The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Steely Dan Title:  Countdown To Ecstasy Label: MCA Format: CD Catalog Number: MCAD-11887 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1998 remastered Sell Price: $6.95 Sell Date: 4/25/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/5/26 NM/NM $8.00 Low: $2.99 VG/no cover Median: $7.03 Average: $7.34 High: $10.90 Current  low price:  $4.99 VG+/VG+ no traycard, $7.00VG/VG+  Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 1092/200 Where Sold: Tucson, AZ Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Despite having 4 bonafide AOR hits, at least in New England ("Bohisattvia," "My Old School," "The Boston Rag" and "Show Biz Kids"), Countdown To Ecstacy still somehow hasn't gone Platinum like the rest of the Steely Dan catalog did in one fell swoop in 1993.  In fact, it took 5 years to even go Gold in 1978!  Shocking, but it...

  Artist:  Ashtabula Title: Unbearable Lightness b/w Archipelago (Edit) Label: Siltbreeze Format: 7" Catalog Number:SB-44 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: 11/18/25 NM/VG+ $2.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.39 High: $5.00 Current  low price:  $1.50 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 123/14 Where Sold: Dekalb, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Bought: guessing Kim Underground NYC mid 90's Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Ashtabula was a late 90's band whose members did other things that were more known.  I just bought it as something new I was unfamiliar with in the mid-90's to play on the radio.  Being on the Siltbreeze label generally was reason enough for consideration. Vocalist/guitarist Bob Malloy was also in Strapping Field Hands, Richard Frave...

Artist: Rufus and Chaka Khan Title: Live-Stompin' At The  Savoy Label: Warner Bros. Format: 2xLP Catalog Number:9-23679-1 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year  of Edition: US Winchester Pressing 1983 Sell Price: $15.92 Sell Date: 4/22/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/20/26 VG+/VG $4.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $6.12 Average: $7.96 High: $18.00 Current  low price:  $3.00 VG/F, $5.67 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want: 336/90 Where Sold: Plymouth Meeting, PA Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bought: Whatnot lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No When I was a kid my parents had rented an apartment in Worcester for most of the 70's that we had to leave as the decade came to an end.  We ended up getting a 3 decker nearby, but before it closed the landlord let us temporarily take the apartment next door while her expecting daughter and her new husband moved into ours.  On the...

  Artist:  Angels of Epistemology Title: Angels of Epistemology Response/ The Charm / Carmen Miranda, At Least b/w Angels Death Song / Torta De Los Muetros /Vile and Disgusting/William Campbell Label: Merge Format: 7" Catalog Number: MRG 006 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1989 pretty sure not 1991 Sell Price: $4.08 Sell Date: 4/21/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/25 M/NM $2.21 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.00 Average: $3.92 High: $9.99 Current  low price:  $3.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 101/30 Where Sold: Dekalb, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Bought: In Your Ear new $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Angels of Epistemology were highly recommended by my friend Jimmy along with Chunk before they were Superchunk.  These were early Merge releases before Merge was MERGE.  At that time they w...

  Artist:  Mahavishnu Orchestra Title: Between Nothingness & Eternity Label: Columbia Format: LP Catalog Number: KC 32766 Year of Release: 1973 Pitman Pressing Country and Year  of Edition: US 1973 Sell Price: $5.69 Sell Date: 4/22/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 4/18/26 VG+/VG $11.49 Low: $4.00 Median: $9.09 Average: $11.50 High: $39.99 Current  low price:  $3.99 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 134 Have/Want: 5208/526 Where Sold: Findlay, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bought: Whatnot lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No Between Nothingness & Eternity was the first Mahavishnu Orchestra album I ever had.  I forgot how I first got initially but I have a couple copies right now that I got more recently.  One is a little beat up and this one was nicer.  Somehow I priced it seemingly low as it went well below the $9.09 median for a good shape copy.  So...

  Artist:  Action Swingers Title: Fear Of A Fucked Up Planet b/w Blowjob Label: Primo Scree Format: 7" Catalog Number: SCREE 1 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $3.25 Sell Date: 4/21/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 1/19/26 NM/NM $9.41 Low: $0.95 Median: $2.53 Average: $2.87 High: $9.41 Current  low price:  $1.35 NM/VG+ UK, $2.00 US Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 327/58 Where Sold: Dekalb, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Bought: new probably Newbury Comics Boston $3.99 Gwiz-gau Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No I got an order for 11 singles in the $3-$5 range, so I'm guaranteed stuff to write about daily for the next week and a half.  I've got to pull all of it from storage, so I'm going to kick off with the one I remember most, both sides are instant recall.  That would be recent author Ned Hayden' s Action Swingers....