Goldin’s Music Memorabilia Auction closed May 6 with a string of record-breaking results anchored by a copy of Eminem’s 1996 debut ‘Infinite’, one of only 250 signed copies released by WEB Entertainment, which sold for $104,920, the highest price ever paid publicly for any Eminem item. A sealed CD of ‘The Slim Shady LP’ from 1999 added a second record, fetching $19,993 as the highest price ever paid for any Eminem compact disc.
The hip-hop category produced another all-time high with a sealed copy of The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die’, graded at a perfect AMG Mint 10 and featuring the original “If You Don’t Know, Now You Know” hype sticker, selling for $27,313, the highest price ever paid publicly for any CD.
Kurt Cobain items drove strong rock results. A self-released Nirvana ‘Bleach’ demo tape from the 1980s, with “Nirvana” handwritten by Cobain, sold for $19,520. A handwritten concert setlist from June 15, 1991, accompanied by a ticket stub, realized $17,690. A custom black fedora worn by Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial circa 1987-88 rounded out the top results, selling for $28,670.