The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Jimmy Buffett Title: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Label: ABC Records/GRT  Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 80220 AB 990 H Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US  1977 Sell Price: $9.54 Sell Date: 9/3/26 Condition: VG/VG untested with GRT slipcover Discogs Last Sold: 2/28/26 VG+/VG+ $10.76 Low: $2.00 Median: $7.98 Average: $8.35 High:$18.00 Current low price: $8.95 VG/rebuilt Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 34/20 Where Sold: Moraine, OH Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I never was or wanted to be a Parrothead.  Jimmy Buffett has legions of followers, but my initial exposure was probably "Livingstone Saturday Night" on the FM Soundtrack in 1978.  That one was a little more rock than his mean, so I took this album out of the library at some point in the 70's.  The title track, the minor top 40 hit "Changes In Latitu...

Artist: Emerson Lake & Palmer Title: Works Label: Atlantic roFormat: 2xLP Catalog Number: SD-2-7000 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 Preswell Pressing Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 8/17/26 Condition: G+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 7/3/26 VG+/VG+ $4.34 Low: $0.99 G+/VG Median: $4.00 Average: $5.07 High: $35.00 Current low price: $1.49 G+/G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 144 Have/Want: 3923/115 Where Sold: Greensboro, NC Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No If Works wasn't long and ponderous enough for you, ELP released the companion Volume 2 in the very same year of release.  The savior of this double record is Carl Palmer.  His side is the most listenable of the three member dedicated sides.  Keith Emerson gives a straight up classical concert and Greg Lake gives us a side of prog-rock belters.  Carl Palmer brings in Joe Walsh to usher in the great trac...

  Artist: Ted Nugent Title:  Cat Scratch Fever Label: Epic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: JEA 34700 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $2.94 Sell Date: 7/4/26 Condition: VG/G label tear on spine, untested Discogs Last Sold: 10/24/25 VG+/no cover $1.50 Low: $1.50 Median: $2.85 Average: $2.70 High: $4.00 Current low price: $0.40 (Canada), $4.07 (US) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 128/27 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX 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: No  Just in time for the 4th of July, I got a new 8-track order with the Nuge's commercial and arguably artistic apex of his golden decade that started with the Amboy Dukes. The song "Cat Scratch Fever" is probably the first one I remember from the 70's when I was around 7 or 8.  You couldn't escape that one, it was everywhere.  I bought my first copy of this used sometime...

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: Elton John Title:  Greatest Hits Volume II Label: MCA Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MCAT 3027 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 cream white shell with MCA logo molded Sell Price: $3.98 Sell Date: 5/31/26 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 9/4/23 VG+/not graded $2.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.99 High: $4.98 Current low price:  $4.98 VG+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 77/13 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebaly 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No I always thought the second volume of Elton John's Greatest Hits was inferior in some way to the first one in terms of general artistry.  The first one at least captured the singer/songwriter breakout into celebritydom and these track were all from the mid 70's period where Elton cranked out albums that consistantly went to #1.  This was epitomized by the du...

  Artist: Soundtrack (Bee Gees, Kool & The Gang, Yvonne Elliman, Walter Murphy, Tavares, David Shire, Ralph MacDonald, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, M.F.S.B., The Trammps) Title: Saturday Night Fever Label: RSO Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: RS8-2-4001 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: Canada 1977 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 12/13/25 VG+/no cover $4.28 Low: $1.44 Median: $3.52 Average: $3.07 High: $4.28 Current  low price:  $2.87 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 72/125 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 Somebody bought my childhood shortlist on 8-Track this week, so I'm going down deep memory lane.  It ain't no big thang to admit there really has never been a time in my life where I disliked hearing Saturday Night Fever from start to finish ...

  Artist: Billy Joel Title: The Stranger Label: Columbia/Family Productions Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: JCA-34987 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $5.15 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G Discogs Last Sold: 11/26/25 VG+/no cover $5.00 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.95 Average: $4.48 High: $8.99 Current  low price:  $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 164/189 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bo  ught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No I just had a sale of 16 8-tracks in the 3-5 dollar range sell.  Nice sale!  Makes me want to finally alphabetize the thousand or so tapes I accumulated in lot fashion in the last couple years.  This order may force my hand.  Anyway, some of the titles I've written about in other formats but at this point I have something to write about every day for a couple week...

Artist: The Beatles Title:   The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl Label: Capitol Format: 8-Track Cat #: 8XW-11638 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG/G+ 1" slit on cover Sell Date: 12/23/25 Sell Price: $11.14 Discogs Last Sold: 8/3/24 VG/generic $4.00 Low: $4.00 Median: $6.00 Average: $7.92 High: $16.50 Current low price: $3.00 G Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 103/51 Where Sold: Villanueve,= D'Ascq, France Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No In the time of it's release, any unreleased Beatle material was considered manna from the Capitol/EMI Gods.  There had never been any live US recordings issued from the glory years of 1964 and 1965.  Bootlegs have of course covered these years and the one after far more exhausively.  Somehow, these among all others were approved for release by John, Paul, George and Ringo in their livi...

  Artist: Fleetwood Mac Title: Rumours Label: Warner Bros. Format: 8-Track Cat #: M8 3010 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 9/24/25 Sell Price: $9.38 Discogs Last Sold: 4/4/25 VG/VG $6.87 Low: $1.95 Median: $5.00 Average: $6.63 High: $27.50 NM/NM White MCA Outer Case NM- (an obvious addition-says 'Equivalent 2-Records Set'). Black 8 track shell NM-: just a few slight lil' cover slick bubbles.  Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 382/792 Where Sold: Renton, WA Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No A household staple of my childhood from my mother playing it incessantly from 1977-1979 or so,  Fleetwood Mac's Rumours was introduced to my household from a neighbor who recently moved to California and came back to visit.  My mother already had the last album and was playing that rel...