The 50 Most Expensive 7" Records In My Collection According to Discogs 

Yikes, I hope grading records and sealing them in boxes never becomes a thing. Records are meant to be played and listened to.

Your video made me think of the scene from High Fidelity (which did not made it to the final movie) where the record shop owner Rob Gordon (played by John Cusack) visits a lady who's man has left her and asked her to sell off his record collection. The collection has EVERYTHING and he can get it for almost no money - but ends up not buying it, because as he says: "I can't do that to another record collector" 😆

Hey!! So glad you featured those Misfits records. I also have a “3rd” press Bullet which I was skeptical about but I was able to prove its authenticity. I have a great book called “On Earth as it is in Hell” which was made by a collective of Misfits collectors. They broke down each single and took detailed pictures of all the variations between the real and fake ones. If you need I can send you some pics of the pages about Bullet. Always dig watching your videos especially the punk stuff!

Would love for you to do a video on your amazing classical vinyl collection. I was a classical music specialist in a used record store for 19 years.

Mike, I really dig your videos and watch them all even though I haven't bought a record since the early 90's. I just have to say, however, that in my opinion, anyone who coughs up $20,000 for a Nirvana 45 has way more dollars than sense. Maybe Robert Plant will buy it the next time he comes in the store?

No Minor Threat or anything on Discord records? I am shocked! I sold my first Minor Threat red cover ep for $1300 on Discogs about 6 years ago. Couldn't resist getting that amount of money for a record I bought for $3. I now deeply regret selling it.

You & I both do our thumbnails the same way & I love it.

I remember in 1994 after Kurt died, I would go to record shows when I was still Jr. High school and they were selling the "Love Buzz" single for $500 and most of those Misfits were also selling for about $100 to $500. Really cool stuff but I didn't even have $50 on me. Really damn cool collection.

Thanks for this Mike..That Melvins and Thomas Hazelmyer (Halo of flies) stuff is so pleasing to see!!!!

Love The White Stripes, but also sold the original 45's when prices were at their highest. Got $1400 for the first 3 45s.

Love my Joni Mitchell Blue LP!!! Thank you for the super fast shipping and the bubble wrap sheet placed in with the record is above and beyond for protection. I will definitely be purchasing vinyl from you again in the future!

The box I loved was the one that contained the various coloured sleeves of New Orders Everything Gone Green/Procession ..loved this video ..thanks for taking the time

I personally love 45s - for the music first but I do like a challenge in the 'collecting' aspect and the 'hide and seek' surprises.. and I find it interesting that many 45s end up in the trash so they are even more elusive due to that - they weren't taken very seriously by MOST people.

⚡19:15⚡ obligatory dad joke that had me rollin' 🤣

Nice to see someone else who likes OMD! I just posted a six-part video series on OMD and I got the impression that not many people love the band.

Wowzers! Some killer 45's you've got there! 😎

Mike, good job on the weight loss. I've been doing that as well, not easy. I want that Tull Stand UP AP when it comes out. There are so many great AP reissues scheduled especially the Steely Dan catalogue.

Awesome video Michael…love the 45s…I’ve got about 5 or 6K.

Only in record collecting would you ever hear "My wife loves the Cramps"! Nice collection.

I collect 45s and I love to display them especially if it comes with the original pic sleeves!

Amazing singles.

Can't get over those Love Buzz singles Mike. My favourite band.

Super cool. Fave vid by you. Your taste is redeemed by the cramps. Great vid. Thanks

All of these are in Beautiful Condition.....Unreal!

Another great video mike have you heard about new seasick Steve only on vinyl its recorded on vintage equipment and tape tape to lacquer no pc involved.

My most expensive one is The Beatles "Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That" picture sleeve and single.

Joeboy was the 2nd single of Tuxedomoon. Search Tuxedomoon in Discogs. Great band, very known here in Europe. Their album Holy Wars is very good. They made the cultclassic "No tears"! (their first single) No tears for the creatures of the night! Tuxedomoon was formed in San Francisco but would move to Europe, Holland first and later to Brussels(Belgium).

Awesome..hope you do long players next👍THNX!👍

lol… I’m right there with ya when it comes to White Stripes / Third Man Records / Jack White stuff. Painful on the ears

It's like video games. I just found out I have a ton of sealed stuff that goes for quite a lot of money and Im gonna get them graded to leave to my son. Now I know why you buy these collections.

Cool Video! What is the website that tracks the amount of record that are around ? Thanks

Sadly some of the punk rock 7" repro box sets are REALLY close to the originals, and some of the boots even match originals in the wax, misfits collecting has kinda gone into a twilight zone, I'd say the dischord first six box set made a dent in the value of minor threat originals

I don't trust most record shops selling big racks of Punk 45s.. " - as it's so littered with 'almost exact' bootleg copies. Every City seems to have their own small outfit that cashes in on this crap by making weird boots sure you can stand there for hours to cross reference them on discogs in the store... if you like that type of thing. I have much better luck just randomly finding small collections in the field - have had great luck coming across the little 45 plastic formed boxes filled with gems especially when I was on the west coast. Entire late 70s collections of private press punk new wave ect.

So many killer classic 7s. Just in the honourble mentions even. Why did he sell this colection?

Amazing records

Fantastic job, what an amazing collection. I hoped to have seen Joy Division Ideal for Living.. do you have it already Mike?

Do you own the 45rpm of Love Comes to Everyone - George Harrison original with picture sleeve?

How much weight is on that shelf behind you?

For about a year now I've been looking for a rare funk 45, but haven't been able to find it. How do you look for rare records, or what's your formula to finding all these awesome records

best sounding led zep III and IV please

Sorry but i dont see records going for that much in the near or even not so near future, maybe in about 65-75 years

Please, Mike, can you list the 50 cheapest 7" Records?

Why don't you like thirdman or the white stripes? Jack white is doing more for the preservation of unheard/forgotten/lost recordings than anybody else out there, imho...

Great Stuff

Why isn’t John frusciante EP not in that list ??

its only about the money

You've lost me. As a customer and a fan. You've lost me. I lived in Arizona and loved shopping at your store. Since moving away I've watched your videos and thought of you as a champion for collectors, sellers, transparency and integrity. I have no problem with you charging whatever you want for records you buy, or keeping them for your own personal collection, but where you've lost me is the hoarding of rare records, keeping them out of circulation for the sole purpose of trying to inflate their value. I know a few record stores that do this, and I don't shop there anymore. Record stores are the beacons that attract folks selling off collections, and then in turn the customers buy from those record stores (at a profit), getting those records back into circulation where they can be listened to and appreciated. You won't sell the Misfits or Nirvana 7 inches until they are worth the cost of a luxury car, or down payment for a home? This kind of tactic is what is currently artificially driving up the prices across the board. I hope to God those Nirvana records never get to be worth that much. Making them even more unattainable for those who aren't super rich or own a record shop. You want to see records graded and resealed like trading cards? That defeats the whole purpose of listening and enjoying them, and would be an awful turn off for many collectors. The only people who would enjoy that kind of turn would be those sitting on a hoard. I really hope you consider a change in thinking around selling these rare grails. To be clear I'm not gonna buy them even at the current market prices. OG Misfits records are crazy expensive. The bubble is already here. Sell now. Share the wealth. But if you squirrel them away hoping for a golden retirement plan, it shows me a side of you I hadn't seen before. Where's the guy who takes ERC and Michael Fremer to task for their inflation tactics? Where's the guy who takes MOFI to task for their misrepresentation that leads to inflated value? I'm not a troll. I was your fan and subscriber for years. I tried calling the shop 2 weeks ago to discuss and try to appeal to your personally, because you've always seemed like a good and reasonable guy. But since I haven't heard back, I'm writing this publicly in hopes that you will reconsider. Charge what you want for the records. What the market will bear. But don't try to manipulate the market. You're better than that. I hope you make the right decision in the end. (longest post I ever left anywhere)

Didn’t you have a Negative Approach 7” ? $$$

hello

a i see u want to tell us u are the greatest by buying cheap from someone singles for little money .who worth now a fortune, and now we must praise you,??

Sa-weet

Can anyone recommend the best way to bag 7" singles for safe keeping? I have poly lined paper sleeves and poly outer bags but can't seem to find a suitable solution?

DMB - too much

Mike I’ve been collecting punk records for over 25 years and some of the prices you have put on these on your discogs are totally out of touch. I understand you’re a businessman and need to make a profit but aren’t you also a collector as well? I’ve seen many that you listed that would easily be the highest that record has EVER sold for. I think it totally ruins the hobby when stuff is so radically priced over historical market prices. Just because you CAN get some ridiculous high price doesn’t mean you SHOULD. Mike by all means make a profit, just please don’t gouge people so much that we lose all enjoyment. I bought a NM Deadbeats for $75 about 8 years ago. I know it’s gone up since then but I dare to even ask what you’re charging for your copy. I’ve seen many of those same style and era punk singles at the Record Room in Phoenix and all of them were priced accordingly. Either at the discogs med or a little above.

Greed. It's the American way.

Zzzz another internet phony not into music...

"top dollar" i hate flippers

My most expensive one is The Beatles "Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That" picture sleeve and single.