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Nick Drake-Bryter Layter (1971)

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  Artist: Nick Drake Title: Bryter Layter Label: Hannibal Format: CD Catalog Number: HNCD 4435 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year  of Edition: US circa 2000 Sell Price: $5.61 Sell Date: 2/8/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: $4.99 2/4/26 VG+/VG+ Low: $2.25 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.20 High: $12.74 Current  low price:  $6.83 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 197/220 Where Sold: Altamonte Springs, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No Bryter Layter, Nick Drake's second album took on a life of it's own again in 1993 after being primarily available in the Fruit Tree box although it was in print on vinyl through Island in Europe and Antilles in the US in the 80's.  This particular reissue was around 2000 before Universal took it over to issue Island worldwide in 2003. "Fly," "Poor Boy" and "Northern Sky" i.e. the mid-section of side t...
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The Cure-Disintegration (1989)

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  Artist: The Cure Title: Disintegration Label: Elektra Format: CD Catalog Number: 60855-2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1989 SRC Sell Price: $11.24 Sell Date: 2/6/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: $11.24 Low: $1.18 Median: $9.99 Average: $10.01 High: $19.00 Current  low price:  $4.34 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 2774/988 Where Sold: Columbus, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No I always thought of Disintigration as the third of a trilogy.  Certainly as a sequal to Pornography, which is my undisputed favorite Cure album.   I had to scratch my head as to what was the third album in the trilogy and for good reason.   Back then Disintegration was rumored to be the end of the band and a return the heavy goth of Pornography and Faith before it.  Nowadays Bloodflowers  from 20...
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April Wine-First Glance (1978)

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  Artist: April Wine Title:  First Glance Label: Capitol Format: LP Catalog Number: SW-11852 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Jacksonville Sell Price: $6.31 Sell Date: 2/6/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/22/25 VG/VG $4.00 Low: $1.89 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.50 High: $12.79 Current  low price:  $0.50 G/G+, VG+/G+ $2.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 459/32 Where Sold: Owosso, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  4 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No April Wine's 7th album was Canadian Gold (50,000) and the bands US breakthrough with a bonafide AOR hit, "Roller."  I somehow didn't remember hearing "Roller" on Worcester radio, maybe it was a bigger hit in the Midwest.  The hits after this album in the first half of the 80's were inescapable. Anyway, First Glance is pretty damn good start to finish.  There are some ballads...
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The Glasspack-American Exhaust (2003)

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  Artist: The Glasspack Title: American Exhaust Label: 4 Walls Records Format: LP Catalog Number: L 13256-M Year of Release: 2003 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2003 red vinyl 245/400 Sell Price: $11.95 Sell Date: 2/4/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 2/2/26 VG+/VG+ $17.65 Low: $11.95 Median: $23.53 Average: $24.49 High: $35.29 Current  low price:  $20.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 64/41 Where Sold: Hammond, IN Time It Took  To Sell:  11  years Where and When  Bought: given to by band Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No Glasspack were a Louisville stoner rock band.  I'm not sure if I booked them or they did a Tee Pee showcase, but we were drinking at the bar and somebody in the band gave me this record sometime in the mid to late 2000's.  I always think of them in my head as "Glasspack" not "The Glasspack."  I hadn't heard this probably in 20 years give or take, so it was good to r...
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Babe The Blue Ox-People (1996)

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Artist: Babe The Blue Ox Title:  People Label: RCA Format: CD Catalog Number: 07863 66844-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $5.61 Sell Date: 2/3/26 Condition: M/NM sealed hole punch in barcode Discogs Last Sold: 1/26/26 N/NM Sealed $9.08 Low: $0.95 Median: $2.97 Average: $3.49 High: $9.95 Current  low price:  $1.40 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 162/15 Where Sold: Evanston, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  2  years Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No  I noticed Brooklyn's Babe The Blue Ox has been playing live again locally in recent years, so when I was pulling titles from a cheap Facebook marketplace lot, I got this in the box a couple years ago with the intent to give it a listen.  I never got around to it.  The copy came sealed and sold that way, and the only way you can get the record by streaming is to ...
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Buffalo Springfield-Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)

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  Artist: Buffalo Springfield Title: Buffalo Spingfield Again Label: Atco Format: LP Catalog Number: SD 33-226 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1982 label SP pressing Sell Price: $8.83 Sell Date: 1/30/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/29/26 NM/VG+ $13.99 Low: $4.88 Median: $13.87 Average: $15.70 High: $33.33 Current  low price:  $4.99 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 326/220 Where Sold: Oakland, CA Time It Took  To Sell:  11  years Where and When  Bought: $3.99 used Al Bums Worcester circa 1984 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I've had this used copy of Buffalo Springfield Again since 1983 or  4.    The label is one of the post-1982 Atco labels, which is fairly rare to see for this album.  Usually you expect to see the 70's yellow label.  This was a nice copy I had up for sale over 10 years, somehow it slipped below the median price and went fo...
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Malcolm McLaren and the World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show-D'Ya Like Scratchin' (1983)

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  Artist: Malcolm McLaren and the World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show Title: D'Ya Like Scratchin' Side A   Side B Label: Island Format: Mini LP Catalog Number: 90124-1-B Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1983 Allied Pressing Sell Price: $19.56 Sell Date: 2/2/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/29/25 VG/VG $15.00 Low: $2.00 P/not graded crack at 1/2" edge Median: $15.00 Average: $17.34 High: $37.50 VG+/VG+ NM without disturbing noise, shop sticker on cover Current  low price:  $14.99 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 321/381 Where Sold: New York, NY Time It Took  To Sell:  4  years Where and When  Bought: $3 Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No After the Sex Pistols, UK fashion monger Malcolm McLaren turned his sights to bringing Bronx hip-hop to the UK in 1982 with his Duck Rock album.  He was aided and abbeted by the World Famous Supr...
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