The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Dropkick Murpnys Title:  Signed and Sealed In Blood Label: Born & Bred Records Format: CD Catalog Number:DKM2-532420 Year of Release: 2013 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2013 Sell Price: $7.73 Sell Date: 2/25/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/24/26 NM/VG+ $9.99 Low: $2.00 Median: $7.00 Average: $7.13 High: $15.00 Current  low price:  $5.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:3 Have/Want: 708/135 Where Sold: Maplewood, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Dropkick Murphys were one of those bands that were recommended to me early in their history ever since they had a split single with the Ducky Boys as the next wave of Boston Oi somewhere in the mid-90's when the Rat was still around in Kenmore Square shortly after I moved to NYC.  Funny I just checked and that same friend recently was talking abou a new band Haywire while we...

  Artist: Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson Title: Y U I Orta Label: Lemon Recordings Format: CD Catalog Number:CD LEM 6 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year  of Edition: UK 1989 Sell Price: $9.42 Sell Date: 2/17/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/26 M/M $13.50 Low: $3.98 Median: $10.00 Average: $9.93 High: $15.66 Current  low price:  $9.44 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:25 Have/Want: 202/36 Where Sold: Hixon, TN Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See  It Go: No I was going to say this was an album of decenct songs ruined by the 80's production.  Bernard Edwards of Chic was the culprit.  When old British guys want some R&B bonafides there is none more credible than Chic alum but this ain't Let's Dance and Y U I Orata didn't really set the world ablaze.  Hunter & Ronson knew this and tacked on  two Mick Ronson tracks.  "How Much More Can...

  Artist: Ian Hunter Title: Rant Label: Fuel 2000 Format: CD Catalog Number: 302 061 116 2 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year  of Edition: US2 2001 Sell Price: $5.99 Sell Date: 2/17/26 Condition: M/M Discogs Last Sold: 12/19/25 VG+/VG+ $6.76 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.77 Average: $4.02 High: $7.00 Current  low price:  $3.51 NM/NM Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:19 Have/Want: 301/13 Where Sold: Hixon, TN Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Ian Hunter had a big stretch of albums I never paid attention to between "All Of The Good Ones Are Taken" and Shrunken Heads from 2007, which I would have ignored if it wasn't recommended to me.  I saw him around that time as well at a free outdoor gig on one of Manhattan's Pier stages.  I pulled this out of somebody's $2 liquidation lot a couple year ago.  The shrink wrap never came of and I've been acquaint...

  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...

  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...

  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...