Very Good Plus - Vital Vinyl (Collector's Edition) by Jimmy Dread

I'm currently in my second phase of buying vinyl, having acquired a fair bit at the start of the 21st Century and only starting again at the start of 2015 when my wife bought me a shiny new turntable. I wonder if she realised what would happen as a result...

Amazingly some of the LPs I've acquired during my last vinyl buying phase and over the last couple of years (either from second hand record shops on the cheap or car boot sales) are now worth a packet. Here's a list of the records I have in my collection which according to Discogs are worth the most. Pour scorn over my taste if you must, or make me an offer (although can't see me selling any of these in a hurry). Just get out your anti-static record cleaner, record brush and micro-fibre cloth and go bananas! All original presses here unless stated/good reason or story behind them - take you coloured 180g represses taken from a CD source and put them on your Crosley Cruiser record player like I imagine some here do. Jimmy, September 2019.

• Chart updated: 09/14/2019 14:45
• (Created: 01/15/2015 12:16).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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1. (3) 2

It'll All Work Out In Boomland 

 T2

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Record Fair. Original Decca press of (along with Court Of The Crimson King) my favourite prog LP. I first saw this for sale for £200 in the rather charming Land Of Grey and Pink Records in Chester, but obviously passed due to the price. A little while later I picked up a repress in South East London which I was more than happy with. That was until I saw another original press at a record fair in my traditional record buying stamping ground of Guildford. For a tenner. [First added to this chart: 07/06/2016]

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

322

Rank in 1970:

83

Rank in 1970s:

756

Overall Rank:

4,376

Average Rating:

 74 (47 votes)

Comments:

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4. (1) 3

Stargazer 

 Shelagh McDonald

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EBay. I first heard Shelagh McDonald via a fantastic psych-folk compy called Gather In The Mushrooms. I'd tried for years to track down this LP, from which the compy track (Liz's Song) is culled from, however it's as rare as the hills. So imagine my delight when I found it on eBay, won with a last second bid (I think I outbid someone by 50p) and was finally united with a record which - alongside albums by Sidan and Sister Nancy - was probably the one piece of wax I was the most ecstatic to obtain. [First added to this chart: 04/30/2016]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

127

Rank in 1971:

139

Rank in 1970s:

1,397

Overall Rank:

9,396

Average Rating:

 75 (26 votes)

Comments:

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6. (5) 1

Demonstration Tapes 

 Dolly Mixture

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Private sale (well, Discogs really, but negotiated a better price as the guy selling it lived locally). Now officially the most I've ever spent on a record (£65), but worth every penny. Numbered original with insert, records immaculate, and better still bought from a soul nut in Bracknell who saw the Dollys supporting the Undertones in Guildford back in the day, and promptly bought the record as a direct result. The best records always have stories. [First added to this chart: 03/12/2017]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

188

Rank in 1984:

103

Rank in 1980s:

1,010

Overall Rank:

6,812

Average Rating:

 73 (41 votes)

Comments:

1

10. (11) 1

Grand Prix 

 Teenage Fanclub

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Discogs [First added to this chart: 09/14/2019]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,147

Rank in 1995:

27

Rank in 1990s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,513

Average Rating:

 78 (192 votes)

Comments:

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15. (8) 7

My Generation 

 The Who

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Gumtree (UK Craigslist). Original UK (mono) Brunswick press. Bought at the start of 2016 with a couple of other original Who LPs from a guy in Sunbury who was selling his old vinyl collection. Not in the best of shape, but plays through nicely and bearing in mind the guide price is £600 for a mint copy I wasn't going to pass up something that's likely worth £150 to the right person. Cost to me? £3. [First added to this chart: 02/05/2016]

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

2,769

Rank in 1965:

8

Rank in 1960s:

73

Overall Rank:

646

Average Rating:

 78 (780 votes)

Comments:

43

17. (10) 7

In Rainbows 

 Radiohead

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Record Shop (£sd, Salisbury). Xurbia Xendless boxset. First saw this sitting in the corner of my one of my favourite record shops about 3 months before I actually bought it, then one Friday after finishing work (somewhat ironically) in Abingdon decided to make a pilgrimmage down to Wiltshire to see if they still had it. Miraculously they did - for half the price it sells for on-line and with both records unplayed. [First added to this chart: 07/21/2017]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

51,135

Rank in 2007:

1

Rank in 2000s:

2

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,835 votes)

Comments:

386

20. (19) 1

Original Pirate Material 

 The Streets

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Gumtree. Can't believe how much this fetches. Bought off a chef who'd just split up from his girlfriend, who decided to take the record player with her leaving the guy with some vinyl surplus to requirements (including Ed Sheeran and Drake. No wonder she buggered off) [First added to this chart: 12/28/2016]

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

349 charts

Rank Score:

2,303

Rank in 2002:

15

Rank in 2000s:

124

Overall Rank:

778

Average Rating:

 77 (454 votes)

Comments:

19

21. (38) 17

Mezcal Head 

 Swervedriver

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Record Shop (£sd, Salisbury). Bought at the same time as the In Rainbows box, first Creation press. Would happily swap it for an original Loveless if anyone's interested...! [First added to this chart: 07/21/2017]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

563

Rank in 1993:

44

Rank in 1990s:

492

Overall Rank:

2,749

Average Rating:

 77 (112 votes)

Comments:

3

23. (39) 16

Coastal 
Compilation

 The Field Mice

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Discogs. The last Field Mice LP I managed to track down, and also the most valuable. Although it contains half the tracks that are on Snowball and a couple that are on Skywriting (both of which I also own), it's got perhaps one of my top 5 all-time tracks on it in "Sensitive", and considering the 7" with that on goes for £50 on its own it made picking this up a no-brainer. [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

46

Rank in 1991:

296

Rank in 1990s:

3,514

Overall Rank:

21,529

Average Rating:

 74 (12 votes)

Comments:

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24. (75) 51

Laughing Stock 

 Talk Talk

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Discogs. Having owned an original Spirit Of Eden for many years (I picked it up in a charity shop in the early 00s for a quid, although never listened to it until about 2015), I'd been after a copy of Laughing Stock to complement it for some time. I'd almost given up trying until I saw it listed for a reasonable sum, which upon doing I e-mailed the guy selling it to see if I could knock him down a little. A fiver off and a botched Royal Mail delivery later (postie left it out in the pouring rain, luckily guy had packed it in PVC sleeve which kept the water off) and it was mine. [First added to this chart: 03/02/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

743 charts

Rank Score:

9,266

Rank in 1991:

7

Rank in 1990s:

35

Overall Rank:

173

Average Rating:

 84 (860 votes)

Comments:

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Very Good Plus - Vital Vinyl (Collector's Edition) composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	8	8%
1970s	22	22%
1980s	22	22%
1990s	31	31%
2000s	11	11%
2010s	6	6%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Field Mice	3	3%
My Bloody Valentine	3	3%
Talk Talk	2	2%
Stereolab	2	2%
Dub Specialist	2	2%
Scott Walker	2	2%
Charanjit Singh	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	52	52%
	19	19%
	8	8%
	7	7%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Very Good Plus - Vital Vinyl (Collector's Edition) chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 51 from 75th to 24th Laughing Stock by Talk Talk
Up 36 from 76th to 40th Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) by Spectrum
Up 35 from 79th to 44th Cut by The Slits

Biggest fallers
Down 69 from 13th to 82nd Elastica by Elastica
Down 48 from 28th to 76th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Down 37 from 46th to 83rd African Rub 'A' Dub by Dub Specialist

New entries
Super Eight by George Faith
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Clint Eastwood by The Upsetters
Scott 4 by Scott Walker
First, Second And Third Generation Of Dub by King Tubby / Prince Jammy / Scientist
Procol Harum by Procol Harum
Scott 3 by Scott Walker
Dots And Loops by Stereolab
Babylon Destruction by Overnight Players
Get This In Ya by The Chats
Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat by Charanjit Singh
The First Tindersticks Album by Tindersticks
Music Of The Skies by Tim Green (1980s)
Cross Paths by The Motifs
At Home by Shocking Blue
Orbital (1993) by Orbital
You Made Me Realise by My Bloody Valentine
The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld by The Orb
Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements by Stereolab
Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
Liberation For Africa by Sister Carol
A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Light Years by Oliver Wilde
Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot by Sparklehorse
Screamadelica by Primal Scream
Trenchtown Mix Up by The Gladiators
Skywriting by The Field Mice

Leavers
Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death by John Fahey
Now Here Is Nowhere by Secret Machines
Another Green World by Brian Eno
Ammnesia by Mr. Fingers
Ask Me No Questions by Bridget St. John
154 by Wire
Nevermind by Nirvana
Lifeforms by The Future Sound Of London
Pat Kelley Sings by Pat Kelly
Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized
Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
The White Room by The KLF
Forever Version by Dennis Alcapone
London Calling by The Clash
Fable Of The Wings by Keith Christmas
U.F.Orb by The Orb
All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Satyricon by Meat Beat Manifesto
MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana
White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity by Swans
Rubber Soul by The Beatles
"Heroes" by David Bowie
Brian Wilson Presents Smile by Brian Wilson
Super Ape by The Upsetters

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100/100	08/23/2020 14:31	Patman360	73	100/100
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From RoundTheBend 07/01/2017 19:47

Very cool find with the Skatalites. Quite a few other gems I'd love to have. Fantastic concept. Might just do my own.

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From Graeme2 05/16/2016 09:06

Sidan on vinyl. Blimey. One for £150 on eBay.

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From meccalecca 01/15/2015 16:10

Great chart idea. I'd love to own any of these. Oddly enough I don't. That's also my least favorite Spiritualized record. Love that you have Belly's Star. That album seems to be one loved by folks who were around when it came out, but the kids don't know how good it is.

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