have his first top-10 hit until 1965 with “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.” Rolling Stone magazine ranks the song at # 71 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” The 45, released on King Records, is now worth up to $25.00. However, the album of the same name can sell for $100.00.

When it comes to value, nothing says “cash” like the king. In 1961, RCA released the Elvis single,“His Latest Flame” with “Little Sister” on the flip side. The 7 inch 45 is worth no more than $20.00. Add up to another $40.00 for the picture sleeve. However, RCA also released the record as a 7 inch 33 (same size as a 45 but playing at the speed of an album.) That version can now sell for $5,000.00. Add another $5,000.00 for the picture sleeve. All versions are shown here. Note the difference in the picture sleeves in the upper right corners, one indicating a 45, the other, below, a 33.