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Do you have a record collection to sell? We're always looking to buy records, CDs and memorabilia by The Roots.
We pay top prices for mint condition records, rare CDs and authentic pop memorabilia. Save time and hassle and sell us your whole collection. Or consign your high-end items with us. 60s pop, 70s rock, progressive, psychedelic, punk, indie, metal, blues, folk, funk and jazz are just some of the genres we cover - anything considered, so long as it's mint condition.
We specialise in vinyl LPs, 12-inch, 7-inch, programmes, posters, tickets, autographs, vintage merchandise & memorabilia. We also buy collectables including 1980s and 1990s CD singles, limited edition releases, picture discs, shaped and uncut, promotional and demonstartion copies, acetates, test pressings and BPI and RIAA Gold/Silver/Platinum award discs.

It's easy to sell to us. Download our valuation form and send us a detailed list of any records, CDs and memorabilia you wish to sell -- full details here. If your collection is large or valuable we can come to you.

AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO THE ROOTS VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...

UK
2-LP vinyl set, CD album, vinyl LP, CD single, 12" vinyl, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
USA
2-LP vinyl set, vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD album...
JAPAN
CD album, red vinyl, blue vinyl, orange vinyl, promo vinyl LP, promo CD album, promo 5-CD set...
EUROPE
CD single, red vinyl, yellow vinyl, blue vinyl, promo 12" vinyl, promo CD single...

Top release decades
2000s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s...

Top music labels
MCA, Def Jam, Universal, DGC, Talkin Loud, UMe, Music On Vinyl/OkPlayer, Mercury Records, Geffen/Universal...

Top barcodes
602498624166, 731451894114, 720642497210, 602577531958, 602537828876, 602527094694, 602517682924, 602498630679, 4988005437327, 008811393427...

Top catalogue numbers
9862416, 518941-1, DGC2-24972, MCSTD40316, B0029462-01, B0013085-01, 9863067, 378288-7, 1768292, 088112996-1...

Top titles
The Tipping Point, Rising Down, From The Ground Up + Picture Inners, The Seed (2.0), The Seed, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin - Sealed, Phrenology - 180gm Brown Marbled Vinyl, Phrenology, Illadelph Halflife - stickered shrink, Illadelph Halflife + Sticker - VG...

Top wanted titles
Phrenology, The Tipping Point, The Seed...

Other artist names
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Related artists
Scratch, The Roots...


A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...

THE ROOTS Things Fall Apart (Limited edition 2014 UK/EU 18-track double 180gram vinyl LP, with gatefold picture sleeve. The classic fourth album from US hip hop group, originaly released in 1999 and featuring the singles You Got Me andThe Next Movement. Although not sealed, both the sleeve and vinyl remain in near mint condition. Recommended)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

Tracklisting: Act Won (Things Fall Apart) 0:54 Table Of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) 3:37 The Next Movement 4:10 Step Into The Realm 2:49 The Spark 3:52 Dynamite! 4:45 Without A Doubt 4:14 Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New 4:34 Double Trouble 5:50 Act Too (The Love Of My Life) 4:54 100% Dundee 3:53 Diedre Vs. Dice 0:47 Adrenaline! 4:27 3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2... Electric Boogaloo 0:51 You Got Me 4:19 Don't See Us 4:30 The Return To Innocence Lost 11:55 Untitled 0:05
THE ROOTS The Tipping Point (2019 UK limited edition 13-track Audiophile double LP issue of their 2004 album, complete with Urban Legends inners, single pocket picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little edge scuffing and light creasing with the vinyl remaining in wonderful condition with few signs of play)
** Limited To Just 2,000 Copies **

Tracklisting: Star 7:36 I Don't Care 4:02 Don't Say Nuthin' 3:35 Guns Are Drawn 5:15 Stay Cool 3:34 Web 3:16 Boom! 2:57 Somebody's Gotta Do It 4:08 Duck Down! 3:56 Why (What's Goin On?) 4:20 In Love With The Mic 3:48 Untitled Din Da Da 8:13
THE ROOTS The Tipping Point (2004 UK issue 10-track 2-LP vinyl set including the single 'Don't Say Nuthin', picture sleeve)

Tracklisting: 1. Star 2. I Don't Care 3. Don't Say Nuthin' 4. Guns Are Drawn 5. Stay Cool 6. Web 7. Boom! 8. Somebody Gotta Do It 9. Duck Down! 10. Why (What's Goin' On?)
THE ROOTS From The Ground Up (1994 UK 8-track double vinyl 12" set - This early EP was released just before the band signed to Geffen, it's a great set that draws on blues, jazz and hip hop, produced by ?uestlove, Kelo, and Black Thought. The single pocket picture sleeve shows only light wear while the black & white picture inners have a little wear with small tears to the open edge, whilst the vinyl is Excellent with just the odd light scuff to indicate play)

Tracklisting: A1 It's Comin' 6:31 A2 Mellow My Man 4:49 B1 Distortion To Static 4:26 B2 Dat Scat 5:19 C1 Worldwide (London Groove) 8:16 C2 Do You Want More?! 3:29 D1 The Session 12:41 D2 Do You Want More?! (Beat Mix) 3:29
THE ROOTS ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014 UK & European limited edition 11-track vinyl LP, the eleventh studio album from Questlove & co, including the single When The People Cheer. The vinyl is UNPLAYED housed in the gatefold picturesleeve which remains sealed within its hype-stickered shrinkwrap)

Tracklisting: A1. Theme From Middle Of The Night [performed by Nina Simone] 1:27 A2. Never 3:54 A3. When The People Cheer 3:01 A4. The Devil 0:38 A5. Black Rock 2:41 A6. Understand 2:50 A7. Dies Irae 1:07 B1. The Coming 3:01 B2. The Dark (Trinity) 5:17 B3. The Unravelling 4:20 B4. Tomorrow 5:06
THE ROOTS Rising Down (Sealed 2008 Japanese promotional 17-track enhanced CD from the Grammy award winning hip-hop trailblazers, issued for review ahead of release. Includes a CDROM video for 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction), with picture sleeve booklet & promo stickered obi, sealed from new UICD-6152)

Tracklisting: 1. The Pow Wow 2. Rising Down 3. Get Busy 4. @ 15 5. 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) 6. Becoming Unwritten 7. Criminal 8. I Will Not Apologize 9. I Can't Help It 10. Singing Man 11. Unwritten 12. Lost Desire 13. The Show 14. Rising Up 15. Birthday Girl Bonus Recordings: 16. The Grand Return 17. 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) - Video
THE ROOTS The Tipping Point (2004 UK issue 10-track 2-LP vinyl set including the single 'Don't Say Nuthin', picture sleeve)

Tracklisting: 1. Star 2. I Don't Care 3. Don't Say Nuthin' 4. Guns Are Drawn 5. Stay Cool 6. Web 7. Boom! 8. Somebody Gotta Do It 9. Duck Down! 10. Why (What's Goin' On?)

AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY

We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I., ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.

MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:

Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills & flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material; press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing; original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying: original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.

SHOPS/WHOLESALERS/DEALERS/REVIEWERS/RADIO STATIONS

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