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On Oct. 8, 1987, Chuck Berry is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His film biography, Hail, Hail Rock & Roll premiered the same night. A copy of his 1960 hit, “Too Pooped to Pop,” released on Chess Records on a 45 can now sell for $50.00. On a 78, it is worth up to $500.00.

While driving his new Cadillac in Baton Rogue, Louisiana , Joe Tex becomes only the second man in America to be charged for driving while watching a TV on his dashboard. He is best known for his 1967 hit, “Skinny Legs and All.” Released on Dial Records, a copy is worth up to $25.00. His most collectible 45, “Pneumonia,” released on King Records in 1956, can now sell for $500.00. Make it $600.00 for a promo copy as seen here.

In 1978, the Rolling Stones performed “Beast Of Burden” on Saturday Night Live. The 45 with picture sleeve is a big collectible with a value up to $3,000.00. Beware of counterfeits. Original sleeves are a light lavender. Fakes are more of a grape or purple color.

George Harrison’s “Something” is something when it is released as the “A” side of a Beatles’ 45, a first for Harrison. With “Come Together” on the flip side, the single will reach number one. A copy on Apple Records is worth up to $20.00. However, if you see the logo for Capitol records on the “Come Together” side, (It would be in the lower right corner on the edge) the value jumps up to $125.00. If either version comes with a generic record company sleeve that has the words, “The Beatles on Apple,” with the rest of the sleeve a solid black, you can add up to $200.00.

Olivia Newton-John had her first # 1 album in 1974 with “If You Love Me, Let Me Know”, which contained her third U.S number one single, “I Honestly Love You.” However, a copy is not worth much more than $10.00. What collectors “honestly” want is a copy of the album “Xanadu” from 1980 with Olivia Newton-John’s picture on the vinyl. It’s worth up to $6,000.00.

With many teens in the 1960s, Paul Revere was more famous than the revolutionary hero of the same name. With Mark Lindsay as lead singer the band would have many hits including “Hungry” and “Don’t Take It So Hard.” Among the band’s most valuable records is the 1963 self-titled album on Sande Records. It can now sell for $500.00. Also, look for “Like Long Hair” by Paul Revere and the Raiders on Gardena Records. Its worth up to $600.00 today.

In 1961 Bob Dylan makes his concert hall debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall. He is paid $20.00. 53 people were in the audience. Most were friends. In 1962, Columbia releases his first album, “Bob Dylan.” Do you have a copy? Look at the record label. Does it have “360 Sound” printed on the label? Its worth up to $100.00 today. However, if the label features 6 “eye boxes” (3 on each side), then the value jumps up to $500.00. A promo copy can get you $1,000.00.

When it comes to promotional records, mostly sent to radio stations, with the words “promotional copy” or “Not For Sale” printed on the label, the values in many cases can be worth a lot more than copies sold in stores. In 1964, Vee Jay Records released promo copies of the Beatles 45, “Ask Me Why” and the EP, “Ask Me Why.” Each is worth up to $30,000.00 today.

In 1961, A group of teens from Hawthorne California calling themselves The Pendletones record “Surfin’.” Their name would later be changed to the Beach Boys, a name made up by promotion man Russ Reagan. “Surfin’” would get to #75 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold 50,000 copies. On “X” records its worth up to $750.00. A copy of the 45 on the Candix record label is now worth up to $1,500.00.

On Oct 2, 1945, ten-year-old Elvis Presley makes his first public appearance in a talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show. He sings “Old Shep” and wins second place. He is awarded $5.00 and free admission to the fairground rides. He later records the song for his 1956 album, “Elvis.” A copy can now sell for up to $500.00.