The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Emerson Lake & Palmer Title: Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends-Ladies and Gentlemen Label: Manticore Format: 2x8-Track Catalog Number: MAN TP 3-200 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition: US 1974 pink shell no cover on tapes Sell Price: $8.57 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/G+ untested both tapes Discogs Last Sold: 11/21/25 G+/no cover $9.74 Low: $4.33 Median: $8.57 Average: $7.55 High: $9.74 Current low price:  n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 31/15 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C Sad To See It Go: No "Time to get that beast out of the way" I woke up thinking to myself with 7 titles to chose from for this blog.  Oddly enough, I listened to a vinyl copy of this I had laying around from a recentish purchase.  I thought that was it for a lifetime or at least for the time being, but my double 8-track s...

  Artist: The Isley Brothers Title: The Heat Is On Label: T-Neck Format: LP Catalog Number: PZ 33536 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 gatefold promo Sell Price: $11.99 Sell Date: 6/2/26 Condition: VG+/G original inner sleeve, sleeve has some back cover peel off and water damage Discogs Last Sold: 10/31/25 VG+/VG $14.00 Low: $2.38 Median: $11.99 Average: $13.39 High: $32.50 Current low price: $24.95 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 249/268 Where Sold: APO, AE Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No This great Isley Brothers album The Heat Is On is a tale of two sides.  Side one is funky, side two is ballads.  While a big part of the groups bread and butter are the ballads, I want to hear the funky stuff.  Side one blows your mind for that and sounds great cranked up. I got a copy of "Fight The Power" on 7" split over ...

  Artist: Elton John Title:  Greatest Hits Volume II Label: MCA Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MCAT 3027 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 cream white shell with MCA logo molded Sell Price: $3.98 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/4/23 VG+/not graded $2.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.99 High: $4.98 Current low price:  $4.98 VG+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 77/13 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebaly 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No I always thought the second volume of Elton John's Greatest Hits was inferior in some way to the first one in terms of general artistry.  The first one at least captured the singer/songwriter breakout into celebritydom and these track were all from the mid 70's period where Elton cranked out albums that consistantly went to #1.  This was epitomized by the du...

  Artist: Chicago Title: At Carnegie Hall Volumes III & IV Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: GA 30864 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 Sell Price: $8.54 Sell Date: 6/1/26 Condition: VG/VG pro refurbish, untested, laminate on cover Discogs Last Sold: 2/4/25 VG/no cover $7.53 Low: $7.53 Median: $8.54 Average: $8.57 High: $9.65 Current low price: $9.65 VG+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 48/9 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebaly 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No The 4-LP box set Chicago At Carnegie Hall was also divided into 2 double album releases when it came out.   This was to commemorate a week of sold out dates at the esteemed Manhattan venue.  Although I had both tapes from the same owner, I had to have them refurbished and listed them in their "separate" listings probably at different times when the repar...

Artist: The Bollock Brothers Title: The Slow Removal of Vincent Van Gogh's Left Ear b/w Scream 'n' Shout (Rock 'n' Roll Part 2001) Label: Charly Records Format: 12" Catalog Number: BOLL 3 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1982 Sell Price: $4.42 Sell Date: 5/27/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/13/25 VG+/NM $6.98 Low: $3.00 Median: $6.20 Average: $7.41 High: $22.03 Current low price: $5.39 (UK) $7.71 NM/VG (US) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 491/86 Where Sold: Marlborough, MA Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums used $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No You can't go wrong with this Bollock Brothers A-side.  A vocalist named Sex Dwarf intones a paraphrase of the title.  The Removal.  SLOWLY.  Of Vincent Van GOGH's (rhymes with cough). Left Ear.  Then the screaming begins. Martin Glover from Killing Joke aka Youth plays guitar on this. The B-side, ...

  Artist: Jad Fair Title:  Monarchs Label: Iridescence Records Format: LP Catalog Number: G-2 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition: US 1984 (light blue & dark blue, one of nine color pairs on cover) Sell Price: $11.35 Sell Date: 5/27/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 2/10/26 NM/NM $12.00 Low: $11.35 Median: $12.00 Average: $12.35. High: $14.00 Current low price: $29.07 (Netherlands), $29.99 VG+/VG+ (US) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2  Have/Want: 22/52 Where Sold: Marlborough, MA Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: WCUW record fair new circa 1985 for $1 brand new (a 40 records for $40 day!) Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No One of the pentultimate figures in "outsider" music, I discovered Jad Fair on the life altering Let Them Eat Jellybeans compilation's "weirdness" side with the quirky side opener "Isotope Soap."  Less "punk" than the natural evolution of Dr. Demento America...