George And Madeleine Brown – Music Boxes Of Long Ago

About this record

Catalogue number 1012 on the Cook label is the identifier to read first, because this 10-inch LP carries no release year in the source data. The record packs 27 tracks of Swiss and American 19th-century music boxes, drawn from the collection of George and Madeleine Brown.

Its 35 collectors who own a copy and 13 who want one give it a steady but modest following.

What drives its value

The price guide for this US pressing runs from 5.60 USD in Mint down to 2.65 USD in VG, with 5.01 USD for Near Mint and 3.83 USD for VG+. Below VG the figures fall to 1.47 USD in G+, 0.88 USD in G, 0.59 USD in F and 0.29 USD in Poor.

These are guide estimates, not live sale prices, and the guide holds no current lowest listing or count of copies for sale. Demand is measured by the community data: 35 members have it and 13 want it, which keeps the market thin.

The source lists no other pressings, so the value rests entirely on this issue, with no original-versus-reissue comparison available from the facts provided.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the pressing by the catalogue number 1012 and the Cook label name on the spine and jacket. The source gives no dead-wax matrix string and no pressing plant, so a buyer should read the runout directly in the vinyl's lead-out groove and compare it against a trusted reference copy of 1012 rather than rely on a matrix code from this page.

Confirm the format is a 10-inch LP, as the record is listed as 10-inch, with 27 tracks. The jacket and disc should match the 1012 listing; a mismatch in size or label would indicate a different release.

Grade the disc against the guide tiers from Mint at 5.60 USD down to Poor at 0.29 USD, and note that the guide is an estimate rather than a verified sale.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.