The Reverse Collector

  Artist: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Title: Source Tags & Codes Label: Interscope Format: CD Cat #:    069493236-2 Year of Release: 2002 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2002 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/24/25 Sell Price: $3.38 Discogs Last Sold:  10/25/25 NM/NM $6.00 Low: $0.85 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.40 High: $9.88 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 62 Have/Want: 1778/100 Where Sold: Brooklyn, NY Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: internet used mid aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No This is one of those bands that would probably be better served by a single or two rather than an overlong major label production.  The Merge formula made it's way to Interscope via Austin's ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.  The band was 5 years in by the time Source Tags & Codes became their major label debut.  They had a reputation as a great live band...

  Artist: The Folk Implosion Title:  Dare To Be Surprised Label: Communion Format: CD Cat #:   comm 45 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/NM Sell Date: 11/10/25 Sell Price: $4.59 Discogs Last Sold: 9/23/25 VG+/VG $3.50 Low: $1.00 Median: $4.11 Average: $4.69 High: $9.30 Current low price: $1.78 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 45 Have/Want: 1146/81 Where Sold: Ashburn, VA Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: new either sounds or Kims on St. Marks Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No " Next month will be over the bump/and tomorrow it's pumpkin pie"- Fall Into November Lou Barlow made a timely seasonal classic for mid-November on Dare To Be Surprised.  Outside of "Alice's Restaurant" ON Thanksgiving, I can't think of any other songs that lead up to Thanksgiving.  There were a couple good single EP's that led up to this full length--"Pole Position" and "Insinu...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Some Girls Label: Virgin Format: CD Cat #:    7243-8-39526-2-5 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/25 Sell Price: $5.84 Discogs Last Sold: 10/13/25 NM/NM $3.88 Low: $2.31 Median: $5.75 Average: $5.42 High: $9.20 Current low price: $3.10 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 700/224 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace cd lot $2 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No You might be able to intellectually argue other Stones albums are better, but I don't care, this was my first and ultimately my favorite.  Christmas 1978 my mother chose this from a 30+ album list to choose from since it was a band she was familiar with.  It probably did quite a bit to help shape my worldview and I am much better off for it. A young Jesse Jackson got some considerable hand wringing about Mick's learne...

Artist: Slug Title: The 3 Man Themes Label: PCP Entertainment Format: CD Cat #: PCP 024 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/28/25 Sell Price: $4.41 Discogs Last Sold: 10/15/25 VG+/VG+ $3.99 Low: $1.99 Median: $3.89 Average: $4.16 High: $9.17 Current low price: $8.14 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 110/41 Where Sold: Chula Vista, CA Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: Venus used $3 late 90's sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Slug's swansong, The 3 Man Themes, was a 75-minute-long soundtrack to a non-existent film.  Not quite ambient, certainly rooted in the noise rock they started in with a nod to their forerunner Can, whom they cover " Oh Yeah " from Tago Mago.  Since I have a band that, in theory, strives for lengthy noisy soundscapes that could potentially be used for soundtracks, this served as a bit of a warning of what NOT to do,...

  Artist: Of Cabbages And Kings Title:  Hunter's Moon Label: Triple X Format: CD Cat #: 51114-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/28/25 Sell Price: $5.26 Discogs Last Sold: 7/28/25 M/M $12.08 Low: $4.94 Median: $6.99 Average: $7.59 High: $15.00 Current low price: $4.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 83/49 Where Sold: Chula Vista, CA Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: KIms dollar shelf late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Downtown NYC noise rock with so-to-be Unsane drummer Vinnie Signorelli joining Branca's Carolyn Master and former Swan bass player Algis Kyzis.  This is clearly high art pedigree stamped with a Wharton Tiers production. This is dense art rock, difficult to remember even after multiple listens.  My favorite track is called "Came To Need."   It has a guitar atmosphere right out of Black Sabbath's "Supertzar" wi...

  Artist: Devo Title: Greatest Hits Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 26449-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/2/25 Sell Price: $7.54 Discogs Last Sold: 8/31/25 VG/VG+ $4.00 Low: $1.10 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.90 High: $11.49 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 510/33 Where Sold: Cleveland, OH 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 I figured I might as well write about the other Devo comp that sold with Greatest Misses the other day.  That would be it's alpha companion piece, Greatest Hits. All my favorites: "Jocko Homo," "Gates of Steel," "Beautiful World," "Satisfaction" with songs I initially couldn't stand but of course noticed like "Working In A Coal Mine" and "Peek A Boo."  It's all there and it can't be...