The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Go Title: Whatcha Doin' Label: Sub Pop Format: CD Cat: SPCD 478 Year of Release:1999 Country and Year of Edition: US 1999 Sell Price: $4.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG+ hole punch in barcode Discogs Last Sold: 11/11/22 M/M $10.61 Low:$4.00 Median: $6.48 Average: $6.94 High: $14.89 Current low price: $3.33 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 285/35 Where Sold: Middletown, MD Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased:  late 90's Kim's or Sounds used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No My former roommate Molly always raved about this band, so I was curious to rehear the album I liked enough to buy from hearing at WFDU when it was in the new release bin. The opening track was what sucked me in back then.  I didn't realize Jack White was even on the album on this Jim Diamond production.  I just liked the little two note line.  Nice and simple.  Unfortunately the song "Meet Me At The Movies" ends in a slop fest and the next

  Artist: World War IX Title: Brown Bagging It Drinks Side 1 Portrait Of Sobriety 2 Treasure Hunt Other Side 1 Jesus Freaks 2 Employee Of The Month Label: Red Black and Blue Records Format: 7"M+ CDR Cat: RBB-001 Year of Release:2008 Country and Year of Edition: US 2008 Sell Price: $3.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/22 NM+/VG+  $2.99 Low:$0.99 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.20 High: $3.99 Current low price: $2.98 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 24/4 Where Sold: Middletown, MD Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased:  late aughts from band at Hank's in Brooklyn gig Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No World War IX are one of those "new bands" that are actually 15+ years old now.  I saw these guys at Hank's in Brooklyn and was impressed enough to buy this single from them.  I didn't remember anything from this 4-song EP.  I didn't even remember they included a CD-R with the same 4 songs.  After listening to th

  Artist: Lyres Title:  Happy Now... Label: Taang!   Format: CD Cat: TAANG! 66 Year of Release:1993 Country and Year of Edition: US 1993 Sell Price: $3.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/23/22 NM+ $3.95 Low:$2.50 Median: $4.13 Average: $4.29 High: $5.73 Current low price: $2.96 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 225/23 Where Sold: Middletown, MD Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased:  late 90's internet collection buy Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No It's a nugget if you ever dug it.  If you dig the likes of mid-60's regional independent bands like TTHHEMM , The Scavengers , Dale & The Devonaires , The Road Runners , Phil and the Frantics  or Mr. Lucky & The Gamblers  then you will be sated with these renditions. 2 Nanker Phlege Stones songs: Now I've Got A Witness and Stoned  are here. You get an actual hit, “Nobody”originally by the Isley Brothers  and later the Human Beinz .  The whole thing closes with

  Artist: Thee Stash Title: Should I Stay Or Should I Go b/w (We're) Selling Jeans For The USA Label: Shakin' Street Records     Format: 7" Cat: YEAH-HUP-022 Year of Release:1991 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1991 Sell Price: $5.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 12/11/22 VG+/VG+ $6.38 Low:$3.01 Median: $5.99 Average: $5.98 High: $8.50 Current low price: $5.32 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 211/56 Where Sold: Middletown, MD Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased:  earlly 90's In Your Ear $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No One of an endless parade of Billy Childish releases on par with The Fall or Guided By Voices in terms of sheer volume of catalog.  This one was a tongue in cheek knock on the Clash.  When Get Hip got around to issuing this in the US in 1992 the A-side was retitled with the revised chorus, "Should I Suck Or Should I Blow." The original UK single that I bought had t

  Artist: Kool And The Gang Title Open Sesame Label: De-Lite    Format: LP Cat: DEP-2023 Year of Release:1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 fold out cover Sell Price: $9.99 12/20/22  VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 12/1/22 G+/G+ $2.00 Low:$2.00 VG+/VG+ Median: $9.92 Average: $9.63 High: $26.60 NM/NM Current low price: $3.99 VG/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 35 Have/Want: 1497/533 Where Sold: Sacramento, CA Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased:  1978 Caldors in Norwich, CT grandmother bought for me after I got from the discount bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Shortly after Saturday Night Fever had the title track, my grandmother pointed me to the bargain bin at her local Caldor's department store.  Well I could find a record I wanted anywhere and this one was it.  I knew "Open Sesame" because multiple people had the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack including myself maybe even before I had this.  Strange that this album didn't

Artist: Boys From Nowhere Title: Goin' Too Far b/w I Don't Bother Label: Young Lion      Format: 7" Cat: LR-031 Year of Release:1987 Country and Year of Edition: US 1987 1,000 pressing black vinyl red label Sell Price: $4.99 12/19/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 10/14/22 NM/VG+ $7.99 Low:$2.44 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.44 High: $8.05 Current low price: $3.00 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 128/16 Where Sold: Middletown, MD Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased:  new late 80's either Newbury Comics or In Your Ear Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Boys From Nowhere were from SOMEWHERE in Ohio, apparently Columbus.  This was the sort of band that played to 8 people in their home town and had 8-15 fanatics in every major city and town where there were garage rock connoisseurs.  I think Forced Exposure was big on this band, which was out of character for genre.  Or maybe it was Your Flesh or even Maximum Rock and Roll. 

Artist: Chelsea Title: No Escape Label: IRS Format: LP Cat: SP-70010 Year of Release:1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 promo gold stamp Sell Price: $9.99 12/18/22  VG+/VG heavy spine wear, promo Discogs Last Sold: 10/7/22 VG+/VG promo $9.99 Low:$7.30 Median: $10.00 Average: $10.93 High: $21.28 Current low price: $5.00 G/no cover $6.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 677/91 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: mid 80's used Al Bums Worcester around $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No "I feel ripped off..  /hey what about you?"-"Right To Work" Excellent 1980 singles compilation issued in the UK as Alternative Hits.  These were singles from their glory years of 1977 to 1980.  The album kicks off with a cover of the Seeds for the title track. "Right To Work" was the one that resonated with me.  It might be band commentary on their record label, but it could be suppla

Artist: Iron Maiden Title: Iron Maiden Label: Capitol Format: LP Cat: ST-12094 Year of Release:1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 promo gold stamp Sell Price: $39.99 12/13/22  VG+/VG+ promo of rainbow capitol issue Discogs Last Sold: 3/19/22 NM/NM $87.99 Low:$9.95 Median: $30.00 Average: $29.78 High: $87.99 Current low price: $25.00 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 567/334 Where Sold: Bunbury, Western Australia Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: mid 80's sealed Al Bums Worcester around $5,99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Although any of the first 5 Iron Maiden studio releases are essential, the Paul Di'Anno albums are up there with the best of 'em.  For me, Killers reigns supreme followed by The Number of The Beast, but this one is up there as well.  As I listen, every song is a certified hit.  At the time I thought maybe it wasn't quite as good as Killers, and now I'm starting to think the gap has

  Artist: Spacehog Title: The Chinese Album Label: Sire/Warner Bros./Hi Fi Recordings Format: CD Cat: 9 46851-2 Year of Release:1998 Country and Year of Edition: US 1998 Promo Gold Stamp Sell Price: $5.99 12/1/22  VG Amazon Discogs Last Sold: 11/22/22 VG+/VG+ $2.00 Low:$0.99 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.97 High: $19.99 Current low price: $1.22 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 337/27 Where Sold: Houston, TX Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased: given in CD throwout Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I had a mental note that Spacehog were a local band I couldn't stand.  I think I saw them live before they had a hit record on a bill with someone I wanted to see.  While not as wretched as I thought they were then, this is the sort of Britpop transplanted to NYC that I spent a lifetime trying to avoid. Unfortunately, they were featured prominently in a box of inherited discarded CD's from a former roommate.  It made me curious when this s

  Artist: Quasi Title:  R&B Transmogrification Label: Up Records Format: CD Cat: UP 040 Year of Release:1997 Country and Year of Edition: US 1997 Sell Price: $2.99 12/5/22  VG+/VG+ hole punch in UPC Discogs Last Sold: 11/18/22 NM/NM $3.59 Low:$0.88 Median: $2.87 Average: $3.49 High: $10.00 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 161/22 Where Sold: Indianapolis, IN Time it took to sell:   7 years Where and When Purchased: used NYC Sounds late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The other half of the 2-CD Quasi order was the other half of my Quasi completist journey circa 1999 after having their second album Featuring "Birds" on heavy household play most of 1998.  I picked this CD up in the used bin at Sounds, where critics cds were sold on Saint Marks Place to bargain hunters like me. The narrative in my mind this was an embryonic Quasi, but I guess you could truly say that regarding the 1993 cassette, some of which woun

  Artist: Quasi Title:  Field Studies Label: Up Records Format: CD Cat: UP 072 Year of Release:1999 Country and Year of Edition: US 1999 Sell Price: $3.99 12/5/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/3/22 NM/NM $7.99 Low:$1.00 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.53 High: $7.99 Current low price: $2.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 244/17 Where Sold: Indianapolis, IN Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased: New NYC upon release, Kim's Underground on St. Marks Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No 1998 my friend Jimmy Fountain recommended the Featuring "Birds" album and that became a favorite of mine that year.  This meant I bought a used copy of the release before it, surrounding singles and this follow up brand new when it came out.  Oddly enough, when they moved to Touch 'n Go I stopped buying their records even though Field Studies wasn't much of a drop off in quality.  Maybe I felt Sam Coomes was a bit of a one note Charlie to need t

 Artist: Lard Title: 70's Rock Must Die Label: Alternative  Tentacles Format: 12" EP Cat: VIRUS 235 Year of Release:2000 Country and Year of Edition: US 2000 Sell Price: $13.99 11/29/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 10/5/22 $20.82 Low:$8.34 Median: $16.15 Average: $16.62 High: $31.25 Current low price: $14.81 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 1013/298 Where Sold: Greencastle, IN Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: Boston Nuggets used early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Lard was the Jello Biafra  project with various Ministry characters, primarily Jorgenson on guitar.  I stuck with them  but was a little more excited when The Power of Lard came out.  As for this one, the final EP, I was an enjoyable listen.   The title track A-side of the 12" sounds like a cross of AC/DC and Slade.  Of course, one could make the argument that Jello himself is 70’s Rock even if they were outside AOR radio.  Jello does the the best he

Artist: Various Artists A1 Art Phag – Golf 1:52 A2 Expando Brain – Thyroid 2:04 A3 Halo Of Flies – Richies Dog 2:36 A4 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet – Aunt's Invasion 1:50 A5 Iowa Beef Experience – When I Think 2:51 A6 Disappointments – Better You Than Me 0:38 A7 Live Skull – Paul Revere's Bush (Tree Girl) 2:02 B1 D. J. Lebowitz * – Holiday In Cambodia 3:30 B2 Naked Raygun – Vanilla Blue 3:05 B3 Elvis Hitler – Ghouls 2:08 B4 Bastards – Shit For Brains 2:56 B5 Stikky – Coffee Achievers 1:55 B6 Bullet Lavolta – Birth Of Death 4:09 B7 Drunk With Guns – Beautiful Happiness 2:45 Title:  Sounds And Shigaku Limited Present: Beautiful Happiness Label: Sounds and Shigaku Limited Format: LP Cat:  HAPPY-1 Year of Release:1988 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1988 Sell Price: $6.99 11/25/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/2/22 $5.21 NM/VG+ Low:$3.66 4/19/21 VG+/VG+ with inserts Median: $6.22 Average: $8.12 High: $25.00 5/21/21 NM/NM terrific copy with 2 inserts Current low price: $4.82 VG/

Artist: Various Artists A1  The Parkland Singers   Parkland Pride Engineer, Vocals   –   Bill Greguez Percussion [Backbone Rhythms]   –   Josh Phillips (2) Trumpet [Jagged]   –   Dave Robertson (7) Vocals [Crooning]   –   Keith Green (3) A2  Apple Maggot Quarantine Area   Rick s Bass   –   Corey Ladas Lead Guitar   –   Mike * Rhythm Guitar   –   Flash * Vocals, Drums   –   Bob Bulgrien A3  Nonoxynol 9 –  Handcramp ing Bass   –   Shawn Nine Guitar   –   Johnny "Legend" Atkins * Percussion   –   Bernie Steinman Performer [Swimming]   –   George "Miles" Long * A4  Barbie   Jim Belushi B1  Alphabet Swill   Time's Too Tight Backing Vocals   –   Scruz Performer   –   Bob Bulgrien ,   George Long ,   John Atkins (3) ,   Shawn Nine B2  Smasher Garden   Screaming Legen Drums   –   Joe Miller (5) Guitar [Leads]   –   John Atkins (3) Vocals [Throat]   –   Scott Stambaugh B3  Leviathan   March Of The Weed Bass [4 + 8 String]   –   Kronos Jr. Drums [Human Skins]   –   Bob Th