The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Walter Carlos Title: Switched-On Bach Label:Columbia Masterworks Format: LP Catalog Number: MS 7194 Year of Release: 1968 Country and Year of Edition: US 1968 Sell Price: $23.74 Sell Date: 11/7/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 11/6/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $7.33 Average: $11.06 High: $71.25 Current low price: $2.99 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 7285/771 Where Sold:  Morzine, Haute Savoy, France 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 In between the time of it's release in 1969 and Platinum certification, Walter Carlos became Wendy Carlos.  I'm not using a "dead name" to make a political point, but since I'm writing about the artifict in question, it is credited to Walter and that is cemented in time. As far as Wendy's accomplishment, this is the album that introduced the synthesizer to the masses with pieces from the Bac...

  Artist: Sandy Denny Title: No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology Label:A&M Records Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 314 542 747-2 Year of Release: 2000 Country and Year of Edition: US 2000 Sell Price: $9.49 Sell Date: 10/15/26 Condition: VG+VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 7/16/26 VG+/NM $8.88 Low: $2.99 Median: $8.00 Average: $7.73 High: $12.99 Current low price: $8.08 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 172/23 Where Sold: Springfield, IL 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 Sandy Denny you would think would be a straight A for a 2-CD retrospective.  The problem is not every album is A-level and to get there you have to chop it down.  For someone that wants to invest a few hours in an overview from Fairport to the end, this certainly does the job.  For an even more expansive overview, the box set compiled by Joe Boyd and her widower Trevor Lucas that Hannibal put out...

  Artist: Rachael Davis Title: Minor League Deities Label: Aunt Farm Productions Format: CD Catalog Number: n/a Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $2.53 Sell Date: 9/29/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 1/22/26 VG+/VG+ $1.50 Low: $1.22 Median: $1.50 Average: $1.75 High: $2.23 Current low price: $7.14 (Canada) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 15/2 Where Sold: Dover, NH Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: mail order from label around 2001 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No I mail ordered this CD from Rachael Davis on recommendation from Mary Lou Lord as someone to check out.  Since she wasn't around to see live, I mail ordered the record back when if you really wanted to hear something you still had to buy it.  I didn't hear anything that stood out when I heard it back then, and I guess she has long been in my mind as someone "for further review." Well, 25 years later that day...

  Artist:  Paul McCartney Title:  Fine Line Label: Capitol Format: CD Single Catalog Number:C2 0946 3 34259 2 7 Year of Release: 2005 Country and Year of Edition: US 2005 Sell Price: $3.79 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG+ drill cut in spine Discogs Last Sold: 10/13/26 M/M $0.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.25 Average: $2.41 High: $4.48 Current low price: $1.48 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 120/15 Where Sold: Villa Nueve D'Ascq, France  Time It Took To Sell: 11  years Where and When Bought: straight up can't remember, sometimes before LP release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I bought this CD promo of Macca's "Fine Line" either before or around the release of Chaos and Creation In The Backyard where the track opens the album.  My hope and assumption at the time,  was that there were exclusive B-side tracks,  but I didn't look at it long enough to find out there were none.   The UK CD-single had " Comfor...

  Artist: Jefferson Starship Title: Red Octopus Label: Grunt Format: LP Catalog Number: BFL1-0999 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $4.49 Sell Date: 9/18/26 Condition: VG/VG with inner sleeve  Discogs Last Sold: 10/21/26 NM/VG+ $2.50 Low: $0.70 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.49 High: $16.99 Current low price: $0.99 VG/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 148 Have/Want: 5080/75 Where Sold: Reidsville, NC Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: whatnot lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No For all the decades I've had Red Octopus, I never understood the canon status that was given to it.  The Airplane I could understand good or bad or solo/spinoff.  The commercial era of Jefferson Starship seemed reduced to their hits and the albums seemed sort of there.  It still seems that way, even after hearing the songs over the last month.  I figured the time was right when the Slick-sung chorus of "Pl...

  Artist:  George Harrison Title:  George Harrison Label: Dark Horse Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: DAH M8 3255 Year of Release: 1979 Country and Year of Edition: US 1979 Sell Price: $8.95 Sell Date: 10/12/26 Condition: VG+/G+  Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/26 VG+/generic $3.21 Low: $0.33 VG+/VG+ Median: $5.00 Average: $5.67 High: $14.99 Current low price: $7.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 83/56 Where Sold: Villa Nueve D'Ascq, France   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 While I liked "Blow Away" as a radio hit in it's day, I always thought George's self titled album in 1979 was a bit of a disappointment.  There are some "neat" things on it-he finally got around to issuing a solo version of "Not Guilty" after it being a Beatle outtake from the White Album period.  He also winks at his past with a sequel of sorts "Here Comes The Moon." ...