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About Vintage Classical Vinyl Records

Vintage classical vinyl records are prized by collectors both for their warm sound quality (relative to digital) and for the many rare or out-of-print titles available only in the LP format. There's an extremely wide range of desirable record titles, ranging from recordings by famous conductors (Furtwangler, Orff) and famous instrumentalists (Menuhin, Oistrakh) to rare and compelling recordings by lesser known artists.


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An Interview With Beatles Record and Memorabilia Collector Jesse Barron

About 12 years ago a coworker told me that they saw a picture sleeve on eBay from The Beatles selling for 500 dolla… [more]

An Interview With Psych Vinyl Record Collector Patrick Lundborg

I’ve been interested in psych records for about 25 years now. It started with just 1960s music, the Beatles and stu… [more]

An Interview With 78 RPM Record Collector Gary Herzenstiel

I have about 20,000 records in my collection at my house and another 7,000 at another house. I keep them in a room … [more]

An Interview With 78 RPM Record Collector Ted Staunton

Ted Staunton was born in England, but now lives an active retired lifestyle in Vancouver, Canada. Ted has an outsta… [more]



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78 RPM Record Label Collection

78 RPM Record Label Collection

Ted Staunton's fabulous record label collection spanning six decades (1900-1960). Browsable by decade or label name… [read review or visit site]

45 RPM Record Label Designs

45 RPM Record Label Designs

A quick tour of 45 rpm label designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Do the whole slide show or use the alphabetical i… [read review or visit site]

Mybeatles.net

Mybeatles.net

Jesse Barron's collection of Beatles 45s, picture sleeves, magazines, books, and memorabilia. Browse singles and al… [read review or visit site]

New Zealands 78rpm Record Site

New Zealands 78rpm Record Site

Even more compelling than Adam Miller’s collection of 78 rpm record labels from New Zealand and Australia are hi… [read review or visit site]

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

Association of Vogue Picture Record Collectors

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Furtwangler Kleiber Knappertsbusch Alp Walp Lxt Lpmmono$426.47 Ends Wednesday 22 bids 33 watchers
Oistrakh-oborine/beethoven/chant Du Monde 5 Lp Stereo M$404.00 Ends in 2 hours 5 bids 25 watchers
Szeryng Bach 6 Sonatas For Solo Violin Dgg Tulip Nmint$340.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 16 watchers
Wagner Bayreuth Festival 1928 20x12" Columbia Set E+$199.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
Wagner Bayreuth Festival 1930 18x12" Columbia Set E+$179.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
Columbia Sax 2315 David Oistrakh Beethoven Concerto$175.80 Ends Friday 4 bids 32 watchers
Columbia Sax 2253 B/s David Oistrakh Encores Ex+ Uk-58$163.50 Ends Thursday 11 bids 27 watchers
Furtwangler Society Private 2 Lp Beethoven Symphony 5/6$152.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 14 watchers
Decca Sxl Ed1 * Serenades Cmpt * Mozart * Boskovsky 9lp$148.98 Ends Saturday 1 bid 9 watchers
Philips 6769 024 Accardo Rossini String Sonatas 2lp $147.50 Ends Friday 29 bids 25 watchers
Mainardi Bach Cello Suiten Solo Nr.1- 6 Near Mint Vinyl$122.50 Ends Thursday 3 bids 29 watchers
Wagner Bayreuth Festival 1927 11x12" Columbia Set E+$109.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 2 watchers
Cello Recital - Julius Bachi - Swiss Columbia 1st. Ed$103.50 Ends Thursday 2 bids 12 watchers
Bach Cellosuiten, Enico Mainardi Cello Solo, 3lp N Mint$102.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids 19 watchers
Dgg 3 Lp Box Bach Solo Violin Sonatas Partitas Szeryng$99.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Natan Milstein/bach/partita N. 2/ 78 Rpm/top Rare$99.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 3 watchers
Mainardi Cello Bach Suite No2 Unaccompained Uk 78 Rpm$98.00 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid 8 watchers
Mainardi Cello Bach Suite No.2 Unaccompained Uk 78 Rpm $98.00 Ends in 2 hours 2 bids 7 watchers
Rabin 'mosaics' Violin Mega Rare = Capitol Sp 8506 Lp$90.71 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid 11 watchers
Philips 835 245/8 Beethoven Violin Sonatas Oistrach$79.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 20 watchers
Brahms Sym 1 Munch Cvb 2085 Tas Emi Stereo France Mint$79.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 8 watchers
Rare Hmv Classical Lp 253 Tchaikovsky Silvestri Mint Uk$75.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 2 watchers
Beethoven N??7 Op.97/ Casals,cortot,thibaud - 5 X 78 Rpm$75.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 2 watchers
Ultra Rare French Private Cello Lp Andre Bourdron$69.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 5 watchers
Ginette Neveu & Walter Susskind Sibelius Orig Uk-40s $50.01 Ends Sunday 7 bids 5 watchers
Warhol Cover Art Mozart Mono Lp Epic Lc 3081$50.00 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids 11 watchers
Ultra Rare Stereo 2 Lp Set Ristenpart Bach Art Of Fugue$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 4 watchers
Dgg Red Stereo 138 677 Bach Violin Sonatas Oistrach$49.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 6 watchers
Wilson Audiophile Steinberg Abel Violin Sonatas$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 12 watchers
Hm 335-8 Carmina Burana Clemencic Consort 4lp's$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
De Barbieri Violin Paganini Barucaba Italy Paragon Box $49.99 Ends Thursday 1 bid 9 watchers
Furtwangler Society Private 2 Lp Schubert Von Weber$49.98 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Archiv Stereo Fournier Bach 6 Suites Cello Solo Mint$49.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 27 watchers
Rare Kogan On Chant Du Monde: Tchaikovsky String Sextet$49.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Furtwangler Beethoven Sym.#5 Akkord 1st 1956 D05800$43.89 Ends in 7 hours 4 bids 7 watchers
Trane One Way Street Very Rare Psych Monster Organ 45$43.33 Ends Saturday 2 bids 9 watchers
Asd 549 Cello Brahms Nm- F/back Cover Nm G/c Label Lp$42.15 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 3 watchers
Philips(9 Lps)mozart Quartets/ Quartetto Italiano$36.99 Ends Wednesday 6 bids 5 watchers
Falp 584/7(4 Lps)/beethoven Sonatas/ Ferras / Barbizet$36.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 23 watchers
Brahms - The Symphonies - Kurt Sanderling - Eterna 4 Lp$35.99 Ends in 4 hours 2 bids 12 watchers
Lp Fistoulari Ballet Music Opera Living Stereo 1s/1s$35.66 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 16 watchers
Ultra Rare Piano Lp Faye-mora Debussy Ravel Faure$35.56 Ends Saturday 2 bids 7 watchers
David & Igor Oistrakh Rare Direct Import Sealed Record$34.99 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Wilhelm Kempff -mozart Rare Direct Import Sealed Record$34.99 Ends in 8 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Wilson Audio W-278 James Welch Organ Recital Audiophile$34.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 7 watchers
Asd Original Ida Haendel Plays A Classical Recital$33.39 Ends Monday 7 bids 28 watchers
Szigeti,violin,horszowski,piano,mozart(rare)3 Lp Stereo$33.11 Ends in 8 hours 6 bids 5 watchers
Decca Sxl 2229 Ernest Ansermet Schubert Mendelssohn Wb$32.00 Ends Friday 2 bids 8 watchers
David O??strakh Violin Beethoven Stereo Saxf 817 France$32.00 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids 4 watchers
Beethoven Symphony #3 Asdf 110 Stereo Andr?? Cluytens$31.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 2 watchers
Ebony Concerto Reference Recordings Rr-55 Tas List$31.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 13 watchers

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