The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Decemberists Title:  The Hazards Of Love Label:  Capitol Format: CD Cat #: 50999 2 14710 2 5 Year of Release: 2009 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2009 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/27/25 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/7/25 VG+/NM $3.95 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.74 Average: $3.71 High: $7.47 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 1100/67 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Portland, OR's The Decemberists 5th album The Hazards of Love was a song cycle rock opera of sorts.  At some point the title track reared up yet again and I wondered if I accidentally hit the repeat button.  No, it was the same song. With the Decemberists you know you are going to get Colin Malloy's folky lilt, that goes without saying.  Some might say he is affected faux-British others say he is mining a tradition ...

  Artist: Male Slut Title: The Church Should Be For The Outcast, Not A Church That Casts People Out b/w Thoodblirsty Thesbians Label:  Stomach Ache Records Format: 7" Cat #: SA-57 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Mexico 1995 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 6/26/25 Sell Price: $4.33 Discogs Last Sold: 6/2/24 NM/NM $19.48 Low: $2.70 2/2/16 NM/NM Median: $5.58 Average: $6.57 High: $19.48 NM/NM 6/2/24 Current low price: $4.33 NM/VG+ UK Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 82/90 Where Sold: Chicago, IL Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: mid 90's Etheria Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C Sad To See It Go: No A little bit of wankery from Thurston Moore with Steve Shelley and Tim Foljahn under the moniker Male Slut.  These tracks got issued on the vinyl reissue of 1995's Psychic Heart.  Somebody ordered this a few years ago but didn't pay for it, so it has sat in a box with some albums pulled from storage that had the same fat...

  Artist: The Doors Title: The Doors Label:  Elektra Format: LP Cat #: EKS-74007 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1968 Listed Condition: F/G Sell Date: 6/21/25 Sell Price: $6.20 Discogs Last Sold: 6/24/25 VG+/VG+ $74.71 Low: $1.69 G/generic Median: $25.50 Average: $30.57 High: $160.92 NM/NM Current low price: $13.99 G+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 2423/1522 Where Sold: Lexington, KY Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: early 80's used That's Entertainment Dollar Bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No The Doors first and probably best album was their self-titled debut.  There may be some later tracks I like a little more but "Take It As It Comes" is probably in my top 3 or so.  We were just talking about the abrupt AM edit of "Light My Fire" in practice the other night but on this album, it is in all its extended glory. Soul Kitchen. Break On Through. Back Door Man.  All on one reco...

  Artist: Green Day Title: American Idiot Label:  Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 48777-2 Year of Release: 2004 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2004 Cinram Olyphant Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $6.56 Discogs Last Sold: 6/23/25 M/NM $7.97 Low: $1.98 Median: $5.46 Average: $5.67 High: $10.00 Current low price: $2.90 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 70 Have/Want: 4498/1108 Where Sold: Northport, AL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No In 2010 I traveled in India a couple months.  There was one rock t-shirt I would see all the time around the country.  Green Day's American Idiot.  I always assumed people were wearing the shirt because the band played there, but they didn't until this year in Mumbai . I pretty much ignored this album much like any other Green Day album except for the sports bar songs that get involuntarily heard while out and about....

  Artist: Aerosmith      Title: Draw The Line Label:  Columbia/Sony Music Custom Marketing Group Format: CD Cat #: CK 57364 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2008 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/22/25 Sell Price: $6.40 Discogs Last Sold: 2/15/25 NM/NM $5.75 Low: $2.00 M/M 8/3/19 Median: $5.75 Average: $5.84 High: $9.64 M/M 7/16/22 Current low price: $5.39 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 268/69 Where Sold: Mt. Pleasant, MI Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No While not as monumental start to finish as Toys In The Attic or Rocks, Draw The Line the album has my singular favorite song of the band, the title track.  It also has "KIngs And Queens" which I had on a B-side of the " Come Together " cover as a kid from their appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  It also has "Sight For Sore Eyes" which made it ...

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Dehumanizer Label:  Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 9 26965-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $7.42 Discogs Last Sold: 9/24/24 VG+/NM $8.50 Low: $1.50 NM/NM 9/7/22 Median: $6.82 Average: $6.87 High: $11.49 NM/NM 11/14/24 Current low price: $6.63 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 325/87 Where Sold: 325/87 Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No I've had to come to terms with something after a third of a century.  Dehumanizer isn't that good.  I always thought that this might be a buried classic if only I put in the time beyond a spin here and there.  Today I am facing the facts.  The Heaven & Hell album may be up for further review and I'm withholding final judgement on that, but today is the day I formally declare Dehumanizer as middli...

  Artist: Stone Temple Pilots Title: Core Label: Atlantic Format: CD  Cat #: 7 82418-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 SRC  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $4.85 iscogs Last Sold: 6/20/25 VG+/VG+ $2.79 Low: $0.25 G/no cover 4/8/25 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.41 High: $12.00 M/M 5/26/25 Current low price: $0.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 71 Have/Want: 4785/575 Where Sold: Northport, AL Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No When Core came out, I thought the band was somewhat fraudulent.  I hated the first hit I heard,  "Sex Type Thing" and was disgusted that the Butthole Surfers were opening for them already on seemingly their first tour.  MTV product, I sniffed with 22-year-old certitude. 33 years later, I've finally got around to hearing the actual album start to finish.  It does have all the signpost...

  Artist: Nick Drake Title: Five Leaves Left Label:  Island Records/Chronicles/Ume Format: CD  Cat #: 422 842 915-2 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US circa 2003-13 Listed Condition: M/M sealed Sell Date: 6/14/25 Sell Price: $6.56 iscogs Last Sold: 5/25/25 NM/NM $6.22 Low: $1.62 NM/NM 1/2/25 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.24 High: $10.00 NM/NM 1/2/22 Current low price: $5.59 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 152/183 Where Sold: Tucson, AZ Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake's first album from 1969, has an interesting history in terms of how it was issued.  Originally it came out on Island in the UK.  It didn't come out in the US until after his 1974 death on the Antilles label in 1976.  In 1979 there was a 3-LP UK compilation issued called Fruit Tree-The Complete Recorded Works that was artwork revised, reissue...

    Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title:  Born To Run : 30th Anniversary Edition Hammersmith Odeon, London '75   Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run  Pt. 1 Pt.2  Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Live At The Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, 1973 : Spirit In The Night Wild Billy's Circus Story Thundercrack Label:  Columbia Format: CD + 2XDVD Cat #: 82796 94175 2 Year of Release: 2005 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2005 30th Anniversary Box Set Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/2/25 Sell Price: $5.45 iscogs Last Sold: 6/9/25 VG+/VG+ $7.00 Low: $4.50  VG+/VG+ 5/15/25 Median: $8.95 Average: $9.54 High: $20.00 M/M 1/15/24 Current low price: $1.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 90 Have/Want: 1513/240 Where Sold: Philadelphia, PA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: internet around when it was released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The 30th Anniversary issue of Born To Run is a fancy box with 2 DVD's that I n...

  Artist: David Bowie Title: Station To Station Word On A Wing (Live, Nassau '76)     Stay (Live, Nassau, 76) Label:  Rykodisc Format: CD Cat #: RCD 10141 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 BMG Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/7/25 Sell Price: $10.85 iscogs Last Sold:6/1/25 NM/NM $6.0 Low: $8.99 VG+/VG+ 6/3/25 Median: $9.95 Average: $10.05 High: $20.27 NM/VG+ 2/26/21 Current low price: $10.99 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 274/367 Where Sold: Tuckahoe, NY Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Station To Station might be taking a crown for me as pound for pound my favorite Bowie album.  I always sort've had Ziggy by default in my mind, but I've been so burnt on that one for so long that I'll take any other 70's albums over it if someone gave me a choice to listen.  I orginally had a $1.49 vinyl copy I b...

  Artist: Sonic Youth Title: Dirty Label:  DGC Format: CD Cat #: DGCD-24485 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 BMG Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/4/25 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 3/19/25 VG+/VG+ $4.53 Low: $1.77 VG/not graded 1/10/21 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.92 High: $10.00 M/M 12/17/22 Current low price: $4.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 314/191 Where Sold: Madison Heights, MI Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Dirty was a heavily played album by me in 1992.  It made it's way into the bedroom and casual living in a way the others didn't.  That said, listening to it for the first time in god knows how long, I was surprised there was a big chunk of it I sort of ignored.  Songs stand out all over the place.  My favorite was "Sugar Kane" but I love you I love you I love you what's your song title was ...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Another Side Of Bob Dylan Label:  Columbia Format: LP Cat #: PC 8993 Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 70's reissue Listed Condition: VG+/VG 4" spine damage Sell Date: 5/30/25 Sell Price: $6.96 Discogs Last Sold: 6/1/25 NM/VG+ $10.00 Low: $4.99 F/G+ Median: $10.00 Average: $9.99 High: $17.05  Current low price: $11.98 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 784/239 Where Sold: South Williamsport, PA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Worcester MA That's Entertainment $2.99 early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "Everything passes. Everything changes...just do what you think you should do..."-To Ramona So here we have Another Side Of Bob Dylan, arguably the best of Bob's acoustic years if you want relationship songs and not political ones.    It seems trite to say that since maybe that means this is the most political album of the first 4.  The real p...