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Bob Dylan-Desire (1976)

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  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Desire Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: PCA 33893 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US  1976 Black shell Sell Price: $8.11 Sell Date: 10/9/26 Condition: VG+/G Pro refurbish tested start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 6/14/26 G+/no cover $2.99 Low: $2.99 Median: $5.99 Average: $6.15 High:$6.15 Current low price: $4.99 VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 61/127 Where Sold: Toronto, ON, Canada Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought:  Ebay auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No The time has finally come where I get to write about my absolute favorite Bob Dylan album Desire.  I first heard and got the "Hurricane" 45 in late 1975 around of for Christmas, before the album came out in early '76 while I was still in Kindergarden.  I had all the 60's stuff passed down and Blood On The Tracks was heavily played by my mother throughout 1975 after my friends mother h...

Wings-Wings At The Speed of Sound (1976)

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  Artist: Wings Title: Wings At The Speed of Sound Label: Capitol Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XW 11525 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $3.49 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 7/11/24 VG/no cover $2.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.08 High: $4.98 Current low price: $2.39 G+/no cover Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 47/39 Where Sold:Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: eBay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Label: Capitol Format: Cassette Catalog Number: 4XW 11525 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/13/26 NM/NM $7.50 Low: $1.12 Median: $5.00 Average: $6.77 High: $17.99 Current low price: $6.25 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 79/57 Where Sold: Villenueve, D'ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where ...

Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti (1975)

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  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Physical Graffiti Label: Swan Song Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 92442-2 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US  1994 remaster, repress Cinram Olyphant Pressing Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 6/30/26 VG+/VG+ $8.40 Low: $4.48 Median: $6.00 Average: $6.55 High: $8.40 Current low price: n/a Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 43/138 Where Sold: San Diego, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No When we talk about Physical Graffiti, we are talking about Led Zeppelin at the peak of their powers with all cylinders firing: commercial, experimental, and Rock.  Beyond the hits, as a kid completing his Led Zeppelin collection I thought there was some filler.  It really isn't filler at all, but they aren't commercial experiments the way Houses of the Holy flirted with Funk and Reggae befo...

Steve Miller Band-Fly Like An Eagle (1976)

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  Artist: Steve Miller Band Title:  Fly Like An Eagle Label: Capitol roFormat: LP Catalog Number: ST-11497 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 Winchester Pressing Sell Price: $5.06 Sell Date: 8/27/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/23/26 VG+/VG $4.99 Low: $1.99 10/20/24 VG/VG Median: $5.00 Average: $5.37 High: $15.00 VG+/VG+ 7/15/25 Current low price: $6.75 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 178/81 Where Sold: Cumming, GA Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Fly Like An Eagle, the AOR twin tower along with Book Of Dreams are the Steve Miller Band's biggest releases commercially.  Chock full of hits rehashed on the 74-78 best of which sold even more as a catalog piece sitting at a redonkulous 16 million sold in the US alone.  Fly Like A Eagle the album sold a mere 4 million copies here in comparison. Quality-wise it holds up....

Spirit-Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (1970)

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  Artist: Spirit Title:  Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Label: Epic Format: LP Catalog Number: E 30267 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition: US 1970 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 8/17/26 Condition: G+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/22/26 VG+/VG+ $11.00 Low: $2.25 VG/VG 12/25/25 Median: $5.91 Average: $11.88 High: $80.00 Current low price: $2.56 G+/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 47 Have/Want: 1020/198 Where Greensboro, NC Time It Took To Sell:  3  years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The 4th Spirit album was an "Album Rock" phenomenon with a couple singles, "Animal Zoo" in September 1970 and "Mr. Skin" much later on in October 1973 grazing the lower regions of the Billboard Hot 100 while Skin's original A-side "Nature's Way" not even doing that.  The album eventually went RIAA Gold in 1976 after peaking at #63 in Februrary 1971 on a 14 week chart run.  This w...

Lynyrd Skynyrd-One More From The Road (1976)

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  Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Title:  One More From The Road Label: MCA Records Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 068  112 657-2 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Sell Price: $9.30 Sell Date: 8/5/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:  7/20/26 VG+/VG+ $12.00 Low: $4.26 Median: $10.00 Average: $10.49 High: $21.58 Current low price: $8.43 (Japan) $8.99 (US) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 208/39 Where Sold: Middle Village, NY Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The 70's double live album in general was usually something I'd bury as a one-timer.  Occasionally there are exceptions, but this one I never even had this Lynyrd Skynyrd live mainstay until recently.  I still have a vinyl copy of One More From The Road, but the copy that sold was an expanded double CD reissue from 2001.  The way it is broke n up...

James Taylor-Greatest Hits (1976)

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  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...