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Expert: Pat G - 12/17/2009


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I have a 33 1/3 rpm record of Beethoven's 5th from crown records.  I know nothing of LP's but I can't find any info on this particular lp.  I have found the black vinyl version of this LP (cst 179) on ebay for 99 cents but I have a red clear vinyl that is apparently cst 179-1 and I wanted to find out if it has any monetary value or not but did not know who to ask... Are there any mediums for classical music that are worth money?

Thanks for your time.

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Hello, Steven,

I have no information on that at all, but if you can get one from someone on eBay for 99 cents, it's probably not worth anything. But you will need to find someone who collects old records.

My husband said that some jazz recordings were put out in limited editions, and some of those were worth money awhile back, but this is a recording of Beethoven's 5th, so no telling. Using Google, he searched the phrase "record collector price guide." Try that and see what they have to say. There are several links.

Let me know what you find out!

By the way, happy birthday, Beethoven! :)

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I am no longer answering questions asking me to identify music. Most music is either on YouTube, which crashes my browser, or on another site that crashes my browser. I am available for other questions.

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I have been playing piano since I was 3, and I am now 66 years old. I took formal lessons for about 11 years, and took some piano and organ performance courses in college. I also sang in the Masterworks Chorale for a number of years, and can sing anything from baritone to first soprano. We performed twice a year, usually a major choral work, ranging from requiem masses to Carmina Burana. I also attended recorder society meetings once a month. We would read compositions and perform them together. I took several children to their music lessons and rehearsals and usually stayed and watched intensely. Our children studied violin, viola, flute, guitar, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, and trombone.

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I studied piano and organ in college, and took courses in music theory. I have also taken seminars in pre-Columbian folk music with Xochimoki, as well as played a short while in a gamelan, and a balalaika orchestra, where I played autoharp.

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