The Sex Pistols — God Save The Queen (1977)
It’s not always rainbows and butterflied between artists and their management. On the contrary, it is usually a bit of a struggle to match up the creative side with the commercial venture in the music industry. The Sex Pistols had a rocky history with A&M, which included the company instructing all warehouses to destroy their most popular album, ‘God Save The Queen’. The few surviving copies from that time are now worth over $8500, and a part of pop culture.
The Sex Pistols God Save The Queen
U2 — Pride (In The Name of Love) (1984)
When Irish rockers U2 dropped “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”, only four dozen copies were released on vinyl. The song is hailed these days as one of the best ever recorded, even though lead singer Bono has been very vocal about how much he dislikes it. Perhaps, this is why it has become such a powerful collectible, now worth over $9000 if you have just a single copy. The track is still used in civil rights movements today, which likely makes Bono cringe, even though it still brings him and the band a good amount of royalties each year.
U2 Pride
