Collectible Vinyl: The Wu-Tang Clan: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin

Nostalgia, that longing feeling for the past when things seemed better, easier, and more fun. That’s exactly how I feel every time I see things that has been considered Vintage. That old television our family have for years, yeah, programs are still in black and white.

What should we be talking about here are those Vinyl records that are collecting dust down the basement. We’re gonna try to research about these records if we can salvage a decent sell.

According to Wiki, a phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. At first, the discs were commonly made from shellac, with earlier records having a fine abrasive filler mixed in. Starting in the 1940s polyvinyl chloride became common, hence the name vinyl.

The phonograph record was the primary medium used for music reproduction throughout the 20th century. It had co-existed with the phonograph cylinder from the late 1880s and had effectively superseded it by around 1912. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as the compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the record left the mainstream in 1991. Since the 1990s, records continue to be manufactured and sold on a smaller scale, and during the 1990s and early 2000s were commonly used by disc jockeys (DJs), especially in dance music genres. They were also listened to by a growing number of audiophiles. The phonograph record has made a niche resurgence as a format for rock music in the early 21st century—9.2 million records were sold in the US in 2014, a 260% increase since 2009. Likewise, sales in the UK increased five-fold from 2009 to 2014.

According to this one website, the most expensive Vinyl record ever sold was, The Wu-Tang Clan: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin which was sold for a whooping two million US Dollars ($2 M). Why this record is so expensive? Here’s why.

What makes it so valuable is the fact that only one copy was ever created.

It’s Wu-Tang Clans’ seventh studio album, which they recorded in secret over six years.

Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992.[4] Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close affiliate Cappadonna later became an official member. Wu-Tang Clan are regarded as a highly influential group in hip hop, helping to popularize and develop the East Coast hip hop and hardcore hip hop styles.

The pressed record was stored in a vault at the Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, and auctioned by Paddle8 in 2015.

Former hedge fund and drug company manager Martin Shkreli purchased the album for the asking price of $2 million.

The record also came with a contract that stipulates that it cannot be commercially exploited until 2103, but they can release the album for free if they choose.

It’s about time fellas to try decluttering and try to look for some Records while you’re at it.

Below are some of the most expensive Vinyl Records ever sold. We’re gonna try to write an Article on each next time.

The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album) USD $790,000