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McGuinn & Hillman & Clark-3 Byrds In London (1998)

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  Artist:  McGuinn & Hillman & Clark Title: 3 Byrds In London 1 Gene Clark – Kansas City Southern 6:00 2 The Chris Hillman Band – Hot Burrito #2 3:09 3 The Chris Hillman Band – It Doesn't Matter 6:03 4 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – Lover Of The Bayou 5:14 5 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – American Girl 4:34 6 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – Mr Spaceman 2:58 7 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – Why Baby Why/Tiffany Queen 4:50 8 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – Golden Loom 4:11 9 Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd – Chestnut Mare 5:45 10 McGuinn, Hillman, Clark * – So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star 2:45 11 McGuinn, Hillman, Clark * – Mr. Tambourine Man 2:32 12 McGuinn, Hillman, Clark * – Eight Miles High 4:59 Label: Mastertone/BBC Music Format: CD Catalog Number: 8228 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1998 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 5/19/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/23/25 NM/VG+ $5.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $5.00 Average: $5...
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The Rolling Stones-Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)

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  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) Label: London Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: LEM 72162 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1969 Ampex Sell Price: $5.20 Sell Date: 5/18/25 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/25/25 VG/VG $6.00 Low: $5.20 Median: $5.81 Average: $7.70 High: $13.95 Current  low price:  $9.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:  5 Have/Want: 55/28 Where Sold: McKinney, TX Time It Took  To Sell:   2 years Where and When  Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No You can't argue with perfection.  This may very well be the best grouping of Stones tracks possible.  It got usurped by the Hot Rocks doubles to the point where my octagonal cover vinyl copy never got played.  However, since this 8-track copy sold, I'm finally paying attention to it.  Since I've never been married to the track order of ei...
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Dee Dee Sharp-It's Mashed Potato Time (1962)

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  Artist: Dee Dee Sharp Title: It's Mashed Potato Time Label: Cameo Format: LP Catalog Number: C 1018 Year of Release: 1962 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1962 mono Sell Price: $18.99 Sell Date: 5/15/25 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold:n/a Low: $18.99 Median: $18.99 Average: $18.99 High: $18.99 Current  low price:  $2.99 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 27/24 Where Sold: Portland, OR Time It Took  To Sell:   6 months Where and When  Bought:  Whatnot lot auction Gwiz-gau Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No The cover may say that it features the hit "Gravy" and even though it was top 5, it is dwarfed by the title track "Mashed Potato TIme"  The latest, the greatest, perhaps the ultimate early 60's single.  "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" is pretty great, since it is a continuation of the same theme musically and content-wise.    If it was on it's own you'd almost think it was slyl...
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Michael Jackson-Thriller (1982)

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  Artist: Michael Jackson Title: Thriller Label: Epic/MJJ Productions Format: CD  Catalog Number: EK 38112 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year  of Edition: US repress Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 5/15/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/13/26 M/M $47.30 Low: $1.00 G+/VG 12/21/24 missing rear insert Median: $3.97 Average: $5.64 High: $47.30 M/M 5/13/26 Current  low price:  $3.30 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 228/550 Where Sold: Carol Stream, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Micheal Jackson's Thriller was the final album I bought strictly because it had hit #1 on Billboard.  I always understood it was high end great pop. Thriller had unmatched genre jumping outreach with Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen and for God's sake Vincent Price in this Quincy Jones production.  That said, I ...
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The Kinks-Did Ya (1991)

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  Artist: The Kinks Title: Did Ya Label: Columbia Format: CD EP Catalog Number: 44K 74050 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1991  Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 5/13/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/12/96 NM/NM $9.99 Low: $2.70 2/23/23 VG+/VG+ Median: $5.00 Average: $6.15 High: $19.95 9/16/22 NM/NM Current  low price:  $5.86 VG/VG+ (Israel), $15.95 M/NM (US) Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 190/22 Where Sold: Monticello, IN Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B- Sad To See  It Go: No A new label, a new EP for The Kinks.  This 5-song EP opens with it's namesake "Did Ya."  Makes you think of the Jeff Lynne produced Roy Orbison meets "Sunny Afternoon."  The Sunny refrain "in the summertime" reoccurs and of course Lynne had "Do Ya" with the Move & ELO.  Ray Davies himself produced this and t...
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Nirvana-Nevermind (1991)

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  Artist: Nirvana Title:  Nevermind Label: DGC/Sub Pop Format: CD Catalog Number: DGCD 24425 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1991 Columbia Record Club edition Sell Price: $6.85 Sell Date: 5/8/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/25 NM/NM $14.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $5.75 Average: $7.03 High: $28.54 NM/NM Current  low price:  $4.50 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want: 861/831 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No My first copy of Nevermind I bought right when it came out but I had this record club copy from a CD lot I got a few years back.  I'm trying to remember the last time I voluntarily had the urge to listen to this start to finish and my guess is somewhere around 1992.  Other people might've played it after that circa 1993 and bars with a CD jukebo...
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The Phantom Pregnancies-Special Child EP (1996)

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  Artist: The Phantom Pregnancies Title:  Special Child EP Label: Troubleman Unlimited Format: 7" Catalog Number: TMU 010 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $3.54 Sell Date: 4/21/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 7/31/20 VG+/VG+ $2.94 Low: $2.94 Median: $3.54 Average: $3.49 High: $4.00 Current  low price:  $3.03 NM/NM Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 30/17 Where Sold: DeKalb, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Bought:  somewhere new in the mid 90's guessing Nuggets Boston Gwiz-gau Grade:  C Sad To See  It Go: No London garage punk band fronted by screamer Delia Sparrow.  Interestingly, she contributed liner notes on a Raincoats album called Moving a couple years prior.  She has also managed to be in a litany of bands like Baby Birkin, Mambo Taxi, Manic Cough, Punjab Rovers,  Reverend Pike, The A-Lines, Action Time, The Schla L...
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