Sure, you may be all about the vinyl these days, but chances are there was a time when cassettes rocked your world.

Concert gear the Doors used on their last tour in 1970. One side of an acetate featuring The Beatles’ “Anna.” All kinds of Buddy Holly memorabilia from the collection of Holly’s wife. These and a host of other items will go up for bidding in Heritage Auctions’ 2010 April Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction, scheduled for April 9-10.

For our regular Market Watch readers, it no surprise that The Beatles almost always show up in one form or another in our countdown. This week is no exception — and The Fab Four manage a very tidy hat trick as they conquer the top three spots.

Sean Peace, president and founder of SongVest, is proud of all the recent accomplishments in the field of music collectibles and credits it to the company's innovative spirit. Here's what he had to tell Goldmine about the ideas behind the company, how the system works and why SongVest auctions are a great choice for collectors.

Updated March 2, 2010. Check to see what new releases and reissues are in your future!

From 1972 to 1982, the Swedish group ABBA was one of the most successful groups in the world.

Max Raabe and Palast Orchester are touring to support their new DVD release, “Live in Berlin ‘ Heute Nacht Ordernie.”

Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles is on the road to support Black Flowers Vol. 1-2, her double-disc album that includes both new and old songs. She has won multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Juno award.

Updated Feb. 20, 2010. Check to see what new releases and reissues are in your future!

Douglas Lars Fieger, 57, lead singer of the rock group The Knack and composer of the 1979 No. 1 hit "My Sharona," passed away at his Woodland Hills, Calif., home on Feb. 14, 2010. Fieger had battled lung cancer for six years. He had outlived — for many, many years — his doctors' prognoses.