The Reverse Collector

Artist: Rush Title: Chronicles Label: Mercury Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 838 936-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: US  1990 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 9/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 8/18/26 G/VG $3.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $4.78 Average: $5.03 High:$14.00 Current low price: $3.97 (UK), $8.00 (US) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 261/28 Where Sold: Wood Cross, UT 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 Rush were such an album band when I bought their records that I never really acknowledged their CD-era compilation Chronicles, despite it selling it's million copies (double platinum US due to two discs).  I stopped at Power Windows 5 years before this came out and never replaced Rush vinyl on CD in the 80's.   As far as compilations go, this is a pretty good sampler of their key tracks up through 1990.   Helpfu...

  Artist: Paul & Linda McCartney Title:  Ram Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XW 3375 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1971 black cover slick with no Apple logo on cover Sell Price: $8.14 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/22/24 NM/NM $10.00 Low: $5.98 Median: $8.00 Average: $7.73 High: $10.00 Current low price: $1.99 G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 129/162 Where Sold:Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: eBay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I've thought this was the best McCartney solo record for such a long time that there is a bit of calcified entrenchment to the music.  With some McCartney albums, there are a group of songs on them that I don't remember no matter how many times I hear them.  With Ram, every last bit is ingrained whether the hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" or the song going through my head this mor...

  Artist: The Isley Brothers Title: The Heat Is On Label: T-Neck Format: LP Catalog Number: PZ 33536 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1975 gatefold promo Sell Price: $11.99 Sell Date: 6/2/26 Condition: VG+/G original inner sleeve, sleeve has some back cover peel off and water damage Discogs Last Sold: 10/31/25 VG+/VG $14.00 Low: $2.38 Median: $11.99 Average: $13.39 High: $32.50 Current low price: $24.95 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 249/268 Where Sold: APO, AE 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 This great Isley Brothers album The Heat Is On is a tale of two sides.  Side one is funky, side two is ballads.  While a big part of the groups bread and butter are the ballads, I want to hear the funky stuff.  Side one blows your mind for that and sounds great cranked up. I got a copy of "Fight The Power" on 7" split over ...

  Artist: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Title:  So Far Label: Atlantic Format: LP Cat #: SD 19119 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 reissue Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 10/28/25 Sell Price: $4.57 Discogs Last Sold: 10/18/25 VG+/G+ $3.00  Low: $1.99 Median: $5.08 Average: $8.02 High: $24.95 Current low price: $4.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 3971/92 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums used $3.99 early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I have a memory of this album where I was stuck on the Cape as a pre-teen and there was no radio to listen to but there was a tape player and my Aunt had a cassette of this album, the one thing that was there that I liked.  "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was always an early childhood favorite somebody had and played that wasn't in my household, and I owned a warped 50 cent copy of Deja Vu by the early 80...

  Artist: Nirvana Title:  Smells Like Teen Spirit Label: DGC/Sub Pop Format: CD Maxi Single Cat: DGCDS 21673 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition: US 1991 Digipak Sell Price: $3.20 VG+/VG 6/7/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/11/24 M/M $9.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.60 Average: $5.51 High: $30.00 Current low price: $0.91 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 76 Have/Want: 2222/203 Where Sold: Tampa, FL Time it took to sell:  12 years Where and When Purchased: new Newbury Comics Boston summer it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I dutifully bought this right when it came out before the release of Nevermind in the summer of 1991.  The hit that made them megastars was a disappointment to me and it is probably the song I never want to hear by the band.  I didn't find the quiet/loud thing that great and never did.  I liked the band for Bleach, not for their pop sensibilities.  This song seems a bit too "Frankenstein" for me.  The mas...

  Artist: Beatles Title: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Label: Capitol Format: LP Cat: SMAS-2653 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition: US 1967 Los Angeles Pressing/Gatefold/Insert Sell Price: $7.31 G/F  sleeve water damaged but the cutout sheet is intact and in very good shape, 1967 Black Capitol Mft. by Capitol (8:00 position) confirmed, no inner sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 4/8/24 G+/VG $10.99  This is a really nice G+. Steady surface noise throughout, sometimes very loud between tracks, during louder passages barely noticeable. No cut out insert. Low: $5.99 G+/G+ beat Median: $21.48 Average: $40.09 High: $250.00 NM/NM  original 1967 Los Angeles A10/A12 pressing withOUT Maclen/Nems on back cover, and WITH shortened 'A Little Help From My Friends'. Includes custom inner sleeve and cardstock insert. Jacket front, spine and seams are NM, Jacket rear has light rubbing near borders. Top Copy of first pressing. Current low price: $10.20 G/F Current Numbe...

  Artist: Elvis Presley Title: How Great Thou Art Label:  RCA Victor Format: LP Cat:  LSP 3758 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition: US Stereo Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 8/2/22 Sell Price: $4.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/30/22 NM/VG+ $10.00 Low: $3.00 VG/VG Median: $8.25 Average: $13.43 High: $60.00 M/M Current low price:$1.00 G+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 36 Have/Want: 1137/78 Where Sold:  Burbank, CA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Worcester MA Al Bums used $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Elvis Gospel albums tend to be the most critically revered of his post-Army years, up there with Memphis recordings and the '68 Comeback.  How Great Thou Art directly preceded his return to "respectable" Rock 'n' Roll, but it's more along the lines of his Christmas album.  The Jordainaires are on board the Jesus train along with the Imperials Quartet.  Although I had this and the other Gospe...

  Artist:  Squeeze Title:  Singles-45's and Under Label:  A&M Records Format: CD Cat: CD-3338 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: US 1989 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/21/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:4/16/22 VG+/VG+ $3.50 Low: $0.50 Median: $1.98 Average: $1.89 High: $3.75 Current low price:$0.35 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 41 Have/Want: 772/8 Where Sold: Newburgh, NY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: used 90's can't remember where Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No A uniformly excellent compilation at the tail end of the vinyl era.  As far as song-for-song goes, it is up there for what I would want to hear by Squeeze.  For me, this is rare since I tend more to full albums and "deep" unfamiliar cuts.  For whatever reason, I'd rather hear this than dive deep into the catalogue of Squeeze, but that may very well be a life long error that needs correction.  That said, this is...

  Artist: Hendrix Title:  Band of Gypsys Label: Capitol Format:  LP Cat  STAO-472 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1971 gatefold with Gold Record logo on cover Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 5/26/22 Sell Price: $11.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/28/22 VG/VG $9.50 Low: $5.99 G/Not Graded Median: $11.99 Average: $15.69 High:$34.00 VG+/VG Current low price:$8.00 VG/generic, $10.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:8 Have/Want: 1142/383 Where Sold: Stoney Beach, MD Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment used $3.99 early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Originally intended as a contract fulfillment release for a pre-Experience contract, Band of Gypsys became the final album Jimi released in his lifetime.  This live band replaced the Experience with Buddy Miles on drums and busy co-vocals along Billy Cox on bass.  This was from a turn of the decade January 1970 performance at the e...

  Artist: Soundtrack (Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Paul Westerberg, The Lovemongers, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Jimi Hendrix, Screaming Trees, Smashing Pumpkiins) Title: Singles Label: Epic Soundtrax Format: CD Cat #: EK 52476 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date:10/28/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/17/21 $1.99 Low:$0.99 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.12 High: $3.99 Current low price: $0.80 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 57 Have/Want: 2338/108 Where Sold: Graham, NC Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Record Club guessing Columbia House Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I used to play a game called "blind pick" when I was bored as a kid.  I played a version of it today, throwing the last 20 titles sold that I haven't written about yet in a bag, shook it up and..voila!  The Singles Soundtrack! This is ...

Artist: Heart Title:  Greatest Hits/Live Label: Epic Format: 2LP Cat #: KE2 36888 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1980 Promo Listed Condition: VG+/G+ Sell Date: 12/26/20 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/10/20 VG+/G+ $6.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $5.50 High:  $11.45 VG+/VG+ Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  6 Have/Want: 705/39 Where Sold: Bristow, VA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums, Worcester, used $6.99 range early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Greatest Hits portion of this double is an A+ distillation of everything good hitwise about this band.  Proto-Zep in the Epic years, hell even the album after this had "Cities Burning."  My problems with Heart come with the Capitol years where they became a synth power ballad monstrosity.  Some of the most ...