Wu-Tang Clan: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
This record is by far the most expensive one ever sold. It’s a 2015 Wu-Tang Clan album, and the only copy of it ever produced. The record comes with a contract that states that the buyer cannot sell or make money from the record for 100 years, although the owner can release the album for free if they wanted to. The buyer ended up paying – get this – $2 million for the record. However, the story doesn’t end there. The buyer has since been convicted for securities fraud and sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge. On top of that, the LP was confiscated by the Feds.
Wu-Tang Clan Once Upon A Time In Shaolin
Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hill, Original Stack O’Lee Blues 78 rpm in plain sleeve
Joe Bussard is a known record collector who once offered $70,000 for this scarce single by Long Cleve Reed and Little Harvey Hill. This single is only known to have one copy in existence. Often, albums in the 78-rpm category are sought after by collectors thanks to their rarity and since they were the first records to showcase electrical recording technology. The sound was recorded through a microphone, amplified by vacuum tubes, and then cut to vinyl. In the end, this vinyl was bought for $50,000.
Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hill, Original Stack O’Lee Blues
