The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Lucinda Williams Title: Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Label: Mercury Format: CD Catalog Number: 314 558 338-2 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition: US 1998 BMG Music Club  Sell Price: $3.36 Sell Date: 10/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 10/1/26 VG/VG+ $2.00 Low: $0.77 Median: $2.98 Average: $2.87 High: $5.50 Current low price: $2.50 NM/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 190/54 Where Sold: San Francisco, CA Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought:  BMG Music Club circa 1998 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Car Wheels On A Gravel Road has been a "modern" classic for over a quarter-century now.  One forgets that this was along labored and rerecorded  for Rick Rubin's American Recordings over 5 years before moving on to Mercury.  Media was primed to love this and the end result was an immediate critic "Album Of The Year" sort of release.  Even though she had been around nearl...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: The McCartney Interview Label: Columbia Format: LP Catalog Number: PC 36987 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $6.99 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 10/18/26 VG+/VG+ $2.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.92 Average: $4.68 High: $10.79 Current low price: $2.59 VG+/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 74 Have/Want: 1067/40 Where Sold: Villaneuve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot auction Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This May 1980 interview for Musician magazine was issued in December 1980, a week before John Lennon was murdered.  Particularly bizarre timing wise, but Paul had reasserted himself with a number 1 record earlier in the year with the live version of "Coming Up."  This probably got more sales than anticipated with everything Beatles flying out of stores at the wake of news events.  Originally this was a double vi...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Street-Legal Label: Columbia Format: Cassette Catalog Number: PCT 35453 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 10/9/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/31/26 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $3.25 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.88 High: $20.00 Current low price: $4.48 (Ireland) $6.00 US Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 49/57 Where Sold: Toronto, ON, Canada 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 "16 years!" Bob opens Street-Legal.  Coincidentally, this was the amount of time he was a professional recording artist.  I wouldn't pin Bob on railing about his place in the marketplace, but I wouldn't put it past him to sneak it in either.  However, in my fantasy world,  Bob isn't bound by these earthly pursuits lyrically.  He can get paid and hash out issues with management and the help on his own ...

  Artist: Ministry Title: Filth Pig Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Catalog Number: 9 45838-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 BMG Music Club edition Sell Price: $3.32 Sell Date:  10/3/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/23/26 NM/M $7.95 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.49 High: $9.50 Current low price: $5.99 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 132/57 Where Sold: Colton, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No End-of-peak period Ministry.  Filth Pig wasn't monumental like The Land of Rape And Honey/The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, and it didn't sell like Psalm 69 but it still rocked hard and peaked at #19 on Billboard bettering Psalm out of the gate although that one was a Platinum tour driven slow burn as were the two 80's Gold records.  The two memorable tracks for me back when it was released were the Bob Dylan cover, "Lay ...

  Artist: Romeo Void Title: Instincts Label: Columbia/415 Records Format: LP Catalog Number: BFC 39155 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition: US 1984 with inner sleeve Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date:  9/18/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 10/19/26  VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $2.99 Median: $5.25 Average: $5.78 High: $10.00 Current low price: $5.56 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 587/81 Where Sold: Reidsville, NC Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot auction Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Sax laden herky jerky new wavers fronted by Deborah Iyall were some years into their career when Instincts came out in 1984.  The radio hit (and video) came to mind right away: "A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)."  That is one of those songs I forgot about until I saw the title.  Even after over 40 years, it still went through my head on sight. The song that really broke this band was before th...

  Artist: Dire Straits Title: Brothers In Arms Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Catalog Number: W2 25264 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition: US Columbia House edition Sell Price: $4.07 Sell Date:  10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/18/26 VG+/VG+ $1.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.48 Average: $2.82 High: $7.20 Current low price: $1.99 VG/G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 257/335 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No With the 40th anniversary come and gone, I guess it is finally time to assess Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms.  This was a band I liked in the first half of the 80's.  Heck, Communique was played relentlessly by my parents in the early part of the 80's. British but Dylanesque, what was not to love for all eternity.  Well, a synth bank and overexposure changed all that.  The opening three tracks ...