Year: 1954
Record label: Columbia
Worth Today: $6,700*

Max Steiner’s The Caine Mutiny was a soundtrack album designed to accompany a Humphrey Bogart movie of the same title, but the concept of it caused quite the stink. The writer of the novel, Herman Wouk, was so against the idea that he told the studio he would pull all the rights if they released it. 

So, what was this shocking movie about? The Caine Mutiny was a drama set during WWII in the Pacific Theater. The branch of the military The Caine Mutiny concerned was the Navy, and it depicted events (no spoilers!) on the Navy minesweeper and a later court-martial against several sailors for mutiny. 

As a result, Columbia decided it was best to do as Wouk wanted and scrapped the release. All copies that were made were destroyed. As a result, only around a dozen of the records remain. Collectors seem to be holding onto them, but one copy sold in 2007 for $6,700.