£1 million vinyl collection destroyed in flood

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Over 50,000 records were destroyed including a rare LP of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World', individually valued at around £800.

A record collection found in a flooded basement in Manchester has been valued at £1 million, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Among the destroyed collection of vinyl was a rare original LP of David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World, of which a mint condition copy can sell for between £500 and £800.

A friend of George, Colin White, found 90 copies of the single Just Wanna Dance by Salford band Fast Cars - each of which could have sold for around £150 - although many of them were damaged.

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