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Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles
Following my January post about my most valuable LPs, here’s a list of the Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles from my record collection. The order is based on Discogs’ “Median” valuation as of June 2026.
The Smiths - Singles
A few words on The Smiths’ singles taking in: Woolworths in Enniskillen, Prince’s ‘Girls & Boys’, Owen Paul’s ‘My Favourite Waste of Time’, Nina Simone, New Order, misheard lyrics, cover stars, B-Sides, Vinyl Matrix Etchings, 7” singles from 1986 and more. By 1986 I was spending all my pocket money on singles and in the first six months of that year I had bought four. Falco’s ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ had been a huge hit all over Europe in late-85 and hit the top spot In both Ireland and the UK in March.
Robert Wyatt’s ‘Shipbuilding’
‘Shipbuilding’ was written by Clive Langer (music) and Elvis Costello (lyrics) and released by Rough Trade in August 1982. It was reissued in April 1983 in four different 7” sleeves. The sleeves all featuring sections from two of Stanley Spencer’s 1940s series of eight panels entitled Shipbuilding on the Clyde.
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October 2026
1
- 3 Oct 2026 Harmacy 3 Oct 2026
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August 2026
2
- 16 Aug 2026 Das Gruppe on the Wall by Paul Hanley 16 Aug 2026
- 8 Aug 2026 The Trashcan Sinatras 8 Aug 2026
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July 2026
2
- 23 Jul 2026 Carling Rocks Cork: Gig 1 23 Jul 2026
- 6 Jul 2026 Road Relish 7” Singles 6 Jul 2026
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June 2026
3
- 27 Jun 2026 Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles 27 Jun 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 Clancy - Road to the Heart 22 Jun 2026
- 1 Jun 2026 Underground magazine (1987-1988) 1 Jun 2026
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May 2026
1
- 31 May 2026 The Sentimental Tourists - Without Love We Expire 31 May 2026
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March 2026
2
- 7 Mar 2026 Dave Couse (A House) on The Frank and Walters 7 Mar 2026
- 2 Mar 2026 Keith Cullen (Setanta Records) on The Frank and Walters 2 Mar 2026
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February 2026
2
- 17 Feb 2026 Top 10 Picture Disc 7”s and the history of the format 17 Feb 2026
- 4 Feb 2026 Top 20 Most Valuable Vinyl LPs 4 Feb 2026
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January 2026
2
- 30 Jan 2026 Songs to Learn and Sing: Volume 3 30 Jan 2026
- 1 Jan 2026 Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet 1 Jan 2026
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December 2025
2
- 10 Dec 2025 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2025 10 Dec 2025
- 5 Dec 2025 Top 10 Reissues of 2025 5 Dec 2025
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November 2025
1
- 30 Nov 2025 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2025 30 Nov 2025
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October 2025
1
- 3 Oct 2025 Top 10 Live Albums 3 Oct 2025
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September 2025
4
- 21 Sept 2025 ‘The Rats’ by Stump 21 Sept 2025
- 20 Sept 2025 16 Horsepower 20 Sept 2025
- 16 Sept 2025 Cathal Coughlan - ‘Im Long Mé Measaim’ 16 Sept 2025
- 1 Sept 2025 Van Morrison at 80 1 Sept 2025
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August 2025
1
- 19 Aug 2025 The Sentimental Tourists 19 Aug 2025
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July 2025
1
- 9 Jul 2025 Michael O’Shea - Listen Back 9 Jul 2025
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June 2025
1
- 17 Jun 2025 Top 10 Movie 7” Singles 17 Jun 2025
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May 2025
4
- 28 May 2025 Flotsam: Cork’s Old Venues 28 May 2025
- 24 May 2025 Listen Hear Seán Ó Riada 24 May 2025
- 6 May 2025 Martin Barry: 20th Anniversary 6 May 2025
- 2 May 2025 Factory Records: Top 10 Comps 2 May 2025
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April 2025
2
- 19 Apr 2025 The Fall at Sir Henry’s 19 Apr 2025
- 14 Apr 2025 Record Store Day: A Top 10 14 Apr 2025
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March 2025
3
- 30 Mar 2025 Peace Together 30 Mar 2025
- 19 Mar 2025 Zerra One and The Cure 19 Mar 2025
- 13 Mar 2025 Robbie Coltrane’s 50th birthday, Dan Aykroyd, Badly Drawn Boy and Twisted Nerve Records. 13 Mar 2025
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February 2025
1
- 25 Feb 2025 Songs to Learn and Sing: EP 1000 - the final episode 25 Feb 2025
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January 2025
3
- 22 Jan 2025 Robert Forster – Interview 22 Jan 2025
- 5 Jan 2025 The Go-Betweens, Leonard Cohen, U2 and Boston Celtics’ Reggie Lewis 5 Jan 2025
- 2 Jan 2025 Top 10 Reissues of 2024 2 Jan 2025
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December 2024
2
- 20 Dec 2024 Songs to Learn and Sing: Christmas 2004 Compilations 20 Dec 2024
- 5 Dec 2024 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2024 5 Dec 2024
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November 2024
2
- 28 Nov 2024 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2024 28 Nov 2024
- 17 Nov 2024 The Chariot Race 17 Nov 2024
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October 2024
2
- 25 Oct 2024 Peel Sessions 25 Oct 2024
- 15 Oct 2024 Songs to Learn and Sing: 20th Anniversary 15 Oct 2024
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September 2024
2
- 17 Sept 2024 Spadgietown 17 Sept 2024
- 1 Sept 2024 Another Spark 1 Sept 2024
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August 2024
3
- 30 Aug 2024 SKiN and BONE 30 Aug 2024
- 12 Aug 2024 Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus 12 Aug 2024
- 10 Aug 2024 Oasis - Knebworth setlist 10 Aug 2024
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July 2024
1
- 30 Jul 2024 The Chills’ Martin Phillipps - An Appreciation 30 Jul 2024
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June 2024
3
- 27 Jun 2024 Top 10 Irish Songs* 27 Jun 2024
- 9 Jun 2024 Peter Watkins’ Privilege 9 Jun 2024
- 5 Jun 2024 The Smiths - Rarities 5 Jun 2024
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May 2024
3
- 29 May 2024 The Smiths - Singles 29 May 2024
- 24 May 2024 The Smiths - Bootlegs 24 May 2024
- 11 May 2024 Steve Albini - An Appreciation 11 May 2024
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April 2024
4
- 27 Apr 2024 Morrissey - Bootlegs 27 Apr 2024
- 19 Apr 2024 Colin Blunstone and The Zombies 19 Apr 2024
- 15 Apr 2024 Julian Cope’s Postcards 15 Apr 2024
- 8 Apr 2024 Sonic Youth and Nirvana - Sir Henry’s 1991 8 Apr 2024
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March 2024
1
- 6 Mar 2024 Werner Herzog in Ireland 6 Mar 2024
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January 2024
3
- 28 Jan 2024 “Records give you more of what you want” - CBS Records 28 Jan 2024
- 21 Jan 2024 David Ackles - American Gothic 21 Jan 2024
- 1 Jan 2024 Bill Drummond’s The Man 1 Jan 2024
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December 2023
4
- 31 Dec 2023 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2023 31 Dec 2023
- 27 Dec 2023 Dead Dog’s Eyeball - Songs of Daniel Johnston 27 Dec 2023
- 16 Dec 2023 Robert Wyatt’s ‘Shipbuilding’ 16 Dec 2023
- 4 Dec 2023 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2023 4 Dec 2023
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September 2023
9
- 26 Sept 2023 Dark Star - Twenty Twenty Sound (Harvest, 1999) 26 Sept 2023
- 22 Sept 2023 Rollerskate Skinny – Interview 22 Sept 2023
- 21 Sept 2023 The Box Tops – The Letter 21 Sept 2023
- 17 Sept 2023 Damien Jurado – Interview 17 Sept 2023
- 9 Sept 2023 American Spring 9 Sept 2023
- 8 Sept 2023 Sufjan Stevens – Interview 8 Sept 2023
- 6 Sept 2023 Guy Chadwick – Interview 6 Sept 2023
- 5 Sept 2023 Richmond Fontaine – Radio Session + Interviews 5 Sept 2023
- 4 Sept 2023 My #CassetteTape Top 10 4 Sept 2023