Just seven inches across, with a one-and-a-half-inch hole in the middle, the new record played at 45 revolutions per minute, with greater fidelity and clarity than the old 78 rpm record.

Most Valuable 45 RPM Records. Recent Sales Price. The Beatles "Ask Me Why/Anna (Go to Him)" $35,000. Frank Wilson "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)/Sweeter as the Days Go By" ...

Last week's news about the St. Paul record collector who scored big on eBay with an old, scratched 45-rpm record -- $10,323 worth of big -- might have sent many scurrying to the attic to search ...