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Carly Simon original vinyl value overview
Both albums came on Elektra's butterfly label with lyrics included. A clean first-run copy with its lyric sheet or printed inner sleeve sits at the top of a modest range; a worn or incomplete copy is a few dollars.
Albums covered
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VG+ originals
$3–$10
NM originals
$8–$25
These ranges span the covered albums; they are not a single price for every pressing. Open the album guide and match the label, catalog, matrix, packaging, and grade before comparing a copy.
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Carly Simon album value guides
1972 · Elektra butterfly label
No Secrets
Top-end clue: Columbus Circle-address first pressing with the lyric inner sleeve and a cover free of ringwear.
NM first press
$10–$25
1971 · Elektra butterfly label
Anticipation
Top-end clue: Sterling-mastered 1971 pressing with the lyric enclosure and a clean, unwritten-on cover.
NM first press
$8–$18
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How to compare the right copies
An artist name and album title describe the music, not the manufacturing history. Work from the physical evidence before using any value range.
- First-run No Secrets labels carry the 15 Columbus Circle, New York address; mid-1970s represses add a Warner Communications logo to the rim text.
- Copy the runout letters: CP, CTH, and CSM identify the Columbia plants at Pitman, Terre Haute, and Santa Maria.
- Confirm the lyric sheet or printed inner sleeve is present before using a complete-copy price.
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What moves a copy toward the top of the range
The strongest value signal is a complete set of details that all point to the same issue. For the albums covered here, pay particular attention to:
- No Secrets: Columbus Circle-address first pressing with the lyric inner sleeve and a cover free of ringwear.
- Anticipation: Sterling-mastered 1971 pressing with the lyric enclosure and a clean, unwritten-on cover.
A later reissue in excellent condition can still be a great listening copy. It should simply be compared with reissue sales rather than original-press prices.
Keep checking the shelf
Decode the labels and dead wax
These guides explain the manufacturing clues connected to the albums above.
A few questions
The ones that come up.
Among the albums covered here, near-mint confirmed originals span $8–$25. The exact album, pressing, completeness, and condition determine the price, so use the linked album guide rather than treating that span as a blanket artist value.
Match the release-year label, complete catalog number, both runout matrices, jacket construction, and any original inserts. No single color, logo, or matrix fragment proves the whole pressing by itself.
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