The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title:  Paranoid Label: Warner Bros. Format: 8-Track Quadrophonic Catalog Number: WB L9W 1887 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1974 Sell Price: $110.00 Sell Date: 8/13/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/7/25 VG+/no cover $39.00 Low: $36.00 Median: $39.00 Average: $61.67 High: $110.00 Current low price: n/a Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 8/163 Where Sold: Rancho Cordova, CA Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: eBay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: Yes I'm keeping with the Saturday tradition, we have a Black Sabbath sale to discuss.  When I got this Paranoid Quad 8-track in a lot, I was tempted to find a Quad 8-track player, fantasizing that I could get a combo quad turntable/8-track under $100 and get my oversized speakers finally out of Kenny's storage space after all these years, but they all run around $250 for the component plus I'd have to get a quad ...

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: Rush Title: Moving Pictures Label: Mercury Format: CD Cat #: P2 00048 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US mid 80's Columbia Record Club Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/24/25 Sell Price: $5.17 Discogs Last Sold: 9/8/25 NM/NM $9.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.12 Average: $3.65 High: $9.00 Current low price: $3.05 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 509/254 Where Sold: Brooklyn, NY Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot a couple years ago Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Somehow in recent years I've managed to accumulate 4 copies of Moving Pictures--3 on CD and one cassette.  The one that sold was an early 80's Columbia House copy, but I have a BMG one and a remastered one as well as that 80's cassette.  My vinyl copy sold long ago.  Given that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have decided to take Rush back out on the road, once could only guess that whatever Rush pieces I have l...

  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:  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....

  Artist: The Beatles Title: Live At The BBC Label: Apple/Capitol Format: 2XCD Cat #: CDP 7243 8 31796 2 6 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/21/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/30/21 $4.00 VG+/VG+ Low: $2.99 Median: $3.81 Average: $4.01 High: $6.99 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 63 Have/Want: 1265/41 Where Sold: Brooklyn, NY Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Tower NYC new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No The first "official" stab at making the Beatles 1963-1965 BBC recordings for the general consumer instead of a multiple bootleg volumes that had been circulating for years.  Of course, when it is official, it is never "complete."  Just a reworking of the approved tapes.  It took until 2013 for another set to come out officially, but there have been a myriad of box sets f...