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Johnny Cash-At Folsom Prison (1968)

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  Artist: Johnny Cash Title: At Folsom Prison Label: Columbia Format: CD Catalog Number: CK 65955 Year of Release: 1968 Country and Year of Edition: US 1999 The American Milestones Series with hype sticker and Cash 70th birthday sticker on jewel case Sell Price: $7.34 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/25/36 NM/VG+ $5.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.43 High: $14.99 Current low price: $2.99 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 690/293 Where Sold: San Diego, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3  years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Johnny Cash's Folsom and San Quentin albums make it easy to think he did a sentence himself.  This was a falsehood although he did have a healthy arrest and short jail stints for minor offenses;  He didn't shoot anyone in Reno or anywhere else. However, the fantasy that he was a bad boy just like the people he was playing for earned notar...
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Various Artists-Frank Johnson's Favorites (1981)

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  Artist: Various Artists (Tuxedomoon, Fred Frith, Renaldo and the Loaf, MX-80 Sound, The Residents, Snakefinger, Yello, Art Bears) Title:  Frank Johnson's Favorites Label: Ralph Records Format: LP Catalog Number: RR 8110 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 Sell Price: $5.03 Sell Date: 9/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 9/21/26 VG/VG+ $7.98 Low: $5.00 VG+/VG Median: $8.85 Average: $10.22 High:$25.00 M/NM  Current low price: $8.00 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 44 Have/Want: 1041/142 Where Sold: Chicago, IL Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: mid 80's Worcester WCUW Record Fair for $1 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Excellent 1981 sampler of the Cryptic Corporation/Residents Ralph record label.  Everything is grounded in weirdness.  Every act is a distinct entity.  Beyond the Residents and their gone too young guitarist in crime Snakefinger, the "computer" named Frank Johnson chose a g...
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Paul McCartney-Another Day b/w Oh Woman, Oh Why (1971)

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  Artist: Paul McCartney Title:  Another Day b/w Oh Woman, Oh Why Label: Apple Format: 7" Catalog Number: 1829 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 Sell Price: $3.60 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: P/generic Discogs Last Sold: 9/1/26 VG+/generic $4.41 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.69 High: $9.99 Current low price: $1.25 VG/generic Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 341/77 Where Sold:Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Worcester That's Entertainment 25 cent box Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No My battered but playable copy of "Another Day" went out in the large solo Beatle order to France earlier this month as part of a 19 piece order.  At the time I got it, "Oh Woman, Oh Why" was the big prize and it was going through my head this morning, so no time like the present to write about it. This was a Ram session track, and I first heard it when my neighbor...
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The Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed (1969)

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  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Let It Bleed Label: ABKCO Format: CD Catalog Number: 80042 NCD 4 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year of Edition: US 1986 Sell Price: $4.88 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/3/26 VG+/VG+ $4.95 Low: $2.99 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.16 High: $10.06 Current low price: $5.00 VG/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 240/175 Where Sold: San Diego, CA 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 relied on a dollar bin copy of Let It Bleed for many years, deep into the CD era.  Somehow, I never got this 1986 ABKCO remaster.  I guess what I had played clean enough.  The Hot Rocks hits were "Gimmie Shelter," "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Midnight Rambler."  "Monkey Man" was a big Rock radio hit.  However, the quality didn't drop off once you removed those key cuts. You can'...
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Steely Dan-Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)

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  Artist: Steely Dan Title: Can't Buy A Thrill Label: MCA Records Format: Cassette Catalog Number: MCAC-1591 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980's Sell Price: $8.55 Sell Date: 9/20/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/1/26 M/M $19.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $9.17 High: $19.99 Current low price: $9.99 VG+/NM Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 103/248 Where Sold:Aventura, FL 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've always thought Steely Dan's debut Can't Buy A Thrill was an A level record primarily on the strength of the three radio hits: "Do It Again," "Reelin' In The Years" and "Dirty Work."   Of the rest, the standouts for me are "Fire In The Hole" and "Midnight Cruiser."  "Change Of The Guard" sounds like a blend of Motown and studio session rock. Of the hit...
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Jethro Tull-Benefit (1970)

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  Artist: Jethro Tull Title: Benefit Label: Reprise Format: LP Catalog Number: RS 6400 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 9/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/6/26 VG/VG $8.38 Low: $0.25 Median: $5.00 Average: $7.41 High: $45.00 Current low price: $2.99 G+/G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 66 Have/Want: 4923/249 Where Sold: Reidsville, NC Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot vinyl auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No My friend Kenny has been extolling the virtues of the first 3 Tull albums as long as I've known him.  Benefit, the third, was the commercial breakthrough, going Gold in the US in it's 1970 Year of release.  The traditional hit here is "Teacher," but as far as songs the band played live over the years, the big one is the opener "With You There To Help Me" followed by the heavy riff number "To Cry You A So...
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Paul McCartney-McCartney (1970)

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  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: McCartney Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XT 3363 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 7/3/25 VG/not graded $4.00 Low: $0.87 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.69 High: $14.00 Current low price: $3.00 VG/ no cover Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 110/114 Where Sold:Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: eBay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I have a friend from Sweden named Linda and she told me she liked her theme song "The Lovely Linda."  I'm sure many Linda's have taken that as their theme song, but she is the only Linda I know that mentioned it.  McCartney's first solo record is like that in a way, homey and personal.  Full of "secret" discoveries on a mass scale.   "Junk" and "Teddy Boy" were rescued from the filmed Le...
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