The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Decemberists Title:  The Crane Wife Label: Capitol Format: CD Catalog Number: CDP 0946 3 61618 2 0 Year of Release: 2006 Country and Year of Edition: US  2006 Sell Price: $5.69 Sell Date: 9/16/26 Condition: VG+/VG +  Discogs Last Sold: 7/13/26 NM/NM $5.00 Low: $1.50 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.48 High:$15.73 Current low price: $3.51 (Canadian) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 340/90 Where Sold: Grand Rapids, MI Time It Took To Sell: 3  years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No With all the 20th anniversary hubbub of the Decemberist's 4th LP The Cranes Wife, I thought I might as well get the write-up out of the way.  I bought this in a CD clearance lot a couple years ago and never heard it in it's day.  It has since been had the reissue expansion treatment.  Funny how you can ignore something so it seems new, but it is already 20 years on with additional bel...

  Artist: Northern State Title:  All City Label: Columbia Format: CD Catalog Number: CK 90497 Year of Release: 2004 Country and Year of Edition: US 2004 explicit version Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 6/23/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 1/19/26 VG/VG+ $0.94 Low: $0.57 Median: $1.95 Average: $2.30 High: $6.00 Current low price:  $0.53 (Canada) $1.00 (US) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 148/26 Where Sold: Indianapolis, IN Time It Took To Sell:  16 years Where and When Bought: internet early aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C- Sad To See It Go: No  I completely misheard the best track on this album, "Last Night."  As it was popping up on streaming over the week I thought they were chanting "last night I lost my black book bag" but looking at the lyric booklet now I see that the chorus is "last night I lost my bank book and..."  To the ATM again and again and again.   It totally changes the meaning.  A...

  Artist: Jad Fair Title: Best Wishes Label: Iredescence Records Format: LP Catalog Number: I-16 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition: US 1985 Sell Price: $6.40 Sell Date: 5/27/26 Condition: VG+/G+ corner clipped Discogs Last Sold: 3/23/36 NM/NM $7.00 Low: $5.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $10.98 High: $38.98 Current low price: $9.00 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want: 226/79 Where Sold: Marlborough, MA Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, Al Bums $3.99 used mid 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No What to give for the Jad Fair fan that doesn't like Jad Fair's voice?  Best Wishes, that's what!  Here we have a bunch of super short, often under a minute, tracks alternative between the titles "O.K" and "A.O.K." with a sequential number after them for the duration of the album.  Lots of clanking, blurping and clattering over 41 short tracks. This is music not made for repeated...

  Artist: Devo Title: Greatest Hits Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 26449-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/2/25 Sell Price: $7.54 Discogs Last Sold: 8/31/25 VG/VG+ $4.00 Low: $1.10 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.90 High: $11.49 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 510/33 Where Sold: Cleveland, OH Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I figured I might as well write about the other Devo comp that sold with Greatest Misses the other day.  That would be it's alpha companion piece, Greatest Hits. All my favorites: "Jocko Homo," "Gates of Steel," "Beautiful World," "Satisfaction" with songs I initially couldn't stand but of course noticed like "Working In A Coal Mine" and "Peek A Boo."  It's all there and it can't be...

  Artist: Devo Title:  Greatest Misses Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Cat #: 9 26450-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/2/25 Sell Price: $8.97 Discogs Last Sold: 10/8/25 NM/NM $8.00 Low: $3.96 Median: $5.97 Average: $7.11 High: $17.04 Current low price: $7.14 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 566/85 Where Sold: Cleveland, OH Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2-3 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No A companion piece to the Greatest Hits Devo CD compilation that both came out in 1990, this might be the better of the two releases.  For starters, this one has many of the bands best songs: "Mongoloid" as well as Booji Boy versions of "Jocko Homo," and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."  What are Booji Boy versions you may ask?  I couldn't really tell listening without comparison, but they are apparently higher pitched vocal r...

  Artist: Robyn Hitchcock Title: Luxor Label: Editions PAF! Format: CD Cat #: PAF 004 Year of Release: 2003 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2003 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/28/25 Sell Price: $5.82 Discogs Last Sold: 2/21/25 NM/NM $9.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $8.75 Average: $9.38 High: $20.00 Current low price: $8.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 270/34 Where: Las Vegas, NV Time it took to sell: 15  years Where and When Bought: internet used late aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No I've written before in the links below about the great Hitchcock complete catalog update toward the end of the 2000's.  Luxor from 2003 was certainly one of those titles.  Unfortunately, it was too much titles of the same artist at once and this album fell by the wayside.  I can't remember even giving it a token listen although I probably threw it in my 300-CD carousel player I had at the time with the intention to hear it at least...

  Artist: Darkness & Jive Title: Hooked On You b/w Tarzan Label:  Red Rhino Records Format: 7" Cat #: RED 21 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1982 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/31/25 Sell Price: $4.33 Discogs Last Sold: 5/10/25 VG+/VG+ $3.40 Low: $1.14 11/30/19 VG+/VG+ Median: $4.86 Average: $4.99 High: $9.09 6/15/21 VG+/NM Current low price: $2.69 VG+/generic Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 63/31 Where Sold: Lincoln City, OR Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: consigned collection from the late Kevin Wyzzard Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I have a handful of 45's left from my friend Kevin Wyzzard consigned to me after he passed last year.  He had some hard times and gave me some cherry picked records to sell.  This one didn't go that much but I think he thought it had some US value being an import.  Sadly, over time it dropped to under $5. This is a fairly obscure post-pun...

  Artist: Siouxsie & The Banshees Title: The Tinderbox Interview with Siouxsie Label:  Warner Bros.89 Format: LP Cat #: WBMS 138 Year of Release: 1986 Promo Radio Transcription Record Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1986 The Warner Bros. Music Show series Listed Condition: VG+/VG peel off on upper right hand corner several <1" spots Sell Date: 5/31/25 Sell Price: $11.06 Discogs Last Sold: 2/19/25 VG+/VG+ $17.00 Low: $11.06 Median: $20.89 Average: $24.27 High: $54.95 1/24/25 NM/NM Current low price: $22.73 NM/no cover Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 181/136 Where Sold: St. Lincoln City, OR Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C  Sad To See It Go: No The TINDERBOX Interview with Siouxsie was a radio only interview record I got a promo of.  This was the only tour to date I've ever seen Siouxsie in the flesh, at the Orpheum in Boston .  It was also the last Siouxsie & The Banshees album I...

  Artist: The Pogues Title: Hell's Ditch Label: Island Format: CD Catalog Number: 422 846 999-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1990 Sell Price: $3.89 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/19/25 NM/NM $6.38 Low: $0.95 Median: $2.94 Average: $3.35 High: $7.50 Current  low price:  $0.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 38 Have/Want: 536/49 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: used around time of release, Nuggets Boston Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No Hell's Ditch was a peak period Pogues album I flat out forgot about yet pretty much remembered every track on it.  I guess I always considered Rum Sodomy & The Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God the bands twin towers and everything else was a bit of an afterthought.  Hell's Ditch however is uniformly excellent start to finish. The big hit on here for me was "Ra...

  Artist: Sugar Title: File Under: Easy Listening Label: Rykodisc Format: CD Catalog Number: RCD 10300 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1994 Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: M/NM sealed, drill cut in spine Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/25 M/NM $4.00 Low: $0.94 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.68 High: $12.95 Current  low price:  $0.50 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 92 Have/Want: 1664/55 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: internet early 90's 75 cents on half.com Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No About 20 years ago I accidentally ordered a 75 cent copy of this on the long departed half.com website, forgetting that I bought the CD when it was new.  This was a sealed cutout and one that I thought I never would get rid of.  Well, the original one I bought still sits on a shelf in storage but this ancient error has finally been corrected. Merge...

  Artist: Sugar Title: Beaster Label: Rykodisc Format: CD Catalog Number: RCD 50260 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1993 "JC Auto" sticker on case Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 1/14/25  Condition: VG+/VG   writing on back, hole punch in barcode Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/25 M/NM $4.50 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.15 Average: $2.65 High: $5.00 Current  low price:  $0.70 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 94 Have/Want: 1500/63 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: promo Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No Bob Mould's short lived band Sugar had a quality run from 1992-1995.  This 1993 release was a mini-album hot off the heels of the debut Copper Blue that just about matched if not exceeded Mould's popular fanbase both in Husker Du and his solo career.  This was advanced as a heavier, darker release.  Befitting of a Catholic block of some sor...