The Reverse Collector

  Artist:  Squeeze Title:  Singles-45's and Under Label:  A&M Records Format: CD Cat: CD-3338 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: US 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/21/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:4/16/22 VG+/VG+ $3.50 Low: $0.50 Median: $1.98 Average: $1.89 High: $3.75 Current low price:$0.35 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 41 Have/Want: 772/8 Where Sold: Newburgh, NY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: used 90's can't remember where Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No A uniformly excellent compilation at the tail end of the vinyl era.  As far as song-for-song goes, it is up there for what I would want to hear by Squeeze.  For me, this is rare since I tend more to full albums and "deep" unfamiliar cuts.  For whatever reason, I'd rather hear this than dive deep into the catalogue of Squeeze, but that may very well be a life long error that needs correction.  That said, this is...

3:32 Artist:  Missing Persons Title:   Destination Unknown b/w No Way Out Label:  Capitol Format: 7" Cat: B-5161 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: US 1982 generic Capitol sleeve Listed Condition: VG/generic Sell Date: 6/21/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/10/22 M//NM $4.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $4.86 Average: $4.78 High: $10.00 Current low price:$2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 272/60 Where Sold: Newburgh, NY Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, Strawberries brand new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No In 1982 I was 11 or 12 and liked this hit fine.  Paper route money was a premium so I bought the single brand new and taped the other Spring Session M hits off of the radio.  Perky new wave, and I didn't love the other hits like "Words" or "Walking In LA" as much.  But, for some reason, "Destination Unknown" moved me, and I like the song to this day. "No Way Out...

Artist:  Pavement Title:   Father To A Sister Of Thought 1 Father To A Sister Of Thought 3:35 2 Kris Kraft 2:48 3 Mussle Rock (Is A Horse In Transition) 3:32 Companies, etc. Label:  Matador   Format:  CD single Cat: OLE 169-2 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/29/22 NM//VG+ $2.00 Low: $1.68 Median: $2.49 Average: $3.24 High: $9.77 Current low price:$2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 165/23 Where Sold: Redlands, CA Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: NYC some used store in the east village Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No With the recent write-up of a "Pavement sounding" band, I was reminded that there was a recent Pavement EP sale last month I didn't bother to write about. The title track (with video) was a single off Wowee Zowee that didn't leave an impression, nor did "Mussle Rock (Is...

  Artist:  Yatsura Title:  ¡Pulpo! Strategic Hamlets / Down Home Kitty / Pampered Adolescent / Kozee Heart / Fake Fur / Silver Krest /Got The Sun/Nova Static/Revir/The Power of Negative Thinking/ The Love That Brings You Down Label:  Primary Recordings/ ché   Format:  CD Cat: 62084-2 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/24/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/6/22 VG+/NM $3.99 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.50 Average: $2.99 High: $5.99 Current low price:$2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 64/19 Where Sold: Maplewood, NJ Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: NYC Smash St Marks dollar crate late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Scottish band from Glasgow, Urusai Yatsura truncated to Yatsura in the US due to name conflict with the comic book.   For whatever reason you can't find the complete album in stream land, but a couple videos an...

  Artist:  The (International) Noise Conspiracy Title: Armed Love Label:  American/Epitaph Format:  CD Cat: 49480-2 Year of Release: 2004 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2004 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ drill cut in spine Sell Date: 6/21/22 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/21/22 VG+/VG+ $1.50 Low: $0.50 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.47 High: $9.18 Current low price:$0.50  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 212/18 Where Sold: Newburgh, NY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: New York Kim $1 shelf Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Like Refused before it, The (International) Noise Conspiracy were a band heavily recommended to me when they were around.  Swedish rawk from the left.  Not that I really noticed or really cared about the lyrics or anything.   This particular album I found on the dollar cd shelf fairly soon after it's release.  Looking at the discography, it was the only one that made i...

  Artist: The Coachmen Title: Failure To Thrive Label: New Alliance Format:  12" Cat: NAR 035 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG promo clipped corner, sales sticker on cover Sell Date: 6/17/22 Sell Price: $15.99 Discogs Last Sold:10/25/21 VG+/VG+ $15.79 Low: $10.00 Median: $14.50 Average: $14.35 High: $19.89 Current low price:$9.99 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 322/103 Where Sold: Exton, PA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Boston Nuggets used late 80s/early 90s Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The Coachmen's 1979 demo (not to be confused with the 60's Nebraska garage band) was released for people like me that had to have each and every Sonic Youth detritus .  Quality was irrelevant, after Evol/Sister I had to have it all.  It stayed that way for a good 10-20 years depending on how deep the dive. I have no idea who is singing on this whether young Thurston...

  Artist:Cold Cave Title:  Cherish The Light Years Label: Matador Format:  CD Cat: OLE 921-2 Year of Release: 2011 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2011 Digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/18/22 Sell Price: $9.99 Discogs Last Sold:11/22/21 NM/VG+ $4.99 Low: $4.99 Median: $9.99 Average: $9.99 High: $13.68 Current low price:$6.12 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 217/62 Where Sold: Sherman Oaks, CA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: The Fountain Collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Sort've like The Cure filtered through an emo lens (or at least a generational one).  That means louder guitar but also cranking synths.  It's Darkwave as they call it, from LA.  Leader Wes Eisold was previously in an early aughts Boston hardcore band called Give Up The Ghost that evolved from another band American Nightmare. I don't know how harsh I want to be on Cold Cave taking goth or it's aesthetic into the m...

  Artist: John Cale Title: Guts Side One: Guts / Mary Lou / Helen of Troy / Pablo Pacasso / Leaving It Up To You Side Two: Fear Is A Mans Best Friend / Gun / Dirtyass Rock 'n Rol l/ Heartbreak Hotel Label: Island Format:  LP Cat  ILPS 9459 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/17/22 Sell Price: $9.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/3/22 VG+/VG $8.00 Low: $4.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.75 High: $16.00 Current low price:$6.84 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 40 Have/Want: 845/61 Where Sold: Exton, PA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: iBoston Nuggets on Comm Ave $10.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Excellent compilation of the Island years for Cale.  That means Fear from 1974 and the next years two: Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy.  Somehow I never had those three albums, only this cherry picked compilation that until today didn't realize was a compil...

  Artist: Z'ev Title: My Favorite Things Label: Subterranean Format:  LP Cat  SUB 33 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1985 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/17/22 Sell Price: $14.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/17/21 M/NM $45.57 Sealed Low: $8.00 Median: $18.12 Average: $20.55 High: $45.57 Current low price:$12.00 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 189/126 Where Sold: Exton, PA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: internet  1985 Subterranean mail order new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No "resonant, rhythmic crashclang of titanium, stainless steel, plastics, aluminum...Z'ev's' unmatched percussive techniques liberate sonic nuances from pipe, tube, pan, tub, sheet and ductwork..."-back cover liner notes Industrial percussionist Z'ev I purchased a couple albums by mail order from the San Francisco label Subterranean  in tandem with his 1982 album Elemental Music and whatever I ne...

  Artist: Blue Horizon Title: The Journey The Journey (Original 12" Mix) / The Journey (JFK Remix )/ The Journey (Pulsar Remix) Label: Mainline Format:  12" Cat  12 MAIN 001 Year of Release: 2002 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 2002 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/2/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/31/22 VG+/VG+ $3.65 Low: $1.33 Median: $3.65 Average: $4.24 High: $12.63 Current low price:$1.22 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 228/72 Where Sold: Brunswick, MD Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: found on street with pile of techno 12" records Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: D- Sad To See It Go: No The stack of techno records I found a decade plus ago continues to reap small dollar benefits, in this case three big ones.  This time it's UK via Germany duo Blue Horizon and their UK 12"  on the trance label Mainline.  Perhaps the guy driving my friend insane at Kraftwerk the other night with his OCD snap...

  Artist: Theweddingpresent Title: Hit Parade 2 Flying Saucer / Boing! / Loveslave / Sticky / The Queen of Outer Space / No Christmas / Rocket / Theme From Shaft / Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family / Go Wild In The Country / U.F.O ./ Step Into Christmas Label: Bizarre/Planet Records Format:  CD Cat  BP 40302-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/24/22 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/10/22 VG+/VG+ $4.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.11 High: $7.37 Current low price:$3.82 VG+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 107/4 Where Sold: Maplewood, NJ Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: internet mid aughts used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The second volume of the Hit Parade single series compiled in 1992 and repackaged yet again in 2003 to combine the two, was a point of critical mass for me.  Too much of a good thing, and I dropped off ...

  Artist: The Wedding Present Title: Bizarro   Brassneck / Crushed / No / Thanks / Kennedy / What Have I Said Now / Granadaland / Bewitched / Take Me! / Brassneck/ Box Elder / Dont Talk, Just Kiss / Gone / Be Honest Label: RCA Format:  CD Cat  2173-2-R Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Listed Condition: VG+/VG drill cut in left corner of tray card Sell Date: 4/29//22 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 11/2/21 NM/NM $3.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $2.75 High: $5.00 Current low price:$2.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:21 Have/Want: 292/38 Where Sold: Minneapolis, MN Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Nuggets in Boston used $10 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Quite solid album from the Weddos, the bonus EP I remember as a promo added tracks recorded by Albini including the Pavement cover "Box Elder Mo."  A John Peel wet dream!  Why I've blown off the write up?  Probably b...

  Artist: Theweddingpresent Title: Three b/w Think That It Might Label: RCA Format:  7" Cat  PB45181 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1992 The Hit Parade Series #3 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/31/22 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 5/12/22 M/M $3.12 Low: $2.18 Median: $3.26 Average: $3.53 High: $6.04 Current low price:$2.08 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:31 Have/Want: 1072/74 Where Sold: Encino, CA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Boston Newbury Comics new when releasaed Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No I had a run on Mr. Gedge's titles, with 3 different titles selling from three different buyers over the past month.  What better way to start off with the single titled "Three?" The Hit Parade was a monthly singles series from 1992 that was reissued on CD in two volumes afterward.  They were coming off two of their greatest albums, Bizarro and Sea Monster.  Albini didn't rec...