The first-pressing record, released in 1969, sold for $6,826, the site announced today. Discogs marketing director Ron Rich said: As morbid as it sounds, there is usually a bump in sales in the ...

That was made obvious again by the predominant album-collectors website Discogs, which just issued a new list Monday of the "Top 100 Most Expensive Records ... version of the LP via the website.

In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutionized the recording and production of jazz in the 1950s. The LP’s increased ...