The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Let It Bleed Label: ABKCO Format: CD Catalog Number: 80042 NCD 4 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year of Edition: US 1986 Sell Price: $4.88 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/3/26 VG+/VG+ $4.95 Low: $2.99 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.16 High: $10.06 Current low price: $5.00 VG/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 240/175 Where Sold: San Diego, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I relied on a dollar bin copy of Let It Bleed for many years, deep into the CD era.  Somehow, I never got this 1986 ABKCO remaster.  I guess what I had played clean enough.  The Hot Rocks hits were "Gimmie Shelter," "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Midnight Rambler."  "Monkey Man" was a big Rock radio hit.  However, the quality didn't drop off once you removed those key cuts. You can'...

  Artist: Steely Dan Title: Can't Buy A Thrill Label: MCA Records Format: Cassette Catalog Number: MCAC-1591 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980's Sell Price: $8.55 Sell Date: 9/20/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/1/26 M/M $19.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $9.17 High: $19.99 Current low price: $9.99 VG+/NM Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 103/248 Where Sold:Aventura, FL Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I've always thought Steely Dan's debut Can't Buy A Thrill was an A level record primarily on the strength of the three radio hits: "Do It Again," "Reelin' In The Years" and "Dirty Work."   Of the rest, the standouts for me are "Fire In The Hole" and "Midnight Cruiser."  "Change Of The Guard" sounds like a blend of Motown and studio session rock. Of the hit...

  Artist: Jethro Tull Title: Benefit Label: Reprise Format: LP Catalog Number: RS 6400 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 9/18/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/6/26 VG/VG $8.38 Low: $0.25 Median: $5.00 Average: $7.41 High: $45.00 Current low price: $2.99 G+/G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 66 Have/Want: 4923/249 Where Sold: Reidsville, NC Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot vinyl auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No My friend Kenny has been extolling the virtues of the first 3 Tull albums as long as I've known him.  Benefit, the third, was the commercial breakthrough, going Gold in the US in it's 1970 Year of release.  The traditional hit here is "Teacher," but as far as songs the band played live over the years, the big one is the opener "With You There To Help Me" followed by the heavy riff number "To Cry You A So...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: McCartney Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XT 3363 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 7/3/25 VG/not graded $4.00 Low: $0.87 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.69 High: $14.00 Current low price: $3.00 VG/ no cover Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 110/114 Where Sold:Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: eBay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I have a friend from Sweden named Linda and she told me she liked her theme song "The Lovely Linda."  I'm sure many Linda's have taken that as their theme song, but she is the only Linda I know that mentioned it.  McCartney's first solo record is like that in a way, homey and personal.  Full of "secret" discoveries on a mass scale.   "Junk" and "Teddy Boy" were rescued from the filmed Le...

  Artist: Paul & Linda McCartney Title:  Ram Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XW 3375 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 black cover slick with no Apple logo on cover Sell Price: $8.14 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/22/24 NM/NM $10.00 Low: $5.98 Median: $8.00 Average: $7.73 High: $10.00 Current low price: $1.99 G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 129/162 Where Sold:Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: eBay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I've thought this was the best McCartney solo record for such a long time that there is a bit of calcified entrenchment to the music.  With some McCartney albums, there are a group of songs on them that I don't remember no matter how many times I hear them.  With Ram, every last bit is ingrained whether the hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" or the song going through my head this mor...