The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Physical Graffiti Label: Swan Song Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 92442-2 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US  1994 remaster, repress Cinram Olyphant Pressing Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 9/10/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 6/30/26 VG+/VG+ $8.40 Low: $4.48 Median: $6.00 Average: $6.55 High: $8.40 Current low price: n/a Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 43/138 Where Sold: San Diego, CA 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 When we talk about Physical Graffiti, we are talking about Led Zeppelin at the peak of their powers with all cylinders firing: commercial, experimental, and Rock.  Beyond the hits, as a kid completing his Led Zeppelin collection I thought there was some filler.  It really isn't filler at all, but they aren't commercial experiments the way Houses of the Holy flirted with Funk and Reggae befo...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Led Zeppelin IV Label: Atlantic Format: Cassette Catalog Number: CS 19129 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 white shell reissue Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 4/30/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:2/23/26 NM/VG+ $8.11 Low: $1.99 Median: $5.99 Average: $7.02 High: $19.99 Current  low price:  $4.00 G+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 583/669 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No Whatever you want to call it IV (as YouTube and the RIAA have it) or Zoso or the Ruins Album or Untitled (as Discogs has it), this 1971 Led Zeppelin release is probably the most (over)played Rock album of all time.  With good reason.  I'm sick of it beyond all critical capacity, but on some level there isn't anything on it I don't find consistantly enjoyab...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: II Label: Atlantic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP 19127 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $8.11 Sell Date: 1/14/26 Condition: VG/G+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/21 VG/no cover $10.00 Low: $4.98 Median: $7.05 Average: $7.49 High: $10.00 Current  low price:  $8.00 VG/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 82/571 Where Sold: Palatine, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: used ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Core collection" type stuff continues to sell this week.  I've had my $2 copy of the vinyl since around 1981 or so, and since getting an early CD edition sometime in the late 80's, I've accumulated a few 8-track copies in recent years.  The other 8-tracks were earlier versions with a pink shell with the track listing on the case;  The cover was issued on those early 70's versions as a...

  Artist: AC/DC Title:  Powerage Label: Atco Format: CD Cat #: 92446-2 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/21/25 Sell Price: $11.04 Discogs Last Sold: never Low: $11.04 Median: $11.04 Average: $11.04 High: $11.04 Current low price: $15.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 99/113 Where Sold: Potomac, MD Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought:  facebook $2 lot a couple years ago Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No AC/DC's 1978 classic was the last record that was sorta American "underground" in it's day peaking at #133 although it was far more established top 20 in Australia and Europe.  While it might not have been as insane non-entity to 7 million certified that Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap became, Powerage was slow burn finally reaching gold in 1981 and platinum in 1990, long after Bon Scott was in the ground.  When you hear "Down Payment Blues" you thin...

  Artist: AC/DC Title: If You Want Blood You've Got It Label: Columbia Format: CD Cat #: 69699 80205 2  Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2009 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/21/25 Sell Price: $6.58 Discogs Last Sold: 8/21/25 VG/VG+ $6.00 Low: $0.10 Median: $4.62 Average: $5.58 High: $20.00 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 251/109 Where Sold: Potomac, MD Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought:  facebook $3 lot a couple years ago Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "Sounds like Riff Raff..."- John McKeag pre-DJ years into tape recorder with cheap cassette and the opening cheers of If You Want Blood playing in the background circa 1981 Since the Bon Scott era of AC/DC is essentially flawless throughout the main releases, the question becomes a sliding scale of A and A+ in terms of what was played and how often.  If You Want Blood You've Got It documents the band in 1978. T...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title:  Houses Of The Holy Label: Atlantic Format: 8 Track Cat #: TP 19130 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US Columbia Record & Tape Club grey shell Listed Condition: VG/G+ untested Sell Date: 4/29/25 Sell Price: $9.30 Discogs Last Sold: 3/26/25 VG+/generic $13.89 Low: $5.55 Median: $9.65 Average: $9.68 High: $13.89 Current low price: $15.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 17/305 Where Sold: Richmond, VA Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Getting a quality 8-track copy of Houses of the Holy has been a bit of a challenge.  I've had older copies with a pink shell that didn't sound so hot, but this Columbia House version I got in a lot recently with a sticker of the front cover and a grey shell sounded great. There are a couple weird things.  It sounds like "Over The Hills And Far Away" has an abrupt (non-defect) edit aroun...

  Artist: AC/DC Title:  Let There Be Rock Label: Atco Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP 36-151 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1997 Sell Price: $18.99 Sell Date: 3/12/25 Condition: VG/VG+ PRO REFURBISH, a couple minor dropouts Discogs Last Sold: 1/12/21 G+/no cover $9.97 Low:  $9.97 Median $15.00 Average: $16.03 High: $21.99 Current Low Price: $25.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 104/31 Where Sold:  Siviriez, Switzerland Time It Took  To Sell:  2 months Where and When  Bought: ebay ac/dc 3 tape lot for around $15 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No "the music was good and the music was loud..."-“Let There Be Rock" Perhaps the best in a catalog of great albums, Let There Be Rock spawned a live movie and helped put AC/DC on the map of the midnight movie circuit after Highway To Hell made them a Platinum band in the Bon Scott era.   I got this in a three tape AC/DC lot on Eba...

  Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival Title: Bayou Country Label: Fantasy Format: LP Cat: 8387 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year of Edition: US 1969 Hollywood Pressing Sell Price: $7.31 VG/VG 7/9/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/24 VG/VG $12.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $12,00 Average: $21,85 High: $130.43 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 13380/2419 Where Sold: Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand Time it took to sell: 8 years Where and When Purchased: used Worcester That's Entertainment early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No CCR's 2nd is so good I have very little to say about it.  Yeah, you get my second favorite CCR number after "Fortunate Son," the album opening "Born On A Bayou."  You also get "Proud Mary" in the middle of the second side.  They might be kings of the 3 minute single, but the epics fade out sometimes if not hammered out to completion. So what of the rest?  All top tier, m...

  Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival Title: Creedence Clearwater Revival Label: Fantasy Format: LP Cat:  8382 Year of Release:1968 Country and Year of Edition: Canada 1977 Sell Price: $12.99 11/4/22 VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold: 10/27/22 VG+/NM $35.00 Low:$5.00 VG/F Median: $14.41 Average: $18.39 High: $50.00 M/NM still sealed Current low price: $11.57 VG/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 1822/285 Where Sold: Sunnyside, NY Time it took to sell:   7 years Where and When Purchased: used Worcester early 80's $3.99 That's Entertainment Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No CCR's 1968 debut seemed downright embryonic in it's debut compared to the next 4 blue collar masterpieces the band shot out in 1969-70.  This could be in part that the 2 singles, "I Put A Spell On You" (Billboard #58) and "Suzie Q" (Billboard #11 in edited form) were covers of two Hawkins: Screaming Jay and Dale .  The other cover on the record is Wi...

  Artist: Santana Title: Moonflower Label: Columbia/Legacy Format: 2XCD Cat #:C2K 63594 Year of Release:1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2003 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/19/21 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/4/21 Low: $1.96 Median: $6.85 Average: $6.51 High: $11.00 Current low price: $6.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 182/60 Where Sold: Baltimore, MD Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This Santana album I managed to ignore completely despite it being a #10 platinum album, the biggest until the Clive Davis comeback era.  This double was a mix of 1977 studio tracks and a Greatest Hits Live approach since 1974's live Lotus was deemed to be uncommercial for the US market until it was issued in 1991.  A shocking story, since you'd think Carlos Santana was big enough to do what he wanted to and was putt...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: III Label: Atlantic Format: LP Cat #: SD 19128 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 repress with fully functional wheel Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 12/20/20 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/20/20 $16.99 VG+/G+ Low: $7.88 G+/VG+ Median: $20.00 High: $44.99 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $18.29 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 246/585 Where Sold: Edmond, OK Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums Worcester $3.99 used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go:  No Probably the best complete discography after the Beatles, Led Zeppelin's third is a departure into the realm of one of a kindness erupting out of nicked tangential blooze.  A Billboard number one album with a #16 hit in "The Immigrant Song," yet still considered among the least commercial of their releases. In terms of quality, I rank Zep...