How much is an Abby Road (Beatles) vinyl worth?

Question

I just recently bought an Abby Road record from a garage sale in Sacramento and I was shocked to see that it was in pristine condition. The casing/cardboard hold around the record is a tad worn, but totally legible and visible. And the record itself looks brand new...

Honestly, I have no idea what it is worth and I wish you could tell me. I tried to do some research, but the ones that I saw were only a couple bucks. After a while I saw that they were being made by a company called LP Records. Well, the one I bought myself is from the original Apple Records.

So yeah, I was totally psyched to get it for a dollar, as well as a couple of their other sets, but it is Abby Road that I am interested in on seeing it's value.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Look for it on ebay, using the edition number as reference. I think that it might be worth about $29-50.

Answer 2

The Apple label was in production until 1976, so that's seven years of pressings. They are only worth a couple of bucks. Besides the fact that several million were made, the sleeve and record both have to be in brand-new mint condition to have top value.

There are minor variations, like "The End" not appearing on the list of tracks on the back cover, and I seem to recall some of the catalog prefixes being different (SO vs. SW). These would have some effect on the value.

There are price guides available for Beatles records, so you could try to take a peek inside a current copy. I'd check Google to see where you could find one.