This entry used to start with, "Sadly, this was the Whigs' final album." Who knew? This release has had the strangest, most unpredictable price trajectory of any Whigs record, and I think that reflects the multiple teased, scrapped, and withdrawn reissues that have occurred over the past decade or so. The two original vinyl versions were released on various incarnations of Columbia Records, both on black vinyl. These were fairly stable and very reasonably priced for many years, but started going up significantly in 2021. We'll get back to that. A significant percentage of the U.S. copies have the upper lefthand corner of the sleeve clipped. Presumably, these were mostly used as promos. I would have expected very few copies of this to have been pressed - major labels were not issuing a ton of vinyl in the late 90s. There do seem to be a lot more copies of the U.S. version than the European version (based on sales, something in the neighborhood of 5 times as many), but they have always sold for around the same amount.

There has been some confusion about the European vinyl releases for 1965. I had once heard that there were UK and Austrian versions of this one, but from what I have seen, they have all been identical to the European LP, which gives no indication of country of origin on the sleeve or on the label. The prices for these have been a little lower than the U.S. versions, but they are also rising.

In 2010, Music on Vinyl, a Dutch imprint, reissued 1965 on 180g vinyl. It was released as a two-record set. The second disc contained the bonus tracks from the Somethin' Hot and Australian 66 CD singles. No new material here, but, hey...it made it a lot easier to get ahold of "The Singer." The prices for these were very affordable, right until they weren't - they shot upward in 2021.

Then came 2015. For Record Store Day Black Friday, ORG Music was supposed to release a 180g blue vinyl version of 1965, limited to 2,000 copies. The label confirmed to me that it was pressed, but the band had become active again and was unhappy with the timing of the release, so they asked that it be pulled, so the pressing was destroyed. Some copies made it out of the plant before the run was scrapped, though. Uh oh. Instant collectible. This is a tough one. One sold for a remarkably low price before I became aware that this one had, in fact, been pressed. Most others since have become justifiably expensive. Very few of these exist. Get it if you can. It sounds amazing.

Now, what's up with the price jumps? Well...first, we had the aforementioned RSD Black Friday reissue that got killed. Then, we got word in early 2022 that Music on Vinyl was doing a two-disc blue vinyl reissue. Stores took preorders, but it never materialized. It turned out that this was going to be an unauthorized release and it was killed. In 2023, it got announced again...and again disappeared. So as of this moment, we have not had a widely released vinyl version of this album since 2010 and have been teased with two additional pressing announcements that have not come to pass. So yeah...15+ years of no new pressings + three scrapped reissues would be why all versions of 1965 are now expensive.

Version	Value ($)	Scarcity	Price Trending
Columbia C 69450 LP (U.S.)	120-160	4	Up/Volatile
Columbia 491486-1 LP (Europe)	120-160	4	Up/Volatile
Music on Vinyl MOVLP149 2xLP	115-165	1	Up/Volatile
ORG ORGM 2044 Blue LP (Withdrawn)	200-300	9	Volatile

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