The Top 100 Highest Prices Paid for a Paramount Record


Over the last twenty years or so Paramount records have been most highly sought after by collectors. Number one on the list is the highest price ever paid for a single 78 rpm Blues record and one of the highest prices ever paid for ANY record. The remaining records on the list reflect just what collectors are willing to pay for these rare gems.

No Record No Title Artist Sold For Date Sold Source
No 1 12950 Alcohol And Jake Blues Tommy Johnson $37,100.00 USD 25 Sep 2013 ValueYourMusic
No 2 12792 Pony Blues Charley Patton $19,600.00 USD 13 Jan 2020 gripsweat.com
No 3 12909 High Water Everywhere Part I Charley Patton $16,200.00 USD 14 Jul 2020 ValueYourMusic
No 4 13090 M & O Blues Willie Brown $8,600.00 USD 27 Aug 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 5 12924 Rattlesnake Blues Charley Patton $7,879.00 USD 19 Oct 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 6 13066 22-20 Blues Skip James 5,200.00 USD 28 Nov 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 7 12411 Trombone Man Preston Jackson $4,805.55 USD 10 May 2015 gripsweat
No 8 12619 China Boy Charles Pierce $4,805.55 USD 01 Mar 2015 gripsweat
No 9 12399 Stockyard Strut Freddie Keppard $4,349.00 USD 24 Nov 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 10 13070 Bird Nest Bound Charley Patton $4,250.00 USD 19 Nov 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 11 12518 You Shall Beale Street Sheiks $4,150.00 USD 07 Aug 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 12 12454 Rabbit Foot Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $3,930.00 USD 29 Mar 2015 gripsweat.com
No 13 12946 Bootin' Me 'Bout Blind Lemon Jefferson $3,833.33 USD 28 Jun 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 14 12854 Down The Dirt Road Blues Charley Patton $3,749.00 USD 18 Sep 2018 ValueYourMusic
No 15 12629 Mississippi Jail House Groan Rube Lacy $3,627.00 USD 18 Sep 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 16 12843 House Snake Blues George Wilson and Jimmy Hinton $3,272.22 USD 29 Mar 2015 gripsweat.com
No 17 12430 Coon Can Blues Dad Nelson $3,219.00 USD 21 Nov 2014 gripsweat.com
No 18 12611 Goin' To Rest Where Jesus Is Blind Joe Taggart $3,150.00 USD 08 Dec 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 19 12413 Skeedle Loo Doo Blues Blind Blake $2,950.00 USD 07 Sep 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 20 12761 Old Country Rock William Moore $2,927.79 USD 03 May 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 21 13134 The New Sittin' On Top Of The World Mississippi Sheiks $2,925.25 USD 11 Sep 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 22 13142 He Calls That Religion Mississippi Sheiks $2,850 USD 21 Sep 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 23 12986 Jesus Is A Dying Bed Maker Charley Patton $2,738.00 USD 21 Oct 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 24 12409 Stomp Time Blues Jasper Taylor $2,500.00 USD 12 May 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 25 12670 Hard To Rule Woman Blues Ramblin' Thomas $2,224.00 USD 14 Jun 2020 ValueYourMusic
No 26 12524 Mamlish Blues Ed Bell $2,136.00 USD 09 Sep 2018 ValueYourMusic
No 27 12591 Jazzin' The Blues Beale Street Sheiks $2,136.00 USD 03 Dec 2018 gripsweat.com
No 28 12431 Stonewall Steeet Blues Blind Blake $2,125.00 USD 12 Jan 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 29 12594 Oriental Man Dixie Land Thumpers $2,025.00 USD 11 Jul 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 30 12943 Mean Black Cat Blues Charlie Patton $2,025.00 USD '17 Apr 2019 ValueYourMusic
No 31 12863 Fightin' The Jug Blind Blake $2,024.00 USD 30 Jul 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 32 12815 Skinner Winston Holmes and Charlie Turner $2,000.00 USD 12 Jun 2014 popsike.com
No 33 12855 Pitchin' Boogie Will Ezell $2,000.00 USD 23 Aug 2010 popsike.com
No 34 12929 Tell Me What You Say Norfolk Jubilee Quartette $2,000.00 USD 24 May 2010 popsike.com
No 35 12930 Room Rent Blues Charlie Spand $2,000.00 USD 16 Aug 2010 popsike.com
No 36 12708 Jig Head Blues Ramblin' Thomas $1,975.00 USD 07 Sep 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 37 12565 He's In The Jailhouse Now Blind Blake $1,925.00 USD 10 Feb 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 38 12650 Piney Woods Money Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,925.00 USD 07 Feb 2013 popsike.com
No 39 12722 Poor Boy Blues Ramblin' Thomas $1,875.00 USD 22 Feb 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 40 12992 All Night Long Blues Louise Johnson $1,848.00 USD 19 Mar 2008 popsike.com
No 41 12750 Rising River Blues George Carter $1,825.00 USD 21 Aug 2016 popsike.com
No 42 12657 Rumblin' And Ramblin' Boa Constrictor Blues Blind Blake $1,824.00 USD 25 Jun 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 43 12955 Spider In Your Dumpling Arnold Wiley $1,803.00 USD 28 Jun 2010 popsike.com
No 44 12543 New Orleans Breakdown D. C. Nelson's Serenaders $1,755.00 USD 15 May 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 45 12587 Shake Em Up Clarence Williams $1,743.00 USD 26 Jan 2015 popsike.com
No 46 12628 Fare Thee Blues - Part I Johnnie Head $1,703.00 USD 26 Jun 2013 popsike.com
No 47 13020 Hard Pushing Papa Blind Blake $1,701.00 USD 26 Mar 2008 popsike.com
No 48 12717 I've Crossed The Separation Line Blind Joe Taggart $1,692.00 USD 08 Mar 2013 popsike.com
No 49 12968 Pennsylvania Woman Blues Six Cylinder Smith $1,649.00 USD 28 May 2018 popsike.com
No 50 12593 Sunshine Special Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,645.00 USD 14 Jun 2013 popsike.com
No 51 13125 My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon King Solomom Hill $1,637.00 USD 23 Oct 2015 ValueYourMusic
No 52 12634 Goodbye Mama Moan Blind Blake $1,635.00 USD 29 Jul 2012 popsike.com
No 53 12810 Doing A Stretch Blind Blake $1,607.00 USD 05 Apr 2010 popsike.com
No 54 12820 Guitar Boogie Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother $1,579.00 USD 07 Jun 2010 popsike.com
No 55 12640 Jazz-Me Blues Charles Pierce $1,570.00 USD 10 Mar 2014 popsike.com
No 56 13094 Strange Things Happening In The Land Blind Joel Taggart $1,567.00 USD 27 Aug 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 57 12419 Little Low Mamma Blues Ma Rainey $1,560.99 USD 30 Mar 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 58 12464 Black Dog Blues Blind Blake $1,552.00 USD 18 Sep 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 59 12551 Chinch Bug Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,546.99 USD 07 Sep 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 60 12658 When The Saints Go Marching In Blind Willie Davis $1,527.00 USD 28 Feb 2012 popsike.com
No 61 12756 That Black Snake Moan No. 2 Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,526.99 USD 12 Jul 2021 ValueYourMusic
No 62 12991 Overall Cheater Blues Washboard Walter $1,525.00 USD 08 Oct 2012 popsike.com
No 63 12389 You Can't Keep No Brown Bo Weevil Jackson $1,500.00 USD 20 Jul 2010 popsike.com
No 64 12457 Goose Grease John Williams Synco Jazzers $1,500.00 USD 02 Dec 2019 popsike.com
No 65 12516 I Believe I'll Go Back Home Williams and Versey Smith $1,500.00 USD 24 Jun 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 66 12588 Madison Street Rag Banjo Joe $1,500.00 USD 16 Mar 2012 popsike.com
No 67 12949 Where My Shoes At Charley Taylor and Ishman Bracey $1,500.00 USD 31 May 2010 popsike.com
No 68 12979 Trust In God And Do The Right Blind Willie Davis $1,500.00 USD 08 Jul 2020 ValueYourMusic
No 69 13143 The New Shake That Thing Mississippi Sheiks $1,500.00 USD 16 May 2017 popsike.com
No 70 12899 Southern Woman Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,404.00 USD 28 Sep 2013 popsike.com
No 71 12604 My Money Never Runs Out Banjo Joe $1,401.00 USD 07 Jul 2011 popsike.com
No 72 12637 So Lonesome Ramblin' Thomas $1,382.00 USD 14 Mar 2010 popsike.com
No 73 12803 Indian Squaw Blues Freezone $1,375.00 USD 14 May 2018 ValueYourMusic
No 74 12443 Bad Luck Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,370.00 USD 10 Jul 2006 popsike.com
No 75 12769 Ghost Woman Blues George Carter $1,351.00 USD 11 Sep 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 76 12595 Nappy Head Blues Bobby Grant $1,346.00 USD 15 Jul 2015 popsike.com
No 77 12679 Lockstep Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,325.00 USD 22 Aug 2017 popsike.com
No 78 12737 Search Warrant Blues Blind Blake $1,325.00 USD 03 Feb 2008 popsike.com
No 79 12541 Rambler Blues Lemon Jefferson $1,303.00 USD 30 Jul 2017 popsike.com
No 80 12668 Prove It On Me Blues Ma Rainey $1,286.00 USD 08 Dec 2014 popsike.com
No 81 12812 How You Get That Way Charley Patton $1,281.00 USD 26 Nov 2005 popsike.com
No 82 12558 Workin' On The Railroad Buddy Boy Hawkins $1,280.55 USD 23 Sep 2020 ValueYourMusic
No 83 12718 Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues Ma Rainey and Papa Charlie Jackson $1,259.00 USD 29 Jul 2012 popsike.com
No 84 12759 Larceny Woman Blues Barrel House Welch $1,250.00 USD 31 May 2010 popsike.com
No 85 13062 Alabama Hustler Slim Tarpley $1,250.00 USD 31 May 2010 popsike.com
No 86 13146 Ezekiel Saw De Wheel Norfolk Jubilee Quartette $1,237.00 USD 20 nov 2018 ValueYourMusic
No 87 12373 Jack O Diamond Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,225.00 USD 14 Jun 2013 popsike.com
No 88 13028 The Preacher Must Get Some Sometime Rob Robinson and Meade Lux Lewis $1,225.00 USD 13 Jul 2015 popsike.com
No 89 12830 La valse de la Ru Canal Robin and Soileau $1,200.00 USD 15 Jul 2008 popsike.com
No 90 12819 Black and Evil Blues Alice Moore $1,137.00 USD 26 Nov 2005 popsike.com
No 91 12726 I've Got A Key To The Kingdom Blind Willie Davis $1,125.00 USD 29 Mar 2007 popsike.com
No 92 12376 Adams Apple Jimmie Blythe $1,084.00 USD 13 Jul 2015 popsike.com
No 93 12422 Fat Mouth Blues Charlie Jackson $1,073.00 USD 29 Jul 2012 popsike.com
No 94 12666 Blind Lemon's Penitentiary Blues Blind Lemon Jefferson $1,073.00 USD 04 Jun 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 95 12790 Fetch Your Water Charlie Spand $1,052.00 USD 24 Jan 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 96 12552 Mr. Crump Don't Like It Beale Street Sheiks $1,050.00 USD 06 Mar 2017 ValueYourMusic
No 97 12442 Blake's Worried Blues Blind Blake $1,035.00 USD 15 Jun 2012 ValueYourMusic
No 98 12976 Ragged But Right Blue Harmony Boys $1,035.00 USD 28 Aug 2016 ValueYourMusic
No 99 13128 I Declare My Mother Ought To Live Right Famous Blue Jay Singers $1,027.00 USD 11 Feb 2014 popsike.com
No 100 12643 Tootie Blues Blind Blake $1,025.00 USD 03 Aug 2007 popsike.com