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Rachael Davis-Minor League Deities (2001)

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  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...
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Paul McCartney-Fine Line (2005)

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  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...
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Jefferson Starship-Red Octopus (1975)

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  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...
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George Harrison-George Harrison (1979)

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  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." ...
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Sinead O'Connor-I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)

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Artist: Sinead O'Connor Title:  I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Format: CD Catalog Number: F2 21759 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $3.49 Sell Date: 10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/26/26 VG+/NM $4.00 Low: $0.01 Median: $2.96 Average: $3.15 High: $11.46 Current low price: $0.89 G/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 76 Have/Want: 2335/197 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: half.com mid aughts .75 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No   From "Mandinka" to "Am I Not Your Girl?" there always seemed to be a Sinead song that would jump out of the noise wash of mainstream media  for me to like subliminally.  In the early 90's that was grudgingly, but time heals all wounds, so now I can say I like these songs outright even if the act of actively listening to them is an exercise in forced exposure to something over and u...
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Various Artists-Self Mutilation, Volume Two (1991)

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  Artist: Various Artists ( Poppin' Mommas , Sandy Duncan's Eye , Superchunk , Erectus Monotones ) Title:  Self Mutilation Volume Two Label: Hippy Knight Records Format: 7" Catalog Number: CREEP-007 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition: Australia 1991 Sell Price: $4.50 Sell Date: 10/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/25 $2.72 Low: $2.00 Median: $5.33 Average: $5.43 High: $10.00 Current low price: $4.34 (UK) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 89/29 Where Sold: Washington, DC Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Boston $6.99 circa 1991 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The second installment of the Self Mutilation series from the Aussie label Hippy Knight had a Merge Records side and Flipside's LA band Sandy Duncan's Eye to go with the lone home country band Poppin' Momma from Geelong, Victoria.   Superchunk gave a demo version of one of their best songs, "Cool."  ...
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U2-War (1983)

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  Artist: U2 Title: War Label: Island Format: CD Catalog Number: 422-811 148-2 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US repress UML pressing Sell Price: $3.36 Sell Date: 10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/28/26 VG+/NM $1.80 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.85 High: $7.00 Current low price: $2.22 M/M Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 181/132 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought:  half.com aughts 75 cents Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No U2's breakout album War propelled the band from the alt-rock club ghetto to arenas, stadiums and CONSTANT AOR Rock radio airplay in 1983.  They became so inescapable, I couldn't even buy, let alone listen to War for at least 20 years after it came out.  Even now, the piano intro of "New Years Day" or the marching band drum kick off of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" make my eyes glazed over, irrespective of the quality of the mu...
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