The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Steely Dan Title: Can't Buy A Thrill Label: MCA Records Format: Cassette Catalog Number: MCAC-1591 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980's Sell Price: $8.55 Sell Date: 9/20/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 3/1/26 M/M $19.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $9.17 High: $19.99 Current low price: $9.99 VG+/NM Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 103/248 Where Sold:Aventura, FL 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 I've always thought Steely Dan's debut Can't Buy A Thrill was an A level record primarily on the strength of the three radio hits: "Do It Again," "Reelin' In The Years" and "Dirty Work."   Of the rest, the standouts for me are "Fire In The Hole" and "Midnight Cruiser."  "Change Of The Guard" sounds like a blend of Motown and studio session rock. Of the hit...

  Artist: Steely Dan Title:  Pretzel Logic Label: MCA Records Format: CD Catalog Number: MCAD-11917 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition: US 1999 remaster, BMG Edition Sell Price: $6.99 Sell Date: 8/27/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/26/26 VG+/VG+ $3.74 Low: $3.74 Median: $5.00 Average: $6.12 High: $12.47 Current low price: $9.65 VG+/NM Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 191/189 Where Sold: Barletsville, OK 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 Kicking off with the lone megahit "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," Steely Dan's 3rd album is part of the bands glory years.  Any major dude will tell you!  "Barrytown" is downright Beatlesque with the verse mirroring "Tell Me What You See."  They do it again on the title track "Pretzel Logic" quoting the "oh yeah" of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window....

  Artist: Elton John Title: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Label: DJM Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: Y8DJD 1001 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1973 Sell Price: $8.57 Sell Date: 6/22/26 Condition: VG/G+ Pro Refurbish Discogs Last Sold: 9/26/25 VG+/P $3.29 Low: $2.62 Median: $2.96 Average: $5.70 High: $14.47 Current low price: $0.94 (UK) G+/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 34/236 Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B- Sad To See It Go: No  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has received canonical reverence in the last 30 years or so.  It wasn't really taken as seriously in the 80's or most of the nineties until it was revealed posthumously that Lady Di dug the deep cut "Candle In The Wind."  That made the Marilyn Monroe tribute song her own with rewritten lyrics.  Once that happened, all of the sudden Goodbye was in the "...

  Artist: The Who Title: The Who By Numbers Label: MCA Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MCAT-2161 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 3/29/26 Condition: VG/VG untested Discogs Last Sold: 8/29/23 VG+/generic $3.51 Low: $2.99 Median: $3.25 Average: $3.25 High: $3.51 Current  low price:  $4.18 VG/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 63/44 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 The Who By Numbers was deemed to be slight and less-commercial along the lines of Zep's Presence or Springsteen's Nebraska.  It went Gold in the US out of the gate but didn't hit the Platinum mark until 1993 after years of being a "super saver" in the midline bin.  Like those steady sellers, a cutout, but perpetually on sale.  This 8-track that sold radically reshuffles the track or...

  Artist: Soundgarden Title: Badmotorfinger Label: A&M Format: CD Catalog Number: 75021 5374 2 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US BMG Record Club Sell Price: $3.79 Sell Date: 3/26/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/7/25 NM/VG+$5.95 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.02 Average: $3.28 High: $5.95 Current  low price:  $3.10 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 527/170 Where Sold: Dallas, NC Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Buught: Facebook Marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No Badmotorfinger is the only Soundgarden album I loved start to finish out of the gate.  While Ultramega OK may be the sentimental favorite that grew on me, pound for pound this is the one that I think is the best.  This is mostly due to the top loaded nature where all my favorites are in the first four particularly "Slaves and Bulldozers" and the opening riff rock " Rusty Cage ."  T...

  Artist: Stone Temple Pilots Title: Core Label: Atlantic Format: CD  Cat #: 7 82418-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 SRC  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $4.85 iscogs Last Sold: 6/20/25 VG+/VG+ $2.79 Low: $0.25 G/no cover 4/8/25 Median: $2.95 Average: $3.41 High: $12.00 M/M 5/26/25 Current low price: $0.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 71 Have/Want: 4785/575 Where Sold: Northport, AL Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No When Core came out, I thought the band was somewhat fraudulent.  I hated the first hit I heard,  "Sex Type Thing" and was disgusted that the Butthole Surfers were opening for them already on seemingly their first tour.  MTV product, I sniffed with 22-year-old certitude. 33 years later, I've finally got around to hearing the actual album start to finish.  It does have all the signpost...

  Artist: Scorpions Title: Best of Rockers 'N' Ballads Label:  Mercury Format: CD Cat #: 842 002 2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Record Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/27/25 Sell Price: $4.85 Discogs Last Sold: 5/25/25 VG+/VG+ $2.99 Low: $0.78 12/26/21 VG+/VG+ Median: $3.00 Average: $3.20 High: $9.99 10/29/20 NM/NM Current low price: $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 493/22 Where Sold: Vinton, VA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This particular compilation of the Scorpions first decade on Mercury initially seemed like a toss off to me.  In fact, it was one of the bands best US sellers peaking on Billboard at #43 chart run into 1990, before their megahit "Winds of Change."  It hit Platinum in 1993, so for that period of time this was the go to for the uninitiated for their big 80's hits.  I didn't eve...

  Artist:  Nirvana Title: In Utero Label: DGC/Sub Pop Format: CD Catalog Number: DGCD 24607 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1993 BMG Club Edition Sell Price: $5.99 Sell Date: 3/10/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/8/25 NM/NM $4.92 Low:  $1.99 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.16 High: $7.99 Current Low Price: $4.50 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 1043/480 Where Sold:  Ocala, FL 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 If Bleach was the feel-good record and Nevermind was the commercial coming out party, In Utero was mostly a Fuck You record.  Steve Albini recorded most of this and they even said "Fuck You" to his absolute sonic vision by having Scott Litt tweak "Heart Shaped Box" and "All Apologies."  That said, those songs roar in a way that Pearl Jam or Stone Temple Pilots could never muster with a pop se...

  Artist: Elton John Title:  Caribou Label: MCA Records Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: MCAT-2116 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1974 white shell Sell Price: $2.89 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG/VG untested with generic slipcase Discogs Last Sold: 1/10/24 VG+/VG+ $3.00 Low: $1.99 Median: $2.95 Average: $2.72 High: $3.00 Current  low price:  $1.50 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 98/41 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  1 month Where and When  Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No The Elton John catalog was something I always ignored beyond having the first Greatest Hits and a dollar bin copy of Captain Fantastic in the pre-CD era.  In the last few years I've picked up various titles from vinyl lots and my recent 8-track obsession.  A couple weeks ago I got around to listening to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road for the first time overall o...