On Apr 07, 1997, Don Dellmann wrote:
 JS> I can't really tell whether it's pale or dark.  It just looks
 JS> pink to me, not really light nor dark.
 DD> When I have something like that, unless there's a drastic
 DD> difference in value, warranting additional research, I
 DD> generally assume I have the more common one.
Probably the best approach.
 JS> I wonder if you'd have a handle on the value of these two Beach Boys
 JS> LPs?
 DD> Sure.  Prices are "Retail" (what you'd expect to PAY at a
 DD> dealer), the range is VG+ to NM.
 DD>      "All Summer Long"          Capitol  T 2110
 DD>
 DD>      Cover lists last song as "Don't Break Down"     $ 15 -
 DD> $ 40      Cover lists last song as "Don't Back Down"      $
 DD> 10 - $ 30
 DD>      "The Beach Boys Today"     Capitol  T 2269       $ 15 -
 DD> $ 35
Thanks.  I'm sure this is a good deal more realistic.
 JS> I heard that these could be worth hundreds but I don't really know.
 JS> Both are probably VG.
 DD> Not hundreds I'm afraid.  These values BTW are pretty
 DD> average for most rock albums of the early to mid 60's
Would you believe I heard this from a "local yokel" on a TV show?  He paraded 
out "The Beach Boys Today" and claimed it was worth about $400 (not signed 
AFAIK).  Ten minutes later, the other one was shown and the same claim was 
made. If I see anything like this again I'll call the station, ask to speak 
to the "expert", and ask him if he'd like to buy a couple of LPs at $400/ea. 
;-)
 DD> The "rarest" Beach Boys albums are "Smiley Smile" on Capitol
 DD> (the version  on "Brother" is common) and "Stack O' Tracks",
 DD> especially the Record Club issue (if you have the songbook
 DD> that came with it).
Nope.  I don't have these.  I have around 1000 LPs and maybe 120 45s; some 
date back to the middle fifties.  I don't have much of a handle on their 
value.  Can you recommend a good book?
 DD> ... When I was your age, we carved transistors out of wood.
 JS> Don, you'd have to be about 90. :-)
 DD> Not quite (although some mornings I feel it.)
I hear that!
 DD> I'll give you a hint.  "All Summer Long" was probably
 DD> playing on the radio as I drove my date to our High School
 DD> Junior Prom. :-)
Hmmm, Junior Prom time... "A Teenager in Love" - Dion & the Belmonts, "This I 
Swear" - The Skyliners, "I Need Your Love Tonight" - Elvis.  Now you know why 
I said you'd have to be 90. :-)
 DD> ... Take my hand, I'm a stranger in Fidoland
Older than dirt.   The Four Aces, circa 1953.
 -Jack
  ogre@nashville.com
... dang-a-dang-dang... Blooo Mooon.
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