Rare Record Or Just A Production Mistake?

I received an email from a gentleman asking about a specific record he owned. The record, an lp released by Vandenberg from 1986, had a label on one side that was blank...no printing on it; but the other side was ok, listing the cuts that were on the record.

I have heard of this before and it turns out that this is just a production error and does not increase that record's value. This happens sometimes in the factory and I have a couple in my collection as well.

I want to thank "Mighty John Marshall" of www.moneymusic.com for his honest and professional opinions. Which brings me to a important point. Mighty John Marshall does online appraisals at his site and for a nominal fee can help you ascertain if your record is of great value, or just a common one. I highly recommend him!

This is one of my favorite album covers "Houses Of The Holy" by the classic rock band Led Zeppelin. I'd love to hear about yours!

Album Cover Art

Album cover art has long been a part of the collectible record, with hundreds of artists lending their skills for the album cover. Here are several links that you can view to explore this phenomenon:

http://www.vinylunderground.net/index.html

http://www.artvinyl.com/

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/coverart.html

http://www.albumcovers.net/

http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=5747&show=25&start=0

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