The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Metallica Title: ...And Justice For All Label: Elektra Format: Cassette Cat #: 9 60812 4 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/8/25 Sell Price: $22.00 Discogs Last Sold: 8/1/25 VG+/VG+ $13.99 Low: $5.00 Median: $12.99 Average: $13.34 High: $59.99 Current low price: $8.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 1235/471 Where: Williamsburg, VA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No Part of the first five album foundation that made the band, the 4th Metallica album on some days might be my personal favorite.  I certainly bought the CD the first week if not day it came out at Tower Records on Mass Ave in Boston.  When I found this cassette in a lot of $2 tapes, I knew instinctively this single title would possibly flip to pay for the whole lot, which it did.  Metal tapes sell. The narrative alw...

  Artist: Grails Title:  Burning Off Impurities Label: Temporary Residence Cat #: TRR 118 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2007 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/3/25 Sell Price: $6.56 Discogs Last Sold: 6/4/25 NM/VG+ $4.56 Low: $1.50 Median: $5.66 Average: $5.52 High: $7.99 Current low price: $6.67 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 481/71 Where: Carson City, NV Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 or $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No Grails was one of those bands I was curious about hearing, and I had no idea why.  Didn't know they were from Portland, OR or had Emil Amos, who drummed on the Om record I didn't hear the next year.  All I knew was a band name I heard somewhere and snapped it up in a cheap lot of cds.  In the back of my head, I knew I'd flip it someday. This is ambient post-rock.  With that sentence, I find myself imitating the video...

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, ...