In pop and rock music there's a funny inverse relationship between quality and price. It all relates to rarity. If you want to get an original 45 rpm (or even a 78 rpm) of the Penguins singing Earth Angel, you can find one at a reasonable price because it was so popular that there are a ton of copies around. The Penguins were considered "one hit wonders" even though they recorded a lot of quality material. When they signed with Mercury, their agent made it a package deal. The Penguins were on the Dootone label and there was another unknown group who were label mates. Their manager insisted that Mercury sign the other group, too or the deal was off. The other group was the Platters.

Now if you want an original copy of the Penguins doing Oookey Ook in pristine condition, we might be able to do business.

Jerry