What's the silliest amount of money you've spent on music memorabilia?

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I just bought Harry Nilsson's favorite robe at auction for about $500. I'm very happy, but it certainly is a fairly ludicrous thing to do, especially since I'm not really a collector of anything besides old LPs (up to this point).

So, what LPs, CDs, memorabilia, or other music-obsessive stuffs have you bought that other people would think you'd overpaid for?

― morningsaystoidleon, Monday, 1 October 2007 15:00 (eighteen years ago)

Radiohead - In Rainbows

nah, kidding. i'm undecided, haven't bought it (yet).

― Mark Clemente, Monday, 1 October 2007 15:02 (eighteen years ago)

I paid a stupid amount of money for The Complete Funhouse Sessions. Rue the day.

― Alex in NYC, Monday, 1 October 2007 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

Alex, that's a great blog entry, btw.

― morningsaystoidleon, Monday, 1 October 2007 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

I bought that box too, Alex. Seemed (just barely) worth it at the time, but that was before the 2-disc reissue.

Paid $100.50 for one of the earliest issues of Creem Magazine, when it was still a tabloid. (A 30,200% markup if my math is correct)

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 1 October 2007 17:46 (eighteen years ago)

probably the $500 for the Genesis Publications Exile on Main St. book.

― Stormy Davis, Monday, 1 October 2007 17:52 (eighteen years ago)

i was wondering how much that harry nilsson robe was going to go for! i almost bid for it, as it would've been the most perfect birthday present ever for a very good friend. but i'm not THAT nice a friend. (but you got other goodies in there along with the robe, right?)

― fact checking cuz, Monday, 1 October 2007 18:06 (eighteen years ago)

Yes, it's got several pictures of Harry wearing the robe and leaning on a shovel (one of them signed by Harry with the phrase "I can dig it!") and the negatives of said photo to prove legitimacy, as well as a T-shirt with a printing of the photo (which apparently was made as a joke for Nilsson).

I'm not upset at all about this purchase, but I do realize that it was silly. Still, a small piece of history, eh?

― morningsaystoidleon, Monday, 1 October 2007 19:15 (eighteen years ago)

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