The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title:   Darkness On The Edge Of Town Label: Columbia Format: CD Catalog Number: CK 35318 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: Canada reissue likely post 2005 Sell Price: $9.49 Sell Date: 7/31/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:  7/24/26 NM/NM $4.50 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.25 Average: $9.66 High: $34.95 Current low price: $3.50 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 283/108 Where Sold: Paoli, PA Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "Poor man want to be rich, rich man want to be King, and a King ain't satisfied until he rules everything. "-Badlands "Mister. I ain't a boy. No. I'm a man. And I believe in a Promised Land. "-The Promised Land This is the first Springsteen album I ever heard and remains my absolute favorite.  I bought the record for my Dad, so since it came out June '78, I'm going to guess...

  Artist: Billy Joel Title:  52nd Street Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA-35609 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Dolby Sell Price: $3.09 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG+ untested Discogs Last Sold: 5/22/25 VG+/no cover $3.11 Low: $1.50 Median: $3.00 Average: $2.64 High: $3.11 Current  low price:  $1.99  Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 511 Have/Want: 115/49 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I always thought 52nd Street was a bit of a tail-off from The Stranger strictly in terms of start to finish listenability.  As a kid that was because I thought side two flagged a little bit.  The 8-track shuffles the deck, and doubles up on the side 1 closer "Zanzibar" to eat up some space on a couple tracks, cleverly edited in the middle to open up track 2 with the instrument...

  Artist: Soundtrack (Bee Gees, Kool & The Gang, Yvonne Elliman, Walter Murphy, Tavares, David Shire, Ralph MacDonald, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, M.F.S.B., The Trammps) Title: Saturday Night Fever Label: RSO Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: RS8-2-4001 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: Canada 1977 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 12/13/25 VG+/no cover $4.28 Low: $1.44 Median: $3.52 Average: $3.07 High: $4.28 Current  low price:  $2.87 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 72/125 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A+ Sad To See  It Go: No Somebody bought my childhood shortlist on 8-Track this week, so I'm going down deep memory lane.  It ain't no big thang to admit there really has never been a time in my life where I disliked hearing Saturday Night Fever from start to finish ...

  Artist: Billy Joel Title: The Stranger Label: Columbia/Family Productions Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: JCA-34987 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $5.15 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/G Discogs Last Sold: 11/26/25 VG+/no cover $5.00 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.95 Average: $4.48 High: $8.99 Current  low price:  $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 164/189 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bo  ught: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A Sad To See  It Go: No I just had a sale of 16 8-tracks in the 3-5 dollar range sell.  Nice sale!  Makes me want to finally alphabetize the thousand or so tapes I accumulated in lot fashion in the last couple years.  This order may force my hand.  Anyway, some of the titles I've written about in other formats but at this point I have something to write about every day for a couple week...

  Artist: Ted Nugent Title:  Weekend Warriors Label: Epic Format: LP Catalog Number: FE 35551 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1978 Pitman Pressing Sell Price: $4.46 Sell Date: 3/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/5/26 NM/VG+ $10.97 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.15 Average: $6.13 High: $28.00 Current  low price:  $1.00 P/VG+, $1.85 VG/VG+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 171 Have/Want: 6209/165 Where Sold: Flushing, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: Whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Grade: B Sad To See  It Go: No Despite being an album more known for it's cover than the music within, Weekend Warriors went Platinum in the year of it's release freah off the heels of Cat Scratch Fever and Double Live Gonzo.  The opener " Need You Bad " was the song most played live followed by "Good Friends and A Bottle of Wine."  The only other song to make it out of the 70's was the title track....

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Some Girls Label: Virgin Format: CD Cat #:    7243-8-39526-2-5 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/25 Sell Price: $5.84 Discogs Last Sold: 10/13/25 NM/NM $3.88 Low: $2.31 Median: $5.75 Average: $5.42 High: $9.20 Current low price: $3.10 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 700/224 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace cd lot $2 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No You might be able to intellectually argue other Stones albums are better, but I don't care, this was my first and ultimately my favorite.  Christmas 1978 my mother chose this from a 30+ album list to choose from since it was a band she was familiar with.  It probably did quite a bit to help shape my worldview and I am much better off for it. A young Jesse Jackson got some considerable hand wringing about Mick's learne...

  Artist: Heart Title: Dog & Butterfly Label: Portrait Format: LP Cat #: FR 35555 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 5/10/25 Sell Price: $3.00 Discogs Last Sold: 5/8/25 VG/NM $8.00 Low: $1.90 Median: $6.00 Average: $10.58 High: $34.99 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 225 Have/Want: 10649/274 Where Sold: Knightsbridge, TN Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Heart's 4th studio album, Dog & Butterfly, was a hit album with "Straight On" (#15 Billboard) and the title track (#34) as the most popular hits.   It went Platinum in 1978 and added a second million certified in 1992.   The more "rock" songs are on the Dog side and the ballads are on the Butterfly side.   I always thought this album should be a little better than it actually is.  Side one grew on me particularly...

  Artist:  Blue Öyster Cult Title:  Agents Of Fortune Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Cat: PCA 34164 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $9.99 VG/VG 8/18/24 Discogs Last Sold: 11/3/22 VG+/generic $8.00 Low: $5.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.16 High: $11.11 Current low price: $7.96 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 83/103 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time it took to sell: 4 days Where and When Purchased: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I decided to diversify into tapes about a half year ago with my Discogs sales.  The next frontier is 8-tracks.  They can be found cheaply in lots and there is a neatness factor about them.  The first machine I bought crapped out on me after 2 tapes within the ebay return frame so I shipped that back despite the sellers pleas to simply replace the belt and and bought an in-one Japanese vintage machine for $60.  The first 8-track from a few lots I bough...

  Artist: The Cars Title:  T he Cars Label: Elektra Format: Cassette Cat: TC-5135 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 no barcode Sell Price: $8.99 VG+/VG+ 7/6/24 Discogs Last Sold:  7/1/24 M/M $25.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.71 High: $25.00 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 323/193 Where Sold: Chico, CA Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Purchased: $2 cassette lot on internet Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I bought a cassette lot a couple months ago and suddenly I had two cassette copies of the first Cars album.  My vinyl I had used from the early 80's with giant initials magic markered on the cover had sold long before this blog in 2016 for $6.99.  This tape bettered that by a couple bucks and I have another copy up for $18.99 as of this writing.  Over time The Cars sell no matter the format. Every single track except maybe "Don't Cha Stop" was a bona fide A...

  Artist: Various (Frankie Valli, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Frankie Avalon, Stockard Channing, Cindy Bullens, Sha Na Na, Louis St. Louis) Title:  Grease Label: RSO Format: 2XLP Cat #: RS-2-4002 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1978 Terre Haute Gatefold Pressing Listed Condition: G+/F Sell Date: 4/14/22 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 4/17/22 VG+/VG+ $10.99 Low: $3.00 G/F Median: $10.00 Average: $12.18 High:$45.00 NM/NM Beautiful Copy Current low price:$3.00 VG/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 92 Have/Want: 20667/1682 Where Sold: Macomb, MI Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: 1978 birthday gift Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No More enduring 44 years on than I'd like to admit.  My beat up copy I got new for my 8th birthday went 1/2 median price for $5.   I remember a mother at a job telling me how her daughters favorite movie was Grease and all kids liked Grease.  That was 25 years ...

  Artist: Meat Loaf Title: Bat Out Of Hell Label: Epic/Cleveland International Format: LP Cat #: PE 34974 Year of Release:1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Terre Haute Pressing Listed Condition: G+/VG with original inner sleeve Sell Date: 1/21/22 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/24/22 $29.98 VG+/VG Low: $2.00 G+/G+ 10/27/21  Median: $12.66 Average: $15.78 High: $42.95 NM/NM 4/21/21 Current low price: $2.98 G+/no cover, $5.88 G+/G+, $15.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 10951/845 Where Sold: Yukon, OK Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment Worcester dollar bin circa '81 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The passing of Meat Loaf has made for a run on this dollar bin classic.  Personally I didn't know whether upon relistening to it whether I'd give it an A or an F.  I was leaning toward D-, upgraded for the 5 emphatic Todd Rundgren notes ...