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Billy Joel-52nd Street (1978)

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  Artist: Billy Joel Title:  52nd Street Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA-35609 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Dolby Sell Price: $3.09 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG+ untested Discogs Last Sold: 5/22/25 VG+/no cover $3.11 Low: $1.50 Median: $3.00 Average: $2.64 High: $3.11 Current  low price:  $1.99  Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 511 Have/Want: 115/49 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I always thought 52nd Street was a bit of a tail-off from The Stranger strictly in terms of start to finish listenability.  As a kid that was because I thought side two flagged a little bit.  The 8-track shuffles the deck, and doubles up on the side 1 closer "Zanzibar" to eat up some space on a couple tracks, cleverly edited in the middle to open up track 2 with the instrument...

Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Not Fragile (1974)

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  Artist: Bachman-Turner Overdrive Title:  Not Fragile Label: Mercury Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MC8-1-1004 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1974 Sell Price: $2.57 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:  Low: $2.57 Median: $2.77 Average: $2.77 High: $2.98 Current  low price:  $4.00 VG/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 10/13 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Despite the sneers of the people commonly refering to the band as Bachman Turner Overweight, I have to say BTO's Not Fragile album is a solid album.  The album is lean and mean and not bloated with overlong tracks despite only having 9 of them.  I always thought it was #1 Billboard because of  the massive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and nothing else.  This despite the fact that "Roll...

Pavement-Slanted and Enchanted (1992)

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  Artist: Pavement Title: Slanted and Enchanted Label: Matador Format: CD Catalog Number: OLE 038-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year  of Edition: US SRC Reissue Sell Price: $5.14 Sell Date: 3/30/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/22/26 VG+/G+ $7.22 Low: $0.77 Median: $4.77 Average: $4.85 High: $15.00 Current  low price:  $4.80 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 279/197 Where Sold: Westerville, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No I guess I was bound to get around to writing about this copy of Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted that just sold.  I plucked it out of a CD lot a couple years ago remembering I sold the last one long after the Redux reissue was bought new and sold.  Including Redux I think this is the 4th copy of this I've had over the years including the one I bought when it came out th...

Electric Light Orchestra-Eldorado: A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra (1974)

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  Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Title: Eldorado: A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra Label: United Artists Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: UA EA-399G Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1974 Sell Price: $5.99 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/26 VG+/VG+ $4.99 Low: $2.30 Median: $4.98 Average: $4.25 High: $5.99 Current  low price:  $3.86 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 47/60 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Eldorado was one of those solid ELO's records I never had until sort've recently.  Now I've got it several times over on vinyl and 8-track from different lot purchases.  I was fine to have "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" on the greatest hits album with the medal that skipped the Discovery album entirely to focus on the prior records up until Out...

Jethro Tull-A Passion Play (1973)

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  Artist: Jethro Tull Title:  A Passion Play Label: Chrysalis Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: M8C 1040 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1973 Green Shell Sell Price: $4.74 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/4/24 VG/not graded $4.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.03 High: $6.00 Current  low price:  $3.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 61/46 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No A Passion Play I always found to be shockingly subpar compared to their other single track conceptual album Thick As A Brick.  Going back to it hasn't made it all that familiar save for one particular part. Since the proper format for this music was a single pause between sides, the 8-track chops those two haves into faded quadrants.  The CD era further tracked it out into parts...

Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger (1991)

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  Artist: Soundgarden Title: Badmotorfinger Label: A&M Format: CD Catalog Number: 75021 5374 2 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US BMG Record Club Sell Price: $3.79 Sell Date: 3/26/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/7/25 NM/VG+$5.95 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.02 Average: $3.28 High: $5.95 Current  low price:  $3.10 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 527/170 Where Sold: Dallas, NC Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook Marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No Badmotorfinger is the only Soundgarden album I loved start to finish out of the gate.  While Ultramega OK may be the sentimental favorite that grew on me, pound for pound this is the one that I think is the best.  This is mostly due to the top loaded nature where all my favorites are in the first four particularly "Slaves and Bulldozers" and the opening riff rock " Rusty Cage ."  T...

Paul McCartney & Wings-Band On The Run (1973)

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  Artist: Paul McCartney & Wings Title: Band On The Run Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XZ-3415 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1973 Sell Price: $4.90 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG tested Discogs Last Sold: 8/13/25 VG+/no cover $6.83 Low: $2.01 Median: $3.50 Average: $3.92 High: $6.83 Current  low price:  $1.97 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 230/171 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A+ Sad To See  It Go: No Band On The Run is title that seems to come in enough 8-track lots that I now have 5 of them in various conditions to choose from to fill this order.  All with an Apple logo which didn't get switched over to Capitol toward the end of the 70's.  The track order isn't altered but "Bluebird" gets the fade out/in between tracks. The Denny Laine track "No Words" is probably the most for...