Holy Grail 45.

[chuckd]

In addition to 60's garage I am a also a cinephile. I remember reading an issue of Tim Lucas' Video Watchdog that the greatest "lost" film is Lon Chaney's "London After Midnight". The script exists and stills exist but the film itself seems lost forever.

What is the 60's 45 equivalent that everybody wants but is barely visible at auction? Mine would be... but I'm sure there must be an even greater find?

 

[bosshoss]

It really depends what you have or don't have. If you own a rare 45, it doesn't seem so rare for some reason. Especially if you know a couple of other guys who also have a copy. So three copies can seem quite common, haha. I have the Keggs and I know at least 5 others who have it, so it's not on my list of holy grail 45s. Because if I know of 6, how many others are there that I don't know about? Probably twice as many. It has to be one or two known copies (and great, and legendary) to be in my holy grail list. The Keggs is certainly in high demand and also great/legendary.

The rarest 45 on Back from The Grave is Just Too Much "She Gives Me Time", still only one copy known at this time. The whereabouts of that copy was unknown for at least 20 years. Although I would hate to be trying to find a copy of the Village Outcast, if I didn't have it already. And Adrian Lloyd "Lorna" is probably on a par with the Keggs for rarity, legend and greatness and a holy grail for some.

James Bond & The Agents "Wild Angel" seems to have taken over as the red-hot item of the moment, but I find it hard to think of it as the holy grail. And then there's the red label version of Denise "Boy What'll You Do Then".

(I'm not going to mention the 45s I'm still looking for. Am I crazy? )

 

[chuckd]

That list of 45's must be pretty damn small

 

[Ryan L.]

Oh, man, my holy grail probably changes weekly, or every time I get a new comp that I dig. As I don't keep a close eye on the auction sites, I'm not sure how frequently certain records come up, but I've been looking for a copy of She's Your Lover by The Deverons that I can afford for some time. I actually bought one on eBay years ago that was described as NM, but turned out to be more like G, so I returned it. In retrospect I should have just kept it. Oh well.

I suppose if I allotted more money to buying 45s then I would have a lot more of the common records that I currently want, and my holy grail would be more interesting and rare.