HMV monos bear the serial ALP, BLP, CLP & DLP followed by four numbers.
33 RPM RECORD PRICES SERIES
Worth between £1 and £50 the more valuable ones tend to feature violinists or the cellist Jaqueline du Pre.īoxed EMIs of the SAN series are worth £5 to £100 if the record label has a white cherub (not black) set in a gold label (not yellow). Later labels are red and there are many variations corresponding to pressing date. The more valuable ones have three digit numbers as opposed to four, and a white & gold label, worth up to £200 or more for extreme rarities. Stereos on this label that are of interest are the ASD series. Most records on this label, however, are worth from £1 - £30, or again nothing at all if a stereo version exists on the SAX series. A few in this series, especially those made by the violinist Johanna Martzy are of extreme value.įor instance a three record set of Martzy playing Bach on this label can fetch up to £2000 in mint condition. Monos made by Columbia bear the serial 33CX. Later labels are red and can themselves command quite high prices. The violinist Leonid Kogan is particularly sought after on this label commanding prices of up to £800. These can be worth up to £200 (and very occasionally more), if the label is silver and blue. If a stereo version of the record was issued in the SXL series it is worth no more than a couple of pounds or in a lot of cases nothing at all!Ĭollectible Stereo Columbias are the SAX series. The letters SET can be found on the box and label of these sets followed by a 3 digit number.ĭecca Monos of this period bear the letters LXT followed by a 4 digit number and are occasionally valuable when they feature a certain performer (usually a violinist) or conductor. Box sets in this series have the same label but a purple background instead of black.
These later pressing can be worth up to £50 in rare cases. This is a later SXL pressing and is known as the 'narrow band' label because the width of the silver band is greatly decreased. This is known as the 'wide band' label because of the thick silver band that runs across the label. Later pressings of this series are not worth nearly as much and in most cases it is only the original pressings that are highly sought after. SXL 2020 'Espana!' conducted by Argenta which currently sells for £150. The value of these records varies enormously, but generally they are worth between £5 - £100, more for the rarer ones - eg. This can be found on the jacket and on the record label itself. These are stereo records and are identified by the letters SXL followed by a 4 digit number - eg. This label produced the SXL series which are now among the most collectable of classical records.
The mainstay of todays collectables were mainly made in the UK and produced by Decca, HMV (EMI), Philips, RCA, Columbia & Deutsche Gramophon. Classical vinyl records are collected mainly by record label (manufacturer) and not as one might think by composer, conductor or performer. If you started buying vinyl records in the 1950’s & 1960’s, however, then you may have a few or indeed many valuable records that are of interest to collectors worldwide.īelow you will find a brief guide to evaluating your collection. If you started buying vinyl records in the mid 1970’s then it is most likely that there is nothing in your collection that has any great value.
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