The SPV-era Motorhead records have been fetching serious money on Ebay lately. It seems the completists have come out of the woodwork and are by no means fucking around when it comes to filling the gaps in their collections. The band's popularity is also in an apparent state of permanent growth right now -- not at all the case when the late 90s albums were released -- so there's really more interest than ever in their catalog as a whole.
Sacrifice has always shown up occasionally and was catching around $100 last year, but recent copies have gone much higher, with one recently at $500. (No kidding -- do a completed items search.) I sold a really beat-to-shit copy for $50 last year.
Snake Bite Love had only been offered a handful of times during the past couple of years, but maybe 3-4 months ago it started showing up more frequently, always going in the range of $150. This is a new high as far as I know, but given what I've seen with Sacrifice lately, I won't be surprised if a copy fetches $6-700 in the near future.
Everything Louder than Everyone Else (a live album from 1999 on three LPs) is also starting to nudge up into this range. I haven't seen it go for more than $200 yet, but it's a matter of time. This album, it must be said, is pound-for-pound one of the best Motorhead releases ever.
Overnight Sensation and We are Motorhead have also broken the $100 mark lately, and I believe I saw a sealed copy of Hammered come close recently.
A German pressing of Bastards is comparably rare, although it has also been issued on picture LP and on black vinyl in Brasil, so there's less of a demand. March or Die can also be a tricky one to come by (again, unless you'll accept a Brasilian press) although that album is regarded as a dud by even the least discerning Motorhead fans, so it's usually in the $20-30 range.
Motorhead recorded analog up until Inferno, so the "sound quality" argument in these cases is valid. Overnight Sensation especially crushes the CD sound. Inferno is actually cut on two LPs and ends up sounding better than the CD as a result, but it's not because of the source.
Suffice to say, I'm very glad I got my copies when I did.
Professor Black wrote:Suffice to say, I'm very glad I got my copies when I did.
I can seriously relate to that.. I have a gap of vinyls between Nö Sleep At All (OK, 1916 is not the biggest problem..) and Inferno, all CDs instead - the 90s have not been my metal years, unfortunately, otherwise this wouldn't have happened. It would suck less if there weren't any vinyls at all - by no means I will ever (even be able to) pay those insane prices as they go for today. This is one of the phenomena of today's ebay madness that really suck big time. Too many freaks with far too much money.. Can't believe those SPV pressings are THAT rare..
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Down there in the Darkness
Centuries of Evil
And his Arms will take you deeper and deeper
I'm still trying to get my head around the prices Motorhead lps from the 90's sell for. I just bought them as they came out, didn't play them much and they sit there on the shelf in nice condition. I mean the only Motorhead record I really want to listen to anymore is "Overkill" anyway, they've never topped that album.
