Your most VALUABLE albums

This thread's purpose:

1. To share and discuss the albums we own, currently in our collections, that are worth pretty good money. 
2. From albums that are on Amazon and/or ebay that sell at $20 on up to the big bucks !
3. They must ONLY be albums that are Pro-Christian in lyrical content, or an overwhelming Christian presence in the band (whether they are/were on a Christian label or not)
4. A "rough" amount of what they're going for currently
5. Also a nice background story is always nice, not necessary, but nice - ie. when and where you bought it, what you paid, and any other interesting tidbits of info on the album(s)

GO !

How about I one used to have?
 
I got $150 on ebay about 13 years ago...  I know all the guys in the band... Visited rehearsals and even one night in the studio watching them mix....  Adam was always a good guy...

Oh man ! Was it vinyl or CD ??

Hmm... I don't have any super valuable metal releases but...

I have an Aunt Bettys - Jesus single. I think there were only 1000 of those released.

I also have the Guerilla Rodeo - Demo EP. I think there was only 100 of those released as well.

I also have some other Michael Knott related discs worth some cash. LSU's Grape Prophet goes for around $30 on Amazon and eBay. Mike's solo debut Screaming Brittle Siren cost me $35. LSU's Dogfish Jones cost me that as well.

I have Siloam's "Sweet Destiny".  I've seen it fetch $30 on Ebay.

I have X-Sinner's "Get It" and it goes for $30-35.

I have:

Original Rage of Angels, CD. There's one on ebay for $45.

Original Bride, Silence is Madness, CD.  I've seen it as high as $99.

Bloodgood, Metal Missionaries Demo, Cassette.  Not sure of the value, if any.

Stryper, The Yellow and Black Attack, Cassette.  First release, white cassette, Stryper logo is different at the bottom. Not sure if it's worth anything but it's cool to have.

I have a few, but it's time for dinner so I can't list them 

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Original Rage of Angels, CD. There's one on ebay for $45.

Original Bride, Silence is Madness, CD.  I've seen it as high as $99.

I've got both of those as well.  I also have the original Mastedon album.  I GAVE $35 for it years ago.  I realize that the reissue will lower the cost for the original as many will seek out the newer and easier to find version.  But, I've still seen people ask anywhere from $35-100 for it.

However, a CD is only worth something if there is a buyer willing to pay that.  Eventually, our CDs will be nothing more than shiny coasters as society is quickly forgetting the thrill of a physical product.

And they're all going to burn in the end anyway.

I have quite a few to list, so I'll start alphabetically and post every once in a while.  A small disclaimer is in order: Just cuz albums are listed at Ebay and Amazon for an amount, doesn't mean they'll get that... some people seriously overprice stuff. But, at any rate, I have some albums people are asking ridiculous amounts for.

First up, my 100% Proof LPs. I've seen them go for as high as $150+, but not cheaper than $50 each... I guess if worse came to worse (which is entirely possible in my life lately) and I needed cash, I'd sell 'em before they all burn.
But I quite dig having these trophies in my collection:




Next up is a random rap CD I scored for 10 bucks, but have recently seen for outrageous amounts, that is IF you can find it at all..





And last in my first list is one of my favorite albums, yet a VERY obscure one that you pretty much can't find anywhere... This Andy Long gem took me years to find. I have no idea what it's worth, but love the rare factor of it

A friend of mine had a 100% Proof album when we were kids.

G/F, you should provide us all a burn of that 3rd Day album.  I've seen it listed as far as talking about it, but I have never seen it for sale.

Absolutely !  I'll rip and upload it for ya'all and post the link here later.

Some that should be worth more than normal that I've never gotten around to Ebaying:

Armageddon - Money Mask
Bloodgood - Alive In America
Bloodgood - Out of the Darkness
Bloodgood - Shakin the World
Bride - Live To Die
Bride - Silence Is Madness
Crashdog - Humane Society
Crystavox - s/t
Detritus - Perpetual Defiance
Jerusalem - Prophet
Leviticus - The Strongest Power
Liaison - s/t
Mad At The World - Seasons of Love
Mastedon - LofcAudio promo singles
One Bad Pig - Blow the House
One Bad Pig - I Scream Sunday
One Bad Pig - Swine Flew
Rez Band - Innocent Blood promo singles
Rose, Randy - Sacrificium
Scaterd Few - Sin Disease
Scheetz, Jeff - Woodpecker Stomp
Seraiah - Carnival World
Shout - In Your Face
Undercover - Balance of Power
Various Artists - Come Join The Heard
Vengeance Rising - Once Dead
Whitecross - High Gear promo singles
Zaffiro, David - In Scarlet Storm
Zaffiro, David - The Other Side

Woodpecker Stomp is collectible?

Nice list Topshot ! I got a few of those actual CDs, and the rest on mp3s.

Xid wrote:

Woodpecker Stomp is collectible?

It was fetching a little more than avg when I looked many years ago. Perhaps not now.

Interesting.  I have it on both CD and cassette.

The most valuable CDs in my collection are probably
Both Masteon, X-Sinner and Crystavox CDs.


Topshot, your list is impressive.

I don't know what these are going for, but here is a list of what I would think might be valuable in my collection.
On Vinyl:
Mortification - Scrolls of the Megaloth (Nuclear Blast)
Stryper - Soldiers Under Command (White Vinyl; Autographed by Michael Sweet)
Guardian - First Watch

On Cassette:
Vengeance - Demo (Autographed and there is a personal message recorded on side 2 from Roger Martinez to someone named Chris)
Deliverance - Greetings of Death (It has a message recorded at the end of Jimmy, Glen, Brian and Chris announcing they just got signed to Intense Records)
Thresher - Totally Possessed
Precious Death - Our Stinkin' Demo
Martyr - Death Is Dead
Oracle - S/T
Oracle - Selah
PK Mitchell - All Hail The Power (unmastered; rough cover; Patriot Records)

On CD (These are all originals, no reissues)
Bloodgood - S/T
Bloodgood - Detonation
Bloodgood - Rock in a Hard Place
Bloodgood - Out of the Darkness
Barren Cross - Rock For The King (Star Song)
Bride - Live To Die
Bride - Silence Is Madness (autographed by Dale & Troy Thompson)
Holy Soldier - S/T
Armageddon - Money Mask
Rage of Angels - S/T
Siloam - Sweet Destiny
Creed - Sign of Victory

Plus a bunch more I can't think of right now.

Zion - Thunder from the Mountain, CD

I also have The Axemen compilation on cassette.  Not sure if it's worth anything but I haven't seen a whole lot of them.

Martyr - Death is Dead
Martyr - Wickenstraut
Barren Cross - Rock for the King (with the guys wearing the blue & white outfits  ) (both vinyl & CD)
The Moshketeers - The Moshketeers
The Moshketeers - The Downward Spiral (original from 1992)
The Moshketeers - Pre-Release
Paradox - Ruler
Paradox - Power & Glory

I rummaged through the next letter in my collection and have these albums beginning with "A" - some are hard to find, some bring nice cash, some I'm assuming they're worth a bit more than the other albums I have:

I have a lot of those on cd.
-Angelica - Walkin in Faith, as well as the self-titled, Rock Stock and Barrel & Time is All it Takes (but I don't think that one is rare)
-Amy Wolters
-Applehead
-Armageddon
-Audiovision

I also have Arrival - Delayed...but not at all sure it is Christian...or even that rare as I have seen it on Ebay for around $20.

Ironically the one in the CDs called "Arcade" (early dance stuff from late 80s early 90s) has gone for 35 to 40 bucks IF it can be found.  Took me 4 years to track this CD down, especially hard since there's a secular rock band called Arcade....