You can check out my What we buy Page which will show some examples of genres and artists that ARE in demand in the current market. So the first thing to try and work out is Is there a demand for the records that I own. It’s near on impossible to sell these even though they are often in immaculate condition. I receive lists every week sometimes with hundreds of titles on. It’s sometimes referred to as the “Grandma collection”. The area where there is very limited demand is in the Easy Listening Big Band music. Sometimes it takes a bit more effort to track down the collectors or dealers that specialise in these areas. These genres can have significant demand.

Demand isn’t limited to those genres though there are more specialist markets in Classical, Musicals and Rock N Roll. If your records fall into these genres it’s going to be easy to find buyers for them. Is there a demand for the vinyl records in my collection? The market for vinyl records has changed over time, but in general there is a great demand for Rock, Punk, Soul, Reggae, Jazz, Heavy Metal. Ok the first real thing to consider is very simple. Is there a demand for the records that I own? This article has been updated to ensure it’s relevancy in 2023. I will also provide some links below to some really great sites that can also help you value your vinyl records. This article will look at a number of these factors that need to be considered to enable you to put some sort of value on your vinyl records here in the UK. There really are a large number of things to take into consideration to be able to get to a valuation. How much are my records worth? It sounds like a pretty simple question right? Not necessarily valuing a single record or a whole collection can be a pretty complex task. It must be one of the most common questions that I get asked.

Value my albums