Brits told check your old CD collections as these albums could fetch up to £8,000

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Old CDs gathering particulate connected your shelves oregon successful your car could beryllium worthy a staggering £8,000. With the resurgence of CDs and vinyl records, euphony enthusiasts are returning to carnal media, driven by a question of nostalgia.

This has led collectors to walk hundreds, adjacent thousands, connected uncommon CDs from artists like David Bowie and Michael Jackson. Many of these sought-after CDs were released successful constricted quantities oregon exclusively overseas, portion others were recalled for assorted reasons.

Let's delve into which CDs could gain you a beauteous penny, arsenic reported by MyLondon. Bruce Springsteen, besides known arsenic The Boss, released The Future of Rock and Roll arsenic a promo-only compilation successful Japan successful 1988. This elusive 16-track treble disc has been known to fetch astir £1,100, with 1 eBay idiosyncratic presently selling their transcript for £907.

Prince's My Name Was Prince follows a akin narrative. Only 50 copies of this Japan-only postulation were issued successful 1993 to beforehand the 12-track medium The Hits/The B Side. This rarity is astir intolerable to find, but collectors are consenting to wage up to £5k for a copy.

Vinyl comes with a beardown consciousness of nostalgia (Image: Getty Images)

Paris Hilton's little stint successful the euphony manufacture whitethorn person concluded successful the 2000s, but her debut medium Paris is present a blistery commodity. This is mostly owed to Banksy, who successful 2006 distributed astir 500 counterfeit copies of the medium crossed 48 UK stores. He swapped the archetypal booklet for his ain artwork and replaced the disc with Danger Mouse remixes. These uncommon CDs tin fetch thing from £750 to a staggering £8k.

Now That's What I Call Music 4, archetypal released successful 1984, lone had 500 copies pressed. Unfortunately, the 15-track compilation was re-released successful 2019, truthful it's not highly rare, but archetypal discs tin inactive spot you pouch betwixt £200-£400 for a transcript lying around.

Coldplay's 1998 EP The Safety had a constricted tally of conscionable 150 copies disposable for sale, with the remaining 350 supposedly talented to family, friends, and grounds executives. It's present 1 of the astir invaluable CDs from Chris Martin's band, fetching astir £1,500.

In April 1994, Nirvana released a azygous titled Pennyroyal Tea, an alternate mentation of the opus from their 1993 medium In Utero. However, it was recalled pursuing Kurt Cobain's decease the aforesaid month. A fewer copies are inactive circulating and merchantability for astir £1.5k-£2k.

Michael Jackson memorabilia has ever been popular, particularly pursuing his abrupt decease successful 2009.

However, the astir sought-after disc is the azygous Smile, which mysteriously vanished. This CD, released lone successful Austria successful 1997, was aboriginal cancelled and ne'er reissued, making the fewer remaining copies worthy astir £1k-£1.5k.

David Bowie's Sound + Vision, a 1989 compilation, is besides fetching a beauteous penny. One of lone 350 copies made reportedly sold connected eBay for conscionable implicit £4k successful 2013. This collector's item, featuring 49 tracks and a video disc, came with a 72-page booklet and was presented successful a basswood and birch box. Additional copies that were released successful 1990 are present being eagerly bought for prices ranging betwixt £70 and £350.

The afloat database of CDs collectors are connected the lookout for

• The Future of Rock and Roll (Bruce Springsteen)
• My Name Was Prince- Japan-only compilation (Prince)
• Paris- 2006 Banksy/Danger Mouse variation (Paris Hilton)
• Now That's What I Call Music 4
• The Safety EP (Coldplay)
• Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana)
• Smile (Michael Jackson)
• Sound + Vision (David Bowie)