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Ian Anderson-Walk Into Light (1983)

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  Artist: Ian Anderson Title: Walk Into Light Label: Chrysalis Format: CD Cat #:  50999 0 70406 2 7 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: EU 2011 Remaster Listed Condition VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/17/24 Sell Price:$13.99 Discogs Last Sold:1/10/24 VG+/VG+ $10.87 Low: $10.87 Median: $14.05 Average: $13.55 High: $15.22 Current low price: $10.87 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 20/3 Where Sold: Eddystone, PA Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Ian Anderson's debut solo release can be looked at in different ways.  The 1980 Jethro Tull album A, was originally to be released as an Anderson solo album.  However, this is really part of a trilogy of 1982-4 albums featuring keyboardist Peter Vettese.   The jocular liner notes on this edition written in December 2010 by Anderson himself give an explanation for this foray into early synthesizer and away from Martins and Marshalls and t
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Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan (1962)

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  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Bob Dylan Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: PC 8579 Year of Release: 1962 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1970's reissue Listed Condition VG/VG+ Sell Date: 5/2/24 Sell Price:$8.93 Discogs Last Sold: 3/5/24 NM/VG+ $9.00 Low: $3.98 M/VG+ Median: $12.49 Average: $12.81 High: $24.99 M/NM Current low price: $12.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 285/176 Where Sold: Minneapolis, MN Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Worcester used That's Entertainment mid 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "You're No Good!" the 3 year old Reverse Collector proclaimed to his mother.  "David! That's an awful thing to say!  Go to your room!"  I was just saying what was on the cover of the Bob Dylan song list on the album I had.  I was a fluent reader by age 3, as opposed to simply memorizing text my parents read to me when I was 2.  I understood the concept of "Good" and "Ba
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Al Green-Let's Stay Together (1972)

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  Artist: Al Green Title:  Let's Stay Together Label: Hi Format: LP Cat #: SHL 32072 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1972 Capitol Record Club Listed Condition VG/G+ Sell Date: 5/9/24 Sell Price:$10.01 Discogs Last Sold: 9/1/23 VG/VG $27.99 Low: $10.01 VG/G+ Median: $23.99 Average: $24.09 High: $40.00 NM/NM Current low price: $13.45 G+/G Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 98/581 Where Sold: Saline, MI Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Worcester used Al Bums early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I've had the album 40+ years and outside of the title track I've finally got myself "right" with it.  For whatever reason, I didn't know the songs on the record start to finish so I gave it a good 4 listens before I even started in on writing this.  The time I bought Let's Stay Together, Al Green albums on Hi were fairly scarce in general despite his massive success.  This album peaked
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The Yardbirds-Over Under Sideways Down (1966)

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  Artist: The Yardbirds Title: Over Under Sideways Down Label: Epic Format: LP Cat #:LN 24210 Year of Release: 1966 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1966 Mono Santa Maria Listed Condition VG/P  water damaged cover 1/3 page each side peeled off, vinyl good shape Sell Date: 5/9/24 Sell Price:$6.20  Discogs Last Sold: 3/10/24 VG/VG+ $20.00 Low: $4.00 VG/generic Median: $19.49 Average: $24.29 High: $70.00 M/VG+ Current low price: $8.00 G+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 47 Have/Want: 1596/390 Where Sold: Saline, MI Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: in a box lot or dollar bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I can't fully remember what cheap bin I got this cover-trashed/decent vinyl copy of the Beck-era Yardbirds.  The cover on both sides was partially pulled clean off.  A copy in good shape with a drill hole went for $70, so as far as deals go, this went with a couple other similar deals.  The buyer was looking for flawed high end records for
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Shellac-Terraform (1998)

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  Artist: Shellac Title:  Terraform Label: Touch and Go Format: LP Cat #: TG200 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1998 180 gram vinyl with handwritten note "The joke's on you. You are a boring person" signed Steve Albini with 850 on the back of the slip of paper Listed Condition VG+/VG+:  Sell Date: 5/8/24 Sell Price:$23.74 Discogs Last Sold: 5/11/24 $37.63 Low: $15.00 3/28/24 VG+/VG+ Median: $29.05 Average: $30.46 High: $69.99 Current low price: $33.09 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 4318/1063 Where Sold: Chicago, IL Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: new upon release NYC Kim's Underground on St. Marks Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No A few days ago in my previous Shellac write-up, I told you there was a sale I "lost"  that sold almost immediately upon Albini's death after being up for sale at various higher prices for about 9 years.  Since I've given my eulogy already, I'
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The Allman Brothers Band-The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (1971)

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  Artist: The Allman Brothers Band Title:  The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East Label: Capricorn Format: 2XLP Cat #: SD-2-802 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1971 Listed Condition G+/G+ Sell Date: 5/9/23 Sell Price:$7.31 Discogs Last Sold: 4/19/24 VG+/VG $25.00 Low: $5.00 G+/F Median: $24.91 Average: $36.86 High: $161.28 NM/NM Current low price: $10.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 538/365 Where Sold: Saline, MI Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, MA That's Entertainment $1.49 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Since we had a recording from Fillmore West yesterday, I might as well tackle the sale of recordings from the Fillmore East today (from a completely separate buyer).  Makes you wonder if there was some Bill Graham in the news.  I took a quick news glance and didn't see anything.  His birthday was in January.  I have no idea why the stars aligned this way. The band had a recent pass
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The Byrds-Live At The Fillmore-February 1969 (2000)

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  Artist: The Byrds Title: Live At The Fillmore February 1969 Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: CD Cat #: CK 65910 Year of Release: 2000 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2000 Listed Condition VG+/VG+: hole punch in UPC Sell Date: 5/6/24 Sell Price:$3.75 Discogs Last Sold: 4/25/24 $7.87 VG/VG Low: $1.75 Median: $4.24 Average: $4.28 High: $7.87 Current low price: $2.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 524/45 Where Sold:Charlotte, NC Time it took to sell: 12 years Where and When Bought: early aughts not sure where in NYC Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No One of those releases that looks great on a shelf, but it took me 24 years after buying it to get around to paying any attention to this excellent live recording.  I guess that means I should force myself to read David Fricke's liner notes as well.  Sweetheart Of The Rodeo came out August 30, 1968 only 8 months after The Notorious Byrd Brothers and Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde came out a week before these show
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