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Stone Temple Pilots-Core (1992)

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  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...

Simon & Garfunkel-Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

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    Artist: Simon & Garfunkel Title:  Bridge Over Troubled Water 2:50 Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat: KCS 9914 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price:  $4.99 G+/G+ 4" square peel on cover 5/6/23 Discogs Last Sold: 5/6/23 VG+/NM $50.23 Low:$0.99 Median: $6.99 Average: $17,94 High: $77.94 M/NM Current low price:  $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 140 Have/Want: 26990/3357 Where Sold:  Charleston, SC Time it Took to sell: 8 years Where and When  Worcester Al Bums early 80's mother bought it used to replaced beat up copy Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "...and he carries the reminders/of every glove that laid him down/or cut him/til he cried out in his anger and his shame/"I am leaving"/"I am leaving"/but the fighter still remains..." My first two albums of memory were this and the previous S&G album Bookends.  I'm pretty sure this was the first I remember even though I've always giv...

The Police-Synchronicity (1983)

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  Artist: The Police Title:  Synchronicity Label: A&M Format: LP Cat #: SP-3735 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1983 Blue/Red/Yellow front cover Listed Condition: VG+/G+ water stain on cover and inner sleeve Sell Date: 6/27/21 Sell Price: $9.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/12/21 VG+/VG $7.00 Low: $4.99 Median: $7.96 Average: $11.23 High:$27.38 VG+/VG+    Current low price: $3.00 F/VG, $8.00 VG/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 643/208 Where Sold: New Orleans, LA Time it took to sell: 5 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Despite the un listenability  of side 2 and it's ponderous triad of mega-hits ("Every Breath You Take" into "King of Pain" into "Wrapped Around Your Finger"), the surrounding tracks make for an excellent album and if I was able to only hear those hits a half dozen times in the l...