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LET THERE BE ROCK, SOUTH AFRICAN PESSING
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AC-DC-LET-THERE-ROCK-RARE-SOUTH-AFRICAN-GREEN-AC-DC-LOGO-LP-/261008244517?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3cc54dbf25 i wonder how much it will go for!!!!
I don't know...it's only around $40-45 US right now...a lot of money compared to the "common" version but not too terribly expensive from what I can tell about recorded materials (rare copies of records sometimes go for well over $100).
http://www.popsike.com/rare-ACDC-Let-There-Be-Rock-Lp-INTERPAH-GREEN-CVR-acdc/290177698331.html
ANOTHER ONE IS UP FOR SALE!!!!! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/AC-DC-Let-There-Rock-mega-rare-South-African-green-cover-LP-Atlantic-/130684908908?pt=UK_Records&hash=item1e6d6d756c
Not that rare or it's a coincidence?I have seen it dozen of times on ebay but since i don't care about LP's i didn't watch the result.
I don't think it's super rare, but it's probably rare because the label would have liked to sweep up as many as they could to be destroyed. I think it's more of a "how bad do YOU want it?" more than how rare it actually is. If I had a CD that was one of 250 that was a one take recording of William Hung singing Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus*, it wouldn't go for as much as, let's say, a one of "however many copies are in existence (which is probably a decent amount to not call it truly rare)" of AC/DC's first single with Dave Evans on vocals. Why? The fanbase for AC/DC is a whole lot larger than William Hung and the desire of fans to get Can I Sit Next To You Girl with Dave Evans is higher than anyone's desire to get that song by William Hung. Also, some records sale for more because of condition. This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR9Lw9nAddQ by a guy who runs an independent record store says he will typically charge a lot more for a record he's seen less of. Does that mean it's automatically "rare." No. It just means he hasn't seen a lot of that record around, which means one of a few things: 1) Collectors have managed to snatch up most copies of that common record. 2) It was a rare record that isn't in common circulation. 3) And a few other things related to supply and demand. *This mentioned CD does not exist. Thank God.
Don't forget the time factor.As old as it get's there is a possibility of copies to get lost or destroyed. Also the "timing". Lot of damb ass "father get me everything from this popular band" kids may try to snatch collectibles when a band is active. There is also the mislead factor.You say that African Pressing is very very rare although it's not and some people may believe it and go for high prices.After they get their copies another 10 copies goes out for sale, those people feel like complete idiots and,yes, that is one of my favorite things :) I admit i have done this once with an ebay buyer that was hitting every cd i was hitting(names were visible then).So i made him spend a couple of hundreds for common stuff :/
That too... I, personally, don't have the desire at the moment to have a copy of a record where the sleeve accidentally was messed up. That's not saying I won't in the future, and I know there are times when people will put parts of their collection up for sale to raise money for bills or such. I saw a guy once who was selling the entire lot of 2003 Sony remasters. No particular reason except he needed the money. Probably went for more (including shipping) than you could buy the CDs retail in brand new condition. Also, like you said, the kiddies. My sister was listening to Beatles stuff a few years before Across The Universe. The movie came out, all of the sudden every hipster kid was wearing John, Paul, George, and Ringo on their chest and can't even name one Beatles song (not even the covers they did). And yeah, "rare" is a weird term. Backtracks was pushed as a "rarities" collection, but the diehard fans (the people the set was pushed at, really) already had heard the tracks from having them by A) legal means, B) YouTube rips, C) Lossless/D) Lossy distribution over the internet. A good bit of the stuff on Plug Me In was also already circulated (although Sony pulled some stuff out of nowhere...). Sure, the stuff was rare in a CD/DVD quality form, but in terms of diehard fan's eyes, not too much was actually "new."
"I saw a guy once who was selling the entire lot of 2003 Sony remasters. " That they are crap may i add except of some Promos that i have and never been mentioned on the net. :)