The lavishly packaged box represents the sheer power of Johnny Cash’s output with every live and studio album that came out during his lifetime with the label.
Collector’s Corner
Dear labels: Please don’t skimp on new vinyl releases, reissues
Here’s what you said you’re doing for Record Store Day 2013
Glitter sneaks out of the craft store and into the record bins
Labels, artists announce Record Store Day 2013 releases
Auction puts T-shirts, backstage passes in the spotlight
These days, it’s almost unthinkable to go see your favorite band in concert or hang out at a music festival without taking at least a little bit of the show home with you, be it a T-shirt or a baseball cap. But the items we see today in artists’ online shops and at their merch tables weren’t always so readily available, says Jacques van Gool of Backstage Auctions.
Record Store Day unveils 2013 official poster, ambassador
Rock and roll ladies made their mark at 45 revolutions per minute
Limited-edition Beatles prints channel ‘Yellow Submarine’ art
Picture sleeves keep teen idols’ legacies alive
The elusive nature of picture sleeves — which had limited press runs, were tacked to bedroom walls or thrown away by parents when their kids moved out of the house — has made the sleeves a hot property among collectors. In fact, many of the sleeves have become far more valuable than the discs they once held.