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Heart-Bebe Le Strange (1980)

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Artist: Heart Title: Bebe Le Strange Label: Epic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FEA 36371 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $3.42 Sell Date: 6/10/26 Condition: VG/G untested, has bubbling, spine has some tearing  Discogs Last Sold: 3/1/24 VG/no cover $4.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $3.50 Average: $3.58 High: $4.00 Current low price: $3.00 VG/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 32/18 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought Ebay 8 track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No  With their syrupy mid-80's MOR hits, you'd forget that Heart earlier 80's records were still firmly rooted in Led Zeppelin inspired territory.  Bebe Le Strange was a big hit in it's day with the hit "Even It Up" but the rest of the album also seems very good overall.  The title track sounds like a Led Zeppelin live instrumental break of "Rock and Roll" (I think---this ha...
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King Crimson-Red (1974)

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  Artist: King Crimson      Title: Red Label: Atlantic Format: LP Catalog Number: SD 18110 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition: US 1974 Monarch pressing Sell Price: $26.87 Sell Date: 6/19/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 5/5/26 VG+/VG $33.33 Low: $10.00 VG/G+ Median: $27.49 Average: $27.35 High: $49.95 NM/VG+ 7/21/24 Current low price: $28.24 (Canadian) VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 1077/882 Where Sold: Quincy, IL Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No  Generally flawless 5 track album from peak-period Crimson, Red is perhaps the best of the band or at least very close to In The Court Of The Crimson King.  The album was only issued in the US on Atlantic for a few years before EG took it over in 1977 for a half speed master version and into the CD era.  This was a decent copy that went close to it's median price...
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Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel (1980)

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  Artist: Peter Gabriel Title: Peter Gabriel Label: Mercury Format: LP Catalog Number: SRM-1-3848 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $7.06 Sell Date: 6/12/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 5/23/26 VG+/VG+ $12.12 Low: $1.99 Median: $12.81 Average: $14.91 High: $39.49 Current low price: $14.00 G+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 2576/350 Where Sold: Cordova, TN Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No  I never had the deep affinity for Peter Gabriel's third (AKA "Melt") the way it quickly established itself it the criticsphere.  Friends like Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Paul Weller, Kate Bush and yes Phil Collins are anonymously all over it.  There is the "high art" stamp of the track "Biko" mixed with the air of commercial breakthrough with the radio hit "Games Without Frontiers" that puts the a...
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The Rolling Stones-Metamorphosis (1975)

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  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Metamorphosis Label: ABKCO Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: AB1T-4229 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $4.27 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/G+ name in pen on cover, tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 4/17/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $0.50 Median: $4.00 Average: $3.46 High: $5.00 Current low price: $4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 55/25 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No  When it came out, Metamorphosis was lambasted as it joined a line of archive clearance albums (notable Dylan by Bob Dylan) after the artist switched labels.  While this one didn't quite go Gold, it did make it into Billboard's top 10 peaking at #8 in July 1975 on a 13 week run.  That is better than many compilations issued since.    The focus was Jagger/Richards songs ...
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Journey-Evolution (1979)

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  Artist: Journey Title: Evolution Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA 35797 Year of Release: 1979 Country and Year of Edition: US 1979  Sell Price: $3.55 Sell Date: 6/10/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 3/18/26 VG+/no cover $4.99 Low: $1.75 Median: $3.27 Average: $3.38 High: $5.00 Current low price: $2.00 G/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 95/46 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C+ Sad To See It Go: No  For whatever reason this Journey album completely passed me by.   I had E-S-C-4-P-3 like every other 11 year old rock fan in 1981 and my buddy John had a used copy of Infinity, but somehow, despite knowing "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" from the radio, I never really linked it to Evolution even as 3 million people in the US did. The other big hit I remember from radio was the Greg Rollie led "Just The Same Way."...
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Sniff 'n' The Tears-Fickle Heart (1978)

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  Artist: Sniff 'n' The Tears Title: Fickle Heart Label: Atlantic Format: LP Catalog Number: SD 19242 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1979 Richmond pressing Sell Price: $4.88 Sell Date: 6/12/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 6/14/26 NM/VG+ $14.97 Low: $1.87 Median: $4.85 Average: $5.77 High: $14.97 Current low price: $3.50 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 406/60 Where Sold: Jamaica, NY Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No  Late 70's one hit wonder Sniff 'n' The Tears issued this album in Europe in 1978 and the Atlantic picked it up in 1979 for US release.  The lead off track was the hit: "Driver's Seat."  It was pretty inescapable in the late 70's.   They were a London band and sound like a cross between Dire Straits, Gerry Rafferty and even George Harrison with more of a youthful guitar edge. The ove...
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Drunk Tank-Drunk Tank (1991)

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  Artist: Drunk Tank Title:  Drunk Tank Label: Radial Records Format: CD Catalog Number: RDL 03-2 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition: US 1991 Sell Price: $5.42 Sell Date: 5/29/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/26/25 VG+/VG+ $3.99 Low: $3.99 Median: $6.17 Average: $7.94 High: $17.44 Current low price:  $5.63 VG+/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 59/33 Where Sold: Los Angeles, CA Time It Took To Sell:  16 years Where and When Bought: New Newbury Comics  Boston when it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No Once of the classic non-descript Albini Chicago recordings from the early 90's, Drunk Tank had a couple singles the preceded this debut album whose songs were rerecorded for this release.  The band sent a letter to John Peel apologizing that those earlier versions were better.  Peel became a large proponent of the band in their day.  Radial Records went through Matador Records f...
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