music · 20 December 2014 · 10 years ago
A single dubbed the rarest record in the world sold for £14,543 at auction. The London Records' pressing of Darrell Banks 'Open the Door to Your Heart', was thought to be the only copy in circulation. Banks, who toured with soul singer Jackie Wilson, only released two albums before he was killed in Detroit in February 1970. He was shot in the neck by an off-duty policeman, who had been having an affair with Banks's girlfriend. 'Open the Door to Your Heart' was his only hit, reaching No.2 on the R&B chart in the US.
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