Top 25 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in July 2023

The most expensive list for July 2023 features rare releases from the Misfits, Nirvana, The Beatles, and David Bowie.
The July 2023 most expensive list includes rare punk records, genre-bending jazz releases, and hard-to-find pressings of classic albums.
Out of the many punk records on this month’s list, the Misfits’ Horror Business 7-inch claimed the highest spot by coming in at No. 2. A rare blue vinyl version of Youth Of Today’s Break Down The Walls and a blue green pressing of 7 Seconds’ The Crew also cracked the top 10. Other notable punk releases on the list include the red cover version of Minor Threat’s Filler and the Big Boys’ Frat Cars EP.
In true most expensive fashion, the list features some sought-after jazz titles that fuse with other genres. This month’s offerings include the jazz-rock sounds of Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited’s Sounds Of Sound L.T.D., as well as the jazz-funk / soul-jazz stylings of Marlon Hunter’s It’s Summer.
Classics never go out of style and that also rings true when it comes to highly collectible vinyl. Two rare pressings of The Beatles’ Please Please Me, a white vinyl version of Nirvana’s Bleach, and a copy of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World with the legendary dress cover and label misprint all sold for top dollar in July 2023.
Explore the list below and learn more about the rare black metal, folk, soul, and modern pop records the Discogs community is most excited about.
#1
Please Please Me
The Beatles
1963
This early UK pressing features black and gold labels with Northern Songs credited as a publisher on certain tracks.
Sold for $7,064
#2
Horror Business
Misfits
1979
Out of print in the 7-inch format since its release in 1979, this highly collectible Misfits’ EP was pressed on yellow vinyl and limited to 2,000 copies.
Sold for $5,500
#3
Please Please Me
The Beatles
1963
This rare 1963 pressing features gold and black labels with Dick James publishing credits.
Sold for $5,000
#4
Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus
Jacula
1972
The original pressing of this Italian prog rock album is extremely hard to find as only 112 copies were pressed.
Sold for $3,846
#5
Break Down The Walls
Youth Of Today
1986
The blue vinyl version of this straight-edge hardcore classic was limited to 150 copies, with many of the copies likely destroyed after the band’s van was robbed.
Sold for $3,787
#7
Sold for $3,525
#8
Sold for $3,076
#11
Sold for $3,000
#15
Sold for $2,307
#18
Sold for $2,147
#19
Sold for $2,108
#21
Sold for $2,000
#22
Sold for $1,999
#23
Sold for $1,989
#24
Sold for $1,989

About the Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs
This is a list of the most expensive releases sold features items that were purchased and paid for on Discogs. Although most people come to Discogs to buy new records from independent sellers around the world, some collectors are on the hunt for rarities that sell for high prices due to their scarcity.
Discogs is the world’s largest online music database and marketplace. Dedicated contributors catalog releases in the Database and sellers use this information to list items for sale in the Marketplace. On the right side of each release page, you’ll find useful statistics about the lowest, median, and highest price paid for the item you are viewing.
All prices have been converted to USD (United States Dollar). Some prices may fluctuate with the exchange rate; the prices on this list reflect the current exchange rate while the prices on the release pages reflect the exchange rate at the time of sale.
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