CDs and vinyl records are going back to music lovers, taken by nostalgia, return to physical media.
The old CDs that collect dust on the shelves or in the car could be worth a small fortune, up to $ 10,000, to be precise. Cds and Vinyl memories They are experiencing a resurgence as music fans, driven by a wave of nostalgia, return to physical media.
This trend has led collectors to force hundreds, even thousands, for rare CDs of artists going from David Bowie to Michael Jackson. Many of these sought after CDs were released in limited amounts or exclusively abroad.
Others were remembered for several reasons. We deepen that CDs could sell for thousands of dollars.
Bruce SpringsteenAlso known as the Boss, he published The Future of Rock and Roll as a promotional compilation only in Japan in 1988. This rare 16 -track record has been known, which commands about $ 1,500, with an eBay user who currently lists his copy for $ 1,237.
Prince’s My Name Was Prince is another to be sought, reports the mirror. Only 50 copies of the exclusive collection of Prince Japan were broadcast in 1993 to promote the album of 12 The Hits/The B Side. This gem is almost impossible to find, but collectors are ready to charge more than $ 6,000 for a copy.
Paris Hilton’s brief raid on the music industry may have ended in the 2000’s, but his debut Paris album is now a hot ticket element. This is largely thanks to Banksy, which in 2006 distributed approximately 500 counterfeit copies of the album to 48 UK stores.
He changed the original brochure for his own work of art and replaced the album with dangerous mouse remixes, creating a rare CD that can command from $ 1,000 to a surprising $ 10,000.
The 1984 release of Now’s What and Call Music 4, which only saw that 500 copies reached the shelves, is not exactly a unicorn as it was re -published in 2019. However, if you have a original $ 250 and 650 copy collection powder.
The 1998 Coldplay EP, The Safety, had a limited route of only 150 copies available for sale, with the remaining 350 that were supposedly giving family, friends and record executives. This rarity is now one of the most valuable CDs on Chris Martin’s band, reaching about $ 2,000.
In April 1994, Nirvana launched a simple entitled Pennyroyal Tea, an alternative version of the song of his 1993 album at Utero. However, it was remembered after the death of Kurt Cobain the same month. Some copies still circulate and sell for about $ 2-2,700.
Michael Jackson’s memoirs have always been popular, especially after his sudden death in 2009. However, the most sought after album is the unique smile, which was mysteriously faded.
This CD, launched only in Austria in 1997, was canceled and never reissued, which caused the remaining few copies to be worth about $ 1,300 to $ 2,000.
David Bowie’s Sound + Vision, a 1989 compilation, is also achieving a decent amount. One of the only 350 copies made was sold to EBAY for almost $ 5,500 in 2013.
The piece of this collector featured 49 tracks, a video record and a 72 -page brochure, all embedded in a box made of forest and birch. The additional copies that reached the market in 1990 are collecting from $ 95 to $ 475.