Collecting Vinyl Records: What Elvis Records Are Valuable?

Video Transcript

"You know, Elvis is just so cool that I thought I'd take another second to talk about Elvis and tell you a little bit, ExpertVillage.com, about why he's such a collectible. Well, we know why he's collectible; because he's gorgeous and he's a star and all that stuff. But, this particular album called "Elvis' Christmas Album" is an album that one of these albums (which is not this particular pressing-if it was I probably wouldn't be standing here because I'd have lots of money and wouldn't have to be doing this)...but the Elvis album that's the best one is probably worth about two hundred dollars. You have quite a few of those. But, here you go, you pull out this album and here's your first clue why it's not. First of all, if you are in a hurry, you have to look at the number. But, then you look at this label: "Fiftieth Anniversary Album." What does that tell you? That means that this particular album is not old. It's a remake. It's a redo, okay. So this album isn't worth much except if you want to listen to it. Also, we have some stickers on the album which add to the value. So, stickers and inserts are also wonderful things to look for in the original albums. "