The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Billy Joel Title: The Stranger Label: Columbia/Family Productions Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: JCA-34987 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $5.15 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G Discogs Last Sold: 11/26/25 VG+/no cover $5.00 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.95 Average: $4.48 High: $8.99 Current  low price:  $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 164/189 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bo  ught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No I just had a sale of 16 8-tracks in the 3-5 dollar range sell.  Nice sale!  Makes me want to finally alphabetize the thousand or so tapes I accumulated in lot fashion in the last couple years.  This order may force my hand.  Anyway, some of the titles I've written about in other formats but at this point I have something to write about every day for a couple week...

  Artist: Eric Clapton Title:  Backtrackin': 22 tracks Spanning the Career of a Rock Legend Label: Starblend Format: 2XLP Catalog Number: ERIC 1 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: UK 1984 Sell Price: $7.72 Sell Date: 3/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs  Last Sold: 1/26/26 VG+/VG+ $10.27 Low: $5.60 Median: $11.63 Average: $12.35 High: $18.99 Current  low price:  $9.29 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 202/23 Where Sold: Charleston, SC Time It Took  To Sell:  11  years  Where and When  Bought: Strawberries Worcester new mid 80's $14.99 range Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I got this Eric Clapton compilation in completist mode in the mid-80's after seeing his Behind The Sun tour in Worcester 1985.  At the time, I had a record rule that if I saw somebody live, I would compete their discography as best I could.  I pretty much stuck with that rule until the CD era. I didn't get...

  Artist: Merle Haggard Title: The Best of The Best of Merle Haggard Label: Capitol Format: LP Catalog Number: ST-11082 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year  of Edition: US Winchester Pressing (orange label, mid '70?) Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 3/20/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:2/27/26 VG/VG $2.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $6.00 Average: $6.52 High: $18.99 Current  low price:  $3.00 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 629/33 Where Sold: Detroit Lakes, MN Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace $3 lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A+ Sad To See  It Go: No The Rock world had an appreciation of Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash because first and foremost they were ex-cons.  Merle did time for a 1957 armed robbery in San Quentin several years. You can't really sugarcoat the "rebel" aspect with effete blather about great songs.  Yeah, the songs are Great, as this best of the best lay...

  Artist: Ted Nugent Title:  Weekend Warriors Label: Epic Format: LP Catalog Number: FE 35551 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Pitman Pressing Sell Price: $4.46 Sell Date: 3/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/5/26 NM/VG+ $10.97 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.15 Average: $6.13 High: $28.00 Current  low price:  $1.00 P/VG+, $1.85 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 171 Have/Want: 6209/165 Where Sold: Flushing, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No Despite being an album more known for it's cover than the music within, Weekend Warriors went Platinum in the year of it's release freah off the heels of Cat Scratch Fever and Double Live Gonzo.  The opener " Need You Bad " was the song most played live followed by "Good Friends and A Bottle of Wine."  The only other song to make it out of the 70's was the title track....

  Artist: Ted Nugent Title: Scream Dream Label: Epic Format: LP Catalog Number: FE 36404 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year  of Edition: US  Coumbia House Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $4.24 Sell Date: 3/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG  Discogs Last Sold: 2/1/26 NM/VG+ $8.00 Low: $0.57 Median: $5.00 Average: $6.50 High: $32.99 Current  low price: $2.99 VG/VG  Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 57 Have/Want: 4057/166 Where Sold: Flushing, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years Where and When  Bought: Al Bums Worcester early 80's $3.99  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No My favorite "later" period peak Nuge aka 1980, the third of four with vocalist Charlie Huhn although Ted sings lead on 7 of the 10 tracks including the hits.  Scream Dream was the last solo Gold record (Damn Yankees early 90's supergroup run and his best of notwithstanding).  Ted could still headline arenas at that point.  When my local i...

  Artist: Thurston Moore Title:  Trees Outside The Academy Label: Ecstatic Peace! Format: CD Catalog Number: E# 91c Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2007 Digipak Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 3/13/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:1/14/26 NM/VG $9.35 Low: $1.00 Median: $4.33 Average: $5.21 High: $13.21 Current  low price:  $3.00 NM/NM Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 35 Have/Want: 897/60 Where Sold: Toronto, ON, Canada Time It Took  To Sell:  15 years Where and When  Bought: Etheria NYC on Ave A New $11.99 or so Gwiz-gau Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Trees Outside The Academy was an album I looked forward to when I got it and yet somehow it was an eternal "for further review" release.  Now that that day has come, I'm not sure exactly why.  At the time I was excited to hear that Thurston had decided to issue a "real" album of new songs.  I was a big fan of Psychic Hearts and after that it eve...