The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Free Title: Walk In My Shadow: An Introduction To Free Label: Island Records Cat #: IMCD 255 524 555-2 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Europe 1998 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/25/22 Sell Price: $5.49 Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/20 $5.56 M/M Low: $5.12 Median: $5.33 Average: $5.37 High: $5.56 Current low price: $2.22 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 46/6 Where Sold: Henrico, VA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Nice compilation of the career of Free.  The best thing about it is that it excludes "All Right Now,” which due to lifetime overplay, is the last Free song I need to hear.  Of course, this would not be possible in the United States.  This is a European-only compilation that comes to me from a consignment collection. This doesn't mean Fire and Water material is excluded in these 14 ...

  Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet Title: Pyramid Label: Atlantic Format: CD Cat #: A2 1325 Year of Release: 1960 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US  90's  Columbia House edition (unknown on Discogs, first CD date listed is 1998 Japan edition) Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/25/28  Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 12/16/21 $2.11 Low: $1.67 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.19 High: $6.00 Current low price: $2.55 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 42/23 Where Sold: Henrico, VA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Columbia House Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No One of the baseline "Cool Jazz" releases that you can't really argue with except just how important it is in the trajectory of music in general.  It sounds amazing in headphones, particularly the resonance of the vibes.  It single handedly makes a case for digital audio being superior to  vinyl that would as...

  Artist: Animal Collective Title: Strawberry Jam Label: Domino Format: CD Cat #: WIGCD199 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2007 Trifold digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/24/22 Sell Price: $4.49 Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/22 $10.77 M/M Low: $1.32 Median: $4.47 Average: $4.59 High: $10.77 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 64 Have/Want: 1131/182 Where Sold: Jacksonville, FL Time it took to sell: 1 year, 3 months  Where and When Bought: The Fountain Collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: D+ Sad To See It Go: No I remember, sometime in the naughty aughties, my friend Jimmy telling me of a new band he liked named Animal Collective.  Something about wearing costumes stuck in my head, perhaps it was a live experience I somehow never caught.  Something to file with the equally annoying Of Montreal.  I didn't take it any further. Sure enough, one of the records Fountain ga...

  Artist: Jaco Pastorius Title: The Birthday Concert Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 45290-2 Year of Rele ase: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 BMG Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/25/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/18/20 $2.99 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.49 Average: $2.99 High: $2.99 Current low price: $6.17 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 30/10 Where Sold: Henrico, VA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No You might as well experience Jaco live as opposed to being under the yoke of 70's fusion production standards.  This 1981 recording on his 30th Birthday with his Mom in attendance  sounds like live jazz to me.  I can't really review jazz beyond sound and time, some things I prefer to other things.  I didn't mind Weather Report releases, but I never dug deep on Jaco.  ...

  Artist: Infra Title: Crepuscule Eremita's Leap/Seven Cranes/He Who Could Not See/The Faucet Silverfish/Fly By Day/Gromboolian Plains/Quasi Dim/Aggressively Normal/ Lucy's Garden Label: The Wild Places Format: CD Cat #: WILD 007 Year of Release: 1999 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1999 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/7/22 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/14/20 $3.41 M/M Low: $3.25 Median: $3.70 Average: $4.37 High: $6.82 Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 25/3 Where Sold: Parsippany, NJ Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Psychedelia from Sweden on Brooklyn's Wild Places label from the end of the 90's.  Owner Michael Piper gave this to me.  He passed in 2008 at only 55, which I only recently found out.   This was released around the time Soundtrack of Our Lives were dominating all discussion o...

  Artist: Ned's Atomic Dustbin Title:  Are You Normal? Label: Chaos/Columbia/Furtive Format: CD Cat #: OK 53154 Year of Release:1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/15/21 NM/NM $2.00 Low: $0.80 Median: $2.57 Average: $2.75 High: $9.75 Current low price:$1.00 VG+/VG+  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 148 Have/Want: 360/20 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Ned's Atomic Dustbin were one of those Brit-Pop guitar bands that I managed to ignore completely in it's day.  And I mean completely, until now when this CD from a consigned collection went out along with a dozen mostly 90's titles from later in the decade. An album like this is perfect for me to investigate in headphones waking up wide awake at 4am with hours to g...

  Artist: Meat Loaf Title: Bat Out Of Hell Label: Epic/Cleveland International Format: LP Cat #: PE 34974 Year of Release:1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Terre Haute Pressing Listed Condition: G+/VG with original inner sleeve Sell Date: 1/21/22 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/24/22 $29.98 VG+/VG Low: $2.00 G+/G+ 10/27/21  Median: $12.66 Average: $15.78 High: $42.95 NM/NM 4/21/21 Current low price: $2.98 G+/no cover, $5.88 G+/G+, $15.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 10951/845 Where Sold: Yukon, OK Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment Worcester dollar bin circa '81 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The passing of Meat Loaf has made for a run on this dollar bin classic.  Personally I didn't know whether upon relistening to it whether I'd give it an A or an F.  I was leaning toward D- for the 5 emphatic Todd Rundgren notes after "I...

  Artist: Sebadoh Title: Smash Your Head On The Punk Rock Label: Sub Pop Format: CD Cat #: SP176b Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/22 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 1/9/22 $2.50 NM/VG+ Low: $2.50 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.53 High: $11.14 Current low price: $2.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 538/30 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Boston Newbury Comics new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Sub Pop years were the absolute peak of Lou Barlow's Sebadoh powers.  He had some good ones of the mostly tape hiss variety before and an actual hit after with the Folk Implosion after before making his permanent return to Dinosaur Jr.   This time period is not very removed from the "Gimmie Indie Rock" public divorce era.  The EP's this compiles (Rocking The For...

  Artist: Megadeth Title:  Cryptic Writings Label: Capitol Format: CD Cat #: CDP 358262 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: vG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/16/22 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/30/21 $6.76 Low: $1.74 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.69 High: $7.99 Current low price: $4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 357/45 Where Sold: Conroe, TX Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: internet mid aughts used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No I caught up with the Megadeth catalog on CD around 2007, having liked the United Abominations album and seeing the tour.  Half.com had most of it for seventy-five cents plus shipping so $20 got me up to date after blowing their discography off after getting a free promo of So Far So Good So What. This sold with Risk, and that was always the album I thought was a little "naff."  This one from a couple yea...

  Artist:Motörhead Title: Deaf Forever Deaf Forever / On The Road (Live )/ Steal Your Face (Live) Label: GWR Records Format: 12" EP Cat #: GWT 2 Year of Release: 1986 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1986 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/15/22 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/26/21 NM/NM $26.00 Low: $10.00 Median: $20.00 Average: $22.10 High: $38.64 Current low price: $16.29 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:11 Have/Want: 469/157 Where Sold: Webster, NY Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums Worcester $2.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "Don't you listen to a single word    Against rock'n'roll...."- "On The Road" Three undeniable tracks, the best being the live version of  "On The Road," not to be confused with "Keep Us On The Road" from the debut.  It really lays down the gauntlet.  Someone wants to give you so...

  Artist:The Afghan Whigs Title: Black Love Label: Elektra/Sub Pop Format: CD Cat #: 61896-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/16/21 $1.50 Low:$1.50 Median: $2.99 Average: $2.84 High: $4.55 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 33 Have/Want: 705/54 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: discarded cd collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No For whatever reason Black Love was an album that I regarded as decent and thought I didn't remember it.    It sold with Gentlemen, which I remember quite well as being a disappointment after a run of great releases on Sub Pop.  A disappointment I kept replaying to memory because the Whigs were in my top tier of bands for years up to that point.    I go way back seeing the Whigs a...

Artist: Sammy Title: Kings of the Inland Empire Label: Smells Like Records Format: CD EP Cat #: SLR 013 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/11/22 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/7/21 $5.00 Low: $3.98 Median: $4.99 Average: $6.13 High: $10.00 Current low price: $4.53 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 32/8 Where Sold: Beverly Hills, CA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Sounds NYC used around release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go:  No Pavement wanna-be band where 2 of their releases actually made their way into my collection.  I think I got the major label one in a dollar bin, but this one I straight up bought used at used market rate around 5 or 6 bucks at Sounds or maybe Kims.  I'm pretty sure there was some sort of Smell Like/Sonic Youth completism going on with me at that time.  I'm really trying to piece a peri...

  Artist: Sleigh Bells Title:  Reign of Terror Label: Mom + Pop Format: CD Cat #: MP050-2 Year of Release: 2012 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2012 digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 12/25/21 $16.92 M/M Low: $0.99 Median: $3.10 Average: $3.99 High: $16.92 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 364/33 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: The Fountain Collection  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Another from the box of CD my friend Fountain gave me after he couldn't unload them on Carmine St. Somebody bought a brand new one on Christmas Day of over $16 bucks, but the used market on Sleigh Bells CD catalog is soft.  I probably undergraded this one a bit, Fountain kept it pristine. Normally I would completely ignore something like this, which made it intriguing to listen to amo...

  Artist: Fred Schneider Title: Just...Fred Label: Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 9 46215-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/22 Sell Price: $3.00 Discogs Last Sold: 12/22/21 $1.50 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.75 Average: $3.99 High: $10.96 Current low price: $4.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 191/33 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Kims $5.99 used around time of releaase Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No A nice change of pace from the B-52's all-star.  Whoda thunk he would get a Steve Albini production and have noise rock all stars of the day like Rick Sims of the Didjits and Russel Simins of the Blues Explosion, in the brief era in the mid-90’s where the touring fringe of indie rock could do what it wanted on a major label.   The song of the record is "Coconut." As in Nilsson's "...

  Artist: R.E.M. Title: Document Label: IRS Format: CD Cat #: IRSD-42059 Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 BMG Music Club Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/12/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/6/22 $4.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.00 Average: $3.14 High: $6.84 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 293/87 Where Sold: Washington, MO Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Thinking about it, I never actually bought Document, ever.  I had everything before it at that time and a few after I bought for a dollar a piece a decade out.   That doesn't mean I didn't hear the album start to finish 8 million times.  I even saw the tour in Worcester coming back from Boston after an afternoon Sonic Youth concert.  REM were one of those bands I tacitly accepted while other pe...