The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Prince and the Revolution Title:  Purple Rain Label: Warner Bros. Format: Cassette Catalog Number: 9 25110-4 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1984 SR White Shell Dolby SX Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 4/25/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/18/26 VG/generic $9.99 Low: $1.99 Median: $6.99 Average: $7.39 High: $17.65 Current  low price:  $2.99 G+/G+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want:1197/571 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Although I've always thought the 3 album that preceded it were artistically better, as far as start to finish listening goes, I've always like Purple Rain the best ever since I got it used sometime in 1984.  Every track is memorable and Prince always has a way with a phrase.  "I don't care where we go, don't care what we do" or "...

  Artist: Sammy Hagar Title: VOA Label: Geffen Format: LP Catalog Number: GHS 24043 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1984 RCA Record Club Edition Sell Price: $8.86 Sell Date: 4/13/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/1/25 VG+/VG $5.95 Low: $0.99 Median: $6.99 Average: $7.58 High: $25.70 Current  low price:  $4.88 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 1100/27 Where Sold: Clifton, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Grade:  C- Sad To See  It Go: No The final solo album before Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen in 1986 went RIAA Gold in 1984 and hit the million mark the next year.  You couldn't escape "I Can't Drive 55."  I never really liked the song but I have to say the video sold the record and sells the song.   I vaguely remember  "Two Kinds of Love" and it's why does  she cry herself to sleep chorus t...

  Artist: U2 Title: The Unforgettable Fire Label: Island Format: CD Catalog Number: 422 822 892-2 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1990 PDO Sell Price: $3.09 Sell Date: 12/23/24 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 12/31/24 NM/NM $4.31 Low: $0.77 Median: $2.48 Average: $2.99 High: $8.86 Current  low price:  $1.12 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 72 Have/Want: 1935/110 Where Sold: Sallisaw, OK Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No The Eno and Lanois produced U2 album The Unforgettable Fire was the only one I ever got on vinyl, having found a used copy for $3.99 about a month or two after it came out.  This CD came to me from a consignment collection, that vinyl has long been sold. At the time, U2 had just become arena-level established with War the prior year.  This was considered a critical letdown at the tim...

  Artist: Berlin Title: Pleasure Victim Format: LP Cat: GHS 2036 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 reissue Sell Price: $5.99 VG+/VG+ 4/29/23 Discogs Last Sold: 5/6/23 VG+/NM $6.00 Low:$1.00 Median: $5.99 Average: $6.79 High: $15.00 Current low price: $4.39 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 41 Have/Want:  1265/101 Where Sold:  Garden City, MI Time It Took To Sell: 8 years Where and When Bought: dollar bin in Boston early 90s Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No My first exposure to this was around 1983 or 4 on WCHC.  I remember discovering the Holy Cross station in Worcester that only broadcast in mono at 10 watts during the Spring and Fall semesters.  It was an oddity for an FM station not to have the stereo light go off on those all in one receivers.  "Sex (I'm A..)" was a bizarre one for my 13 year old brain to handle.  Soft core porn call-and-response music from rumored ex-porn star Terri Nunn emanating from a Cath...

  Artist: Dio Title: Holy Diver Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat: 9 23836-2 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US remaster early 90's Sell Price: $4.99 VG+/VG+ 3/14/23 Discogs Last Sold: 1/29/23 NM/NM $4.50 Low:$3.00 Median: $4.85 Average: $5.12 High: $8.28 Current low price: $3.22 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 1159/186 Where Sold: Winchester, KY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When  90's record club  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Coming off Black Sabbath's two masterpieces: Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules, and all that 70's Rainbow history, there was nothing left for Ronnie James Dio to do but front his own band.  Like Ozzy and his first 2, Dio would come out of the gates with his strongest solo album and have enough in the tank for a just-as-good second before sharp decline.   Dio would remind you, this was a BAND, not a MAN, but we all know different.  It's not like Dio could swap o...

  Artist: Dio Title: The Last In Line Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 25100-2 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 80's CD issue Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 3/21/22 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/30/21 $4.40 Low: $4.00 Median: $5.75 Average: $6.61 High: $14.95 Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 1058/114 Where Sold: Lancaster, OH Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: record club? Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No "We're all born upon the cross..."-The Last In Line The final Dio album I liked, The Last In Line capped off a near-flawless run of Rainbow, Sabbath and Holy Diver.  I actually waited for tickets for hours on a freezing cold January morning to get my tickets for this tour when it hit Worcester the summer of '84 with Twisted Sister opening.  One thing I remember was the lights came on after one enco...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Infidels Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: QC 38819 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1983 Pitman Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 4/3/21 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 3/24/21 VG+/VG+ $6.85 Low: $2.50 VG/G+ Median: $7.00 Average: $8.86 High: $27.00 NM/NM Current low price: $2.97 VG/no cover, $4.19 VG/P,  $5.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 92 Have/Want: 5870/348 Where Sold: Richmond, CA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: maternal grandmother tipped off by mother, gift xmas 83 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I got a suggestive email from this girl (or Russian bot) "sweetmarie76" that I had to delete. She/it browbeat me about mentioning Infidels in various writeups without putting myself on the line to write about the work itself.  Perhaps I was too timid to come out as an Infidel myself.  Or misspeak and brand my...