The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Pagans Title: Buried Alive Label: Treehouse Format: LP Cat #: TR002 Year of Release: 1986 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1986 5,000 copies, limited Red Vinyl Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 11/24/21   Sell Price: $34.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/21 $31.70 Low: $19.99 Median: $29.97 Average: $29.78 High: $40.00 Current low price: $39.62 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 81/75 Where Sold: Lake Worth, FL Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Boston 87 or so Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: Yes I really can't think of any other independent American Midwest Punk band that bests the Pagans from Cleveland, Ohio.  Crypt revised this classic Treehouse Records compilation with Everybody Hates You at some point, but this is a fine compilation of the late 70's singles. The best of this: "Street Here Nobody Lives," "What's This Shit Called Love," "D

  Artist: Lubricated Goat   Title: Schadenfreude Label: Black Eye Records Format: CD Cat #: BLACK CD 3 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Germany 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/6/21 Sell Price: $24.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/21 $20.00 Low: $7.89 Median: $20.24 Average: $23.05 High: $42.85 Current low price: $19.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 38/32 Where Sold:   Renton, WA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Boston Newbury Comics $19.99 when it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The companion piece to Play The Devils Music, the Schadenfreude EP came out on CD with 5 tracks from that album.  When I first relistened to it last week, I was dozing in and out of sleep and thought to myself that I swore some of these songs were on the album I just reviewed.  Turns out I was right.  I never fully comprehended that this was an EP with previously release track

  Artist: Worst Case Scenario Title: Worst Case Scenario A1 Studies In Pessimism A2 Dry Material B1 Metrognomes B 2 I Don't Want To Hit You Anymore Label: Lookout Format: 7" Cat #: 121 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/3/21 Sell Price:$2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/19/21 $2.50 Low: $1.99 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.19 High: $15.00 Current low price:$2.25 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 219/39 Where Sold:  Providencia, Region Metropolitana,  Chile Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: NYC somewhere Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Added to a singles stack, Worst Case Scenario had a nice fat "contains members of Unwound" sticker on it scrawled by the store.   That would be vocalist Justin Trosper and guitarist/drummer Brendt Sandeno. He they whip up 4 songs in the Raw Power (the Italian band, not the Stooges) chaotic

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title:  Knocked Out Loaded Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: OC 40439 Year of Release: 1986 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1986 Carrolton Press Listed Condition: VG+/VG in shrink with sticker and inner sleeve, 2" spine damage Sell Date:11/15/21 Sell Price:$8.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/10/21 $9.99 VG+/VG+ Low: $6.00 Median: $9.99 Average: $9.00 High: $11.47 Current low price: $9.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 297/59 Where Sold: Larchmont, NY Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Strawberries Worcester new upon release $5.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Knocked Out Loaded was the final Bob record I bought on vinyl before switching to the new-fangled compact disc I'd been hearing so much about.  At some point I bought this again in that format, but deep into the aughts when I think I rebought it, it still wasn't remastered, and I was just completing for com

  Artist: Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Title: No Quarter Label: Atlantic Format: CD Cat #: 82706-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 SRC Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/5/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/14/21 $3.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.19 Average: $4.31 High: $12.99 Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 61 Have/Want: 1403/68 Where Sold: Plantation, FL Time it took to sell: 8 years Where and When Bought: Sounds used around time of release $8.99 range Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The mid-90's "Unplugged" era where seminal artists I must have every official release made some records I almost universally have no interest in sitting down and listening to.  Despite excellence of song selection, arrangement, original accompaniment, etc., I just can't get excited for 50-70 minutes of stripped down arrangements of anyone.  Maybe it was b

  Artist: New York Dolls / The Original Pistols Title:  After The Storm A1 New York Dolls – Personality Crisis A2 New York Dolls – Looking For A Kiss A3 New York Dolls – Bad Girl A4 New York Dolls – Subway Train B1 The Original Pistols * – Anarchy In The UK B2 The Original Pistols * – Pretty Vacant B3 The Original Pistols * – Liar B4 The Original Pistols * – Dolls (New York) Label: Receiver Records Limited Format: LP Cat #: RRLP 102 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1985 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8//21 Sell Price: $11.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/11/21 $9.64 Low: $6.18 Median: $10.11 Average: $10.78 High: $16.19 Current low price: $5.62 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 332/62 Where Sold: Seattle, WA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment in Worcester $3.99 still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The netherworld of unreleased Sex PIstols

Artist: Mudhoney/Gas Huffer Title: You Stupid Asshole b/w Knife Manual Label: Musical Tragedies/Empty Format: 7" Cat #: MT-166/HS-96 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Germany Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/21 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/28/21 $5.36 Low: $3.00 Median: $5.62 Average: $5.69 High: $7.75 Current low price: $3.31 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 33 Have/Want: 415/38 Where Sold: Seattle, WA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: In Your Ear Allston MA 92 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No On this split single of  early hardcore covers, Mudhoney takes on the 1980 Angry Samoans' classic " You Stupid Asshole " while Gas Huffer does Seattle's Silly Killers " Knife Manua l” from 1982. Silly Killers housed Guns 'n Roses Duff McKagen for their single before he went to richer climes.  Angry Samoans are still going today in one form or another. 

  Artist: Cop Shoot Cop Title: Suck City Label: Interscope/Atlantic/Big Cat Format: CD EP Cat #: 96116-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 11/6/21 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/24/21 $4.99 VG+/VG+ Low: $2.11 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.44 High: $11.00 Current low price:$3.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 125/27 Where Sold: Renton, WA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Cop Shoot Cop releases came and went through the first half of the 90's. Some I bought, some I ignored, some I played the station copy on the radio without buying.  Money was tight when I first moved to NYC in '92, and completism wasn't happening during Cop Shoot Cop's release era the way it might have been a few years before or after.  The Piece Man 7" splattered with pigs blood a

  Artist: Hurl Title:  Bessemer Process EP Label: Peas Kor Format: 2X7" Cat #: PK017 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition VG+/VG+: Sell Date: 11/3/21 Sell Price:$7.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/1/21 $6.77 VG/VG+ Low: $4.51 Median: $7.99 Average I: $8.14 High: $10.71 Current low price: n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 106/47 Where Sold:  Providencia, Region Metropolitana,  Chile Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Etheria NYCsingle close out bin for 99 cents aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Pittsburgh post-rock indie band of the 90's that I seem to remember people liking.  I can't recall ever seeing them live, and from the 99 cent sticker on it, I'm pretty sure this was found in the Etheria or possibly Kim's closeout singles bin.   I'm guessing WFDU had it and I played it in new rotation for a few weeks.  I'm also guessi

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Slow Train Coming Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: FC 36120 Year of Release: 1979 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1979 Santa Maria Pressing Listed Condition: G/G Sell Date: 11/15/21 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/20/21 VG+/VG+ $4.50 Low: $2.00 Median: $6.67 Average: $.8.12 High: $25.00 NM/NM link new in shrinkwrap Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 119 Have/Want: 7118/339 Where Sold: Larchmont, NY Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: passed down from parents, I think dad bought it at the 24 hour convenience store on Highland St in Worcester when they sold records in 1979 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The final Dylan album my parents bought in the vinyl era, Slow Train Coming was played relentlessly in 1979 and into the 80's.  We weren't a religious household, this just fell into the same playing pattern as Street Legal and other Dylan tit

  Artist: Various Artists ( Coffin Break , Jonestown, Green Magnet School , You Am I ) Title: Self Mutilation, Volume One Label: HIppy Knight Format: 7" Cat #: creep004 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Australia Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/15/21 $2.24 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.25 Average:$4.46  High: $7.00 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 113/29 Where Sold: Seattle, WA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics early 90s Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The Australian Self Mutilation series I almost certainly bought at import price for the Green Magnet School track although I was an early fan of Coffin Break as well.  GMS recorded in the basement of Tim Shea's then house  in Framingham, MA.  I'm certain I have the demo cassette in the deep deep regions of storage.  They sound so

  Artist: Halo of Flies Title: Death of a Fly b/w Spit It Out / There Ain't No Hell Label: Amphetamine Reptile Format: 7" Cat #: SCALE 19 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue:US 1989 2,000 Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/3/21 Sell Price: $4.99   Discogs Last Sold: 10/8/21 NM/NM $4.51 Low: $3.00 Median:$4.37 Average: $5.40 High: $17.11 NM/NM Current low price: $3.41 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 376/65 Where Sold:  Providencia, Region Metropolitana, Chile Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics new $3.99 upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Eyeballing the list of recent sales, this A-side started going through my head.  It's a sign!  Recent Halo of Flies write up be damned.  I'm just gonna have to write about this one.  The noise rock singles circling the pile to Chile had some classics and "Death of a Fly" is one

  Artist: Mudhoney/Melvins Title: HIV Groupie Hits-Pack! Mudhoney- Here Comes Sickness / Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More/Chain That Door b/w Melvins- Going Blind Label: SQ Records Format: 7" Cat #: 02 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 600 pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/21 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/20/21 $28.52 NM/NM Low: $13.00 Median: $19.88 Average: $19.32 High: $28.52 Current low price: $15.86 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 155/40 Where Sold: Seattle, WA Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Nuggets Boston $7 sticker still on it early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go:  No The grunge wave produced a bunch of lo-fi 7" releases of dubious origin.  Who know if it was the bands or labels themselves.  People like me were hungry for any Mudhoney and Melvins that they could get their hands on.  Demos, 3rd generat

  Artist: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Title: Walking Into Clarksdale Label: Atlantic Format: CD Cat #:83092-2 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1998 promo stamp on booklet, sticker on jewel case Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/5/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/22/21 $2.99 VG+/VG Low: $2.00 Median: $4.25 Average: $5.14 High: $14.99 Current low price: $1.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 53 Have/Want: 1011/35 Where Sold: Plantation, FL Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Sounds NYC used $8.99 range upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The closest Zep sounding release since Plant's Pictures At Eleven out of the gate, Walking Into Clarksdale got Plant & Page together on the road.  I witnessed this tour at Madison Square Garden and at the time I though the album was "Zep worthy."  At least this time there were new songs instead of the reform