Handpainted Lafayette Blues

[crimpies]

Two in one week, unbelievable!

1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, where are you?

[Bikedo]

*ahem*

Sweet!
Congratulations on getting it.
You must feel like a million dollars.... well minus a few $K that is

[harvestgirl]

Thanks! Yeah, quite stoked
#15 here!

[love_islander]

do we get a photo of the back as well?

[Grimtale]

do we get a photo of the back as well?

She hasn't shown a pic of the front yet... only a tiny avatar. This one has much mystery and coolness to it, I promise.
Worthy of some major press...
Grim

[harvestgirl]

ben & jack wanted to play w/ my record before i get it lol so keep an eye on the vault & eventually TMR ~ there will be info. & pics posted there first.

AND i'd like to send a big ol' THANK YOU (again!) to mark/grimtale for helping me out in obtaining this beauty & to ben for whom w/o, this transaction would not have been possible ~ both wonderful guys to deal with many thanks!!!

[dexterslab]

dare I ask how much $ went into HP LB #15?

[harvestgirl]

all the info. will be posted on the vault soonish. if they don't reveal the price ( i think they plan to) i'll say then.

as far as i know, it *might* be the most paid for one yet ~ i think stoutr's was close to what i paid, but i am not ++ what he paid.

[stoutr]

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[hawke000]

*smacks forehead*

[harvestgirl]

$15,000 USD

[littleacorn]

A chunk of wax that costs more than my pride and joy sportster.

[trickster]

$15,000 USD

yeah, i paid a few grand more. lucky you!

Well I expected to be at that price range but seeing it written.. wow!

[trickster]

http://modlife.com/thewhitestripes/blog#blog14809

The $18,000 Record... posted by Ben B at 10:32AM

Twelve years ago to the month, the White Stripes released their 2nd single ("Lafayette Blues") with a humble little performance at the Gold Dollar in Detroit.

Due to a delay in printing the covers, Jack White and Dave Buick (head-honcho at Italy Records, the label releasing the single) hand-painted 15 unique covers for that evening. Each copy was sold for $6.

For quite some time these hand-painted records have been the holy grail for White Stripes collectors. The first copy to sell went for $800 back in 2003 and it's been sky-rocketing ever since.

Just recently I've had the pleasure of coordinating the sale of one of these singles (pictured below) for the stately sum of $18,000. Yes, you read that correctly...eighteen thousand United States dollars.

This copy was painted by Mr. Buick and is pressed on especially swirly red/white vinyl.

[Grimtale]

I'm thinking a $3000 ROI in one year on my investment wasn't so bad.
That's a 20% return. I don't know of any better investment I could have made to top that in a down economy.
Besides, what mutual fund or stock is going to give you 1/10000000th of the fun I've had with mine.
I remember people calling me crazy...
Nicole, Now I can call you crazy... I know it's true cause it's the little voices in our heads that make us buy stuff like this.

CONGRATS NICOLE!!!
Who is that ugly fellow you let hold it up against that yellow wall I seem to have seen before?
Grim