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One of the best known classic rock songs of all time is “Good Lovin,” which hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 for the Young Rascals. The song is listed at # 325 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1978, the Grateful Dead released their own version. The single by the Young Rascals, released on Atlantic Records, is worth no more than $10.00. However, the 45 by the Dead, issued by Arista Records, can get you $350.00 with its picture sleeve.

What tiny change on a Bruce Springsteen album turns $10 into $1,000.00? Find out with my YouTube video, which also features Led Zeppelin, the Beach Boys, and 7 more! Here’s the link:  https://youtu.be/tvWDdW4lniM

“The Beatles’ Story” is a 1964 double album on Capitol Records. It’s really a documentary featuring interviews, press conferences, snippets of original or orchestral versions of Beatles songs with voice overs. The album was essentially an attempt to capitalize on public demand for the Beatles. Although it sold more modestly than their other albums on Capitol Records, in its first week of release it was certified gold. An original mono version of the album is worth up to $300 while an original stereo release can sell for up to $800.00 today.

It all started for Leslie Gore when she was 16 years old in 1963 with her smash hit,“It’s My Party,” reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With picture sleeve, it can sell for $40.00. All of her hits like “You Don’t Own Me” and “She’s A Fool” were produced by Quincy Jones. Her follow up hit to “It’s My Party” was a sequel called “Judy’s Turn to Cry.” Released on Mercury Records in 1963 the single, with its picture sleeve, is worth up to $75.00 today.

Joe Garagiola never had a hit record but he had many hits as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and other major league teams. He gained more fame as an announcer and TV personality. In 1959, United Artists Records released the album, “That Holler Guy,” with Joe Garagiola telling baseball stories. The cover pictures Garagiola along with Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, and Ken Boyer. The album can get you $300.00 today…all because of the cover.

Born Frances Ethel Gumm, Judy Garland was only 13 when she signed with M-G-M. Four years later she gained movie immortality as Dorothy in “The Wizard Of Oz.” Following a few more film appearances she spent most of her time as a singer rather than an actress. Her turbulent and troubled life ended in 1969 as a result of an accidental overdose. The album, “Judy Garland,” released on M-G-M in 1951, is worth up to $100.00 today.

We often feature Northern Soul records as they have great value. In 1967, Fat Fish Records released “My Heart’s Beating Stronger” by Andy Fish and the Encores. A copy of the single is worth up to $1,200.00 today. Worth even more is the 1966 single, “It’s Your Love,” by Shirley Edwards. Released on Shrine Records, it can get you $4,000.00 today.

The Fantastic Baggys sounded like a group but actually it was just two studio musicians, P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. The duo wrote many Surf and Hot Rod songs for acts like Jan and Dean and can even be heard on some of their records. Although the Fantastic Baggys consisted of just two guys, the cover on their album, “Tell ‘Em I’m Surfin,” shows four members but the other two were just friends who did not play on the record. Released on Imperial Records in 1964, the album is worth up to $100.00 today.

Lefty Frizzell was born in Texas in 1928 and by the end of his teens he was singing professionally. His first single, “If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time,” was his first hit. Among his other best known recordings are “Long Black Veil” and “Saginaw Michigan,” each now worth no more than $10.00. Among the stars that claim Lefty was their idol are Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Willie Nelson. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1952, Columbia Records released the album, “Listen to Lefty.” A copy can get you $100.00 today.

The harmonica has played an important part in Blues and Rock N Roll. Perhaps one of the most influential and important Delta Blues artist who made the harmonica such a part of his music was Frank Frost. It was Sonny Boy Williamson who taught Frost the magic of the harmonica. And it was Sam Phillips, the man who discovered Elvis Presley, who produced the album, “Hey Boss Man,” by Frank Frost with the Nighthawks in 1961. A copy can get you $2,500.00 today.

“The Ballad of John and Yoko” was released by Apple Records in 1969. It was about the notorious early marriage of the two controversial figures with their “bed-in” for peace at the Amsterdam Hilton. The record is noteworthy for the fact that the only Beatles playing on the 45 are Paul McCartney and John Lennon. George Harrison and Ringo Starr are not included. The single with its picture sleeve is worth up to $150.00 today.