The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Various Artists (James Brown, Al Green, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Eddie Cochran, Little Ricard, Earl Bostic, Andre Williams, Sly & The Family Stone, The Itals, Sade, Aretha Franklin, The Isley Brothers, The Beach Boys) Title: Artist's Choice: The Rolling Stones: Music That Matters To Them Label: Hear Music/EMI Special Music Markets Format: CD Catalog Number: 72435-81055-2-0 Year of Release: 2003 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2003 Sell Price: $3.86 Sell Date: 2/27/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/11/25 M/M $4.05 Low: $0.50 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.49 High: $9.99 Current  low price:  $2.14 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:27 Have/Want:251/11 Where Sold: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No Starbucks had a decent concept circa 2003 when this came out.  Take some of the premier living songw...

  Artist: Elvis Presley Title: Worldwide Gold Award Hits Vol. 1 & 2 Label: RCA Format: 8-Track Cat #: S 213690 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1974 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 9/24/25 Sell Price: $5.06 Discogs Last Sold: 3/10/24 VG+/VG+ $2.32 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.42 High: $5.25 Current low price: $1.98 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 166/5 Where Sold: Renton, WA Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Elvis compilations come and go, but this particular one from the 70's is a bit of a classic.  The first half of a 4 volume, 2-piece record set.  This 8-track has the first 25 and cuts off in the early 60's.  Enough to garner a "5-star" rating in the Rolling Stone Record Guide in the 70's along with the in-era Elvis' Golden Hits.  Most of those tracks are on here, but you have some good later post-Army ones as well...

  Artist: Various Artists (Rice University Marching Owl Band, Richard Berry, Rockin' Robin Roberts, The Sonics, The Sandpipers, The Kingsmen, The Last, Black Flag, Les Dantz and his Orchestra, The Impossibles) Title: The Best of Louie Louie Label: Rhino Format: LP Cat #: RNEP 605 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1983 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 7/10/25 Sell Price: $4.53 Discogs Last Sold: 5/29/25 VG+/NM $5.00 Low: $1.69 Median: $4.76 Average: $5.47 High: $15.00 Current low price: $2.95 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 47 Have/Want: 882/90 Where Brooklyn, NY Time it took to sell:  10 years Where and When Bought: used That's Entertainment Worcester mid 80's $2.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Fantastic overview of the song many think starts with the Kingsmen and ends with Black Flag.   The original R&B song by Richard Berry is included here.  We also get a version from the Sonics that came a couple years aft...

  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: Elvis Presley Title:  Elvis' Golden Records Label: RCA  Format: LP Cat #: LSP 1707 (e) Year of Release: 1958 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/11/25 Sell Price: $5.00 (whatnot auction)) Discogs Last Sold: 3/22/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $4.95 Average: $5.86 High: $13.36 Current low price: $3.25 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 966/79 Where Sold: San Diego, CA 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 For me this is the best Elvis compilation you could possibly have.  All Killer, no filler, compiled of singles close to the time they came out and went Gold.  Nothing post army, nothing Sun, nothing Vegas, just the King and the stuff that made him "The King." This particular copy was a late 70's RCA Stereo reissue.  One interesting thing I noted is how all the images are from the 50's copy or the 80's...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Run Devil Run Label: Capitol/MPL/EMI Music Canada Format: CD Catalog Number: 7243 5 22351 2 4 Year of Release: 1999 Country and Year  of Edition: Canada 1999 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/24/23 NM/VG+ $5.59 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.51 Average: $3.88 High: $7.00 Current  low price:  $2.80 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 219/23 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: new internet when it came out, guessing CD Universe Canada stock Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No In 1999 this was my album of the year or close to it.  I would say this was mainly on the strength of a handful of covers I thought were off the charts.  The main one that comes to mind is Macca's version of "She Said Yeah" by Larry Williams .  His voice nails it here.  This was William's b-side of a song the ...

  Artist: Various Artists (Bill Haley and the Comets, The Crests, Del Shannon, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Buddy Holly, Buster Brown, Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids, The Diamonds, The Tempos, The Beach Boys, The Fleetwoods, Chuck Berry, The Platters, Joey Dee & The Starlighters, The Regents, The Monotones, Lee Dorsey, Fats Domino, The Flamingos, The Silhouettes, The Five Satins, Bobby Freeman, Buddy Knox, The Del-Vikings, Johnny Burnette, The Clovers, The Skyliners, The Big Bopper, Mark Dinning, Sonny Till & The Orioles, The Heartbeats, The Cleftones, Booker T & The MG's, The Spaniels) Title:  41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack of American Graffiti Label: MCA Format: 2LP Catalog Number: MCA2-8001 Year of Release:  1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $12.36 Sell Date: 10/4/24 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold 6/26/24 VG/VG+ $4.88 Low: $2.20 Median: $6.97 Average: $7.42 High: $14.99 Current  low price:  $1....

  Artist: Miles Davis Title: Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 Label: Prestige Format: 8 CD Box Set Catalog Number: PCD-012-2 Year of Release:  1987 Country and Year  of Edition: US BMG Record Club Reissue Sell Price: $35.80 Sell Date: 9/21/24 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold  8/28//24 NM/VG+ $50.00 Low: $25.00 Median: $50.00 Average: $43.52 High: $53.00 Current  low price:  $40.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 44/19 Where Sold:  Cheverly, MD Time It Took  To Sell:  12 years Where and When  Bought: record club late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No As the era of the compact disc evolved, a market began to emerge for exhaustive box sets.  This was an early one released in the artist's lifetime.  4 double cds in a record sized box with a fat booklet.  Sprawling. I'm listening again to this material on September 28th, the day of his passing in 1991....