On 24 Dec 96, Don Dellmann wrote to Peter Lane-Collett:
 > Picture discs were common right up to the end of the LP era, and in fact
 > first came out on 78's in the 1940's.  The "Heyday" of the picture disc
 > though was the 70's and early 80's, and are not all that rare.  (For
 > example, my Linda Ronstadt "Living In The USA" is worth about eight 
cks).
The mass-market PDs (picture discs) are generally not very valuable, but 
there are still a few that are.  Some of the import PDs are hot, such as Eloy 
or the Scorpions PDs.  The PDs that had cool artwork, like the ones that 
fantasy artist Roger Dean did (who did the Yes album covers) are worth quite 
a bit.
The Pink Floyd mass market one is worth a lot (Dark Side of the Moon), as are 
some from lesser known bands like Kayak.  The National Lampoon one is 
valuable these days, and so is the Rocky Horror one (the original).  Most 
promos are *quite* valuable, such as the Elvis Costello, Bruce Springstein, 
Star Castle and Saturnalia PDs.  And bootleg PDs are in heavy demand and 
worth a lot too, such as a number of the Beatles PDs and the Blondie PD with 
Debbie Harry nude on it.  The Seka (porn actress) PD is worth a lot too.
Colored vinyl from that time is also very valuable.  The Blue ELO 2-record 
album, the powder blue "Octave" album from the Moody Blues, the inport Led 
Zepplin 4 in lavendar purple (with Stairway to Haaven on it), and the import 
Beatles Abbey Road album on Apple - from Holland - in Green vinyl, and the 
Clark Kent album on Kryptone Records in green also (Clark Kent evolved into 
Sting), the Scorpions Lonesome Crow and J. Giles Band "Bloodshot" in 
red...all of these are worth quite a bit.  I have *hundreds* of colored vinyl 
LPs and singles in my collection, and almost all are quite valuable today.
If only I could find a buyer for all this.
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