The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Chicago Title:  Chicago II Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 18 BO 0858 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 red shell Sell Price: $4.74 Sell Date: 6/21/26 Condition: VG/F tested sounds good, front cover label missing only tracks,  Discogs Last Sold: 5/31/26 VG/not graded $3.00 Low: $0.49 Median: $3.50 Average: $3.24 High: $5.00 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 90/55 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No  Chicago changed their name in 1970 to avoid a lawsuit by the Chicago Transit Authority.  I guess the city had better things to do.  Anyway this spawned a series of albums without a title for the brunt of the 70's until Hot Streets.  Retroactively they were assigned numbers to their titles.  This one is II or 2.  There were 3 top ten hi...

  Artist: Jackson Browne Title:  Hold Out Label: Asylum Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 5T 8511 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $2.57 Sell Date: 6/21/26 Condition: VG/VG tested   Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/25 VG+/generic  Low: $2.57 Median: $2.64 Average: $2.64 High: $2.71 Current low price: $2.00 VG+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 26/10 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought Ebay 8 track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No  Jackson Browne's Hold Out was the first album by him that I bought independently of my mother getting it.  This was solely due to having a number one album collection in 1980 and Hold Out made that apex for a week in September of that year.  I remember my mother was working at a Rite Aid when I bought the record at our local 24 hour store that sold new records.  I excitedly called to tell her, since...

Artist: Heart Title: Bebe Le Strange Label: Epic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FEA 36371 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980 Sell Price: $3.42 Sell Date: 6/10/26 Condition: VG/G untested, has bubbling, spine has some tearing  Discogs Last Sold: 3/1/24 VG/no cover $4.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $3.50 Average: $3.58 High: $4.00 Current low price: $3.00 VG/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 32/18 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought Ebay 8 track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No  With their syrupy mid-80's MOR hits, you'd forget that Heart earlier 80's records were still firmly rooted in Led Zeppelin inspired territory.  Bebe Le Strange was a big hit in it's day with the hit "Even It Up" but the rest of the album also seems very good overall.  The title track sounds like a Led Zeppelin live instrumental break of "Rock and Roll" (I think---this ha...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Metamorphosis Label: ABKCO Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: AB1T-4229 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $4.27 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/G+ name in pen on cover, tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 4/17/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $0.50 Median: $4.00 Average: $3.46 High: $5.00 Current low price: $4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 55/25 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No  When it came out, Metamorphosis was lambasted as it joined a line of archive clearance albums (notable Dylan by Bob Dylan) after the artist switched labels.  While this one didn't quite go Gold, it did make it into Billboard's top 10 peaking at #8 in July 1975 on a 13 week run.  That is better than many compilations issued since.    The focus was Jagger/Richards songs ...

  Artist: Journey Title: Evolution Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA 35797 Year of Release: 1979 Country and Year of Edition: US 1979  Sell Price: $3.55 Sell Date: 6/10/26 Condition: VG/VG Discogs Last Sold: 3/18/26 VG+/no cover $4.99 Low: $1.75 Median: $3.27 Average: $3.38 High: $5.00 Current low price: $2.00 G/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 95/46 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C+ Sad To See It Go: No  For whatever reason this Journey album completely passed me by.   I had E-S-C-4-P-3 like every other 11 year old rock fan in 1981 and my buddy John had a used copy of Infinity, but somehow, despite knowing "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" from the radio, I never really linked it to Evolution even as 3 million people in the US did. The other big hit I remember from radio was the Gregg Rolie led "Just The Same Way."...

Artist: Kansas Title:  Leftoverture Label: Kirschner Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: JZA 34224 Year of Release: 1976  Country and Year of Edition: US 3 pin gray shell Dolby Sell Price: $4.27 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 3/21/26 VG+/no cover $3.95 Low: $2.00 Median: $3.73 Average: $3.43 High: $4.27 Current low price:  $1.94 G+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 40/45 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C- Sad To See It Go: No   A few weeks ago I thought I was going to be staying with some friends in the Poconos and looked to see what music might be playing in the area just for chuckles.  The closest thing to a "rock" show that weekend was Kansas at some local outlet.  This made me wonder how many original members were left in the band.  At this point and time the number is zero but apparently guitarist Ri...

  Artist: Elvis Costello & The Attractions Title: Almost Blue Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA 37562 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 gray shell Sell Price: $39.15 Sell Date: 6/7/26 Condition: VG+/VG tested sounds great start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 6/5/26 VG+/VG+ $8.00 Low: $2.67 Median: $7.01 Average: $9.01 High: $39.95 Current low price:  n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 7/24 Where Sold: Buffalo, MN Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No Generally I've always felt Elvis Costello "genre excursion records" were something to ignore whether bloated Bacharach or classical dickering.  Unfortunately this meant I always psychologically pointed to this record as one I've not only ignored, but a turning point in the devalument of the rest of his entire recorded output.  I've always thought of everything after Armed F...

  Artist: James Taylor Title: Greatest Hits Label: Warner Bros. Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: M8 3113 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US Columbia Records Club edition Sell Price: $2.57 Sell Date: 6/10/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/25 VG+/no cover $2.98 Low: $2.57 Median: $2.77 Average: $2.77 High: $2.98 Current low price: $2.57 VG/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 32/26 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I've always found James Taylor to be a bit insufferable.  I had the supposed "5-star" Sweet Baby James ever since I found it for 50 cents at a yard sale in the early 80's.  I didn't particularly like it, even if I respected it.  However, I never really bought any of his other 70's albums until fairly recently.  I always think I'm missing something, whether JT or the Apple debut, but I...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Exile On Main Street Label: Rolling Stones Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP 2-2900 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1972 gray shell Sell Price: $12.85 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/VG tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 8/5/24 VG+/no cover $9.99 Low: $2.99 Median: $9.00 Average: $11.02 High: $25.00 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $5.99 G+/generic Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 66/344 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No I think the first time I heard Exile was on an 8-track my friend John got in the early 80's.  I got a vinyl copy used at some point before the CD era and never really noticed the different track order.  I don't think I ever got a remaster CD beyond one of those Sony butcher jobs of the 80's.    Exile was a long album of songs, some...