The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Green Day Title: Insomniac Label: Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 9 46046-2 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/3/25 Sell Price: $3.28 Discogs Last Sold: 5/7/25 VG/VG+  $3.55 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.39 Average: $4.19 High: $12.99 Current low price: $0.96 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 70 Have/Want: 3747/287 Where Sold: Maple Park, IL Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought:  record club late 90's/early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No First things first.  What is the song "Stuck About You" is nicking?  It is driving me nuts...I can hear the "oh-oh-OH OH" refrain, and I can't think of the song or who does it.  The Clash? Buzzcocks? Late 70's British punk single compiled somewhere?  What the hell is it?  I'm sure it isn't even remotely obscure and when I find out, I'm gonna let out a big DUH. Speaking of big DUH's, yet another Green D...

  Artist:  Björk Title: Post Label: Elektra Format: CD Catalog Number:  61740-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $4.99 Sell Date: 3/1/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/8/25 M/M $4.35 Low:  $0.99 Median: $4.85 Average: $4.83 High: $14.95 Current Low Price: $3.71 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 4797/633 Where Sold:  Columbia, SC Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No It's a little odd that I remained mostly ignorant of the content of  Björk's second solo album Post and the turbulent times in it's wake.  This was despite the fact this was my second go round having the CD after the last one I had sold in 2014, I could only remember her version of Betty Hutton's " It's Oh So Quiet ."  Little did I know the violent storm left in the albums wake included an Bangkok airpor...

  Artist: Oasis Title: (What's The Story) Morning Glory Label: Epic Format: CD Catalog Number: EK 67351 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1995 Sell Price: $3.27 Sell Date: 12/27/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/15/24 M/M $9.38 Low: $1.49 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.74 High: $10.29 Current  low price:  $1.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 58 Have/Want: 2924/397 Where Sold: Chillicothe, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  13  years Where and When  Bought: from discarded collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No With this summer's upcoming reformation dates, it made sense that at least one of my three copies of (What's The Story) Morning Glory? would finally sell after many years of gathering dust on a shelf.  I bought my own copy in the early aughts after nearly a decade of ignoring the band completely, and a couple former roommates discarded CD collections insured that I would have thi...

  Artist: Tool Title: AEnima Label:  Volcano Format: CD Cat: 61422-31087-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996, Multi-Image Cover Sell Price: $5.98 VG+/VG+ 8/18/24 Discogs Last Sold: 8/24/24 VG+/VG+ $6.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $6.00 Average: $6.41 High: $12.00 Current low price: $4.39 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 22 Have/Want: 1668/421 Where Sold: Williamsburg, VA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Purchased: discarded collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No As I embark on a third listen of Tool's second full length album (third if you count the debut live EP), I'm finding it problematic to say anything about this record.  I managed to ignore the entire Tool catalog after that first live EP until Fear Inoculum came out.  I gave that one an internet listen, liked it and didn't really think about Tool again.  Somebody invited me to their concert a couple years back but rescinded when it was discovered I wasn't a...

  Artist: Metallica Title: Load Label: Elektra Format: CD Cat: 61923-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $2.99 VG+/VG+ 3/14/23 Discogs Last Sold: 3/13/23 NM/NM $3.00 Low:$0.95 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.15 High: $8.00 Current low price: $1.05 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 115 Have/Want: 3573/263 Where Sold: Winchester, KY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When  new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Load was the first Metallica album that seemed, er, uh, boring at times. They had been deviating from thrash purity since Ride The Lightning with things like "Fade To Black" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" that gave them arena standards.   The Black Album was it's own thing, their most commercial record and excellent on it's own terms, even if it was a drop below Justice which was a drop below Puppets which was a drop below Ride and you know.  KIll 'Em All.  They were all A level record...

  Artist: Rush Title: Test For Echo Label: Atlantic/Anthem Format: CD Cat: 82925 2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/23/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 8/23/22 VG+/VG+ $6.50 Low: $1.00 Median: $4.25 Average: $5.00 High: $12.99 Current low price:$2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 46 Have/Want: 1563/73 Where Sold:  Mill Creek, WV Time it took to sell: 8 years Where and When Bought: web mid aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No "Test For Echo definite B+, Never liked Roll The Boner...Counterparts was an A-,. You SAVAGED it (frowny emoticon )"-Pinch Point Editor 8/25/22 texting upon leaving a gig at his local bar.  He was the one who implored me to get a 75 cent web copy of this album in the early to mid aughts (not "Roll The Boner" which I bought around the same time for roughly the same price). I was going to upgrade this to a B+ as well, but the "Monster Mash" samp...

  Artist:  Rage Against The Machine Title: Evil Empire Label:  Epic Format: CD Cat: EK-57523 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  Sell Date: 5/7/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:6/19/22 NM/NM $4.99 Low: $1.98 Median: $3.98 Average: $4.47 High: $12.00 Current low price:$1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 2593/345 Where Sold: Valrico, FL Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: guessing record club probably Columbia House Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I've had a recent run on Rage CD's probably due to their return as an active touring band.  This one has the 1-2 punch of "People of the Sun" and the undeniable 'Bulls On Parade."  That wah probably was the best use of the pedal in the 90's, certainly on commercial radio.  I can't deny that song no matter what I think of the rest of the record. Certainly RATM distills much of things I liked before it....

  Artist: Parliament Title: Greatest Hits  Uncut Funk...The Bomb Label: Polygram/Casablanca Format: CD Cat #: 822 637-2 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US reissue BMG Club Edition Listed Condition:VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 1/25/22 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/5/21 $7.00  Low: $1.00 Median: $3.99 Average:$5.89 High: $14.75 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 74/18 Where Sold: Henrico, VA Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: record club 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No It's hard to imagine in this day of reissues upon reissues that this was the only Parliament CD you could get for a stretch of time in the 80's.  A sold 10 tracks, and certainly a good introduction to their peak 70's catalog. The two big US top 20 hits "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker" (#15 in '76) and "Flash Light" (#16 in '78) are here as are all the other standards from the 1974-8...