The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Tom Verlaine Title: Words From The Front Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP Cat:  BSK 3685 Year of Release:1982 Country and Year of Edition: US 1982 Promo Sell Price: $5.99 VG+/VG+ 1/29/23 Discogs Last Sold: 1/30/23 VG+/VG $9.00 Low:$3.80 Median: $8.00 Average: $9.95 High: $25.00 Current low price: $4.00 G/G Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 920/93 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: Boston early aughts $1.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The grim reaper is perhaps one of the greatest salesmen of music.  I lazily forgot I had this as more expensive copies were snapped up after mine.  I bought this promo at Nuggets in Boston in the early aughts at a half price sale, so I think this was really a dollar find.   Most of Verlaine's solo career didn't stick with me with the exception of Warm and Cool, the instrumental album that came out when I was interning at Rykodisc.  I saw hi

Got Something You Wanna Read About? The Reverse Collector has cracked the 700 article mark, but sales have slowed.  I've added some records to beef up sales but people aren't swimming in government stimulus funds in the US anymore and international shipping costs are insane.  So if you wanna read my annoying commentary (or confirm what you've always known), you are highly likely for your purchase to get a write-up.  That wasn't always the case in the peak pandemic stimulus era I had more sales than days in the week to write about them. So click the link above and shop at my Discogs store and I will trundle off to storage, clean em up, give a spin or few and type away on what you buy like I have 704 times before and counting. Love, Dave

  Artist: 76% Uncertain Title: Nothing But Love Songs Label: Shmegma Records Format: LP Cat: SR 76 Year of Release:1985 Country and Year of Edition: US 1985 Sell Price: $24.99 1/20/23  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/27/22 NM/VG+ $37.00  Low:$13.49 G+/VG Median: $24.84 Average: $26.94 High: $42.00 NM/NM Current low price: $18.66 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 359/139 Where Sold: New York, NY Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: used mid 80's $3.99 Al Bums Worcester Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B- Sad To See It Go: No BPT, Connecticuts' 76% Uncertain (Bridgeport, dontcha know??) formed in 1983 from the ashes of CIA and Reflex From Pain.  Not particularly crucial, but has some good cuts.  I remember buying it from the hardcore bin used from Al Bums in the mid '80 even though this came out in 1985.   I remember playing "I Hate The Radio" and "No Way" on the radio (it wasn't promoed so it was in my "station doesn't h

  Artist: Polyrock Title: Polyrock  Label: RCA  Format: LP Cat: AFL1-3714 Year of Release:1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $11.99 1/2/23  VG+/F sleeve heavy water damage Discogs Last Sold: 1/11/23 VG+/VG+ $30.26 Low:$7.50 VG/VG Median: $15.00 Average: $16.60 High: $53.26 Current low price: $14.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 1000/452 Where Sold: Indianapolis, IN Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: new from cutout bin in Worcester mid 80's 50 cents sealed Al Bums Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No Philip Glass' sideman foray into a "rock" band sounds a bit like Roxy Music meets Gang of Four, Devo, Human Sexual Response, hell even B-52's if they were "serious" like Television. Eno, Fripp and that farty synth lot also come to mind.  Good record I bought from the dollar bin in Worcester since I noticed it's 4-star review in the 2nd Rolling Stone Record Guide.  I'll by that for

Artist: Various Artists ( Electric Frankenstein , Sgt. 6 Assault, The Hellacopters , The Stuntmen ) Title: Betty's Hot Rock Muscle Car Label:  Carbon 14 Magazine Format: 7" Cat: 10 Year of Release:1997 Country and Year of Edition: US free single with Carbon 14 Magazine #10 Sell Price: $2.99 1/11/23  VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/14/22 NM/NM $3.00 Low:$1.99 Median: $3.66 Average: $4.58 High: $9.98 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 201/39 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: bought zine when it came out Kim on St. Marks  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No  Carbon 14 was one of those zines I'd buy at either Kim's Underground or See Hear in the East Village of Manhattan in the late 90's before taking myself back to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the pre-computer era.  Just a landline, a stereo set up and stacks of music related periodicals to entertain myself.  This particular 7&

Artist: Kiss Title: Alive II Label: Casablanca Format: 2LP Cat: NBLP 7076-2 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 gatefold Sell Price: $10.99 1/14/23  VG+/G+ no tattoos Discogs Last Sold: 1/10/23 NM/G+ $53.00 Low:$5.99 G+/VG Median: $17.07 Average: $19.77 High: $59.00 Current low price: $9.99 G+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 971/151 Where Sold: Hidaldo, TX Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased:  1978 Christmas Gift Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No  A few days into the new year my German Grandmother Erna passed at 95.  It's only fitting that an album she bought for me for Christmas in 1978 would sell shortly after.  It's a sign! Kiss Alive II was a requested gift to 8 year old me.  This was the era of the solo albums and Kiss Meets The Phantom of the Park.     Her boyfriend Earnest got into the Kiss giving mix as well and got me the Peter Criss solo album because I liked cats.   What I really wanted was th

  Artist: Kathleen Edwards Title:  Failer Label:   Zoë Records Format: CD Cat: 011 431 435 2 Year of Release:2003 Country and Year of Edition: US 2003 Sell Price: $2.99 1/2/23  VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 11/5/22  $1.94 VG/VG+ Low:$0.99 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.24 High: $8.51 Current low price: $1.74 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 351/14 Where Sold: San Diego, CA Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased:  internet used year it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The debut of Kathleen Edwards was a solid ten songs from the Canadian singer-songwriter in the vein of Lucinda Williams.  I forget what motivated me to buy a used copy of it.  Maybe it made the year end pazz and jop list at the end of 2003.   Maybe someone brought it up in conversation in a roots rock circle.   Twenty whole years ago!  She's now five albums into her career, the last being in 2020, so she is probably due for another. The whole concept of "Americana&

Artist: Jimi Hendrix Title: Between The Lines 1 Jimi Hendrix Narration 0:10 2 Hey Joe 3:24 3 I'm A Man 3:09 4 Pete Townshend And Eric Clapton Narration / Red House 7:32 5 Jimi Hendrix Narration / Drivin' South 5:50 6 The Things That I Used To Do 5:10 7 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn To Be) 4:37 8 Purple Haze 5:48 9 Rainy Day Shuffle 1:19 10 Angel 3:20 Label: Reprise Format: CD Cat: PRO CD-4541 Year of Release:1990 Country and Year of Edition: US 1990 Promo Sell Price: $6.99 12/23/22  VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/27/22 VG+/VG+ $6.50 Low:$3.99 Median: $6.50 Average: $6.77 High: $10.75 Current low price: $4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 285/35 Where Sold: Johnstown, OH Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased:  dollar cd bin early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No This Between The Lines compilation was a prerelease promo only sampler to the Lifelines box that came in the first wave of CD Box Sets in 1990.  This was back

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Past Lives Label: Sanctuary Records/Divine Recordings Format: 2CD Cat: SANDP138 Year of Release:2002 Country and Year of Edition: UK 2002 limited edition gatefold digipak with guitar pick Sell Price: $9.99 12/23/22  VG+/VG+ guitar pick still there Discogs Last Sold: 10/22/22 NM/NM $4.30 Low:$3.19 Median: $8.59 Average: $9.20 High: $16.65 Current low price: $5.91 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 34 Have/Want: 1230/100 Where Sold: Johnstown, OH Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased:  internet new when it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No "Some keep the Sabbath going to church, I keep it staying at home..." -Emily Dickinson Past Lives was a fancy high end version of the NEMS quasi bootleg from 1980, Live At Last with fold out digipak, mini-poster and a guitar pick. Live At Last was in all the cutout bins growing up for nice and cheap.  Apparently the band didn't know it was issued yet it still went top