21st Century Symphony Orchestra — Waltzes By Johann Strauss, Jr. (1969)
As it turns out, collectors are not only running after rock vinyls to add to their list after all. Even though we wish that this vinyl was on the list because of the music, it turns out that it was only sought after because Andy Warhol was commissioned to make the cover for the project. At the time he was still relatively unknown, and only 7 first edition copies are known to still be in existence today. Naturally, if you’re one of the lucky few, you’re in for a big payday with the right buyer.
21st Century Symphony Orchestra
Max Steiner — The Caine Mutiny (1954)
For this particular album, Max Steiner used text from a popular novel called “The Caine Mutiny” and read it out loud into the microphone. Today, we would call that an audio book. Back then, it was fairly groundbreaking, but not for the reasons you might think. It turns out author Herman Wouk didn’t know about the project, so production was halted right away. A few vinyls made it out of press, and former record execs might be able to bag around $7000 for a copy now.
Max Steiner The Caine Mutiny
