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“Sloop John B” by the Beach Boys is one of Rolling Stone magazine’s top-500 greatest songs of all time. It was originally a folk song called “The John B Sails.” In 1959, Johnny Cash recorded the song as “I Want to Go Home.” Jimmy Rodgers recorded the song in 1960 as the “Wreck of the John B.” The Beach Boy’s single, released on Capitol Records in 1966, is worth up to $50.00 today with its picture sleeve. It’s also included on the Beach Boys album, “Pet Sounds.” A mono copy of that album can now sell for $800.00.

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The world knows him now as Stevie Wonder but in the early sixties, he was known as “Little” Stevie Wonder. “Fingertips” was his first hit in 1963 and is now worth up to $50.00 with its picture sleeve. It was first recorded as an instrumental as were all the other cuts on the album, “The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie.” Released on Motown’s Tamla label in 1962, the album is worth up to $400.00 today.
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The Rip Chords, made up of Bruce Johnson and Terry Melcher, were heavy into the California Surf music scene of the early to mid-60’s. Johnson later joined the Beach Boys. Melcher, son of Doris Day, died in 2004. Among the Rip Chords’ biggest hits in the 60’s were “Hey Little Cobra” and “Three Window Coupe.” Colored vinyl copies of each, as shown here, are worth up to $100.00 each.
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Pledging My Love” by Johnny Ace is one of Rock N Roll’s early classics. With the mystery surrounding the death of Johnny Ace, supposedly from playing Russian Roulette, the song has become legendary. A 78 or 45 rpm version on Duke Records from 1955 has two separate values. Copies with added background voices are worth up to $40.00. However, copies without background voices are up to $125.00 today. Both 45 and 78 are shown here.

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The Bachs was a psychedelic garage band out of Chicago who played at school dances and private parties. They never made it nationally but they developed a huge fan base over the years. Their 1968 original album, “Out Of the Bachs,” released on Roto Records, has become one of the most sought after records on the collectors market. A mint copy of this rare album is worth up to $7,500.00 today.

All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley shot up the Billboard charts in March of 1957. It stayed at number 1 for eight weeks in a row. It was also Elvis’ first number 1 song on the British charts. With sales of two million copies, Billboard listed it as the number 1 song for all of 1957. The 45, with picture sleeve, released by RCA, is worth up to $150.00 today.
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The Green Hornet first came to the TV screen in 1966 with Van Williams as the Green Hornet and playboy publishing mogul, Britt Reid. His side-kick, Kato, was played by the legendary Bruce Lee. Also starring was Black Beauty, their weapons-loaded car. Only twenty-six episodes were filmed. The 1966 “Green Hornet” soundtrack album, released by 20th Century Fox, is worth up to $250.00 today. “The Green Hornet” is just one of the 10,000 soundtracks on our Soundtracks Guide. It lists the values for all movies, TV, and Broadway shows and is available in the left hand column.

“Stormy Weather” by the Five Sharps is considered to be the most collectible Doo-wop record. Released on Jubilee Records in 1952, the record received some airplay but was soon relegated to the dustbins of record stores. But find one in the dustbins or anywhere else and you have found a record worth up to $20,000.00 today. Only 78’s, as shown here, are originals. All known 45’s are counterfeits.

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In the 1970’s, Yes was one of the most successful progressive-rock groups. They had greater success in the 1980’s when they became more of a commercial band. Their debut album was “Time and a Word.” With several personnel changes to follow, “Time and a Word” is the only Yes album with all original members. Released on Atlantic Records in 1970, it’s worth up to $100.00 today.

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Bill Haley and His Comets can justifiably be considered as the band that brought Rock N Roll to the world with hits like “Don’t Knock the Rock” and “Shake, Rattle and Roll.” Haley became world famous in 1955 with the anthem, “Rock Around the Clock.” However, five years earlier he was recording as Johnny Clifton. His single, “Stand Up and Be Counted,” released on Center Records, is worth up to $1,500.00 today.

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