The Reverse Collector

Artist: Fleetwood Mac Title:  Tusk Label: Warner Bros. Format: 2LP Cat #: 2HS 3350 Year of Release: 1979 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1979 RCA Record Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 12/26/20 Sell Price: $9.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/13/20 NM/VG $16.45 Low: $5.99 VG+/G+ Median: $14.50 High:  $29.95 M/M Current low price: $9.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want:  580/233 Where Sold:  Bristow, VA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, That's Entertainment used $3.99 range Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No A couple years after Tusk's release you couldn't miss seeing it in cutout bins.  Despite selling 4 Million or so, coming off the mega-selling Rumours, this was overpressed to the hilt.  I picked this up used in the early 80's for under $5 in great used condition. I actually considered this to be a "serious" rock album when it was new, and took it out of the lib

  Artist: D.O.A. Title:  Bloodied But Unbowed (The Damage To Date: 1978-1983) Label: Sudden Death Records Format: LP Picture Disc Cat #: LF002 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Canada 2006 Listed Condition: VG+/Generic Sell Date: 12/27/20 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/25/20 M/M $8.99 Low: $4.00 Median: $6.99 High:  $23.16 M/M 4/17/18 Current low price: $5.99 NM/No Cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 203/22 Where Sold:  Alhambra, CA Time it took to sell:  4 years Where and When Bought: consignment collect Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I had an original CD Presents 1983 edition of this I sold a couple years back.  I was introduced to DOA by my first hardcore record Let Them Eat Jellybeans which had "The Prisoner."  I bought this used around 1986 in Worcester.  This copy was given to me in a box of records on consignment 4 years ago.  Kind of a weird title to be on picture disc but it was on a reissue label in t

Artist: Heart Title:  Greatest Hits/Live Label: Epic Format: 2LP Cat #: KE2 36888 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1980 Promo Listed Condition: VG+/G+ Sell Date: 12/26/20 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/10/20 VG+/G+ $6.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $5.50 High:  $11.45 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  6 Have/Want: 705/39 Where Sold: Bristow, VA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums, Worcester, used $6.99 range early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Greatest Hits portion of this double is an A+ distillation of everything good hitwise about this band.  Proto-Zep in the Epic years, hell even the album after this had "Cities Burning."  My problems with Heart come with the Capitol years where they became a synth power ballad monstrosity.  Some of the most god awful music of that decade to me. The Live portion is a solid B/B+ getting in their Beatles

Artist: Mountain Title: Climbing! Label:  Windfall Records Format:  LP Cat #:  WINDFALL 4501 Year of Release:  1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1970, Beltway Pressing, Unipak Sleeve Listed Condition:  VG/VG Sell Date:  12/25/20 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold:  12/6/20 VG+/VG $7.99 Low:  $0.97 G+/F Median:  $8.16 High:   $18.00 VG+/VG+ Current low price:  $3.00 G/G, $5.75 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  13 Have/Want:  737/174 Where Sold:   Oxford, MS Time it took to sell:  4 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester, That's Entertainment early 80's used $2.49 range Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No With this weeks passing of Leslie West this copy of Climbing sold right away to a buyer in Mississippi.  "Mississippi Queen" was of course the beyond rock canon hit of the bands entire output.  I always held Mountain in high regard,  to the point of paying specifically to see them open for Triumph on the Thunder Seven tour in 1985 on the

  Artist:  Outrageous Cherry Title:  Stay Happy Label:  Rainbow Quartz International Format:  CD Cat #:  RQTZ136 Year of Release:  2006 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 2006 Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ hole punch in upc Sell Date:  12/19/20 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:  9/4/20 M/M $2.99 Low:  $2.99 Median:   $2.99 High:   $8.02 Current low price:  $6.03 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  6 Have/Want:  25/6 Where Sold:   Gaithersburg  MD Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Bought:  NYC Etherea used around time of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go:  No Outrageous Cherry was one of those bands I heard a DJ at a NYC Ludlow Street rock bar called Motor City that closed "recently" (2013).  The song was "Corruptable" from their 1999 release Out There In The Dark.  I liked the song so much I had to have the album and everything else put out. It was fitting that I would discover this Detroit band at a Detroit themed bar, but

Artist: Cows Title:  Chow  b.w I Remember You / Porky Pig Factory Label: Treehouse Format: 7" Cat #: TR 013 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Black and White sleeve, label Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 12/19/20 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/10/20 NM/VG+ $13.00 Low: $13.00 Median: $22.00 High:  $24.39 VG+/VG+ 6/1/18 Current low price: $20.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 25/49 Where Sold: Astoria, NY Time it took to sell: 6  years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Boston $3.99 new 1988 or 9 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes Cows are perhaps the finest Noise Rock band ever.   My favorite Cows memory is roughly around the time of this single.   Shannon rolled into the Middle East in Cambridge Upstairs with two broken arms.  Or at least the casts.  Rumor was he fell through a roof somewhere.  Or maybe it was just an elaborate gag.  All I know was when they played "Chow" those casts were turned

  Artist: Rifle Sport Title: Little Drummer Bo y Label:Big Money Inc. Format: 7" Cat #: BMI-012 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Red Vinyl Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/13/20  Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 6/28/20 $3.00 Low: $1.25 Median: $3.00 High: $6.67 Current low price: $3.54 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 46/20 Time it took to sell: Brooklyn, NY Where and When Bought: Allston MA In Your Ear new early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Behold!  I've waited two months to give you this tiding of great joy. It compares favorably to the Joan Jett version, but I like that one too. Nobody bothered to post the B-side and I can't remember two months later.    There really isn't any point in further pondering. In the words of Slade... " Merry Christmas Everybody !"

  Artist: Various (Jerry's Kids, The Proletariat, Groinoids, The F.U.'s, Gang Green, Decadence, The Freeze) Title: This Is Boston Not L. A.  Label: Modern Method Records Format: LP Cat #: MM 012 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1982 Listed Condition: VG+/G+ Deleted radio copy, writing on cover, inner sleeve Sell Date: 12/19/20 Sell Price: $49.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/12/20 VG+/VG+ Low: $14.00 VG/G Median: $49.95 High:  $85.00 NM/NM Current low price: $65.00 VG+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 505/260 Where Sold: Medford, MA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, That's Entertainment used $2.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Many people think this is the definitive snapshot of Boston Hardcore.  Yes, much of the tracks are crucial but most of the bands perfected their craft later on.  In terms of a start to finish listen I'm not