The 50 most valuable Blues Items of All Time

• Reel-to-reel

  VINTAGE 1950-60S RARE VEE JAY RECORDS MASTER RECORDING REEL TO REEL TAPES 15 IPS 115+ ORIGINAL JAZZ & BLUES ARCHIVED VERIFIED TAPES!

  Sold for 39,950.00 USD on 31 Oct 2016 (Buy It Now)
• 78 rpm

  RARE! TOMMY JOHNSON "ALCOHOL AND JAKE BLUES/RIDIN' HORSE" PARAMOUNT 1250 VG+

  Sold for 37,100.00 USD on 25 Sep 2013 (29 bids)
• 78 rpm

  ROBERT JOHNSON Vocalion 03519 78 rpm

  Sold for 26,000.00 USD on 07 Aug 2018 (Buy It Now)
• 78 rpm

  CHARLIE PATTON VOCALION 02651 BLUES 78 RPM RECORD E CHARLEY PATTON

  Sold for 17,211.11 USD on 07 Sep 2015 (19 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Long "Cleve" Reed & Little Harvey Hull, Black Patti 8002, E- ONLY KNOWN COPY

  Sold for 16,799.99 USD on 26 Jan 2015 (13 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Charlie Patton, Vocalion 02931, E-V+ Blues

  Sold for 16,300.00 USD on 12 Oct 2015 (4 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Victor 21409 TOMMY JOHNSON Maggie Campbell E+ 1928 78 rpm

  Sold for 14,200.00 USD on 14 Aug 2016 (3 bids)
• Vinyl

  Elvis Presley First Press Misprint Upside down #209 Blue Moon/That's All Right

  Sold for 12,000.00 USD on 05 Dec 2018 (Buy It Now)
• 78 rpm

  PRE WAR BLUES ROBERT JOHNSON- CROSS ROADS BLUES Vocalion 03519 CLEAN! A beautifully playing copy of the most sought after RJ

  Sold for 10,322.00 USD on 16 Jan 2018 (3 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 03601, EE- Blues

  Sold for 10,100.00 USD on 12 Oct 2015 (3 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Blues 78 WILLIE BROWN Future Blues PARAMOUNT HEAR

  Sold for 8,600.00 USD on 27 Aug 2017 (34 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Paramount 12924 CHARLIE PATTON Rattlesnake Blues/RUNNIN' WILD 78 rpm VG+

  Sold for 7,879.00 USD on 19 Oct 2015 (2 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 02955 Louie Lasky HOW YOU WANT YOUR ROLLIN' DONE E copy! 78 rpm 1935

  Sold for 7,877.77 USD on 06 Sep 2015 (5 bids)
• 78 rpm

  (ORIGINAL 1938) ROBERT JOHNSON / ME AND THE DEVIL BLUES / LITTLE QUEEN OF SPADES VOCALION 04108 (VG/VG+)

  Sold for 7,101.00 USD on 16 Sep 2013 (7 bids)
• Vinyl

  Sun # 196-45 by Hot Shot Love VERY RARE BLUES 45

  Sold for 6,675.00 USD on 19 Feb 2018 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 04002 ROBERT JOHNSON Stop Breaking Down/HONEYMOON E copy! 78 rpm 1937

  Sold for 6,433.00 USD on 06 Sep 2015 (7 bids)
• 78 rpm

  BLUES ROBERT JOHNSON Vocalion 03563 E to E+ They're Red Hot/Come in my Kitchen A near-pristine copy

  Sold for 6,420.00 USD on 04 Sep 2017 (7 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 03623 "Hell Hound On My Trail", EE+ Blues

  Sold for 6,000.00 USD on 01 Aug 2017 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 02651 CHARLEY PATTON Jersey Bull Blues DELTA 78rpm 1934 E- tiny hc

  Sold for 5,655.00 USD on 11 Feb 2018 (11 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 04002, EE- Blues

  Sold for 5,655.00 USD on 03 Apr 2018 (6 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 03475, "Dust My Broom", E- Blues

  Sold for 5,200.00 USD on 19 Sep 2017 (5 bids)
• 78 rpm

  BLUES SKIP JAMES (oh, yeah Paramount 13066 32-20/If You Haven't Any Hay G+/V-

  Sold for 5,200.00 USD on 28 Nov 2017 (6 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 04002 Robert Johnson STOP BREAKING DOWN/ Honeymoon Blues 1937 V+

  Sold for 4,802.00 USD on 15 Oct 2017 (6 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 0402 ROBERT JOHNSON Stop Breaking Down 78 rpm 1937 Delta Blues E

  Sold for 4,601.59 USD on 06 Jan 2019 (10 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM Ishman Bracey, Victor 21691, E+ Blues

  Sold for 4,518.99 USD on 14 Sep 2015 (3 bids)
• 78 rpm

  D.A. HUNT Super RARE! SUN 183 BLUES 78 - GREYHOUND BLUES/LONESOME OLD JAIL #

  Sold for 4,500.00 USD on 21 Nov 2011 (Best Offer)
• 78 rpm

  Paramount 12924 CHARLIE PATTON Rattlesnake Blues DELTA BLUES 1929 78 rpm

  Sold for 4,350.00 USD on 10 Jun 2018 (5 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 03445 ROBERT JOHNSON Last Fair Deal/32-20 Delta Blues 78 rpm V/VV+

  Sold for 4,309.59 USD on 21 Oct 2018 (7 bids)
• 78 rpm

  ROBERT JOHNSON VOCALION 03475 BLUES 78 RPM E/E- "I BELIEVE I'LL DUST MY BROOM"

  Sold for 4,250.00 USD on 02 Jul 2017 (9 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Paramount 13070 Charley Patton DRY WELL/Bird Nest Bond 1930 78rpm Delta Blues

  Sold for 4,250.00 USD on 19 Nov 2017 (7 bids)
• Vinyl

  David Bowie The Next Day UNICEF Limited Numbered Edition 10 of 50 Blue Vinyl LP

  Sold for 4,160.92 USD on 03 Mar 2019 (37 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 03601 ROBERT JOHNSON Sweet Home Chicago/WALKIN'BLUEs Delta E-/V+ 78rpm original, nice copy of an iconic Delta Blues disc -

  Sold for 4,151.00 USD on 12 Nov 2017 (3 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Paramount 12518 Beale Street Sheiks YOU SHALL/Good Thing STOKES! E+ 78 rpm

  Sold for 4,150.00 USD on 07 Aug 2016 (13 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Dusty Brooks ~78 RPM ~ Sun Records #182 ~Tears & Wine/Heaven or Fire ~ RARE Ex.

  Sold for 4,120.00 USD on 13 Nov 2017 (3 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Tommy Johnson "Canned Heat Blues/Big Fat Mama Blues" 78 RPM Victor 38535 - E -

  Sold for 4,106.00 USD on 12 Sep 2018 (9 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Robert Johnson Vocalion 78 RPM Record-Me And The Devil Blues / Queen Of Spades

  Sold for 4,071.00 USD on 14 Jul 2015 (17 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Blues 78 LONG REED & LITTLE HARVEY HULL Hey! Lawdy Mama BLACK PATTI 8001 HEAR

  Sold for 4,050.00 USD on 21 Oct 2017 (36 bids)
• 78 rpm

  ROBERT JOHNSON - ‘MALTED MILK/ MILK COW’S CALF BLUES’ VOCALION 03665, AMAZING E+

  Sold for 4,048.00 USD on 11 Mar 2018 (4 bids)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM Robert Johnson, Kind Hearted Woman Blues/Terraplane Blues, VG+/E

  Sold for 4,000.00 USD on 23 Feb 2017 (2 bids)
• 78 rpm

  BERTHA LEE & CHARLIE PATTON VOCALION 02650 BLUES 78 RPM RECORD V+ CHARLEY

  Sold for 4,000.00 USD on 24 Oct 2015 (Buy It Now/1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  Vocalion 03623 Robert Johnson HELL HOUND ON MY TRAIL E/E- 78 rpm

  Sold for 4,000.00 USD on 23 Oct 2016 (2 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Bruns 7166 JOE CALICOTT Fare Thee Well DELTA MASTERPEICE E- -78 rpm 1st on ebay

  Sold for 4,000.00 USD on 31 Dec 2017 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 03665, E+ Blues

  Sold for 3,999.99 USD on 31 Oct 2017 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  LOUIE LASKY HOW YOU WANT YOUR ROLLIN' DONE / TEASIN' BROWN BLUES RARE 78 RPM E

  Sold for 3,999.99 USD on 10 Nov 2017 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  78 RPM - Robert Johnson, Vocalion 03723, E-V+ Blues

  Sold for 3,999.99 USD on 29 May 2018 (1 bid)
• 78 rpm

  Victor 38628 Sleepy John Estes POOR JOHN 78 rpm E+ 1930 Memphis YANK RACHEL mand

  Sold for 3,938.00 USD on 04 Oct 2015 (5 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Bruns 7147 Lottie Beaman w guitar ROLLING LOG 78 rpm Kansas City 1929 E+

  Sold for 3,767.00 USD on 25 Sep 2016 (7 bids)
• 78 rpm

  BLUES CHARLEY PATTON Paramount 12854 It Wont Be Long/DOwn Dirt Road Blues V-/G+

  Sold for 3,749.99 USD on 18 Sep 2018 (6 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Henry Thomas, Texas Blues - Charmin' Betsy/Lovin' Babe on Vocalion 78 w/sleeve

  Sold for 3,650.00 USD on 03 Oct 2015 (13 bids)
• 78 rpm

  Paramount 12629 RUBE LACY Ham Hound Crave 1929 E+/N- 78 rpm

  Sold for 3,627.99 USD on 18 Sep 2016 (2 bids)