A St. Paul record dealer scored $10,323 on eBay Wednesday. Not bad for a hissy 7-inch blues record that gets stuck in the middle and cost him less than 25 cents.
“I’m pretty amazed,” said Tim Schloe, 39. “I had no idea what to expect” because the disc — “Greyhound Blues,” a 1953 single by obscure Alabama bluesman D.A. Hunt — is “insanely rare,” as he put it. It was one of the first singles from Sun Records, the historic Memphis label that would soon discover Elvis Presley.
The 45-rpm record surfaced recently as Schloe sorted through boxes of more than 10,000 discs he bought two years ago from a Texas collector’s estate.
“A 45 that’s bid up to more than $10,000 is in a very select group of rare vinyl,” said Joyce Greenholdt of Goldmine, the discophiles’ bible. The highest-known price for a Sun 45 was $17,820 for a mint-condition copy of Presley’s first single, “That’s Alright, Mama.” A West Coast blues collector outbid 33 others — including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — for the Hunt disc, according to Schloe. Once he sends it off (by registered mail), he plans to dig through that Texas collection for another gem — even if it gets stuck in the middle.
You can never forget classics like “Great balls of Fire” and “Rock n Roll” 
That’s incredible!
Wonderful! I’ve been collecting Sun singles and albums for years and only managed to find about 10 singles and 10 albums. I have a copy of ‘Red Man’ by Bobby Sheridan who I think was really Charlie Rich. Is this rare?
Best Wishes
Pete Levene. Stockport. England
I have some sun 45′s and albums for sell.
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I have 3 Elvis Sun records that are mint condition. “That’s All Right”; “Mystery Train”; and “Good Rockin’ Tonight”…where can I get top dollar for them?
i have a lot of sun records my jerry lee johnny cash elves and a 78 blue shade shoes my carl perkins all play were can i go to get a value for these records
If you thinks this is rare i recently obtained a copy of SUN DJ 388 the Teen angles which is just about as rare if not rarer because if was never a public issue nor was it backed by a 78 RPM and as never been shown on popsike.com
I have a Sun Label record – Elvis Presley Milk Cow Blues Boogie. On flip side is Your a HeartBreaker. Eched in to the disc is 1954. I know Elvis recorded the Milk Cow Blues (Eddie Arnold song) in Novemember or December 1954. Any idea if this is worth anything to anyone. Obviously an old 78 has been danced on and probably will not play very well but the label is pristine.
I have a Sun Records 45 of Jerry Lee Lewis- Great Balls of Fire……I’m thinking of selling…..Any suggestions?
I also have Fats Domino- by Imperial records- ” I want to walk you home” / ” I’m gonna be a wheel someday” and ” Ain’t that just like a woman” / ” What a price”, ” I hear you knocking” / ” Jambalaya ( on the bayou)” I have a vast collection of records that belonged to my grandmother. When she passed, I inherited.
I have artists like: The Smothers Brothers, Dean Martin, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass,Ray Charles, Les Paul, and Rick Nelson…….those are just the 45′s