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Boz Scaggs-Silk Degrees (1976)

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  Artist:  Boz Scaggs Title: Silk Degrees Label: Columbia Format: LP Catalog Number: PC 33920 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1981 Carrollton pressing reissue with inner sleeve Sell Price: $6.99 Sell Date: 4/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 4/14/26 VG+/VG+ $4.00 Low: $1.55 Median: $5.00 Average: $6.83 High: $21.36 Current  low price:  $3.15 VG/G+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 289/87 Where Sold: Saint Augustine, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No Silk Degrees is one of those albums I had long wanted to hear and was disappointed when I finally did.  The two big hits, "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" are as good as mid-70's top 40 gets, but the drop off after that is pretty great in terms of listenability.  Most of the 5 million people that bought it in the US probab...

Bob Dylan-Masterpieces (1978)

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  Artist:  Bob Dylan Title: Masterpieces Label: Columbia Format: 3xCD Catalog Number: 462448 9 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: Australia 1991 (sticker has 30 year anniversary) Sell Price: $26.69 Sell Date: 4/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 2/27/26 NM/NM $16.22 Low: $7.19 Median: $20.00 Average: $26.50 High: $64.59 Current  low price:  $7.17 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 539/41 Where Sold: Middlebury, VT Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Of the many Bob Dylan compilations, I never had Masterpieces until fairly recently in a lot purchase.  It was always in the store bin at a triple CD import price when my fingers would flip over it in the early 90's Dylan section.  In that time period it meant over $50 easy whether it was from Australia, New Zealand or Japan where is was...

Farflung-Icarus b/w Visions of Infinity (1994)

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  Artist: Farflung Title: Icarus b/w Visions of Infinity Label: Big Jesus Enterprises Format: 7" Catalog Number: BJ 004 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year  of Edition: US Clear Vinyl 22/500 Sell Price: $5.75 Sell Date: 4/12/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 3/14/26 VG+/VG+ $10.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.92 High: $20.00 Current  low price:  $6.00 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 62/44 Where Sold: Willow, NY Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Buught: Etheria used $0.99 closeout bin Gwiz-gau Grade:  C+ Sad To See  It Go: No Los Angeles indie Kraut/Hawkwind inspired (the Faust-like sleeve) came out of the gate with this 7" I bought in Etheria's close out bin for around a dollar sometime in the aughts.  By now they have an extensive discography but I never investigated them beyond this record which I didn't remember whatsoever beyond this packaging. This is on...

Sammy Hagar-VOA (1984)

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  Artist: Sammy Hagar Title: VOA Label: Geffen Format: LP Catalog Number: GHS 24043 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1984 RCA Record Club Edition Sell Price: $8.86 Sell Date: 4/13/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/1/25 VG+/VG $5.95 Low: $0.99 Median: $6.99 Average: $7.58 High: $25.70 Current  low price:  $4.88 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 1100/27 Where Sold: Clifton, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Grade:  C- Sad To See  It Go: No The final solo album before Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen in 1986 went RIAA Gold in 1984 and hit the million mark the next year.  You couldn't escape "I Can't Drive 55."  I never really liked the song but I have to say the video sold the record and sells the song.   I vaguely remember  "Two Kinds of Love" and it's why does  she cry herself to sleep chorus t...

Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy (1972)

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  Artist: Emerson Lake & Palmer Title: Trilogy Label: Cotillion Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: COM 89903 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year  of Edition: US Club Edition Orange Shell Sell Price: $2.57 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG+/G+ untested Discogs Last Sold: 5/12/25 VG/not graded $2.99 Low: $2.57 Median: $2.78 Average: $2.78 High: $2.99 Current  low price:  $3.00 G+/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 5/18 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 By the mid-80's I had most of ELP's album on vinyl.  Despite being one of their bigger albums, Trilogy was an exception.  Oddly enough it contains the band's only top 40 hit in the US, "From The Beginning."  This song is a bit of a poor mans "Green Eyed Lady." with an etherial acoustic soft rock drive.  Even after listening to the album ...

George Thorogood and the Destroyers-Move It On Over (1978)

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  Artist: George Thorogood and the Destroyers Title:  Move It On Over Label: Rounder Format: LP Catalog Number: 3024 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Sell Price: $4.44 Sell Date: 4/7/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/30/26 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $0.99 G+/G+ 3/5/26 Median: $4.71 Average: $5.77 High: $22.00 VG+/VG+ 11/7/25 Current  low price:  $0.85 G+/no cover, $2.75 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 172 Have/Want: 9688/233 Where Sold: Clifton, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No There are some things about George Thorogood that are "best in class" for what he is doing.  George manage to put an original slant on the blues bar band format and make it playable on commercial rock radio for a good long time.  He's racked up 8 Gold records to date in the US and Move It On Over was the first to b...

Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die (1970)

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  Artist: Traffic Title: John Barleycorn Must DIe Label: Liberty UA Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: U8 216 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG+ PRO REFURBISH Discogs Last Sold: 7/15/23 VG+/not graded $4.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.86 Average: $3.27 High: $4.00 Current  low price:  $3.49 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 12/33 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've had this in my original vinyl stash sitting in storage bought from the dollar bin many many years ago.  It was an album I never played beyond the initial once and file away.  Although it is quite good, I never bothered to get a CD issue of it.  This 8-track that sold came in a lot of a few dozen tapes like they always do.  It broke upon playing and found it's w...