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Velvet Monkeys-Rake (1990)

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  Artist: Velvet Monkeys Title: Rake 1 We Call It Rock Written-By –  Fleming * ,  Broyhill * 4:50 2 She's Not A Girl Written-By –  Fleming * ,  Broyhill * 3:16 3 The Ballad Of "Rake" Written-By –  Spiegel * ,  Moore * ,  Tiers * 1:48 4 Something's In The Air Written-By –  Fleming * 2:40 5 Velvet Monkey Theme Song Vocals –  Jay Spiegel ,  Julia Cafritz * Written-By –  Fleming * 9:21 6 Rock The Night Written-By –  Fleming * ,  Moore * 6:50 7 Harmonica Hell House Written-By –  Fleming * 2:53 8 Love To Give Written-By –  Fleming * ,  Moore * 3:14 9 7 Angels Written-By –  Fleming * 1:48 10 Rock Party Vocals –  John Hammill Written-By –  Fleming * 9:31 11 Velvet Monkey Theme (Assassin Mix) Vocals –  Jay Spiegel ,  Julia Cafritz * Written-By –  Fleming * Label: Rough Trade Format: CD Catalog Number: ROUGH C...

Lou Reed-New York (1989)

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  Artist: Lou Reed Title: New York Label: Sire Format: CD Catalog Number: 9 25829-2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year  of Edition: US reissue Sell Price: $5.20 Sell Date: 3/13/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/6/25 VG/NM $2.50 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.42 High: $6.00 Current  low price:  $4.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 74/73 Where Sold: Saco, ME Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No "It's hard to give a shit these days"-Romeo Had Juliet New York was a return to a stripped down guitar-bass-drums sound Lou had adapted on The Blue Mask earlier in the 80's.  These are always my favorite records of his for that reason.  It was lyrically grumpy enough to go Gold in the US 8 years after release.  You can't pin 2026 political poles on Lou.  However much of the descriptions and disputes within the ...

Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy-Hoodoo Man Blues (1965)

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  Artist: Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy Title:  Hoodoo Man Blues Label: Delmark Format: LP Catalog Number:DS-612 Year of Release: 1965 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1983 Promo  white label REISSUE Stereo DS-612 "with Buddy Guy" text on cover, no bar code on back cover, some minor ringwear, edgewear nothing severe with the cover, come with a photocopied press release typed on a typewriter Sell Price: $154.02 Sell Date: 3/15/26 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 3/11/26 VG+/G+ $100.00 Low: $100.00 Median: $154.02 Average: $150.02 High: $196.05 Current  low price:  $109.32 VG/VG  Really well taken care of copy considering age. A few 1-inch or so marks on A side, but no skips. Genreally clean wax but with a cleaning this would shine. Name written in pen on side B label. Some general wear and discoloration to sleeve but overall quit e nice. Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 59/210 Where Sold: Laives, Bolzano, Italy...

Pete Townshend-Empty Glass (1980)

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  Artist: Pete Townshend Title: Empty Glass Label: Atco Format: LP Catalog Number: SD 32-100 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year  of Edition: US  Coumbia House Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $5.06 Sell Date: 3/6/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 6/26/24 VG+/VG+ $2.88 Low: $1.12 Median: $5.06 Average: $5.32 High: $10.00 Current  low price:  $4.72 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 214/28 Where Sold: Asheville, NC Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years Where and When  Bought: Al Bums Worcester early 80's $1.99 sticker (crossed out from $2.99) still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No This may be the best set of songs Pete Townshend put out after his glory years with the Who.  You can compare this favorably to The Who By Numbers and Who Are You start to finish as well as Face Dances and It's Hard immediately after this.  Every track was instantly memorable to me even though I probably h...

The Rolling Stones-Forty Licks (2002)

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Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Forty Licks Label: Virgin Format: 2XCD Box Limited Edition Special Edition Catalog Number: 7243 8 13398 2 4 Year of Release: 2002 Country and Year  of Edition: US  Sell Price: $13.01 Sell Date: 3/8/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/13/26 VG+/VG+ $14..00 Low: $4.25 Median: $18.99 Average: $22.51 High: $51.72 Current  low price:  $11.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 33 Have/Want: 474/77 Where Sold: San Francisco, CA Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years Where and When  Bought: online upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No Although I ignored it almost as if I never bought it save for maybe a cursory listen, Forty Licks is an undeniably well compiled way to sneak in a EP worth of new songs.  The selling point at the time was the remastering which kicked off a tour and a mid aughts remastering campaign.  The 4 new songs were a bit of an afterthought to the point the...