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Johnny Cash was the biggest name in Country music for forty years. “Songs That Made Him Famous” was his second album. It contains the hits “Ballad of a Teenage Queen,” “Guess Things Happen That Way” and “I Walk the Line,” which as a 78 rpm single can sell for $150.00. It’s pictured here on the left. Released on Sun Records in 1958, the album is worth up to $400.00 today.

Dion DiMucci led his group, the Belmonts, to Rock N Roll immortality in 1959 with “A Teenager in Love.” The original 45 can sell for $30.00 today. The group, named after Belmont Avenue in the Bronx, had other hits like “I Wonder Why” and “Where or When.” Their debut album, “Presenting Dion and The Belmonts,” released on Laurie Records in 1959 is worth up to $400.00 in mono and up to $500.00 in stereo.

In the summer of 1966 the Doors was the house band at Whiskey-A-Go-Go. A year later they hit number 1 with the immortal “Light My Fire.” Their next #1 came a year later with “Hello, I Love You.” The 45 can now sell for $25.00. It was on their only #1 album, “Waiting For the Sun.” Released on Elektra Records in 1968, a stereo copy is worth no more than $50.00. However, a mono copy is worth up to $750.00 today.

In 1963, brother and sister, Inez and Charlie Foxx, had one big hit. “Mockingbird” went all the way to number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Released on Symbol Records, the 45 is worth up to $10.00. The song has been covered by many other recording artists including James Taylor and Carly Simon. Their version is among the most popular. In 1964, Sue Records released the Inez and Charlie Foxx album, “Mockingbird,” with Inez’s picture on the cover. It’s worth up to $250.00 today.

Merry Christmas! If you have a black vinyl copy of the original “Elvis Christmas Album” from 1957 on RCA,its worth up to $800.00. However, if the vinyl is red, as seen here, the value jumps up to $15,000.00. Ho Ho Ho!

Johnny Preston had several hits in the early 60’s like “Cradle of Love” and “Charming Billy.” Preston’s biggest hit was “Running Bear.” The song was a love story about Running Bear and Little White Dove. The background sounds on the record were done by the Big Bopper and a very young George Jones. A copy of the single can get you $20.00.The “Running Bear” album, released on Mercury Records in 1960, is worth up to $100.00 today.

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Aretha Franklin was the undisputed Queen of Soul with over a dozen hits that went gold. Without a doubt, she gets the most R-E-S-P-E-C-T for that 1967 maga-hit, which record collectors respect up to $20.00 as well as others like “Chain of Fools” and “Think,” all recorded for Atlantic Records. However, her debut album was on Columbia records. “Aretha,” released in 1961, is worth up to $250.00 today.

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Diane Renay was another Philadelphia success story along with the city’s other stars like Chubby Checker and Bobby Rydell. She had her one big hit when she was seventeen. “Navy Blue” hit Billboards’ top 10 in February of 1964. The single can get you up to $25.00. The album, “Navy Blue,” was released by 20th Century Fox the same year. A mono copy is worth up to $150.00. A stereo copy can sell for up to $300.00 today.

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Before Smokey Robinson and the Miracles would have their big stretch of hits beginning with “Shop Around,” they released three albums which are now quite collectible. A great example is their 1962 album, “I’ll Try Something New.” Issued by Tamla Records, a copy with a yellow label is worth up to $400.00, but if the label is white, as shown here, then the value jumps up to $800.00.

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Linda Scott hit the charts twelve times in the early to mid-1960’s. Her biggest hit came in 1961 with “I’ve Told Every Little Star.” It sold over a million copies. An original 45 on Canadian American Records is worth up to $40.00. More hits followed like “I Don’t Know Why” and “I Left My Heart in the Balcony.” In 1962, Congress Records released the album, “Linda.” A mono copy is worth up to $75.00, up to $150.00 in stereo.

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