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The “Elvis movie formula” began with his second film, “Loving You.” The Elvis character rises from rags to riches to fame and fortune and all the troubles that come with it. This theme was repeated in his next two movies, “Jailhouse Rock” and “King Creole.” It was during his appearance in “Loving You” that Elvis dyed his hair black for the first time. The movie contained the giant Elvis hit, “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” with “Loving You” on the flip side. The 45 with picture sleeve can sell for $150.00. An original copy of the album, released by RCA in 1957, is worth up to $400.00 today. (Find the values for every record by Elvis and by over 75,000 other recording artist in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

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The Supremes were the queens of Motown. What is their most valuable record? You can find the answer on our YouTube video above. PLUS the values for 9 other records each worth $100.00 or more. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/OM7r4tz8PzA
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In 1965, Barbara Lewis had a hit with “Baby I’m Yours.” But it almost never happened. Barbara didn’t like the song. Take after take, her heart just wasn’t in it; that is until her manager told her his little daughter could do a better job. That ticked off Barbara and a hit was born. The single, released on Atlantic Records, is worth up to $30.00. The “Baby I’m Yours” album can sell for $125.00 today.(Find the values for over a million records in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column)

In the summer of 1955, 20-year old Elvis Presley gains national exposure for the first time when he reaches # 1 on Billboard, but not on the pop chart. He does it with a song on Billboards’ Country Chart with “I Forgot to Remember to Forget.” The 45, released on Sun Records, is worth up to $750.00 while the 78 rpm version can sell for up to $1200.00. Both are shown here.

(Find the values for every record by Elvis Presley and by over 75,000 other recording artist in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

In 1966 the Beatles peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Eleanor Rigby.” It was the first Beatles’ release where none of the Beatles played instruments. A string section of studio musicians, composed of four violins, two cellos and two violas, performed a score composed by producer George Martin. Paul wrote most of the song, but it was Ringo who came up with the lyrics, “Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear.” The 45 with picture sleeve can now sell for up to $125.00

(Find the values for every record by the Beatles and by over 75,000 other recording artist in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

“Dazed and Confused” was a song Jimmy Page played with the Yardbirds in their live performances. When he joined Led Zeppelin, the group recorded and released it on their 1969 debut album. Due to the demand from radio, Atlantic Records released a promotional single with “Babe, I’m Gonna Leave” and “Dazed and Confused.” The 45 is worth up to $500.00. The picture sleeve is also valued up to $500.00.
(Find the values for all promo records with “Mighty John’s Promo Records Guide,” available in the yellow strip above.)

When we say that little things can make a big difference in value for the same record, there’s no better example than the Rolling Stone’s first album released by London Records in the U.S. in 1964. What you want is the version pictured here with sticker in lower left hand column reading “Free Full Color Photo Inside” with photo inside. On the record itself, it has the words “Full Frequency Range Recording.” That version is now worth up to $1,000.00. Covers with “Free Full Color Photo Inside” with photo but record without “Full Frequency Range Recording” printed on the label are up to $400.00. Copies with bonus photo but no mention of it on the cover and no “Full Frequency Range Recording” on the label can sell for $300.00. Copies with no bonus photo and no “Full Frequency Range Recording” on label can sell for $40.00. My head hurts. I’m going to lay down now. Whew! (All the little things that can make a big difference in all record values are detailed in Mighty John’s “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

In 1970 Apple Records released the John Lennon single, “Mother.” It wasn’t much of a hit, reaching only #43 on the Billboard Hot 100. Abandoned by his father, and even though he didn’t live with his mother, the two were close. The 45 is worth up to $40.00 if the word “MONO” is printed on the label, up to $10.00 if it is not. The picture sleeve by itself can get you $125.00 today.

(Find the values for every record by John Lennon in our “Record Appraisal Guide,” available in the left hand column.)

In September of 1967, sixteen-year-old Alex Chilton and his band, the Box Tops, are number one in the country with “The Letter”. It will stay at #1 for four weeks. “The Letter” is only the second #1 hit in the history of Rock and Roll to be under 2 minutes in length. The other is “Stay,” by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, which was a #1 single from 1960. The album, “The Letter/Neon Rainbow,” released on Bell Records, is worth up to $30.00 but the “Stay” album, released on the Herald label, can now sell for $250.00.