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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads (1996)

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  Artist: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Title:  Murder Ballads Label: Reprise/Mute Format: CD Catalog Number: 9 46195-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 SRC Sell Price: $7.25 Sell Date: 1/17/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 1//1/26 VG+/VG+ $1.99 Low: $1.99 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.30 High: $8.13 Current  low price:  $3.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 942/177 Where Sold: Columbus, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: $2 Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No By 1996 Nick Cave was entrenched enough in American popular culture via a 1994 Lolapalooza tour that when he finally returned here in 1998 he as theatre level and has only seemed to get bigger as the years ago by.  This 9th record stradles that world with Bad Seeds names like Mick Harvey and Jim Sculvanos as well as later featured collaboratior Warren Ellis...

Led Zeppelin-II (1969)

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  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: II Label: Atlantic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP 19127 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $8.11 Sell Date: 1/14/26 Condition: VG/G+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/21 VG/no cover $10.00 Low: $4.98 Median: $7.05 Average: $7.49 High: $10.00 Current  low price:  $8.00 VG/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 82/571 Where Sold: Palatine, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: used ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Core collection" type stuff continues to sell this week.  I've had my $2 copy of the vinyl since around 1981 or so, and since getting an early CD edition sometime in the late 80's, I've accumulated a few 8-track copies in recent years.  The other 8-tracks were earlier versions with a pink shell with the track listing on the case;  The cover was issued on those early 70's versions as a...

The Beatles-Rubber Soul (1965)

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  Artist: The Beatles Title:  Rubber Soul Label: Parlophone Format: LP Catalog Number: PCS 3075 Year of Release: 1965 Country and Year  of Edition: UK 1965  2nd press Matrix Match, San Serif type on label dating this 12/65, back cover printing info "12 LL Printed and made by Garrod & LofthausLtd. Patents Pending". NOT the typo edition, this is the pressing after minor crease in upper right corner otherwise gorgeous shape both cover and vinyl, missing original inner sleeve, no stereo in upper right corner, but it does have the loose thread on Lennon's jacket that was airbrushed out in some export editions. Sell Price: $100.10 Sell Date: 1/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 1/8/26 VG+/NM $108.11 Low: $40.00 VG/VG 9/20/25 Median: $108.64 Average: $125.26. High: $377.91 Current  low price:  $32.00 F/G+, $141.92 VG+/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 979/1053 Where Sold: Lopez Island, WA Time It Took  To Sell: ...

Jackson Browne-The Pretender (1976)

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  Artist: Jackson Browne Title: The Pretender Label: Asylum Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: ET-81079 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 1/5/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 2/6/21 VG/not graded $2.49 Low: $2.49 Median: $2.74 Average: $2.74 High: $2.99 Current  low price:  $3.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 30/17 Where Sold: Orlando, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  1 week Where and When  Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No There were two Jackson Browne albums my mother had and listed to regularly in the 70's: Late For The Sky and this one, The Pretender.  For whatever reason I never really liked this album that much.  Late For The Sky I thought was ok, but there were two stand out tracks.  The title track that closes the record I have a 70's memory of hearing with a big accumulated dust clot on the needle...

Angel Rot-Necrostrangle b/w Stayin' Alive (1992)

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  Artist: Angel Rot Title: Necrostrangle b/w Stayin' Alive Label: Fuck You Records Format: 7" Catalog Number: FU-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1992 Sell Price: $4.64 Sell Date: 12/29/25 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 9/26/24 VG+/VG+ $7.84 Low: $1.49 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.06 High: $7.84 Current  low price:  $1.30 Germany, $9.99 US Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 82/32 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time It Took  To Sell:  15 years Where and When  Bought: Kim Underground new circa 1992 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No Early White Zombie member Tom Five left that group and formed  Angel Rot around 1988.  Somehow, I didn't realize this or that Fuck You Records was a short lived imprint  by the Melvins King Buzzo who also issued singles by Wool and Plainfield in 1992-3. I picked up this single because it looked like something I would like and really knew nothing...

Bob Mould-Workbook (1989)

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  Artist: Bob Mould Title:  Workbook Label: Virgin Format: CD Catalog Number: 7 91240-2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1989 Sell Price: $4.66 Sell Date: 1/1/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 5/2/25 NM/NM $5.95 Low: $1.36 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.36 High: $6.74 Current  low price:  $2.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 979/66 Where Sold: Minneapolis, MN Time It Took  To Sell:  15 years Where and When  Bought: new upon release probably Newbury Comics Boston Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No Bob Mould's solo debut, Workbook came in the immediate months following the breakup of  Hüsker Dü.  It was a complete remake/remodel of the sweaty noisemonger that led that trio through the 80's. Like fellow Mpls cohort Paul Westerberg, Bob was now the property of respectable corporate alt-rock and all that implies.  I think it took a little time for Bob Mould to g...

Hüsker Dü-Could You Be The One? (1987)

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  Artist:  Hüsker Dü Title:   Could You Be The One? A: Could You Be The One?   B: Everytime / Charity, Chastity, Prudence And Hope Label: Warner Bros. Format: 12" Catalog Number: W-8456T Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year  of Edition: UK 1987 Sell Price: $26.82 Sell Date: 1/1/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 12/17/25 NM/VG+ $31.75 Low: $12.99 Median: $23.76 Average: $24.18 High: $41.16 Current  low price:  $20.99 Canada, no US copy Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 515/277 Where Sold: Minneapolis, MN Time It Took  To Sell:  15 years Where and When  Bought: Worcester AlBums new $10.49 sticker still on plastic with $11- crossed out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No This import 12" came out right before Warehouse: Songs and Stories wrapped up the Hüsker's short sweet career.  The "hardcore" Beatles, by this point were a year away from breakup,   When this EP c...