The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Ice-T Title: OG Original Gangster Label: Sire/Rhyme $yndicate Format: CD Cat #: 9 26492 2 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 Listed Condition: VG+/VG hole punch in tray card Sell Date: 10/26/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 9/19/21 $3.97 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.70 High: $11.95 Current low price: $2.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 924/131 Where Sold: Laurinburg, NC Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Nuggets Boston used $10 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No "He's not your everyday type prankster" quotes the title track.  No, Ice-T is not.  The summary "Home Of The Body Bag" lays out the hits to date.  "Body Count" kicks off his rock band.  "New Jack Hustler" is a great single.  In 1991, OG-Original Gangster was his first full length I cared about.  Oh, I liked "Colors" and had the s...

Artist: DMZ Title: DMZ Label: Sire Format: LP Cat #: SRK 6051 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1978 Winchester Pressing cutout upper left Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 10/26/21 Sell Price: $14.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/5/21 VG+/VG+ $20.93 Low: $7.00 G+/VG Median: $14.99 Average: $15.53 High: $23.24 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $13.95 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 838/237 Where Sold: Tucson, AZ Time it took to sell: 5 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums new cutout bin mid 80's around $3 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: Yes Massachusetts rock gods for sure carved from the vinyl remains of The Troggs, The Wailers and The Sonics.  They make a case, for their own Mount Rushmore as post-Nuggets revivalists just in time for the punk era.  The Troggs "From Home" is reconstituted   from the "Wild Thing" B-side to close the record.  "Cinderella" by The...

Artist: Breaking Circus Title: Home of the Brave b/w Warhead Label: The Pope Fanzine Format: 7"  Cat #: Issue 4 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1989 white sleeve (sleeve issued several years later) Listed Condition: VG+/Generic Sell Date: 10/25/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/25/21 $3.99 VG+/Generic Low: $0.99 Median: $2.98 Average: $3.19 High: $6.65 Current low price: $2.46 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want:69/48 Where Sold: Peoria, IL Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: In Your Ear, Allston, MA $2.99 used without zine Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes Guitarist/Vocalist Steve Bjorklund's Breaking Circus was a radio mainstay for me in the 80's.  This fanzine issue single contained a pair of new wave renditions of punk rock hits.  The A-side took on Naked Raygun's " Home Of The Brave ."  The B-side takes on the UK Subs " Warhead ." I ...

  Artist: Mudwimin Title: Have A Good Time b/w For ?!?! Label: Big Dog Records Format: 7" Cat #: BDR-45-1 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/21/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/21 NM/M $3.42 Low:$1.00 Median: $2.;74 Average: $2.64 High: $4.00 Current low price: $1.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9   Have/Want: 54/21 Where Sold: Bossier City, LA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Boston Newbury Comics $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No San Francisco sludge from ladies, some of which were in the better known Subterranean records band Frightwig.  Drummer Bambi Nonymous, who was also in Alternative Tentacles band Tragic Mulatto, sings on the superior B-side "For ?!?!"  That one is a one minute sludge rock explosion. "Have A Good Time" is a repetitive  sludge jam sung by drummer Rac...

  Artist: King Crimson Title: Frame By Frame: The Essential King Crimson 1969 - 71 1-1 21st Century Schizoid Man 7:20 1-2 I Talk To The Wind 6:05 1-3 Epitaph 8:44 1-4 Moonchild 2:26 1-5 In The Court Of The Crimson King 9:25 1-6 Peace - A Theme 1:16 1-7 Cat Food 2:45 1-8 Groon 3:31 1-9 Cadence And Cascade (Re-mix) Engineer [Remix Engineer] –  David Singleton ,  Tony Arnold Vocals [Remixed With Vocal] –  Adrian Belew Engineer [Remix Engineer] –  David Singleton ,  Tony Arnold Vocals [Remixed With Vocal] –  Adrian Belew 4:10 1-10 The Sailor's Tale (Abridged) 7:27 1-11 Ladies Of The Road 5:31 1-12a Bolero (Re-mix) Bass [Remixed With Bass] –  Tony Levin Engineer [Remix Engineer] –  David Singleton ,  Tony Arnold Bass [Remixed With Bass] –  Tony Levin Engineer [Remix Engineer] –  David Singleton ,  Tony Arnold 6:45 1-12b Coda 1:36 1972 - 4 2-1 Larks' Tongues In Aspic: Part One (Abridged)...

  Artist: The Beatles Title: Live At The BBC Label: Apple/Capitol Format: 2XCD Cat #: CDP 7243 8 31796 2 6 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/21/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/30/21 $4.00 VG+/VG+ Low: $2.99 Median: $3.81 Average: $4.01 High: $6.99 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 63 Have/Want: 1265/41 Where Sold: Brooklyn, NY Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Tower NYC new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No The first "official" stab at making the Beatles 1963-1965 BBC recordings for the general consumer instead of a multiple bootleg volumes that had been circulating for years.  Of course, when it is official, it is never "complete."  Just a reworking of the approved tapes.  It took until 2013 for another set to come out officially, but there have been a myriad of box sets f...

Artist: Slough Feg Title: Hardworlder Label: Cruz Del Sur Music Format: CD Cat #:cruz24 Year of Release:2007 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Italy 2007 slipcase promo Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/16/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/14/20 $11.03 NM/NM Low:$2.91 Median: $5.95 Average: $6.12 High: $11.03 Current low price: $4.64 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 33/5 Where Sold: Dryden, NY Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No What is a Slough Feg?  A villain in a British cult sci-fi comic book called 2000 AD.  They have also gone by the moniker The Lord Weird Slough Feg on other releases.  Metal from central Pennsylvania falling somewhere between the vocals of Trouble's late Eric Wagner with a bit less bombast than an Iron Maiden or Manowar. I booked Slough Feg at Midway around 2008 sight unseen because they were booked by Tone Deaf, ...

  Artist: Hairy Patt Band Title: Rock With Roll By The Hairy Patt Marc The Narc b/w Bullheaded Clapstomp Label: In The Red Format: 7" Cat #: ITR 047 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Listed Condition: US 1996 Sell Date: 10/21/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/14/21 $4.49 Low: $2.00 Median: $2.87 Average: $2.95 High: $4.95 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 57/16 Where Sold: Bossier City, LA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Adult Crash NYC $3.99 around release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No Ah, 1996.  I spent many a night at Marz Bar and lived on 5th between first and second in NYC.  This meant record buying at Adult Crash on Ave A to get singles for my show at WFDU that they didn't have.  It's possible that they had this In The Red release.  At that time any In The Red release was an immediate buy from the singles bin...