The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Van Halen Title:  Women and Children First Label: Warner Bros. Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: W8 3415 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year  of Edition: US Columbia House reissue, Grey Shell Sell Price: $5.20 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G+ PRO REFURBISHED tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 12/5/22 VG/not graded $3.50 Low: $3.50 Median: $4.35 Average: $4.35 High: $5.20 Current  low price:  $8.00 G/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 29/38 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No " Oh yah, Van Halen! "-cromagnon Junior high schooler from New England in the early 80's expressing his music taste Van Halen was the award winner of Blue Collar radio rock in the early 80's among the kids for sure.  Borch belt Diamond Dave went further to the Catskills and Eddie Van Halen and his brother Alex wi...

  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: Stone Temple Pilots Title: Core Label: Atlantic Format: CD  Cat #: 7 82418-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 SRC  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $4.85 iscogs Last Sold: 6/20/25 VG+/VG+ $2.79 Low: $0.25 G/no cover 4/8/25 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.41 High: $12.00 M/M 5/26/25 Current low price: $0.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 71 Have/Want: 4785/575 Where Sold: Northport, AL Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No When Core came out, I thought the band was somewhat fraudulent.  I hated the first hit I heard,  "Sex Type Thing" and was disgusted that the Butthole Surfers were opening for them already on seemingly their first tour.  MTV product, I sniffed with 22-year-old certitude. 33 years later, I've finally got around to hearing the actual album start to finish.  It does have all the signpost...

  Artist:  Stone Temple Pilots Title: Purple Label: Atlantic Format: CD  Catalog Number: 82607-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year  of Edition: US BMG Record Club D 124738 Sell Price: $3.71 Sell Date: 12/23/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/14/23 VG+/VG+ $1.50 Low: $1.49 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.24 High: $4.50 Current  low price:  $1.05 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 38/56 Where Sold: Sallisaw, OK Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: Facebook dollar lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Purple is their masterpiece"-The Pinch Point editor after some back and forth texting on STP I managed to ignore Stone Temple Pilots save for the insufferable "Sex Type Thing" from their first album Core.  I had a mental note that my friend, the editor of Pinch Point, unexpectedly thought highly of them, so with that in mind I got the first 2 cds last year in a dollar lot....