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With sales of more than 150 million records, the Irish Rock band, “U2,” has been awarded 22 Grammys. Lead singer Bono has also spent much of his fortune and time campaigning for human rights and aids research. Best known for their album, “The Joshua Tree” from 1987, their most collectible albums are the little known “2 Sides Live,” released to college radio by Warner Brothers in 1981, now worth up to $350.00 and “War is Declared,” a two-record set for NBC radio in 1983. That can sell for $800.00.

With time still left to complete a live performance, Ray Charles improvised on a song that would become a Rock N Roll classic, covered by many from Bobby Darin to Elvis Presley. “What’d I Say” was the song that Ray Charles closed every concert with. Rolling Stone Magazine lists it at #10 on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” Released on Atlantic records in 1959, the 45 is worth up to $30.00 but the 78 rpm version can get you $300.00 today.

As most garage-music bands, the Nightcrawlers was a one-hit wonder. That hit came in 1967 with “Little Black Egg.” The band and their hit were a flash in the pan. By the time the song charted, the band had broken up. The 45 is worth no more than $20.00 while the album, “Little Black Egg,” released on Kapp Records in 1967, is worth up to $250.00 today.

Billy Ward his Dominoes was one of the premier groups of the 50’s with future stars like Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson. Their first big hit was “Sixty Minute Man.” Released on Federal Records in 1951, the 45 is worth up to $300.00 today. However, the big money is for their 1954 10 inch album, “Billy Ward and his Dominoes,” on Federal Records. It can now sell for $15,000.00.

Bob Seger is as much a Rock N Roll hero in Michigan as Bruce Springsteen is in New Jersey. Seger’s sounds of hard rock and soul were a staple of the seventies and eighties. His 1979 anthem, “Old Time Rock and Roll,” is timeless and continually finds new audiences. Seger’s first single, “East Side Story,” released by Hideout Records in 1966, is worth up to $125.00 today.

Dolly Parton is best known for her hit, “I Will Always Love You,” which was also a smash for Whitney Houston. Dolly was one of twelve children from a poor Tennessee family. Many of her early hits like “Coat of Many Colors” reflect her meager upbringing. At thirteen, her first record, “Puppy Love,” was released by Goldband Records. The publicity photo is shown here along with the single. The record is worth up to $750.00 today.

Vee Jay Records issued the first Beatles album in the United States in 1963 with “Introducing The Beatles.” No other record company found more ways of repackaging the same album as did Vee Jay. They released the same material on the Beatles album,” Songs, Pictures, and Stories,” as well as the album, “The Beatles and Frank Ifield.” They even put the same songs together in an album with the Four Seasons who were also signed to Vee Jay. “The Beatles Vs The Four Seasons” album, released in 1964, is worth up to $2,000.00 in mono and $2,500.00 in stereo.

Little Peggy March was four-foot-nine and fifteen-years-old when she had one of the biggest selling singles of 1963 with “I Will Follow Him.” She stills hold the record for being the youngest female singer to hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single can sell for $20.00 today. The album, “I Will Follow Him,” released by RCA, is worth up to $50.00 in mono and $100.00 in stereo.

The “Twilight Zone” was without a doubt the most popular of the sci-fi shows of the 60’s. A close second and very well received was “Outer Limits,” which ran on ABC from 1963-1965. The Marketts’ version of the “Outer Limits” theme was the bigger hit but worth only up to $25.00. Another version was by the Centuries. It wasn’t a hit, but it’s worth much more. Released by Cleopatra Records in 1963, a red vinyl copy can get you up to $175.00 today.

ZZ Top is a Blues/Rock band that came out of Texas in the early 1970’s and still maintains a strong fan base today. With the advent of MTV and videos of their classics like “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Legs,” their popularity exploded. Their first 45, “Salt Lick,” released on Scat Records in 1969, can now sell for $100.00 and their debut album, “First Album,” released on London Records in 1971, is worth up to $200.00 today.