The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Gene Simmons Title: Kiss Label: Casablanca Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: NBL8-7120 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Sell Price: $18.04 Sell Date: 9/1/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/12/26 G/no cover $8.00 Low: $4.90 Median: $7.00 Average: $9.71 High:$20.00 VG+/generic Current low price: n/a Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 93/59 Where Sold: Frisco, TX Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Most kids of the 70's knew this series of Kiss solo albums released in 1978 by sight.  Every record store had all 4 displayed side by side for a time and each one went on to sell a million copies.  For some reason I only had the Peter Criss one, even though I liked the singles from Ace and Gene to buy them on 45.  I LOVED "Radioactive" and really didn't care about the B-side "See You In Your Dreams."  As I listened to this lately,...

  Artist: Kudgel Title: Sea Monkee Label: 100% Breakfast Format: 10" Catalog Number: 100 BR 005 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Sell Price: $6.08 Sell Date: 9/21/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/13/26 VG/VG $3.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.98 Average: $8.85 High:$15.00  Current low price: $9.98 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 38/47 Where Sold: Santa Rosa, CA Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: given by band? Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The Sea Monkee EP of 1994 I never realized got expanded to "Sea Monkey Plus 7" on CD via Midriff Records in 2006.  I had a copy of this probably given to me by Mark Erdody back when it came out.  Maybe he came to NYC to play around that time.   The two standout hits here are "15 Second Crush" and "Jump Ball."  "15 Second Crush" was a live favorite and "Jump Ball" has a nice little guitar melody up against standar...

  Artist: Johnny Cash Title: At Folsom Prison Label: Columbia Format: CD Catalog Number: CK 65955 Year of Release: 1968 Country and Year of Edition: US 1999 The American Milestones Series with hype sticker and Cash 70th birthday sticker on jewel case Sell Price: $7.34 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/25/36 NM/VG+ $5.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.43 High: $14.99 Current low price: $2.99 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 690/293 Where Sold: San Diego, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3  years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Johnny Cash's Folsom and San Quentin albums make it easy to think he did a sentence himself.  This was a falsehood although he did have a healthy arrest and short jail stints for minor offenses;  He didn't shoot anyone in Reno or anywhere else. However, the fantasy that he was a bad boy just like the people he was playing for earned notar...

  Artist: Various Artists (Tuxedomoon, Fred Frith, Renaldo and the Loaf, MX-80 Sound, The Residents, Snakefinger, Yello, Art Bears) Title:  Frank Johnson's Favorites Label: Ralph Records Format: LP Catalog Number: RR 8110 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 Sell Price: $5.03 Sell Date: 9/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 9/21/26 VG/VG+ $7.98 Low: $5.00 VG+/VG Median: $8.85 Average: $10.22 High:$25.00 M/NM  Current low price: $8.00 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 44 Have/Want: 1041/142 Where Sold: Chicago, IL Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: mid 80's Worcester WCUW Record Fair for $1 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Excellent 1981 sampler of the Cryptic Corporation/Residents Ralph record label.  Everything is grounded in weirdness.  Every act is a distinct entity.  Beyond the Residents and their gone too young guitarist in crime Snakefinger, the "computer" named Frank Johnson chose a g...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title:  Another Day b/w Oh Woman, Oh Why Label: Apple Format: 7" Catalog Number: 1829 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 Sell Price: $3.60 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: P/generic Discogs Last Sold: 9/1/26 VG+/generic $4.41 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.69 High: $9.99 Current low price: $1.25 VG/generic Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 341/77 Where Sold:Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Worcester That's Entertainment 25 cent box Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No My battered but playable copy of "Another Day" went out in the large solo Beatle order to France earlier this month as part of a 19 piece order.  At the time I got it, "Oh Woman, Oh Why" was the big prize and it was going through my head this morning, so no time like the present to write about it. This was a Ram session track, and I first heard it when my neighbor...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Let It Bleed Label: ABKCO Format: CD Catalog Number: 80042 NCD 4 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year of Edition: US 1986 Sell Price: $4.88 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/3/26 VG+/VG+ $4.95 Low: $2.99 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.16 High: $10.06 Current low price: $5.00 VG/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 240/175 Where Sold: San Diego, CA 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 I relied on a dollar bin copy of Let It Bleed for many years, deep into the CD era.  Somehow, I never got this 1986 ABKCO remaster.  I guess what I had played clean enough.  The Hot Rocks hits were "Gimmie Shelter," "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Midnight Rambler."  "Monkey Man" was a big Rock radio hit.  However, the quality didn't drop off once you removed those key cuts. You can'...