The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra Title: What's New Label: Asylum Format: LP Catalog Number: 9 60260 Year of Release:  1983 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1983 Sell Price: $3.11 Sell Date: 3/13/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  3/11/24 VG+/VG+ $4.00 Low: $0.50 Median: $2.70 Average: $2.94 High:  $10.00 Current low price:  $0.74 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 564 Have/Want: 6239/82 Where Sold:  White Cloud, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: discarded collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C+ Sad To See  It Go: No Linda Thermostat, as my Dad referred to her in the 70's, decided she needed a radical reworking in the 80's.  She was a long way from when my father brought home her Don't Cry Now album lent to him by a co-worker about a decade before.  That was an "alt-country" record before the genre existed and it got heavy household airplay by my mom....

  Artist: Robert Plant Title  The Principle of Moments Label:  Atlantic Format: LP Cat: 7 90101-1 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 Specialty Pressing Sell Price: $3.99  VG+/G+ 9/17/22   Discogs Last Sold:5/7/22 VG+/NM $7.00 Low: $2.49 VG+/VG+ Median: $2.50 Average: $5.00 High: $6.24 Current low price: $20.00 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  36 Have/Want: 1039/63 Where Sold:  Dade City, FL Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Purchased" Worcester Al Bums time of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Principle of Moments is an album that grew on me over time.  In 1983,  I thought it was a clear drop off from Pictures At Eleven.  However, guitarist Robbie Blunt's work is uniformly excellent.  Although still alive, Blunt seems to have dropped off the face of the earth even though he did session work in the 90's after leaving Plant's band..  Plant taps the prog roc...

  Artist: Pat Benatar Title: Get Nervous Label: Chrysalis Format: LP Cat #: FV 41396 Year of Release: 1982 Col Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1982 Columbia House Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/3/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 8/20/21 $3.00 VG+/VG+ Low: $1.00 Median: $3.74 Average: $4.89 High: $15.00 Current low price: $1.22 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 55 Have/Want: 1289/34 Where Sold: Asheville, NC Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Columbia House album of the month Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Surprisingly I like this record nearly as much now then as a pre-teen when I got it from the Columbia Record Club "selection of the month."  Yep, even  "Shadows of the Night," which was ruined by Rex Smith on Solid G old. Get Nervous in 2021 I find oddly top rate.  Perhaps the same reason why it survived the cut when I purged AOR records in the 80's as did the 3 ...

  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...