The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Love and Rockets Title: Sorted! The Best of Love and Rockets Label: Beggars Banquet US Format: CD Cat:  BBL 2036 CD Year of Release: 2003 Country and Year of Edition: US 2003 Sell Price: $9.90 VG+/VG+ 7/30/24 Discogs Last Sold: 5/31/24 VG+/NM $8.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.26 High: $14.99 Current low price: $7.53 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 467/52 Where Sold: Walla Walla, WA Time it took to sell:  6 months Where and When Purchased: facebook marketplace used lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Love and Rockets were one of those bands I never bought anything of in their day yet played on the radio before they blew up commercially at the end of the 80's with "So Alive."  The stuff I liked from the first couple albums are contained on this decent overview that came out in 2003. Daniel Ash & David J were certainly in my collection with Bauhaus.  If I was to buy one Love and Rockets album it would probably be Seventh

  Artist: Various Artists (The Padded Cell, D-Generation, The Smugglers, Fur, Mad Daddys, Snap-Her, The Living End, Skull Control, The Humpers, The Grey Spikes, Satan's Cheerleaders, The Candy Snatchers, New York Loose, Clowns For Progress, Trick Babys, Wax, Black Train Jack, Ultraviolet Eye, The Raging Lamos, Permanent Green Light, The Odd Numbers, Teengenerate, Special Head, Anus The Menace) Title:  RAFR Label: Flipside Format: CD Cat:  FLIP 69 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition: US 1995 Sell Price: $3.71 VG+/VG+ 7/21/24 Discogs Last Sold: 4/7/24 VG/VG+ $2.76 Low: $1.88 Median: $4.12 Average: $4.36 High: $8.00 Current low price: $3.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 110/32 Where Sold: Pasadena, MD Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: used Kims dollar shelf Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Flipside Magazine was one of the most crucial magazines when I got into independent punk and hardcore music in the mid-80's

  Artist: Various Artists (The Temptations, Irma Thomas, Chris Farlowe, Joe Simon, Eric Donaldson, Chuck Berry, Benny Spellman, Bo Diddley, Sandie Shaw, Nancy Sinatra, Stereophonics, Turin Brakes, Billy Bragg, Jimmy Reed, Gene Allison) Title:  Stoned Label: Mojo Magazine Format: CD Cat:  September 2007 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition: UK 2007 Sell Price: $2.84 M/M 7/15/24 in shrinkwrap Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/24 M/M $3.00 Low: $0.53 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.24 High: $7.67 Current low price: $0.91 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 75 Have/Want: 963/26 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: came with September 2007 magazine Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No This is a generally unassailable compilation whose shrink wrap I never took off, but through the magic of Spotify playlists can be put together to play digitally. I've made many a comment about how half the Mojo compilations that seem so appealing never ma

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Blonde on Blonde Label: Columbia Format: 2X SACD Cat:  CH 903255 Year of Release: 1966 Country and Year of Edition: US 2003 Sell Price: $15.47 VG+/VG+ 7/15/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/7/24 VG+/VG+ $12.00 Low: $10.00 Median: $16.00 Average: $19.65 High: $31.50 Current low price: $17.90 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 147/350 Where Sold: Ypsilanti, MI Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No This little run of Dylan titles sold concludes (for now) with a double SACD of Blonde on Blonde that sold with Blood On The Tracks last week.  Much has been written about this album, and it is safe to say that it stands with the holy mid sixties trinity that is Bringing It All Back Home-Highway 61 Revisited-Blonde on Blonde.  There isn't really anything to add to that except maybe only Desire tops these three records for me. I still have my beat up mono copy passed down from my mom comple

  Artist: The London Suede Title: Stay Together 1 Stay Together (Edit) 4:22 2 The Living Dea d 2:48 3 My Dark Star 4:26 4 Dolly 2:42 5 High Rising 5:49 6 Stay Together 8:29 Label: Columbia Format: CD EP Cat: CK 64382 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Limited Sell Price: $2.84 VG+/VG+ 7/17/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/19/24 M/M $25.65 Low: $0.50 Median: $2.00 Average: $3.28 High: $25.65 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 565/27 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: discarded collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No There has been a 2024 30th anniversary reissue of the original European single edit of "Stay Together" backed with "The Living Dead" issued by Elvis Costello's long running Demon label.   I had this from a discarded collection for many years with other Suede (London Suede here) titles that have still gone unsold, but I wrote about th

  Artist: Beastie Boys Title: Ill Communication Label: Capitol/Grand Royal Format: CD Cat:  7243 8 28599 2 5 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Jax Pressing Sell Price: $3.34 VG+/VG+ 7/17/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/15/24 G+/VG+ $1.49 Low: $0.50 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.32 High: $8.00 Current low price: $2.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 784/287 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: Worcester 1994 or 5 new on Highland St. short lived record store Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Ill Communication was one of those album that seemed of some substance at the time it came out.  It was everywhere and I even saw the tour at Madison Square Garden . Listening to it now, it seems top loaded with hits like "Sure Shot," "Root Down" and of course "Sabotage" co-existing with "B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak"  and "Get It Together" which feature

  Artist: The Miles Davis Quintet Title: Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet Label: Jazz Heritage Format: CD Cat: 513321 Year of Release: 1957 Country and Year of Edition: US 1993 Sell Price: $3.13 VG+/VG+ 7/17/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/10/24 NM/VG+ $3.96 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.34 Average: $2.61 High: $5.99 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 31 Have/Want: 482/83 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Purchased: mail order early 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The 4 Prestige records recorded fast and cheap in 1956 all had an -in' at the end of the title.  Cookin' is the first of the four (Relaxin', Steamin' and Workin' are the others).  This came out in 1957.   It is generally acknowledged as either at the very top tier Miles or a slight cut below, depending on who is reviewing it.  I'm not going to argue with any of 'em, it sounds great to me on a weekend morning getting my fi

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Oh Mercy Label: Columbia Format: Cassette Cat: OCT 45281 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition: US 1989 Clear Shell Sell Price: $7.99 VG+/VG+ 7/14/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/20/24 VG+/VG+ $3.50 Low: $1.50 Median: $3.54 Average: $3.83 High: $7.99 Current low price: $1.98 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 93/47 Where Sold: Salem, OR Time it took to sell:  3 months Where and When Purchased: Facebook Marketplace Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The Dylan dollar cassette order I wrote about last week helped this order since the tape I had sounded wobbly. Wow, what flutter!  Fortunately I got a second identical copy in the order that came in a day or two before this sale. I bought this upon release on CD when it came out.  Of the "return to form" albums this Daniel Lanois production was particularly that at least since Infidels.  Every song was live worthy and mostly held up.  I went to see three consecutive nigh

  Artist: Fairport Convention Title: Fairport Convention Label: Polydor Format: CD Cat: 835  230-2 Year of Release: 1968 Country and Year of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $4.58 VG+/VG+ 7/11/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/26/24 VG+/NM $2.37 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.60 Average: $4.97 High: $7.69 Current low price: $4.67 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 227/59 Where Sold: Swanton, VT Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased: Sounds on St. Marks NYC early 90's $7.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The debut from Fairport Convention is up there with their best but maybe not quite the level of the next few Unhalfbricking, What We Did On Our Holiday and Liege & Lief. The album kicks off with a cover of Emmit Rhodes band The Merry-Go-Round, " Time Will Show The Wiser ."  It sounds more like the style of "Open My Eyes" by Nazz.  Then you get a ballad from Joni Mitchell's Clouds album " I Don't Know W

Artist:  Living Colour Title: Time's Up Label: Epic Format: CD Cat: EK 46202 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $2.99 VG+/VG+ 7/11/24 Discogs Last Sold: 5/26/24 NM/NM $3.24 Low: $0.79 Median: $2.29 Average: $2.94 High: $9.99 Current low price: $0.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 78 Have/Want: 1521/52 Where Sold: Swanton, VT Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased: used online .75 early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No When I first heard Time's Up's title track around the time it came out, I appreciated that they seemed to toughen up their sound in a Bad Brains manner after what I thought was a super-slick hit "Cult of Personality."  That mindset kind of evaporated for me 34 years on listening to the whole record.   Living Colour always seemed better on paper to me than the actual listening of the music and that is still the case with this album although I grew to like it more after givin

  Artist:  Bob Dylan Title: Blood On The Tracks Label: Columbia Format: SACD Cat: CH 90323 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 2003 SACD Promo sticker over barcode Sell Price: $12.20 VG+/VG+ 7/15/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/7/24 NM/VG+ $8.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $11.63 Average: $12.38 High: $27.00 Current low price: $1.99 F/G+, $9.98 VG/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 334/242 Where Sold: Ypsilanti, MI Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form..." "And when finally the bottom fell out I became withdrawn..." Bob's public precursor to his own divorce has taken a strange turn in the public narrative over the years, whether reflecting domestic tranquility or turbulence.   Beyonc é  might tell you she flips pancakes or boils an egg to Blood On The Tracks on a Sunday morning.  Jakob Dylan might rail that these lyri

  Artist:  Soundtrack  Title: The Wiz Label: MCA Records/Motown Format: 2LP Cat:  MCA2-14000 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Pickneyville #1 with poster Sell Price: $12.34 VG+/VG+ 7/14/24 Discogs Last Sold: 7/13/24 M/NM $19.37 Low: $2.36 VG+/VG Median: $7.67 Average: $11.03 High: $59.78 M/M Current low price: $1.09 VG+/Generic,  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 109 Have/Want: 5111/388 Where Sold: Avondale Estates, GA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Purchased: Facebook $3 LP lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No Save for a few great tracks, this Quincy Jones soundtrack for the 1978 "update" of The Wizard of Oz is a 4 side nail pulling experience start to finish with some unquestionable exceptions.  I liked the film in the theatre as an 8 year old and certainly took this double album out of the library.  I had an idea a few years back that this was worth getting cheap in a lot of records thinking it was flipable.  I was cor

  Artist:  Blue Öyster Cult Title:  Curse Of The Hidden Mirror Label: CMC International Format: CD Cat:  06076 86304-2 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $24.99 VG+/VG+ 7/12/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/24/24 VG/VG+ $12.00 Low: $8.00 Median: $19.01 Average: $18.40 High: $27.99 Current low price: $18.38 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 377/95 Where Sold: Bulverde, TX Time it took to sell: 3 months Where and When Purchased: Facebook $3 cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Despite having seen BÖC at least a half dozen time in the past 25 years, I haven't heard any of their albums released in that time span.  I'm pretty sure when Curse Of The Hidden Mirror came out in 2001, my regular co-attendee Kenny told me this album was pretty good, yet somehow I never got a copy of it to hear it before pages fell off the calendar.  For all intensive purposes this is a new album for me since I just got this copy in a CD lot of decen