Re: value of signed album?

["N. Richard Caldwell" <nrc@bsbbs.columbus.oh.us>]

drk@leland.stanford.edu (David Koehler),
  in article <9303010527.AA22132@leland.Stanford.EDU> writes:
> 
> I have the opportunity to buy a signed copy of _HoL_ (vinyl).
> Does anyone have an idea of the value of such an item?  I'd say
> the record itself is VG/VG, certainly not mint, and is signed in blue
> ink on the front cover.  Is US$40 too much, or a reasonable deal?

We paid $45 for what looks to me like a mint copy of _The Dreaming_ a
couple of years back.  That has been considered a steal by everyone I've
talked to.  I'm not sure what this might be worth as a "collector's item"
but it's worth a lot more than that to us.  I only which we had one signed
*to* us and preferably in person.  

Speaking of having things signed in person, does anyone know just how many
people attended Kate's appearance at Tower Records in New York back in
1985?   I ask because Tori Amos attracted around 500 people to Rose Records
in Chicago and I can't imagine what kind of mob must have shown up for
Kate.  As it was, it took Tori over five hours to get to everyone.


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