Re: Vinyl Record Scarcity
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:30 am
Impressions I got trying to collect Weird Al vinyl myself (I'm only counting LPs here, not singles):
New and still in print: So recent that you can easily find these in record stores and online stores for the original issue price or less. Not rare at all since they're still making them!
Alpocalypse, Mandatory Fun
Fairly common: These you can easily get for $10 or less in decent condition. Even in mint still sealed condition, you're talking less than $50.
"Weird Al" Yankovic, In 3-D, Dare to Be Stupid, Polka Party, Even Worse. Of these Polka Party is probably the rarest.
Semi-rare: Not hugely rare, but these make take more digging to find. You're probably talking $20 to $40 range.
UHF Soundtrack, Greatest Hits
Rare: They're around, technically rare but not hugely expensive, maybe like $50 to $100 at most.
Peter and the Wolf
VERY rare: Very difficult to find, and so rare that it depends what the seller wants to ask for it!
SLO Grown, Off the Deep End(OTDE only got an LP release in Europe and the Philippines).
Limited edition: A limited number were made, and were a tad pricey even at original issue, but the market is also limited, so aren't much more than issue price still.
The Gay 90's: Old Tyme Music (999 made, was $100 at issue and can still find for $100 - $150).
Not counting compilation albums that contain only one or two Al songs unless they contain at least one track you can't get elsewhere. Although rare Dr. Demento LPs are probably out there too; few were made and most who have them don't want to part with them lol... so expect them to be hard to find and expensive if you can find them. Basement Tapes were only made in very limited number; some of these contain Weird Al tracks never officially released on anything else.
New and still in print: So recent that you can easily find these in record stores and online stores for the original issue price or less. Not rare at all since they're still making them!
Alpocalypse, Mandatory Fun
Fairly common: These you can easily get for $10 or less in decent condition. Even in mint still sealed condition, you're talking less than $50.
"Weird Al" Yankovic, In 3-D, Dare to Be Stupid, Polka Party, Even Worse. Of these Polka Party is probably the rarest.
Semi-rare: Not hugely rare, but these make take more digging to find. You're probably talking $20 to $40 range.
UHF Soundtrack, Greatest Hits
Rare: They're around, technically rare but not hugely expensive, maybe like $50 to $100 at most.
Peter and the Wolf
VERY rare: Very difficult to find, and so rare that it depends what the seller wants to ask for it!
SLO Grown, Off the Deep End(OTDE only got an LP release in Europe and the Philippines).
Limited edition: A limited number were made, and were a tad pricey even at original issue, but the market is also limited, so aren't much more than issue price still.
The Gay 90's: Old Tyme Music (999 made, was $100 at issue and can still find for $100 - $150).
Not counting compilation albums that contain only one or two Al songs unless they contain at least one track you can't get elsewhere. Although rare Dr. Demento LPs are probably out there too; few were made and most who have them don't want to part with them lol... so expect them to be hard to find and expensive if you can find them. Basement Tapes were only made in very limited number; some of these contain Weird Al tracks never officially released on anything else.