Rare vinyls sell for record-breaking prices
SubmittedA collection of some of the rarest vinyls in the world have sold for record-breaking prices.
The items went under the hammer at Wessex Auction Rooms in Wiltshire on Friday. They came from the late record manager Tony Calder, who worked with musical legends like The Beatles and Rod Stewart.
Some of the collectables included Billy Nicholls' Would You Believe from 1968, The Who's The Who Sell Out from 1967 and The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers promo pack from 1971.
"It has been an honour to be the temporary custodian of such a fantastic record collection from a man who was so important to the UK music scene," auctioneer director Martin Hughes said.
Nicholls' Would You Believe sold for £8,060 - the highest recorded price ever paid for a copy of the album.
An unplayed record of The Who's The Who Sell Out with an original poster sold for £1,984, which was also the highest recorded price ever paid for a copy of the album.
A seven-inch single for The Fleu De Lys' track Circles also sold for a record-breaking £898.
A promo pack for the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers fetched £4,464.
Calder's ex-wife gathered the collection from his time at the independent music label Immediate Records.
The label was short-lived as it was impacted by financial difficulties soon after it was established.
Hughes, a vinyl specialist from Bristol, said he "jumped" at the chance to look at the rare collection.
Calder - who died in 2018 - was credited with helping The Beatles score their first hit before he went on to work with Fleetwood Mac, PP Arnold and the Small Faces.
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