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Richard Pryor-"That Nigger's Crazy" (1974)

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Artist: Richard Pryor Title: "That Nigger's Crazy" Label:  Reprise Format: LP Catalog Number: MSK 2287 Year of Release:  1974 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 reissue Sell Price: $8.99 Sell Date: 2/20/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  11/7/23 $10.11 Low: $8.99 Median: $9.99 Average: $9.70 High:  $10.11 Current low price:  $14.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 14/8 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell:  1 month Where and When  Bought:  internet lot $2 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Richard Pryor connected with my late Italian grandfather the way that other comedians of the day like Cheech & Chong couldn't.  He loved Pryor except for one thing.  His use of that word he found so disrespectful, it distracted him. That word was Motherfucker. Well, polite society might try to bury evidence of this 1974 Grammy Award winning comedy album but guess what?  It's motherfuckin' funny! Laugh out loud funny.  Richard

The Rolling Stones-Aftermath (1966)

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  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Aftermath Label: London Format: LP Catalog Number: PS 476 Year of Release:  1966 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1966 Bestway Pressing Sell Price: $16.28 Sell Date: 2/21/24 Condition: VG/G+ chip on outer groove doesn't affect play Discogs Last Sold  1/24/24 $29.00 VG+/VG+  EXC+ record with a few hairlines, EXC cover Low: $3.50 F/G+ Median: $34.01 Average: $29.50 High:  $100.00 NM/NM Current low price:  $19.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 1165/673 Where Sold: Wooster, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought:  used early 80's Al Bums $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones got separate releases for their US and UK editions as well as the Stones homeland issuing a few more track s on top of a complete resequencing. Shuffle 'em all you want, all the tracks are great.  The standouts of course are in a similar theme: "Stupid Girl" and "Unde

Buck Dharma-Flat Out (1982)

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  Artist: Buck Dharma Title: Flat Out Label: Portrait Format: LP Cat: ARR 38124 Year of Release:  1982 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1982 gold stamp promo Sell Price: $4,82 Sell Date: 2/15/24 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold  2/11/24 $25.00 NM/VG+ includes original  inner sleeve Low: $2.81 VG+/VG 11/24/22 Median: $6.97 Average: $8.54 High:  $24.99  Current low price:  $5.00 VG/G+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 520/70 Where Sold: Centerville, IN Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought:  used early 80's Al Bums $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Buck's Boogie" be damned, I think back in 1982 Blue  Ö yster Cult were anonymous to me.  So much so that when I heard "Born To Rock" on the radio I didn't realize it was the B Ö C co-leader striking out on his own.  Of course as time grew, I saw them on The Revolution By Night tour in a half-empty arena in Worcester March of 1984. At the time I thought &qu

Love Canal-It's A Dog's Life So Blow It Out Yer Ass (1985)

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  Artist: Love Canal Title:  It's A Dog's Life So Blow It Our Yer Ass Label: National Trust Format: LP Cat: NT-887 Year of Release:  1985 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1985 black vinyl Sell Price: $15.12 Sell Date: 2/1/24 Condition: VG+/G+ Discogs Last Sold   4/5/23 $14.00 NM.NM Low: $8.00 2/18/12 VG+/VG+ Median: $19.50 Average: $20.39 High:  $39.00 M/M still sealed Current low price:  $8.15 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 122/70 Where Sold: Philadelphia, PA Time It Took  To Sell:  8 years Where and When  Bought:  WERS purge freebee Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B- Sad To See  It Go: No Back when I was a teenage DJ on WICN, this was a new rotation release.  That is until I accidentally backed a chair over the album and cracked it clean in two.  Julia the music director yelled at me because it probably wasn't going to get replaced.  A few years later when I was at Emerson, WERS purged some records to make room on the shelves and this is one of the 40 or so reco

Crackerbash-Bike b/w Laughing Song (1990)

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Artist: Crackerbash Title: Bike b/w Laughing Song Label: Audio Addict Format: 7" Cat: AA69-5  Year of Release:  1990 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1990 Blue Vinyl Sell Price: $3.65 Sell Date: 2/2/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold   12/8/23 $3.92 Low: $1.87 Median: $3.11 Average: $2.96 High:  $3.92 Current low price:  $3.23 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 56/41 Where Sold: Portland, OR Time It Took  To Sell:  8 years Where and When  Bought:  Newbury Comics Boston new early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C Sad To See  It Go: No This was the follow-up band for Sean Croghan.  I had the 80's single from his band Hellcows entitled "G-Spot Crush" and never knew the connection until the magic of Discogs links.  I did know Crackerbash were from Portland, OR and put out a single on Sub Pop a couple years after this debut.  The A-side, "Bike" has strained vocals and chords ridded to death with a plodding sprightly bassline.  The B-side is

Fenner, Leland & O'Brien-Somewhere, Someday, Somehow (1970)

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  Artist: Fenner, Leland & O'Brien Title: Somewhere, Someday, Somehow Label: Not On Label Format: LP Cat:   Year of Release:  1970 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2001 edition of 250 Sell Price: $22.02 Sell Date: 1/30/24 Condition: M/M sealed Discogs Last Sold   1/16/24 NM/NM  $32.61 top copy Low: $22.02 Median: $30.00 Average: $32.71 High:  $59.98 Current low price:  $27.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 53/92 Where Sold: Arlington, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  8 years Where and When  Bought:  promo from Gates of Dawn early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No I had to stream this since it sold sealed, having been given to me around 20 some odd years ago by Michael Piper when Rubric was selling some titles through his record company The Wild Places.  This is "Freak Folk" with a Capital F before anyone called it that.  Psychedelic guitar and piano over late 60's youthful complaining about societies ills.  Somebody saw fit to pr

Sonic Youth-Kill Yr Idols (1983)

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  Artist: Sonic Youth Title: Kill Yr Idols Label: Zensor Format: 12" Cat:  Zensor 10 Year of Release:  1983 Country and Year  of Edition: Germany First Pressing Superimposed Sleeve Sell Price: $59.22 Sell Date: 2/1/24 Condition: VG/G+  superimposed cover, 1" x 3" tear upper left corner, pen on label to designate sides Discogs Last Sold   1/12/24 VG+/VG  $45.65  Cover has the upper right corner damaged. Vinyl in EX condition. Low: $25.00 VG/VG+   A small scuff causes periodic crackle in the first minute of track A1. Otherwise I would've rated it VG+. Jacket has bumped corners, wear on edges & corners, 1/4" diameter cutout hole in upper left of front cover (and lower right of back cover, because of how the graphics are positioned). Median: $67.50 Average: $71.17 High:  $163.04 NM/Generic  9/27/21  NOTE: THIS IS A PROMO VERSION, WHITE LABEL (no artwork) RARE Pick-up possible at shop 544 Current low price:  $75.98 NM/VG Germany Current Number on  Sale at Discogs