Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hill — Original Stack O’Lee Blues (1928)
Here is another case of just a single copy of a record being released. When Long Cleve Reed & Little Harvey Hill released ‘Original Stack O’Lee Blues’ in 1928, it was a groundbreaking moment for the music industry, and everyone wondered who would be scooping up the single vinyl. It was also notorious for being the first record that was produced at 78 RPM, ushering in an era of electronic recording equipment being used for creating music. At the time, the record sold for $50 000, so you can imagine how much it is worth now, almost 100 years later.
Long Cleve Reed And Little Harvey Hill
Jean-Michel Jarre — Music For Supermarkets (1983)
While many people would consider any album release to be a work of art, when Jean-Michel Jarre created ‘Music For Supermarkets’ specifically for an exhibition, it quite literally was art. The vinyl, which was only used for the exhibition and not widely distributed, ended up selling during that period for $14 000. Jean-Michel destroyed the master, so there is only one copy around today, likely worth over three times what it was back in 1983.
Jean Michel Jarre
