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It all began for Lightnin’ Hopkins in Houston with a self-made guitar fashioned from a cigar box and chicken wire. Worried that black artists were not receiving the royalties due them, Hopkins insisted on cash for each studio take. He is recognized as one of the great Blues artists of all time. His album, “Lightnin’ and the Blues,” released on Herald Records in 1960, is worth up to $1,000.00 today. His 1958 album, “Strums the Blues,” on Score Records can now sell for $1,800.00.

(Find the values for over a million records in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

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“Mighty John’s Record Appraisal Guide” on a flash drive in Microsoft Word lists the values for over a million records (albums, 45s and 78s) by over 75,000 recording artists from 1902 to the present day. It’s available in the left column for $19.95.

With your order, we will include a free copy of our “Picture Sleeve Guide,” listing the values for over 10,000 picture sleeves. The picture sleeves for 45s are worth more than the records!

This month, we will also include our “Directory of Record Buyers,” listed by state.  Get it all today for $19.95…Free shipping in the U.S.A.

You can also get a detailed appraisal online for just $1.00 per record. No Maximum. No Minimum. Just click on “Online Appraisals” in the yellow strip above.

The “Money Music” podcast is now up with Mighty John the Record Guy counting down 20 records worth $100.00 or more, and Derry Rundlett, who personally knows many of the rock and roll icons, sharing trivia and gossip about the stars. It’s available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts with a new episode every Monday.

The podcasts are also posted on Mighty John’s “Money Music” YouTube channel. Here are the YouTube links: podcast # 1   https://youtu.be/DfKkk_gKo0g

podcast # 2   https://youtu.be/lhXaNBJydHg

podcast # 3   https://youtu.be/dNd2zotnhlw

podcast # 4   https://youtu.be/25Zdc4Gnvko

podcast # 5   https://youtu.be/sjX0chTC5t8

podcast # 6   https://youtu.be/Qh8863iKQO8

podcast # 7   https://youtu.be/ayzO6b9EscU

podcast #8. https://youtu.be/izNjG5VLIss 

podcast # 9    https://youtu.be/yd6vJ4VY210

podcast # 10  https://youtu.be/ZH7TGZeji_s

podcast# 11 https://youtu.be/YOd7mH0aMpE

podcast # 12  https://youtu.be/D8fdg0wfpRM

On the podcast, you will learn how you can get the values for every Elvis record and every Beatles record free. Over 2,000 listings. No purchase necessary!

Check out our all-new “Elvis Special” YouTube video. Here’s the link.  https://youtu.be/izNjG5VLIss

What makes Bob Dylan’s “Free Wheelin” album worth $15,000.00? You can find the answer on our YouTube channel. PLUS the values for 9 other records each worth $100.00 or more. Here’s the link:
 https://youtu.be/YxfLE_Z27bY?si=okARAeLecmq2JEyX

Buffalo Springfield became ground-breakers for what is known as Country Rock. They had their biggest hit in 1967 with “For What it’s Worth.” And for what it’s worth, the 45 is worth up to $20.00. The group was short-lived but members went on to form other groups such as Poco, Loggins & Messina, and Crosby, Still, Nash & Young. Their self-titled album on ATCO Records came in two versions. The one with “For What it’s Worth” is up to $50.00.  A version of the album without the hit can sell for $300.00 today.
(All the little things that can make a big difference in record values are described in detail in Mighty John’s “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs were basically one-hit-wonders and that hit came in 1960 with “Stay.”  The song holds the distinction of being the shortest #1 hit in the history of Rock & Roll. Released on Herald Records, the single is worth up to $50.00. The “Stay” album from 1961 can get you up to $250.00 today.

Being in the right place at the right time paid off big time for Eva Boyd. She was babysitting for song-writers Carole King and Gerry Goffin when they asked her to sing a song they had just written called “Loco-Motion.” The single chugged all the way to # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. A copy of the 45 is worth up to $30.00 while the “LLLLLoco-Motion” album by Little Eva, released on Dimension Records in 1962, can fetch $350.00 today.

Buster Brown was almost 50-years-old before he had his first and only top-40 hit with “Fannie Mae” in 1958. The 45 version on Fire Records is worth up to $50.00, up to $400.00 as a 78. In 1960, Fire Records released the Buster Brown album “The New King of the Blues.” That can get you up to $600.00 today.

Be sure and request this month’s free list of “10 Records Worth $100.00 or More.” PLUS trivia about the recording artists. To receive your copy, just email mightyjohn1971@gmail.com

He was known as Luke the Drifter, the Lovesick Blues Boy, and the Hillbilly Shakespeare but mostly by the name the world knows him as, Hank Williams. His influence on the Country artists to follow is enormous. All of his big hits were recorded on M-G-M like his signature song, “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” Those 78’s are not worth much more than $30.00 but his first record “Calling You” is on Sterling Records. Released as a 78 in 1947, a copy is worth up to $1,500.00 today.

In 1967, Decca Records released the Who’s third album, “The Who Sell Out.” It is unique in that it not only features songs like “I Can See for Miles” (the 45 now worth up to $30.00) but the album also mocks advertising songs and jingles. Rolling Stone magazine ranks the album among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In stereo, it’s worth up to $30.00. In mono, the value jumps up to $125.00.