The Reverse Collector

Artist: Various Artists (Andy Gibb, KC and the Sunshine Band, David Soul, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Kenny Rogers, The Sylvers, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., Wild Cherry, Bill Conti, Peter McCann, Kenny Nolan, Kiss, Rose Royce, Foreigner, Abba, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Alice Cooper) Title: Music Machine Label: K-Tel Format: 8-Track Cat #: TU-2568 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG/VG untested Sell Date: 12/12/25 Sell Price: $9.80 Discogs Last Sold: n/a Low: $9.80 Median: $9.80 Average: $9.80 High: $9.80 Current low price: $6.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 23/10 Where Sold: Montrose, MI Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Although I never actually had my own copy as a kid, I remember this compilation as a regular go-to some kid would bring in when recess got rained out.  Every song is instantly familiar to me except for the Kenny...

Artist: The Beatles Title:   The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl Label: Capitol Format: 8-Track Cat #: 8XW-11638 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG/G+ 1" slit on cover Sell Date: 12/23/25 Sell Price: $11.14 Discogs Last Sold: 8/3/24 VG/generic $4.00 Low: $4.00 Median: $6.00 Average: $7.92 High: $16.50 Current low price: $3.00 G Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 103/51 Where Sold: Villanueve,= D'Ascq, France Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No In the time of it's release, any unreleased Beatle material was considered manna from the Capitol/EMI Gods.  There had never been any live US recordings issued from the glory years of 1964 and 1965.  Bootlegs have of course covered these years and the one after far more exhausively.  Somehow, these among all others were approved for release by John, Paul, George and Ringo in their livi...

  Artist: Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship Title:  Blows Against The Empire Label: RCA Victor Format: LP Cat #: LSP-4448 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1970 Gatefold Rockaway Pressing with original inner sleeve Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 12/18/25 Sell Price: $8.92 Discogs Last Sold: 12/10/25 G+/VG $1.40 Low: $0.99 Median: $4.50 Average: $6.57 High: $35.29 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 156 Have/Want: 5378/380 Where Sold: Miami, FL Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The first time I really thought of this album, my current bandmate Jubal got a used copy of this outside.  I don't remember if he knew it from his San Francisco time or what, but he thought it was a cool find at the time.  Ever since then I had a mental note to check it out.   I got this copy a few years ago from an internet lot of $3 record...

  Artist: The Yardbirds Title:  For Your Love Label: Epic Format: LP Cat #: BN 26167 Year of Release: 1965 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1965 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 12/18/25 Sell Price: $44.64 Discogs Last Sold: 6/26/25 G+/G+ $18.00 Low: $12.95 Median: $36.00 Average: $37.80 High: $94.12 Current low price: $20.33 G+/VG, $23.94 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 314/316 Where Sold: Miami, FL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: Yes The Yardbirds 1965 American debut led off with the classic Graham Gouldman written title track "For Your Love" which brought in both Jeff Beck and a move away from Clapton's Blues. Clapton played on that track, but it led to his departure.  The rest of the album is covers of varying degrees of importance.  "A Certain Girl" and "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" are probably band canon classics, but for me ...

  Artist: Jeff Buckley Title: Live At Sin-é Label: Columbia Format: CD EP Cat #: 44K 77296 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 12/13/25 Sell Price: $7.63 Discogs Last Sold: 12/1/25 VG+/VG+ $3.95 Low: $1.33 Median: $3.72 Average: $3.98 High: $7.63 Current low price: $2.99  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 893/117 Where Sold: Villa Rica, GA Time it took to sell: 4 month Where and When Bought: discarded collection street find Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The Greenpoint found bag of CD's continues to produce sales, this time with the second Jeff Buckley sale this month, the original Live at Sin-é.  Originally this was issued as a commercially released 4-song live EP before his 1994 debut Grace.  Since he passed in 1997, this was expanded to 34 tracks when his woodshedding at the NYC small venue became legendary. "Mojo Pin" was revisited as the opening track on Grace and it o...

  Artist: Nick Drake (Written by Keith Rodway, Read by Sian Jones) Title: Maximum Nick Drake Label: Chrome Dreams Format: CD Cat #: ABCD187 Year of Release: 2004 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 2004 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 12/10/25 Sell Price: $5.76 Discogs Last Sold: 3/30/24 VG+/VG $3.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $5.76 Average: $4.71 High: $5.76 Current low price: $3.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 23/6 Where Sold: Huntington, NY Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: $2 cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: D- Sad To See It Go: No Chrome Dreams "Maximum..." series is the type of thing you find in a bookstore cutout bin.  This one, like I suspect all others, consists of no music and a drug store biography of the performer in question.  The books-on-tape reader sounds like she possibly never heard the artist she was reading about and reads the text like a haughty schoolteacher's aide.  She never fails to accent a single sentence w...