The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title:  Houses Of The Holy Label: Atlantic Format: 8 Track Cat #: TP 19130 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US Columbia Record & Tape Club grey shell Listed Condition: VG/G+ untested Sell Date: 4/29/25 Sell Price: $9.30 Discogs Last Sold: 3/26/25 VG+/generic $13.89 Low: $5.55 Median: $9.65 Average: $9.68 High: $13.89 Current low price: $15.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 17/305 Where Sold: Richmond, VA Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Getting a quality 8-track copy of Houses of the Holy has been a bit of a challenge.  I've had older copies with a pink shell that didn't sound so hot, but this Columbia House version I got in a lot recently with a sticker of the front cover and a grey shell sounded great. There are a couple weird things.  It sounds like "Over The Hills And Far Away" has an abrupt (non-defect) edit aroun...

  Artist: The Beatles Title: Magical Mystery Tour Label: Capitol Format: 8 Track Cat #: 8XT 2835 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US late 70's Listed Condition: VG/VG tested Sell Date: 4/29/25 Sell Price: $10.67 Discogs Last Sold: 12/9/24 VG+/generic $14.39 Low: $1.99 Median: $9.69 Average: $8.81 High: $14.39 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 108/348 Where Sold: Richmond, VA Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I got this 8-track in the past year, I believe in a small, very good condition Beatles lot.  This was on Capitol, not Apple, so that would date it sometime after the mid-70's when that label stopped and the catalog went back to the mothership.  The listing on Discogs says 1970, but the catalog was on Apple then.  I can't find any evidence of there being an Apple 8-track since the album originally was released on Capitol i...

  Artist: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Title: With A Little Help From My Friends (The Anthology...So Far) Disc One     Disc Two    Disc Three Label: Rokarola Records/Music Avenue Format: 3XCD Cat #: 250275 Year of Release: 2000 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Europe 2010 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/23/25 Sell Price: $11.11 Discogs Last Sold: 3/21/25 M/M $11.36 Low: $3.41 Median: $10.23 Average: $10.97 High: $17.99 Current low price: $6.24 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 100/18 Where Sold: Fort Wayne, IN Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No Ringo has been a proven road warrior since the late 80's taking an endless concept on permanent tour. Classic rockers back him up and do their own hits between Ringo's own highlights from his Beatles and solo career.  I saw the first tour in 1989 and haven't been back.  Ringo has.  Year in a...

Artist: Hole Title:  C elebrity Skin Label: DGC Format: CD Cat #: DGCD 25164 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1998 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/20/25 Sell Price: $3.33 Discogs Last Sold: 4/18/25 VG+/VG+ $3.00 Low: $1.49 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.87 High: $11.49 Current low price: $2.27 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 41 Have/Want: 36980/457 Where Sold: Belleville, NJ Time it took to sell: 12 years Where and When Bought:  new NYC either Tower or Sounds Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The 3rd Hole full length album Celebrity Skin was a mainstream "outsider" artist turning toward the mainstream.  Gone was the cute nose and baby fat.  Instead we got Billy Corgan, blocky late 90's mastering and a concept album "dedicated to all the stolen water of Los Angeles.   In hindsight, Courtney achieved greater success getting away from "punk rock" or "indie rock" or whathaveyou than say, Liz Phair around th...

  Artist: Hole Title: Live Through This Label: DGC Format: CD Cat #: DGCD 24631 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US reissue Pickneyville, IL Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/20/25 Sell Price: $7.43 Discogs Last Sold: 12/16/24 NM/VG+ $8.89 Low: $0.39 Median: $6.98 Average: $6.11 High: $9.99 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 45/107 Where Sold: Belleville, NJ Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook Marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I always considered Live Through This by Hole the last Nirvana record, even if Nirvana didn't pla y on it or have any sort of official role on the record.  This was recorded in Kurt's lifetime, and it came out right after his death, so it had the feeling of a "voice from the camp" since it was his wife doing the voicing.  It was very different from the other great Hole album, Pretty On The Inside.  That one covered ...

  Artist: XTC Title: Oranges & Lemons Label: Geffen Records/Virgin Format: CD Cat #: 9 24218-2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/19/25 Sell Price: $6.59 Discogs Last Sold: 4/11/25 VG+/VG+ $4.61 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.82 High: $9.20 Current low price: $1.78 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 55 Have/Want: 1546/80 Where Sold: Jefferson, SC Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook Marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No After their big commercial breakout in 1986, Skylarking, XTC followed that up in 1989 with Oranges & Lemons.  I got a cheap original copy of the CD a year or two ago and never really focused on it before.  That said, you could say that with most of their catalogue, even the ones I bought which is most of the 80's releases, some later ones and even the Dukes of Stratosphere.  One of the ultimate "for further review...