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It was Link Wray who first used a distorted fuzz-tone guitar as demonstrated on his 1958 million-seller, “Rumble.” Wray used a pencil to puncture the amplifier to create the affect. Other hits followed like “Raw-hide.” His 1959 single, “Slinky,” released on Epic Records, is worth up to $300.00 with its picture sleeve as shown here.

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It all began for Elvis in 1954 when he stopped by Sun Records to record “My Happiness” as a birthday present for his mother. It was the genius of Sun Record owner Sam Phillips and the raw talent of a young man with a golden voice that launched the greatest Rock N Roll career of all time. Elvis’ first single on Sun Records was “That’s All Right.” Today the 78 rpm version and the 45 are each worth up to $1,200.00. Both are seen here.

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There were several records of Beatles interviews in the 1960’s. Among them is the 1964 single “Lee Alan Presents a Trip to Miami.” Lee Alan was a Detroit DJ who was granted an interview in Miami. Recorded in February of 1964, the value for the single is worth up to $400.00 today. Add another $100.00 for the insert as shown here that came with the record.
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Muhammad Ali was the greatest…in the ring. However, when it comes to records, Joe Frazier and Sonny Liston come out on top. Frazier’s single “The Bigger They Come,” released on Cloverplay Records, can now weigh in at $100.00. In the other corner, Sonny Liston is the winner with his 1970 single, “I’m a Lover.” Released on Palamino Records, a copy can sell for $2,000.00 today.

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In 1958, one-hit wonder Robin Luke wrote and recorded a song inspired by his five-year-old sister. “Susie Darlin” reached number 5 on the Billboard Top 100. First issued on International Records as shown here, it’s worth up to $500.00 with its picture sleeve. Most copies can be found on Dot Records and worth no more than $20.00 unless the vinyl is red as seen here. Then the value jumps up to $2,000.00.
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Chuck Berry IS Rock N Roll. He was one of the few true pioneers in the history of Rock N Roll. So many hits and so little space to list them all. Among the biggest and most covered is his classic, “Rock and Roll Music.” Released on Chess Records in 1957, the 45 is worth up to $40.00, the 78 up to $100.00. In 1958, the EP was released. It’s worth up to $500.00 today. All three are shown here.

Here’s a record you should know about. Woodrow Adams was among the long list of Delta Blues artists who are all but forgotten today. A tractor driver from Mississippi, he didn’t make his first recording until he was thirty-five-years old. Record collectors highly prize any of his recordings. The 1955 single, “Wine Head Woman,” by Woodrow Adams with the Boogie Blues Blasters, released by Meteor records, is worth up to $3,500.00 today. “Records you should know about” are records that most people have never heard by recording artists most people have never heard of BUT can be worth a LOT of money. Mighty John’s “Records You Should Know About” appraisal guide lists thousands of them, each worth at least up to $500.00 or more. Most are worth up to $1,000.00 or more. The “Records You Should Know About” appraisal guide is in Microsoft Word. Click on “Records You Should Know About” in the yellow strip above for more free samples.

Dwight Yoakam was first rejected by Nashville for being “too country.” So he headed to California where his hero Buck Owens lived. His 1984 EP on Oak records, “Guitar, Cadillacs, etc.” helped him get that Nashville deal after all. Reprise Records added four songs. The LP version on Reprise from 1986 is worth no more than $10.00 but the Oak Records original from 1984 is worth up to $1,000.00 today.

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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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