The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Thurston Moore Title:  Demolished Thoughts Label:  Matador Format: CD Cat #: OLE 953-2 Year of Release: 2011 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2011 digipak Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/28/25 Sell Price: $3.96 Discogs Last Sold: 5/28/25 M/M $6.00 Low: $2.98  5/16/22 VG/VG Median: $5.00 Average: $5.81 High: $13.97 12/2/20 M/M Current low price: $3.98 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 542/52 Where Sold: Grove City, OH Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: The Fountain Collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Thurston Moore's solo years can be divided between "major works" and collaborations.  When Psychic Hearts came out in 1995, it was better than the Sonic Youth albums directly before and after it and on heavy rotation in my household.  The next one, Trees Outside The Academy came in 2007.  I bought it new right away, but I don't think it went beyond one listen and I don't rem...

  Artist: Various Artists (Jerry Samuels AKA Napoleon XIV), The Coasters, Alan Sherman, The Rivingtons, Ed "Kookie" Byrnes, David Saville, Buzz Clifford, Nervous Norvus, Joe Perkins, Jumpin' Gene SImmons, Charlie Drake, Ray Stevens, Harv Norman, Tiny TIm, The Hustlers, Lonnie Donegan, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, John Zacherle, Susan Christie, Ernie K-Doe, David Seville & The Chipmonks) Title: Looney Tunes Label:  K-Tel Format: LP Cat #: NU 9140 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1976 Listed Condition: F/F Sell Date: 5/24/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 3/27/25 VG/G+ $4.29 Low: $2.99 8/25/19 VG/VG Median: $7.99 Average: $8.43 High: $29.99 2/3/25 VG+/VG+ Current low price: n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 379/27 Where Sold: Muskegon, MI Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: childhood gift Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: Yes "This record goes to the funy farm"-thereversecollect...

  Artist: AC/DC Title: Black Ice Label:  Columbia Format: CD Cat #: 88697 38378 2  Year of Release: 2008 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2008 Walmart Yellow Cover Package Listed Condition: M/M sealed Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $3.00 whatnot Discogs Last Sold: 4/15/25 M/M $3.50 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.20 Average: $3.79 High: $8.99 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 34 Have/Want: 665/71 Where Sold: Macungie, PA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I was experimenting with auction sales on whatnot auctions and spun my wheels a little bit selling a few items here and there on the low end of what they were worth.  I did a theme show of metal cds and this sealed copy of Black Ice by AC/DC was unexpectedly the only thing that sold for a whopping $3.  I was glad to unload it since it really wasn't worth much more even with the Walmart limited edition hype st...

  Artist: Jack 'O Fire Title:  Bring Me The Head Of Jon Spencer Label: Undone Records Format: 7" Cat #: UR-002 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price:$4.49 Discogs Last Sold: 1/29/25 NM/NM $4.00 Low: $2.95 1/2/23 NM/NM Median: $5.15 Average: $6.54 High: $28.41 brown translucent vinyl NM/NM 7/3/21 Current low price: $2.99 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 242/56 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Kim's Underground NYC Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No In the heady days of the early 90's, the mere mention of Jon Spencer was selling point enough to buy a single.  There were many a person that dealt in lo-fi blues all over the place on the American indie club and bar circuit.  Jack 'o Fire was Austin based.  They were led by vocalist/harmonica player  Walter Daniels and included guitarist Tim Kerr of the Bi...

  Artist: Pagans Title:  Dead End America '87 b/w Secret Agent Man Label: Treehouse Format: 7" Cat #: TR-003 Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $4.33 Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/25 NM/VG+ $6.33 Low: $1.00 7/22/17 NM/NM Median: $4.85 Average: $4.72 High: $7.00 2/7/21 M/NM Current low price: $4.00 NM/NM Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 269/55 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester Al Bums New $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Live teaser from the legendary Cleveland punk band Pagans led by the late Mike Hudson (1956-2017).  The A-side was from the then forthcoming Live: The Godlike Power Of The Pagans which was recorded live in Minneapolis in 1986.  "Dead End America" is on the album and was originally recorded in the studio back in 1979 and released as their 4th single  on Drom.  The B-side...

  Artist: Eric Dolphy Title:  Out To Lunch! Label: Blue Note Format: CD Cat #: CDP 7 46524 2 Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 5/10/25 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $2.39 NM/NM 12/3/24 Median: $5.20 Average: $5.75 High: $9.09 NM/NM 2/12/25 Current low price: $4.14 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 809/206 Where Sold: Kapolei, HI Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: NYC St Marks Smash early; 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Genre defining 1964 Hard Bop verging Free (or Free Jazz coming out of Hard Bop, depending on how you see it) on the Blue Note label.  It's complicated.  Led by Eric Dolphy on alto sax as well as flute and bass clarinet.  He is joined by Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Richard Davis on bass and then 18-year-old prodigy Tony Williams on drums. I got this dawn of the ...

  Artist: Fuck Emos Title: Conspiracy Label: No Lie Music Format: 7" Cat #: NO LIE-005 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 1,000 clear vinyl single sided 2-track Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 9/12/24 M/M $19.66 Low: $3.00 4/6/22 NM/NM Median: $5.50 Average: $6.68 High: $19.66 9/12/24 M/M Current low price: $8.76 NM/VG+  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 61/40 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  NYC Kim's $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Austin's Fuck Emos became a favorite of mine from finding a cd in a dollar crate.  That title, Can Kill You, has been sold and written about.  This single sided double track release tackles JFK and "Mexico."   The vocalist, Russell Porter, has a feel sort've like Mike Hard of the God Bullies.  Deep and rich with a distinctive, flat tone....

  Artist: NY Loose Title: Green Light Semaphore b/w The Luckiest Girl Label: Holy Plastic Format: 7" Cat #: 1st Psalm Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $4.64 Discogs Last Sold: 11/17/24 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $2.58 NM/VG+ 5/20/22  Median: $4.81 Average: $4.79 High: $7.30 NM/VG+ 3/31/21  Current low price: $3.93 NM/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 111/25 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  Brooklyn, NY The Thing $1.00 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No Likable garage punk band led by vocalist/guitarist Brijitte West, most recently (to my knowledge) in Brijette West and the Desperate Hopefuls.  Funny, I was just in a conversation where someone was talking about the Blue Chieftains and lo and behold that was one of the many bands co-guitarist Stephen Antonakos was in.  Sadly,  Stephen passed of COVID in 2...

  Artist: Hellride Title: Shitfaced and Pissed Off b/w Darkness Label: Radio Blast Recordings Format: 7" Cat #: RBR 027 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Germany 1999 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $4.00 Discogs Last Sold: 4/5/25 M/M $3.00 Low: $2.91 NM/VG 5/19/17 Median: $4.44 Average: $4.86 High: $10.00 NM/VG+ 1/31/11 Current low price: $2.24 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 174/17 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  London UK Intoxica 2001 3.75 sticker in pounds still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This was a random 7" purchase found in the Intoxica bin on Portobello Road in London during an early aughts visit there.  I probably bought it strictly for the title "Shitfaced and Pissed Off."  Why wouldn't that be a good record? Turns out although this was a German pressing, Hellride were a Norwegian speedrock band who happened ...

  Artist: Quasi Title: Unto Itself b/w Kiss The Snowman Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: 7" Cat #: KRS 309 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US Mailorder Freak 7" Singles Club 1998 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/15/25 Sell Price: $4.08 Discogs Last Sold: 3/21/25 NM/VG+ $5.53 Low: $1.00 VG+/VG+ 2/27/18 Median: $4.04 Average: $4.36 High: $9.33 M/M 7/2/22 Current low price: $4.00 VG+/NM  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 254/63 Where Sold: Oak Ridge, TN Time it took to sell: 9 years  Where and When Bought: Other Music $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Kill Rock Starts had a mail order singles club from April 1998 to December 1999 long after it was passee.  Until I sold this record, I never realized the club existed.  I was a big fan of Quasi Featuring "Birds" from the same year, so at that time everything the band released was an automatic "buy."  This continued for exactly one ...

  Artist: Dura-Delinquent Title: Sick On You b/w Head Over High-Heels/All Lushed Up Label: All City Soulsville Format: 7" Cat #: n/a Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $3.24 Discogs Last Sold: 1/25/25 NM/NM $2.00 Low: $1.12 VG+/VG  11/9/17 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.21 High: $3.50 NM/NM 7/15/12 Current low price: $2.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 51/6 Where Sold: Salem, MA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  New York, NY Other Music $1.49 sticker on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No Hailing originally from Santa Cruz this single was released probably by the band on an imprint called All City Soulsville.  This record isn't up for streaming. They also issued another  single  and and an  album  that year as well as a couple more full-lengths the end of the 90's, finally winding up on K Records in 1999. T...

  Artist: The J Geils Band Title:  The J Geils Band Label: Atlantic Format: LP Cat #: SD 8275 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US reissue Richmond Pressing, Green/Red label Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $8.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/5/24 VG+/VG+ $8.40 Low: $2.00 G+/VG 7/14/23 Median: $5.87 Average: $6.25 High: $16.00 NM/VG+ 8/4/22 Current low price: $3.50 F/VG, $4.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 122/30 Where Sold: Lyons, OR Time it took to sell: 2 years  Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Straight outta Wormtown, the woofa goofa mama tuffa's 1970 debut hard drives it's way into your heart and mind.  Wait.  Stop a minute!  Don't!  Go too far! The kick-off to the record, "Wait" is a great one and sets the stage for a whole career. Covers are the name of the game: The Contours " First I Look At The Purse " from 1965, the title t...

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Heaven & Hell Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 3372-2 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 80's CD  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/14/25 Sell Price: $9.14 Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/25 NM/NM $11.99 Low: $4.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.94 High: $15.00 Current low price: $9.98 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 99/149 Where Sold: Wood River, IL Time it took to sell: 1 year 3 months Where and When Bought:  facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No With Dio's passing 15 years ago on the 16th, somebody wanted to get the original CD masters of Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules together.  Both sounded great cranked up and I had a Rhino remaster laying around that I cranked also and didn't really notice that much difference.  I thought I heard some bothersome synthy chimes in "Children Of The Sea" in the Rhino version but I heard them again in the early master and on the s...

  Artist: Pat Metheny Title:  Trio 99→00 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 47632-2 Year of Release: 2000 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2000 with slipcover Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/16/25 Sell Price: $7.69 Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/25 VG+/VG+ $2.50 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.95 High: $10.11 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 494/33 Where Sold: Kapolei, HI Time it took to sell: 9 months Where and When Bought:  facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Top shelf trio from fusion legend Pat Metheny.  At some point in the 90's or so his albums took a left turn from a slicker sounding era.  Here, the band are roughly a dozen years younger than Pat.  Double bass player Larry Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart were both born in 1966.  Long enough to be established players with other musicians, but young enough for Pat to be in the elder statesman role on the edge of h...