The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Verve Title: Urban Hymns Label: Virgin/Hut Recordings Format: CD Catalog Number: 7243 8 44913 2 1 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition: US 1997 Sell Price:$2.94 Sell Date: 7/5/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  drill cut in spine Discogs Last Sold: 6/16/26 VG/VG $1.98 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.26 High: $8.49 Current low price: $0.89  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 71 Have/Want: 3314/256 Where Sold: Robertsdale, AL Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: used NYC Year of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No  One of the rare Brit-pop records I bought without some critics list pointing me there.  It might be my favorite of the genre or at least tied with Pulp's Different Class.  The hit "Bitter Sweet Symphony" I still enjoy, multiple times even.  I always thought "The Drugs Don't Work" was a non-hit deep cut that I liked as a standout, but there is a video clip for it, although I ...

  Artist: Weezer Title: Weezer Label: Geffen Format: CD Catalog Number: 069493045-2 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US BMG club edition Sell Price:$3.37 Sell Date: 7/5/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 6/28/26 VG+/VG+ $3.33 Low: $0.25 Median: $3.43 Average: $3.42 High: $6.50 Current low price: $5.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 394/11/4 Where Sold: Robertsdale, AL Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: BMG record club 2002 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No  The third Weezer album is an early aughts saturation rock album that I usually ignore. I picked it up after the year end Pazz & Jop critics poll had it in it's top 40.  I didn't care about Weezer or particularly like the first album despite it's Ric Ocasek production when it came out and ignored the second album completely even if it got cult status at some point.   Imagine my surprise when I started ...

  Artist: Carpenters Title:  Passage Label: A&M Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8T-4703 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 gray shell Sell Price:$3.32 Sell Date: 7/4/26 Condition: VG/VG+ untested Discogs Last Sold: 6/25/25 VG/generic $3.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $3.32 Average: $3.43 High: $3.98 Current low price: $1.99 VG/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 30/18 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No  Passage is where the Carpenters go to create a new form of avant-muzak.  Sure, the type of MOR ballad they were known for, "I Just Fall In Love Again" is on it but they didn't have a hit with it.  Anne Murray did the following year it came out. There were three minor hits, but they weren't enough to make this a Gold record.  "Sweet Sweet Smile" barely missed the US top 40 peaking at #44.  That ...

 

  Artist: Mott The Hoople Title: Live Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: PCA 33282 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition: US gray shell Sell Price:$3.78 --- credited Sell Date: 7/4/26 Condition: leader broke on testing Discogs Last Sold: 5/11/20 VG/not graded $2.99 Low: $2.99 Median: $3.38 Average: $3.38 High: $3.78 Current low price:  $1.25 VG/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 19/10 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No  Mott The Hoople are one of those bands I'd rather hear the studio versions of these songs than the Live ones.  I'm sure they were a "great band Live" in their day, but great songs sound less than monumental here.  Even the great opener "All The Way From Memphis" sounds a little flat.  Still I'm kicking myself for missing their return to the stage at the Beacon back in 2019....

  Artist: Todd Rundgren Title: Initiation Label: Bearsville Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: M8 6957 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 7/4/26 Condition: VG/F untested Discogs Last Sold: 3/17/26 NM/VG+ $1.99 Low: $1.99 Median: $3.50 Average: $3.52 High: $5.00 Current low price:  n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 11/14 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No  Todd's 4th solo album, around when Utopia began running concurrently, I somehow never heard.  It is famous for being one of the most singularly long releases on two sided vinyl, clocking in well over an hour.  Last year a Record Store Day version expanded it over 4 sides.  The 8-track stuck to the track listing order.  The Prana intro of A Treatise of Open Fire which encompasses the second half of the record s...