The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Green Day Title: Dookie Label: Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 9 45529-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/3/25 Sell Price: $3.46 Discogs Last Sold: 5/4/25 VG+ $6.19 Low: $1.78 Median: $4.77 Average: $5.30 High: $14.99 Current low price: $1.25 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 72 Have/Want: 7668/812 Where Sold: Maple Park, IL Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought:  record club mid 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No At the time of release, I could never have imagined Dookie would go on to sell 20 million copies in the US alone (certified 10 in it's first five years and certified another 10 million to date last year).  "When I Come Around" was a gold record and many of these tracks were inescapable, but on this 15 track blitz many weren't even memorable or interesting.  At least for me. I got this for completist purposes through a record club in the mid-90's...

  Artist: Soundgarden Title: Superunknown Label: A&M Format: CD Cat #: 31454 0198-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/3/25 Sell Price: $7.50 Discogs Last Sold: 5/3/25 VG+/NM $10.08 Low: $1.88 Median: $4.64 Average: $4.98 High: $10.78 Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 1694/269 Where Sold: Maple Park, IL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Superunknown was the breakthrough hit album for Soundgarden with a half dozen bonafide hits spread over 15 tracks.  I got it maybe a year or two after it came out after being "on it" for their prior couple releases Badmotorfinger in 1991 and Louder Than Love in 1988 after being won over by Ultramega OK after initially not liking it or their earlier Sub Pop stuff all that much.  You couldn't escape the hits from here in the mid-90's to the poin...

  Artist: Hole Title: Live Through This Label: DGC Format: CD Cat #: DGCD 24631 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US reissue Pickneyville, IL Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/20/25 Sell Price: $7.43 Discogs Last Sold: 12/16/24 NM/VG+ $8.89 Low: $0.39 Median: $6.98 Average: $6.11 High: $9.99 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 45/107 Where Sold: Belleville, NJ Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook Marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I always considered Live Through This by Hole the last Nirvana record, even if Nirvana didn't pla y on it or have any sort of official role on the record.  This was recorded in Kurt's lifetime, and it came out right after his death, so it had the feeling of a "voice from the camp" since it was his wife doing the voicing.  It was very different from the other great Hole album, Pretty On The Inside.  That one covered ...

  Artist: The Breeders Title: Last Splash Label: 4AD/Elektra Format: CD Cat #: 9 61508-2 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 BMG Music Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  Sell Date: 3/9/25 Sell Price: $3.38 Discogs Last Sold: 3/8/25 VG+/VG+ $2.88 Low: $0.97 Median: $3.00 Average: $2.97 High: $5.99 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want: 735/124 Where Sold: Columbia, SC Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought: record club Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No One of the things I noticed about Last Splash on this recent listen was how much NOISE was thrown into the mix.  This clearly was near ground zero to Nirvana's commercial peak.  This album was The Breeders biggest peaking at #33 on Billboard and spawning an alt rock standard "Cannonball" that peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #44.  "Cannonball" had legs having been certified digital streaming Gold last year, 30 years af...

  Artist: Pink Floyd Title: A Nice Pair Label: Harvest Format: 2XLP Catalog Number:  SABB-11257 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $13.13 Sell Date: 2/27/25 Condition: VG+/G Discogs Last Sold: 10/27/24 NM/VG+ $30.00  Comments:  Conservative grading, sleeve has some ring creases, some light yellowing on the spine, but overall beautiful condition, almost VG...hype stickers on front and back covering the nude photos...records are in perfect condition...fantastic copy, complimentary poly-lined inner sleeves and poly outer sleeve included. Low: $6.00 VG/P 10/2/19  Comments:  Plays through with no skips and little surface noise, vinyl has light surface marks. Cover has a promo sticker on top center panel over the nude girl. Back cover has water damage at bottom. Please see my profile for full disclosure on release and condition information. Median: $18.99 Average: $19.35 High: $33.00 VG+/VG+ Current Low Price: $24.99 VG+/...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: The Times They Are A-Changin' Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: PC 8905 Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US late 70's with barcode and "all-round" label Listed Condition: VG+/VG 2" spine damage Sell Date: 1/14/25 Sell Price: $10.93 Discogs Last Sold: 12/26/24 VG+/VG+ $12.00 Low: $9.88 Median: $17.75 Average: $17.86 High: $30.00 Current low price: $4.57 G/VG, $9.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 732/409 Where Sold: Oakland, CA Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: early 80's used Worcester, That's Entertainment $2.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "But I can't think for you/you'll have to decide/whether Judas Iscariot/had God on His side"-With God On Our Side With the double dose of MLK day and the Presidential Inauguration, there may be no day more appropriate to post this writeup of my most recent sale of Bob Dylan product. The Tim...

  Artist:  Stone Temple Pilots Title: Purple Label: Atlantic Format: CD  Catalog Number: 82607-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year  of Edition: US BMG Record Club D 124738 Sell Price: $3.71 Sell Date: 12/23/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/14/23 VG+/VG+ $1.50 Low: $1.49 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.24 High: $4.50 Current  low price:  $1.05 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 38/56 Where Sold: Sallisaw, OK Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: Facebook dollar lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Purple is their masterpiece"-The Pinch Point editor after some back and forth texting on STP I managed to ignore Stone Temple Pilots save for the insufferable "Sex Type Thing" from their first album Core.  I had a mental note that my friend, the editor of Pinch Point, unexpectedly thought highly of them, so with that in mind I got the first 2 cds last year in a dollar lot....