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George Thorogood and the Destroyers-Move It On Over (1978)

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  Artist: George Thorogood and the Destroyers Title:  Move It On Over Label: Rounder Format: LP Catalog Number: 3024 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Sell Price: $4.44 Sell Date: 4/7/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/30/26 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $0.99 G+/G+ 3/5/26 Median: $4.71 Average: $5.77 High: $22.00 VG+/VG+ 11/7/25 Current  low price:  $0.85 G+/no cover, $2.75 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 172 Have/Want: 9688/233 Where Sold: Clifton, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No There are some things about George Thorogood that are "best in class" for what he is doing.  George manage to put an original slant on the blues bar band format and make it playable on commercial rock radio for a good long time.  He's racked up 8 Gold records to date in the US and Move It On Over was the first to b...

Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)

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  Artist: Traffic Title: John Barleycorn Must DIe Label: Liberty UA Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: U8 216 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG+ PRO REFURBISH Discogs Last Sold: 7/15/23 VG+/not graded $4.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.86 Average: $3.27 High: $4.00 Current  low price:  $3.49 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 12/33 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I've had this in my original vinyl stash sitting in storage bought from the dollar bin many many years ago.  It was an album I never played beyond the initial once and file away.  Although it is quite good, I never bothered to get a CD issue of it.  This 8-track that sold came in a lot of a few dozen tapes like they always do.  It broke upon playing and found it's w...

Santana-Santana (III) (1971)

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  Artist: Santana Title: Santana (III) Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: CA 30595 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1971 Red Shell 2-pin cart Sell Price: $3.42 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG PRO REFURBISH Discogs Last Sold: 12/28/25 NM/VG+ $9.35 Low: $0.50 Median: $2.38 Average: $2.64 High: $9.35 Current  low price:  $1.98 VG/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 68/64 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No In it's day this was a US number one album for 5 weeks.  This album hit the double Platinum mark in 1986 when multi Platinum certifications started, but on some level it was a bit of diminished returns from the first two.  Still, it is the final album of the original Woodstock lineup (at least before their IV reunion album in 2016) and holds up over time.   ...

Van Halen-Women and Children First (1980)

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  Artist: Van Halen Title:  Women and Children First Label: Warner Bros. Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: W8 3415 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year  of Edition: US Columbia House reissue, Grey Shell Sell Price: $5.20 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G+ PRO REFURBISHED tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 12/5/22 VG/not graded $3.50 Low: $3.50 Median: $4.35 Average: $4.35 High: $5.20 Current  low price:  $8.00 G/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 29/38 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No " Oh yah, Van Halen! "-cromagnon Junior high schooler from New England in the early 80's expressing his music taste Van Halen was the award winner of Blue Collar radio rock in the early 80's among the kids for sure.  Borch belt Diamond Dave went further to the Catskills and Eddie Van Halen and his brother Alex wi...

Emerson Lake & Palmer-Brain Salad Surgery (1973)

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Artist: Emerson Lake & Palmer Title:  Brain Salad Surgery Label: Manticore Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP-66669 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1973 Sell Price: $3.54 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG+ tested Discogs Last Sold: 10/30/25 VG+/no cover $3.98 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.17 Average: $3.54 High: $3.98 Current  low price:  $1.99 G+/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 53/70 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No Prog laden with classical pomp is the best way to describe Brain Salad Surgery.  Karn Evil 9 is the centerpiece that implores you to "welcome back my friends to the show that never ends."  Well, that was taken to it's ultimate conclusion with the triple live record that followed with that name but here it is a tight and fairly concise album that produced rock radio...

The Who-The Who By Numbers (1975)

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  Artist: The Who Title: The Who By Numbers Label: MCA Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MCAT-2161 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 8/29/23 VG+/generic $3.51 Low: $2.99 Median: $3.25 Average: $3.25 High: $3.51 Current  low price:  $4.18 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 63/44 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No The Who By Numbers was deemed to be slight and less-commercial along the lines of Zep's Presence or Springsteen's Nebraska.  It went Gold in the US out of the gate but didn't hit the Platinum mark until 1993 after years of being a "super saver" in the midline bin.  Like those steady sellers, a cutout, but perpetually on sale.  This 8-track that sold radically reshuffles the track or...

Opeth-Blackwater Park (2001)

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Artist: Opeth Title:  Blackwater Park Label: Koch Format: CD Catalog Number: KOC-CD-8237 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year  of Edition: US repress Sell Price: $7.11 Sell Date: 4/3/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 2/28/26 M/M $15.00 Low: $4.00 Median: $6.49 Average: $6.84 High: $15.00 Current  low price:  $4.75 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 137/119 Where Sold: Winnetka, CA Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No Blackwater Park is album number 5, roughly 6 years after their debut for Swedish prog metal band Opeth.  The album is now a quarter of a century on and 5 years after a 20th anniversary edition.  However metal in all it's editions general sell, particularly something like this. Opeth is one of those bands I've liked when I first heard them a few albums after this one,  Basically I liked the ep...