The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Bevis Frond Title: Sprawl Label: Woronzow Format: CD Cat #: WOO 022CD Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/27/21 Sell Price: $7.99. Discogs Last Sold: 5/22/21 VG+/VG+  $6.99 Low:$5.95 Median: $7.01 Average: $7.57 High: $10.71 Current low price: $5.95 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 184/24 Where Sold:Dunkirk, NY Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Kims on St Marks NYC new import $22.99 roughly Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The first CD edition of Sprawl, while certainly lengthy maxing out a single CD, is a bit less sprawling than the original vinyl double album and the recent remaster Fire put out and is now streaming.  When this came out, I snatched the import CD up for more than $20, but this somehow was the least committed to my memory of his 90's releases. As usual, all it takes is a bit of time to get through the dense set of songs....

  Artist: Dogbowl Title: Tit (An Opera) Label: Shimmy Disc Format: LP Cat #:  Shimmy -0000000000000000000000023 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG hole punch in upper right corner Sell Date: 7/27/21 Sell Price: $10.99. Discogs Last Sold: 6/7/21 Low:$5.56 VG/VG Median: $11.85 Average: $11.70 High: $16.65 Current low price: $7.00 VG+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 210/64 Where Sold:Milwaukee, WI Time it took to sell: 5 years Where and When Bought: promo for review Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The Kramer Kult went far and wide as he cranked out records on Shimmy Disc out of his Noise studios from the late 80's into the 90's before the Knitting Factory scrarfed up the company for catalogue in the early aughts.  I think I heard Kramer moved on to sellling real estate. Dogbowl the man was one of the lesser lights, and this 1989 album was handed to me by Steve of Cut zine for review....

  Artist: Joe Walsh Title:   T he Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get Label: ABC/Dunhill Records Format: LP Cat #: DSX-50140 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 gatefold Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 7/27/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/15//21 Low:$0.95 G/VG Median: $4.50 Average: $7.50 High: $20.00 NM/NM Current low price: $0.50 F/F, $3.00 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 3021/172 Where Sold: White Cloud, MI Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, MA used Al Bums $3.99 early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Every once in a while the Reverse Collector gets a shock sale.  In this case, it sold less than what I paid for it in the early 80's used.  Joe Walsh's second album I dutifully bought for "Rocky Mountain Way" when I was 12 or 13, played it once and filed it away.  James Gang Rides Again. which I bought used a couple years later,  had a better fa...

  Artist: Crystal Stilts Title: In Love WIth Oblivion Label: Slumberland Format: CD Cat #: sir 132 Year of Release: 2011 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2011 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/27/21 Sell Price: $9.99. Discogs Last Sold: 3/30/21 Low:$2.00 Median: $4.00 Average: $5.29 High: $10.00 Current low price: $4.20 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 124/29 Where Sold:Dunkirk, NY Time it took to sell: 9 months Where and When Bought: given, the Fountain collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No One of those deeper voice reverb indie rock bands of the early 2010's.  This was given to me last October by my friend Jimmy, who was cleaning house for a move and couldn't unload a 30-box of titles at the used record store around the corner.  Their loss, a gain for the Reverse Collector and the Jimmy-beer Fund. Late July sales have been a bit barren for the Reverse Collector, and the titles not wr...

  Artist: Frank Zappa Title:  Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers of Prevention Label: Barking Pumpkin Format: LP Cat #: ST-74203 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1985 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date:7/21/21 Sell Price:$12.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/22/21 $39.50 M/M Sealed Low: $9.00 M/M sealed Median: $12.00 Average: $18.68 High: $58.82 M/NM sealed Current low price: $12.85 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 51 Have/Want: 2069/249 Where Sold: Hammond, LA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums Worcester $7.49 sticker still on it, bought near time of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The meat of this record is the epic twelve minute "Porn Wars" track doing a Only Money style tape pastiche of the Senate Judicial Hearings on obscenity in music.  This attracted Southern Republican conservatives like Hollings and soccer mom Democrats like Tipper Gore wife of Al.  Zap...

Artist: Various Artists (John Peel presents Peppe Kalle, The Element of Crime, Skinned Teen, SP23, Deep Turtle, Otello Poti, godheadsilo, The Mark Four, Coco Tea & Charlie Chaplin, The Vacuum Cleaners, Fabric, Deezel Electric, Symbols, Breed, Peril) Title: Peel Out In The States Programs 23 & 24 Label: In-Press Communications Format: CD Cat #: IPS939 Year of Release: promo 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/2/21 Sell Price: $7.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/2/21 $7.99 Low: $5.00 Median: $7.50 Average: $10.12 High: $20.55 Current low price: $9.90 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 16/10 Where Sold:Erkelenz, Germany Time it took to sell: 6 yeasrs   Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Yet another Peel extravaganza from 1993.  I'm addicted!  I'm starting to see a formula.  A "Yank Sizzler" in this case he spices it up with godheadsil...

Artist: Various Artists (John Peel presents Bear Quartet, Rig, Loopzone, Gorky's Zygotic Minci, Bleach, Donkey, La Novelle Generation, The Pushkins, Stereolab, Smile, Hamid El Shaery, Gag) Label: In-Press Communications Format: CD Cat #: IP 5937 Year of Release: issued to broadcasters Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/2/21 Sell Price: $12.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/21/21 NM/VG+ $7.75 Low: $6.00 Median: $11.47 Average: $11.90 High: $20.55 Current low price: $9.90 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 13/9 Where Sold: Erkelenz, Germany Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No John Peel is always an enjoyable host and this continues my catch up on his 1993 episodes.  That I have zero recollection of listening to this pair makes me think I hadn't in 1993.  What was the smoking gun?  Learning after all these years that ...

Artist: Various Artists (Captain Jesus and the Sunraydream, Gunshot, The Bear Quartet, Oil Seed Rape, Pork, Locator, Candy Machine, Some More Crime, The Fall, Ashkhabad, Mutant Godz, Herzfield, Astrospider, Posterchild, Simba Wanyika) Title: Peel Out In The States Programs 9 & 10 Label: In Press Communications Format: CD Cat #: IPS 932 Year of Release:1993 promo only Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 transcription cd for broadcast Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/2/21 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/2/21 $19.99 Low:$19.99 Median: $20.55 Average: $21.76 High: $24.75 Current low price: $9.89 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 19/8 Where Sold: Erkelenz, Germany Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No When I was at WFDU, the station aired the Peel Out In The States series from John Peel and the staff were all given promos of the show to check out on ...