The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Scorpions Title: Best of Rockers 'N' Ballads Label:  Mercury Format: CD Cat #: 842 002 2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Record Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/27/25 Sell Price: $4.85 Discogs Last Sold: 5/25/25 VG+/VG+ $2.99 Low: $0.78 12/26/21 VG+/VG+ Median: $3.00 Average: $3.20 High: $9.99 10/29/20 NM/NM Current low price: $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 493/22 Where Sold: Vinton, VA 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 This particular compilation of the Scorpions first decade on Mercury initially seemed like a toss off to me.  In fact, it was one of the bands best US sellers peaking on Billboard at #43 chart run into 1990, before their megahit "Winds of Change."  It hit Platinum in 1993, so for that period of time this was the go to for the uninitiated for their big 80's hits.  I didn't eve...

Artist:  Living Colour Title: Time's Up Label: Epic Format: CD Cat: EK 46202 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $2.99 VG+/VG+ 7/11/24 Discogs Last Sold: 5/26/24 NM/NM $3.24 Low: $0.79 Median: $2.29 Average: $2.94 High: $9.99 Current low price: $0.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 78 Have/Want: 1521/52 Where Sold: Swanton, VT Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased: used online .75 early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No When I first heard Time's Up's title track around the time it came out, I appreciated that they seemed to toughen up their sound in a Bad Brains manner after what I thought was a super-slick hit "Cult of Personality."  That mindset kind of evaporated for me 34 years on listening to the whole record.   Living Colour always seemed better on paper to me than the actual listening of the music and that is still the case with this album although I grew to like it more after givin...

Artist:  Zebra Title: Zebra Label: Atlantic Format: LP Cat: 7 80054-1 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 Specialty Pressing Date of Sale: 8/18/23 Sell Price: $9.49 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/15/23 VG+/VG+ $6.52 Low: $1.75 VG/VG 3/2/20 Median: $7.00 Average: $7.77 High:  $24.95 NM/VG+ Current low price: $2.00 G/G+ $12.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 47 Have/Want: 2119/127 Where Sold: Colorado Springs, CO Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: online hard rock $45 9 record lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No Zebra started in New Orleans and migrated to Long Island later in the 70's. Starting as primarily a Led Zeppelin cover band evolving to success out of the gate with their first release around a decade in with a 1983 Gold US record.  They never reached these commercial heights again.  Their current tour setlists feature this album start to finish.  I guess that makes thi...