The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Pipe Title:  Ashtray b/w Warsaw Label: Merge Format: 7" Cat #: mrg 037 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/22/24 VG+/VG+ $2.84 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.30 Average: $2.65 High: $6.00 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 233/24 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  NYC somewhere around time of release new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Former Superchunk drummer Chuck Garrison had a band in the mid-90's that was on the lips of almost everyone: Pipe.  Their run was short from 1993-7, but they got around.  The vocalist Ron Liberi, well versed in Black Flag stylings, went on to bands like Zen Frisbee and The Ghost of Rock.  The band returned in 2023 and released a self titled album .   "Ashtray," the A-side features a spirited sandpaper ra...

  Artist: Vertigo Title:  Driver #43 b/w Shut Up and Sit Down Label: Amphetamine Reptile Format: 7" Cat #: SCALE 53 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $3.46 Discogs Last Sold: 8/28/25 NM/NM $2.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.12 High: $5.99 Current low price: $1.18 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 35 Have/Want: 326/24 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  NYC early 90's probably Kims new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No As anonymous and quality implied as AmRep got, I almost had Vertigo pegged as part of that label's Australian onslaught.  Almost.  Where the fuck were they from?  Minneapolis, of course.  Same as Amphetamine Reptile. Where are they now and what ever happened to Vertigo after their short burst of records from 1988-1993?  Their bass player retired.  Just kidding, they never had...

  Artist: Gorilla Title: Detox Man b/w Sober Label: Sub Pop Format: 7" Cat #: SP119 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 Singles Club Sept 1991 4,500 edition grey marbled vinyl Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $3.09 Discogs Last Sold: 9/1/25 NM/NM $3.00 Low: $0.95 Median: $2.56 Average: $2.81 High: $5.70 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 42 Have/Want: 542/50 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  singles club mail order Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No Perhaps one of the least desirable of all Sub Pop Singles Club Singles, engineer Brian Nelson's band Gorilla had a handful of releases in the 90's kicked off by this thematic single.  Sub Pop singles had much larger pressings and glossy covers by September 1991 the month of Nevermind. The record itself is a couple likable garage rock jams.  That I couldn't remember either side meant that...

  Artist: Rein Sanction Title: Deeper Road b/w R.K. Label: Sub Pop Format: 7" Cat #: SP 160 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 4,500 pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $3.75 Discogs Last Sold: 9/1/25 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $4.03 Average: $4.12 High: $9.07 Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 288/27 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  Boston Newbury Comics new when released probably $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No The expansion of Sub Pop from Seattle to nationwide (in this case Jacksonville, FL) in search of talent ultimately meant for dilution of relevance even as sales and pressings increased exponentially from the Nirvana sales tsunami.  A band like Rein Sanction, although ok on it's own merits, seemed an afterthought after the initial wave of acts on the label. I dutifully bought this single upon r...

  Artist: Pods Title: Where I'm Calling From Label: Pods Format: CD Cat #: n/a Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $11.82 Discogs Last Sold: 3/2/23 VG+/VG+ $17.00 Low: $11.82 Median: $17.00 Average: $18.75 High: $29.97 Current low price: $20.95 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 28/26 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  Kims NYC St Marks $1 wall Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I was pretty psyched to find this self-released demo on the budget wall at Kim's in the mid-90's.  Ben Deily was fresh out of the peak years of the Lemonheads and his new short lived band was Pods.  Considering the commercial trajectory Evan Dando took the Lemonheads after Ben left, one would be surprised that in the early heyday they were a co-fronting tandem. "Promise" was a radio tape hit toward the end of my time in Boston, and that...

  Artist: Runt Title: Saturday Calls EP Label: TJ's Records Format: 7" Cat #: king 1 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/21 NM/VG+ $5.23 Low: $4.71 Median: $4.97 Average: $4.97 High: $5.23 Current low price: $4.65 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 9/1 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  Intoxica London 2.50 pound sticker on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No This 350 pressing 4-song EP came recorded from a Wales, UK studio called Le Mons.  Since I bought the record in London, I"m going to assume that the band is also from there.  This is a faceless punk band with no last names in the credits: Ian, Nobby and Deano. Of course, the thing with faceless punk singles that appear to be one-offs is sort of the point.  Since it can't be streamed, I have to put the 3 spins in dutifully ...