Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell played in the same band, Rocco and the Saints, before they launched their successful solo careers. Frankie Avalon had over 30 charted records from 1958-1962 including his biggest, the 1959 smash, “Venus.” It was number 1 for 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on Chancellor records, the mono copy is up to $20.00, a stereo copy up to $50.00. Add another $30.00 for picture sleeve as shown here.

(You can find the values for over 10,000 picture sleeves with “Mighty John’s Picture Sleeve Guide,” available in the yellow strip above.)