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The vinyl revival is well and truly underway. But could CDs also be in line for a comeback? More and more people are returning to physical media. And luckily, this means the discs gathering dust on your shelf or in your car could now actually be worth something.

From David Bowie to Michael Jackson and even Paris Hilton, collectors are willing to pay hundreds, or even thousands, to get their hands on rare CDs. Most were released in small numbers or exclusively in other countries, whilst some were later recalled for various reasons. Find out below which CDs could fetch you a note-perfect sum.



READ MORE: The Boss, aka Bruce Springsteen, released The Future of Rock and Roll as a promo-only compilation in Japan in 1988. The 16-track double disc is now incredibly hard to find and has been known to fetch around £1.1k, and this eBay user is selling their copy for £907.

It's the same story with Prince's My Name Was Prince. He issued only 50 copies of a Japan-only collection in 1993 to promote 12-track album The Hits/The B Side. Nearly impossible to stumble upon, collectors are willing to pay up to £5k for a copy.

Banksy altered the Paris sleeve to read Why am I famous? and What have I done? (Image: Getty Images) Paris Hilton's short-lived singing career may have ended back in the noughties but her debut Paris is now highly sought after. This is thanks to London's favourite graffiti artist Banksy who, in 2006, placed around 500 fake copies of the album in 48 UK shops. He replaced th.

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