The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Masters of the Obvious Title:  Hammeroid! Label: Tulpa Productions Format: 7" EP Cat #: TP 002 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/19/21 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/31/21 $13.56 NM/NM Low: $1.99 Median: $5.75 Average: $6.47 High: $13.56 Current low price: $4.00 VG+/no cover, $4.99 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 104/55 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Second Coming Records Cambridge MA late 80's $2.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go:  Yes I forgot about this one having the bands "other" penis related hit "It's So Big It's Fluorescent". Paul Caporino sings in a mournful tone "my dick is of immense proportions/I mean big..."  The whole world smiles.  When the title chorus kicks in, your head sings along whether yo

  Artist: Various Artists ( The Joneses , Mau Maus , Cambridge Apostles , Blood On The Saddle , Tex and the Horseheads , MInutemen , Screamin' Sirens , Lotus Lame and the Lame Flames ) Title: Hell Comes To Your House Part II Label: Bermisbrain Records/Enigma Format: LP Cat #: E 1049 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1983 Listed Condition: VG+/G+ spine damage Sell Date: 4/3/21 Sell Price: $12.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/21 $17.65 M/NM Low: $9.41 Median: $13.50 Average: $14.21 High: $20.00 Current low price: $10.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want:376/128 Where Sold:Ontario, CA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums Worcester used mid-80's $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The second installment of the Hell Comes To Your House series I bought used in the very limited "hardcore" single bin at my local used record store in the mid 80's before

  Artist: Upsidedown Cross Title: Evilution Label: Taang! Format: CD Cat #: Taang! 70 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/19/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 4/27/21 $8.24 Low: $3.24 Median: $6.06 Average: $6.05 High: $8.24 Current low price: $2.00 VG+/ no cover, $4.99 M/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 135/62 Where Sold: Kingston, NH Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo--I had 2 at one point, the second from Larry Lifeless himself Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:A Sad To See It Go: Yes "That hotel was so dirty even the porn had flies"-Larry, at the bar after the Midway show I booked, a dozen or so years ago, commenting on the NJ hotel after the reformed Kilslug played on WFMU   It must be noted this CD sold within 24 hours of vocalist Larry Lifeless's passing.  This made for an opportunity to finally put some dedicated tim

  Artist: Masters of the Obvious Title:  I've Shot My Load...and I'm Ready For The Grave Label: Tulpa Recordings Format: 7" EP Cat #: TP-007 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/19/21 Sell Price: $11.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/29/21 $15.29 NM/NM Low:$3.53 VG/VG Median: $10.00 Average: $10.89 High: $22.35 Current low price: $10.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 104/55 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics or In Your Ear or Second Coming Boston/Alston/Cambridge late 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes "Astronauts" was a favorite of mine now lost to the ages.  The cut of the record, it's a hysterical fake children's TV show theme.  Rumored to actually be called "Astronuts," the song details the leader, Peter, the captain of the ship and his introductio

  Artist: Happy Flowers Title: My Skin Covers My Body Label: Homestead Format: LP Cat #: HMS085 Year of Release: 1987   Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Listed Condition: VG+/G+  Water damage 3” x 1” sleeve and insert Sell Date: 9/19/21 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold:8/12/21 $13.68 NM/NM Low: $6.00 VG+/VG Median: $8.00 Average: $9.06 High: $13.68 NM/NM Current low price: $5.00 VG/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 340/155 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell: 5 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums New 1987 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I first discovered Happy Flowers on the God's Favorite Dog compilation Touch n' Go put out.  My favorite cut contending with the Buttholes & Big Black was "All I Got Were Clothes For Xmas."  No toys!  While time has diminished the Happy Flowers in terms start to finish listenability, there are still plenty of classics to b

  Artist: The Beatles Title: The Beatles' Second Album Label: Capitol Format: LP Cat #: T-2080 Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1964 Mono First Press, Scranton Pressing Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 9/10/21 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold: 8/17/21 $5.00 F/G Low: $0.66 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.90 High: $16.98 Current low price: $3.00 F, $4.00 G/G+, VG/VG $8.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 84 Have/Want: 4151/232 Where Sold: Lafayette, LA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Worcester MA 1981 used Al Bums $5.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: Yes Proof that no matter how you shuffle it, the Beatles, hands down, have the greatest discography in all of music history.  In the United States, this album had historical significance as the Beatles second CAPITOL album after Vee Jay got Introducing The Beatles to sop up the sales of Meet The Beatles before Capitol got their claws

  Artist: Nanci Griffith Title:  ONe Fair Summer Evening Label: MCA Records Format: CD Cat #: MCD-42255 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Club Edition D 102825 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/3/21 Sell Price: $9.99 Discogs Last Sold: 8/16/21 $2.37 Low: $2.37 Median: $2.37 Average: $2.37 High: $2.37 Current low price: - Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 13/4 Where Sold: Berwyn, IL Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: BMG Music Club late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No "...listening to the popcorn machine go pop, pop, pop..."-Nanci Griffith My teenage radio cohort at WICN noted the "pop, pop, pop" line in the intro of "Love At The Five And Dime" upon Nanci's passing a few weeks back.  That was also the first thing that went through my head when I heard she passed.  John decided to play that interminable track on our show

  Artist: Joni Mitchell Title: The Hissing of Summer Lawns Label: Asylum Format: LP Cat #: 7E-1051 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1975 Embossed gatefold cover, Columbia Terre Haute pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/2/21 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 4/9/21 VG/VG+ $5.56 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.13 High: $5.99 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 496/166 Where Sold: Medford, OR Time it took to sell: 5 years Where and When Bought: dollar bin at Cheapos in Cambridge MA early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This is one of those records I've found impenetrable for decades.  I first heard it around 1976-7 when my dad took it out of the library after reading about it in Stereo Review.  He was into Tom Waits around that time, and this was the type of rock record he'd check out.   I found a used copy in good shape in a dollar

  Artist: Beastie Boys Title: Check Your Head Label: Capitol Format: CD Cat #: CDP-398938 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Columbia House club editiion Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/2/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 4/9/21 $5.56 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.13 High: $5.99 Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 267/189 Where Sold: Cordele, GA Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Columbia House mid 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Check Your Head is a "roommate" record for sure.  In Boston my buddy Kenny got it at midnight at Tower and  came home and cranked in straight away, "Thunder Woman" be damned (the old townie lady upstairs would complain that our music "comes up like thunder!").  Then when I moved to NYC later in '92, another roommate, Vir had it on vinyl and played it regular

  Artist: (field recordings) Title: The Tube Bar Label: Teen Beat Format: LP Cat #: No. 31 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 first edition 700 pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 9/2/21 Sell Price: $24.99 Discogs Last Sold: 3/19/21 VG+/VG+ $14.50 Low: $6.90 VG/VG+ Median: $14.25 Average: $18.71 High: $44.04 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $32.14 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 65/46 Where Sold: Allen Park, MI Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: New In Your Ear or Newbury Comics around 1990 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes "I'll put the Z-Z's on both of your cheeks.  You'll remember me the rest of your life."-Louis "Red" Deutsch Perhaps the most important phone prank recordings ever to exist, this Teen Beat Records limited 700 pressing release was the first of many configurations of mid-70's recordings made to The Tube Bar in Je

  Artist: Bunny Foot Charm Title:  Friendly Sex Monster b/w Pain Tease Label: Punk In My VItamins Format: 7" Cat #: PNMV 12 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 8/22/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 8/11/20 $2.75 Low: $2.75 Median: $2.88 Average: $3.00 High: $3.00 Current low price: $2.98 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 35/9 Where Sold: San Jose, CA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: London UK Intoxica Records early aughts new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No I was in Intoxica Records in London in the early aughts on a visit and bought a stack of singles.  Why I bought this, I have no idea.  The cover looked like it might be promising.   US band on a US label Punk In My Vitamins from 1997. Sludge noise rock, sort've like "Don't" by Dinosaur Jr. meets some kind of younger indie sludge.  Devoid of metal, t

  Artist: Various Artists (Tiger Trap, godheadsilo, Jack Acid, Tribe 8, Versus, Slant 6,  Karp, Mary Lou Lord, Calamity Jane, Heroin, Adickted, Gateway Car, CWA, Bumblescrump, Cheesecake, Pansy Division, Nikki McClure) Title: Stars Kill Rock Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: CD Cat #: KRS-207 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/27/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/21 $3.85 Low: $2.85 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.65 High: $8.93 Current low price: $4.76 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 121/31 Where Sold: Lawndale, CA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: guessing Worcester, MA used store on Highland St. $8 unfamiliar sticker on the case, I know I got this around the time it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No For me the best track on this comp was by old friend (by this release), Mary Lou Lord, who has the lowest fi and clea

Artist: Nirvana Title: Incesticide Label: DGC/Sub Pop Format: CD Cat #: DGCD-24504 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/2/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/9/21 $5.98 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.58 High: $6.15 Current low price: $1.25 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 679/130 Where Sold: Cordele, GA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: NYC new perhaps Tower Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go:  No Odds and sods compilation released to get some platinum level sales post Nevermind, though it took 3 whole years to do it.  I think I bought it straight away new at a chain.  The tracks that were out were all great.  "Sliver" is missing the crucial answering machine outro with a groggy conversation.  EP tracks like "Aneurysm" and "Stain" are just as good as anything else they did. Nirvana is one

  Artist: Beat Happening Title:  Nancy Sin b/w Left Behind Label: Sub Pop Format: 7" Cat #: SP 2000 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 3,500 pressing promo Listed Condition: VG+/generic Sell Date: 8/27/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 6/2/21 $3.50 Low: $2.00 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.18 High: $6.50 Current low price: $1.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 316/50 Where Sold: Lawndale, CA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: free promo in Sub Pop singles club mailing Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+   Sad To See It Go: No This came as a freebee in the mail from the Sub Pop Singles Club before the Dreamy full length came out.  I liked Beat Happening fine, and bought Dreamy brand new on CD.  I also had the K addition of this A-side before this came in the mail.   "Nancy Sin" was a memorable Calvin Johnson number up there with "Black Candy."  Over the years thei