I was reading on another thread about why some records are so scarce, and the responses that usually it's because they sold so little, hence few copies around. I was wondering about this the other day and thought it might be fun to compare. I collect mainly LPs, not 45s, but I do have a few rare ones. I think the rarest single I have is one - whose name escapes me - but is shown as being by "Sylvester Stewart." Yes, the fellow we know better as Sly Stone.
I saw once in a record guide it was worth a few hundred dollars. I found it in a library sale where what looked to be an ex-supplier to juke boxes had donated his collection. All the singles were relatively untouched [[and unplayed), and many were promo copies, though I don't believe the Sly Stone single is a promo. The reason I knew it was a juke box fellow was because most of the singles had those little id tags that would be placed in the juke box selector.
I apologize to all those who are too young to remember juke boxes...
Oh, and I guess I shouldn't have limited this to 45s. I don't think our friends in the UK ever gravitated to 45 RPM. I believe their 7" singles were still 33s.
So what about you guys?
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