The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Barbara Manning Title: Don't Let It Bring You Dow n b/w Haze Is Free (Mounting A Broken Ladder) Label:  Forced Exposure Format: 7" Cat #: FE-021 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 5/22/25 Sell Price: $3.46 Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/25 NM/NM $3.91 Low: $1.00 VG+/NM 3/6/22 Median: $3.53 Average: $3.70 High: $7.95 2/8/25 NM/NM Current low price: $3.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 250/59 Where Sold: St. Clare Shores, MI Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Boston 1990 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Ever since I heard "Someone Wants You Dead" by Barbara Manning in the late 80's, this was one of my favorite female voices of indie rock.  Not quite twee pop, there was a beautiful, worn quality that makes my ears perk up even if the material isn't particularly memorable like she accomplished with "Someone..." or ...

  Artist: Chrome Title:  Firebomb b/w Shadows Of A Thousand Years Label:  Risky Records/Siren Records Format: 7" Cat #: NX 5264 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1982 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 5/22/25 Sell Price: $9.94 Discogs Last Sold: 1/13/25 VG+/VG+ $19.99 Low: $9.94 Median: $19.99 Average: $20.26 High: $33.73 M/NM 10/27/23 Current low price: $7.36 NM/generic  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 185/207 Where Sold: St. Clair Shores, MI Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: used early 90's Worcester Al Bums Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes Classic Chrome 7" that somehow got priced down to under $10 due to being up for sale around 10 years.  The A-side is one of those "best in show" kind of tracks and is a different mix from the 3rd From The Sun album that also came out in 1982.  Classic psychedelic goth wave stuff. Damon Edge and Chrome were one of those 70's San Francisco und...

  Artist: Thurston Moore Title:  Demolished Thoughts Label:  Matador Format: CD Cat #: OLE 953-2 Year of Release: 2011 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2011 digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/28/25 Sell Price: $3.96 Discogs Last Sold: 5/28/25 M/M $6.00 Low: $2.98  5/16/22 VG/VG Median: $5.00 Average: $5.81 High: $13.97 12/2/20 M/M Current low price: $3.98 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 542/52 Where Sold: Grove City, OH Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: The Fountain Collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Thurston Moore's solo years can be divided between "major works" and collaborations.  When Psychic Hearts came out in 1995, it was better than the Sonic Youth albums directly before and after it and on heavy rotation in my household.  The next one, Trees Outside The Academy came in 2007.  I bought it new right away, but I don't think it went beyond one listen and I don't rem...

  Artist: Various Artists (Jerry Samuels AKA Napoleon XIV), The Coasters, Alan Sherman, The Rivingtons, Ed "Kookie" Byrnes, David Saville, Buzz Clifford, Nervous Norvus, Joe Perkins, Jumpin' Gene SImmons, Charlie Drake, Ray Stevens, Harv Norman, Tiny TIm, The Hustlers, Lonnie Donegan, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, John Zacherle, Susan Christie, Ernie K-Doe, David Seville & The Chipmonks) Title: Looney Tunes Label:  K-Tel Format: LP Cat #: NU 9140 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1976 Listed Condition: F/F Sell Date: 5/24/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 3/27/25 VG/G+ $4.29 Low: $2.99 8/25/19 VG/VG Median: $7.99 Average: $8.43 High: $29.99 2/3/25 VG+/VG+ Current low price: n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 379/27 Where Sold: Muskegon, MI Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: childhood gift Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: Yes "This record goes to the funy farm"-thereversecollect...

  Artist: AC/DC Title: Black Ice Label:  Columbia Format: CD Cat #: 88697 38378 2  Year of Release: 2008 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2008 Walmart Yellow Cover Package Listed Condition: M/M sealed Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $3.00 whatnot Discogs Last Sold: 4/15/25 M/M $3.50 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.20 Average: $3.79 High: $8.99 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 34 Have/Want: 665/71 Where Sold: Macungie, PA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I was experimenting with auction sales on whatnot auctions and spun my wheels a little bit selling a few items here and there on the low end of what they were worth.  I did a theme show of metal cds and this sealed copy of Black Ice by AC/DC was unexpectedly the only thing that sold for a whopping $3.  I was glad to unload it since it really wasn't worth much more even with the Walmart limited edition hype st...

  Artist: Jack 'O Fire Title:  Bring Me The Head Of Jon Spencer Label: Undone Records Format: 7" Cat #: UR-002 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price:$4.49 Discogs Last Sold: 1/29/25 NM/NM $4.00 Low: $2.95 1/2/23 NM/NM Median: $5.15 Average: $6.54 High: $28.41 brown translucent vinyl NM/NM 7/3/21 Current low price: $2.99 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 242/56 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Kim's Underground NYC Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No In the heady days of the early 90's, the mere mention of Jon Spencer was selling point enough to buy a single.  There were many a person that dealt in lo-fi blues all over the place on the American indie club and bar circuit.  Jack 'o Fire was Austin based.  They were led by vocalist/harmonica player  Walter Daniels and included guitarist Tim Kerr of the Bi...