The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Pipes of Peace Label: Columbia/MPL Format: Cassette Catalog Number: QCT 39149 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US  1983 Sell Price: $2.84 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 5/4/26 VG+/NM $2.84 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.12 Average: $2.77 High:$5.99 Current low price: $1.98 VG/VG  Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 249/36 Where Sold: Villenueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I don't think I've ever been more disappointed with an album than I had with Pipes of Peace when it came out.  There were 2 records that were brand new that week that I was equally excited about.  The other one was Motley Crue's Shout At The Devil after their debut became a mainstay out of the bargain bin.   Pipes of Peace, however, had been a follow-up to Tug of War, whic...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Flowers In The Dirt Label: Capitol/MPL Format: Cassette Catalog Number: C4 91653 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition: US  1989 Sell Price: $4.49 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/26 VG+/VG+ $2.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.62 Average: $2.90 High:$10.00 Current low price: $0.89 VG+/VG  Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 34 Have/Want: 341/41 Where Sold: Villenueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Paul's big album with Elvis Costello suffers a bit in hindsight from a late 80's production.  This was the tour I saw him for the first time in Worcester . It was a big deal at the time since it was his first US tour since 1976.  In his later years, he plays every few years most major cities even if he doesn't tour, it seems like he appears frequently.  The 11 O'clock new...

  Artist: The Decemberists Title:  The Crane Wife Label: Capitol Format: CD Catalog Number: CDP 0946 3 61618 2 0 Year of Release: 2006 Country and Year of Edition: US  2006 Sell Price: $5.69 Sell Date: 9/16/26 Condition: VG+/VG +  Discogs Last Sold: 7/13/26 NM/NM $5.00 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.48 High:$15.73 Current low price: $3.51 (Canadian) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 340/90 Where Sold: Grand Rapids, MI Time It Took To Sell: 3  years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No With all the 20th anniversary hubbub of the Decemberist's 4th LP The Cranes Wife, I thought I might as well get the write-up out of the way.  I bought this in a CD clearance lot a couple years ago and never heard it in it's day.  It has since been had the reissue expansion treatment.  Funny how you can ignore something so it seems new, but it is already 20 years on with additional bel...

  Artist: The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem Title: Isn't It Grand Boys? Label: Columbia Format: LP Catalog Number: CS 9277 Year of Release: 1966 Country and Year of Edition: US  70's reissue Sell Price: $4.74 Sell Date: 9/15/26 Condition: VG+/VG   Discogs Last Sold: 2/19/26 VG+/VG $3.00 Low: $0.84 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.02 High:$5.64 Current low price: $2.22 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 24/5 Where Sold: St. Louis, MO Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Whatnot marketplace auction  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No When I think back to my youth, the Clancy Brothers were always ripe for parody.  Massachusetts has not only a huge Irish contingent, but an unparalleled Folk community that spreads to all the states that touch it.  You are exposed to this music, whether you were a lad, a lassie , or a little dandy (upon review of "The Cobbler" contained within,  his sister was dandy...

  Artist: Ringo Starr Title: You're Sixteen b/w Devil Woman Label: Apple Format: 7" Catalog Number: 1870 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition: US 1973 Jacksonville Pressing Sell Price: $4.99 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG+  with sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 4/20/26 VG/generic Low: $0.22 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.69 High:$7.00 Current low price: $0.48 VG/generic, $1.50 VG+/G Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 82 Have/Want: 420/21 Where Sold: Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 1  year Where and When Bought:  Whatnot marketplace auction $1 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Since Ringo hasn't played this Johnny Burnette cover since 2019 and didn't do an encore, I thought I'd encore myself with one last Ringo write-up for the foreseeable future. Johnny Burnette was 26 when he release "You're Sixteen" and went to #8 on Billbaord in 1960.  Ringo had an even bigger #1 hit with it in 1974.following up the prior...

  Artist: Ringo Starr Title: Bad Boy Label: Portrait Format: LP Catalog Number: JR 35378 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $7.34 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG original inner sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 9/27/26 VG/VG $6.00 Low: $3.52 Median: $7.17 Average: $8.54 High:$27.25 Current low price: $4.95 VG/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 771/114 Where Sold: Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Bad Boy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy Doo wops Ringo in his drunk era on Bad Boy's title track.  So drunk he has a cocktail right on the cover of the album.  Atlantic didn't know what to do with him after two albums, so Portrait took over for an album.  Vini Poncia produced the record as he did on  the much more successful Goodnight Vienna in 1974.  He also did the Peter Criss s...