Monday, November 14, 2011. The 10 Most Valuable Record Covers. I know some of you reading this will find it hard to believe, but once upon a time the cover of a vinyl record was a major selling point to the album. Sometimes people actually took a chance on a record because the cover was so cool, never happens today.
1 Marquis de Lafayette was a French general who played an important part during the Revolutionary War. 2  He helped the colonists against the British. 3  He volunteered his time and money to help the Americans.
It was not until November 28, 1787, after the United States of America had gained its independence from England, that the Marquis de Lafayette, who was impressed by the fact that so many of the American leaders were of Huguenot descent, persuaded Louis XVI and the French Council to adopt an Edict of Toleration guaranteeing religious freedom to all in France.