The Reverse Collector

Artist: David Bowie Title: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Bonus Tracks: John I'm Only Dancing / Velvet Goldmine / Sweet Head / Ziggy Stardust (Demo) / Lady Stardust (Demo) Label: Rykodisc Cat #: RCD 10134 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 BMG Music Club edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/31/25 Sell Price: $8.47 Discogs Last Sold: 6/22/25 NM/NM $20.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $7.00 Average: $8.67 High: $24.99 Current low price: $5.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 619/872 Where: Canton, CT Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 or $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No The Rykodisc Bowie remasters of the early 90's, as mentioned recently, have held their value primarily because of the bonus tracks that are exclusive to the edition.  Remastering was done later but this one is fine by me.  One thing of note: they truncate the title on the ...

  Artist: Robyn Hitchcock Title: Luxor Label: Editions PAF! Format: CD Cat #: PAF 004 Year of Release: 2003 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2003 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/28/25 Sell Price: $5.82 Discogs Last Sold: 2/21/25 NM/NM $9.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.75 Average: $9.38 High: $20.00 Current low price: $8.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 270/34 Where: Las Vegas, NV Time it took to sell: 15  years Where and When Bought: internet used late aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No I've written before in the links below about the great Hitchcock complete catalog update toward the end of the 2000's.  Luxor from 2003 was certainly one of those titles.  Unfortunately, it was too much titles of the same artist at once and this album fell by the wayside.  I can't remember even giving it a token listen although I probably threw it in my 300-CD carousel player I had at the time with the intention to hear it at least...

  Artist: Eric Dolphy/Ron Carter Title: Magic Label: Prestige Format: 2XLP Cat #: P-24053 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1975 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 7/25/25 Sell Price: $6.20 Discogs Last Sold: 4/21/25 VG+/VG+ $18.00 Low: $5.00 2/4/22 VG/VG Median: $11.72 Average: $12.55 High: $28.82 9/1/23 NM/VG+ Current low price: $10.50 VG/VG (second disc only), $24.08 VG+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 647/81 Where: Fresno, CA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: can't remember, Boston early 90's used? Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No This is one of those records sitting in my storage space the last 15 years that I have no recollection of buying or how this got to be so much lower than the going rate.  That's how it goes.  This is a reissue of 2 albums with both Eric Dolphy and Ron Carter.  The first 2 sides are Dolphy's Far Cry album from 1962 credited to him and Booker Little....

  Artist: Various Artists (Didjits, Fuckemos, Gut, Ed Hall, Cows, Cherubs, Noodle, Seaweed, Glorium, Sockeye, Chaindrive, Americanpsycho Band) Title:  Live At Emo's Label: Rise Records Format: CD Cat #: RR-125 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/21/25 Sell Price: $4.00 Discogs Last Sold: 1/28/25 VG+/VG+ $6.84 Low: $1.75 Median: $4.20 Average: $5.18 High: $12.00 Current low price: $4.95 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 112/34 Where: Lockhart, TX Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought: $6.99 sticker still on it from Kim's Underground used bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No This 1994 compilation of live recordings from the esteemed Austin club seemed a mandatory purchase at the time.  It had a live version of my favorite Cows song "Plowed" that I completely forgot about.  Other record collection regulars on the noise rock circuit like Ed Hall, Fuckemos, ...

  Artist: Various Artists (Biohazard, White Zombie, Megadeth, 1000 Homo DJ's featuring Al Jorgenson, Ozzy Osbourne with Therapy?, Corrosion of Conformity, Sepultura, Bullring Brummies, Bruce Dickenson with Godspeed, Ugly Kid Joe, Faith No More, Type O Negative) Title:  Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath Label: Columbia Format: CD Cat #:  CK 66335 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG club edition Listed Condition: M/M sealed Sell Date: 7/25/25 Sell Price: $4.85 Discogs Last Sold: 6/19/25 VG+/VG+ $3.00   Low: $1.00 Median: $3.01 Average: $3.52 High: $6.50 Current low price: $6.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 112/34 Where: Fresh Meadows, NY 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 Pretty good modern metal overview circa the first half of the 90's on this Black Sabbath tribute.  The stars come out Ozzy joins Therapy? (!) to do ...

  Artist: Ozzy Osbourne Title: Blizzard Of Ozz Label: Epic Format: CD Cat #:  EK 67235 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition: VG+/G some water damage Sell Date: 7/24/25 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/25 VG/VG+ $3.99   Low: $2.99 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.35 High: $7.00 Current low price: $15.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 129/110 Where: Lacey, WA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No "voyeur straining/in love with his hand/a poison passion/a PULSATING GLAND..."-"No Bone Movies" Ozzy's solo debut was ultimately his best solo album with the crucial help of Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake who were wiped off the album in the 2002 remastering due to a royalty dispute.  Randy Rhodes of course didn't live long enough to dispute anything.  However, by the 30th Anniversary edition that arrived in 2011, their wiped-o...

  Artist: The Electric Prunes Title: Mass In F Minor / Release Of An Oath-The Kol Nidre Label: Morello Format: CD Cat #:  MRLL 16 Year of Release: 2013 (Mass In F Minor (1967), Release of an Oath (1968) Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 2013 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/22/25 Sell Price: $8.36 Discogs Last Sold: 7/18/25 NM/VG+ $9.49   Low: $4.50 Median: $9.47 Average: $9.56 High: $14.24 Current low price: $8.24 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want:  76/19 Where: Utica, MI Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Facebook lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No Arranger/Composer David Axlerod hijacked the band that had a garage rock hit with "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" with these two attempts to psychedelify the religious experience.  1967's Mass In F Minor in a Catholic Liturgic Service with psych guitar melded to Gregorian chants.  The full band only made it to the first 3 tracks including "Kyrie Elias...

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Greatest Hits 1970-1978 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Format: CD Cat #:  R2 73365 Year of Release: 2006 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Music Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/23/25 Sell Price: $3.59 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/25 VG/VG+ $4.00   Low: $1.99 Median: $4.99 Average: $6.31 High: $21.28 Current low price: $1.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 33 Have/Want: 1463/60 Where: Geneva, IL Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No While all the music on Black Sabbath's Greatest Hits 1970-1978 is A level and beyond, even though this is the only compilation to cover the entire Ozzy years in the 70's in one 75-minute CD, it falls flat in numerous ways.  You get all the obvious hits like "Paranoid," "Iron Man," "War Pigs," "Black Sabbath" hell even "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," but it tapers off when ...

  Artist: Big Black Title: The Incredibly Corporate Whorish Big Black Interview Album Side One     Side Two Label: Touch 'n' Go Format: LP Cat #:  TG-LP-INT-1 Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Promo only Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 7/18/25 Sell Price: $15.57 Discogs Last Sold: 5/17/25 NM/NM $23.26   Low: $14.95 NM/NM 1/14/20 Median: $25.00 Average: $26.78 High: $40.00 NM/NM like new Current low price: $17.44 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 128/147 Where: Chicago, IL Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No One of those collection crown jewels that somehow dropped to 15 bucks over the years.  I'm sure I opened up at 40 many years ago, but a dreaded 2" seam split in my notes made other people that actually wanted the record opt for "NM/NM" copies in the 25-40 range. This was a promo that came before the "He's A Whore" si...

  Artist: Jefferson Airplane Title: Surrealistic Pillow Label: RCA Victor Format: LP Cat #: LPM-3766 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1967 Mono Hollywood Pressing Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 7/18/25 Sell Price: $29.08 Discogs Last Sold: 7/20/25 VG+/VG $24.00 Low: $1.73 G/G 5/7/25 Median: $11.47 Average: $26.07 High: $91.86 VG+/VG+ 11/4/24 Current low price: $4.99 G/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 2969/1291 Where: Seattle, WA Time it took to sell:   3years Where and When Bought: Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No Surrealistic Pillow is notable for being Grace Slick's debut in the established band and containing the megahits "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit."  "White Rabbit" is so seared on rock consciousness that my own band nicked the dah-dah-da-da-da ad infinitum for our decidedly non-hit song "Changing My Tune."  But that is neither here nor there. I neve...

  Artist: DM Bob and the Deficits Title: Mexico Americano b/w Bandito Mexicano Label: Crypt Format: 7" Cat #: CRYPT-054 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/14/25 Sell Price: $3.46 Discogs Last Sold: 7/26/24 VG+/VG+ $3.09 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.49 Average: $3.66 High: $8.05 Current low price: $2.33 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 147/20 Where Lenexa, KS Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Bought: Newbury Comics Shrewsbury MA 99 cent singles bin late 90's or so Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No I remember some girl on the garage rock scene that hung out at Marz Bar and was talking about "Dim Bob!" with such enthusiasm I bought their CD Bad With Wimmin.  I still have that CD sitting in storage, but this single I saw a few years later with the A-side from the album was sitting in the 99 cent bin at Newbury Comics when my friend John worked there briefly and took ...

  Artist: The Banned Title: Little Girl b/w C. P. G. J.'s Label: Harvest Format: 7" Cat #: HAR 5145 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1977 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/14/25 Sell Price: $3.05 Discogs Last Sold: 7/18/25 VG+/Generic $0.13 Low: $0.13 Median: $2.21 Average: $2.41 High: $9.45 Current low price: $0.13 UK Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 196 Have/Want: 685/28 Where Lenexa, KS Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Bought: Intoxica London UK 3 pound sticker still on it early 2000's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Just another punk band from Croyden. I bought this single in a stack at Intoxica on a visit to London back in 2000 or so.  No hard reason, I knew nothing about the band except they were on Harvest and the record looked cool and reasonably priced in a white sleeve.  That price seems to be worth pennies now in the UK but we still have to pay for shipping here, so the buy that got this got ...

  Artist: The Cynics Title:  No Way b/w Dancing On The Wall Label: Get Hip Format: 7" Cat #: GH 101 Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/14/25 Sell Price: $4.71 Discogs Last Sold: 6/22/25 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $5.81 Average: $5.92 High: $9.88 Current low price: $5.07 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 277/28 Where Lenexa, KS Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Bought: Blacklist Mailorder late 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Classic early single that came initially to advance the Blue Train Station album in 1987 with an unreleased B-side.  I liked the song so much from that album without knowing this was an advance single until I saw in Blacklist Mailorder in 1989 when I was stuck in Worcester for a summer.  There was a little confusion when I saw the date listed as 1993, but I think that was the year the record was reissued with a color cover ...