Monday, May 7, 2012

So what is the absolute 'holy grail' for collectors of New Zealand music? Sure, it depends what you collect. Do you follow a particular era, or a musical genre, or a cluster of bands that you like? Rare albums by some of our 1970's bands fetch top prices. An album by Ticket recently sold online for over NZ$300.00. Albums by the likes of Blerta, Ragnarok and Mammal usually exchange hands for healthy prices due to the fact that not many copies are in circulation. The very first Split Enz single "For You" generally fetches NZ$200.00-300.00, as do the early picture cover Dutch singles "Late Last Night" and "Another Great Divide". The Flying Nun record label has its fair share of singles which demand hefty dollars, like the very first release by the Pin Group. Many Flying Nun singles featured unique 'do it yourself' hand made sleeves like 'Be My Friend' by Sneaky Feelings, or 'Do Not Decieve Me/The Witch' by 25 Cents. Again we are talking in the hundreds of dollars here. So let me know. What New Zealand record would you shell out serious cash for? And if money was no object, what disc would you just love to have in you collection?