The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Cruzados Title: After Dark Label: Arista Format: LP Cat #: AL 8439 Year of Release: 1987 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1987 Listed Condition: VG+/VG drill cut, original inner sleeve Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $6.91 Discogs Last Sold: 6/9/25 NM/NM $5.99 Low: $1.16 Median: $3.49 Average: $4.00 High: $15.00 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 82 Have/Want: 715/30 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought:  Facebook $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No 80's "Roots-Rock" before it was "Americana,"  Cruzados were established enough for their second album in 1987 to have Eagles like Don Henley and JD Souther as well as Paul Butterfield for his final recording and Pat Benatar make guest appearances.   "Bed Of Lies" was a big album rock hit without any guest stars peaking at #4 on Billboards Rock Tracks.  "Small Town Love" with Henley peaked at #39 on t...

  Artist: Randy Newman Title: Sail Away Label: Reprise Format: LP Cat #: MS 2064 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1975 gatefold Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/12/25 Sell Price: $8.06 Discogs Last Sold: 7/22/25 VG+/VG+ $7.00 Low: $3.00 G+/G+ 12/4/24 Median: $8.00 Average: $10.03 High: $35.00  M/NM 12/2/24 Current low price: $4.50 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 2092/220 Where Sold: Chicago, IL Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $4 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "You'll be happy as a monkey in a monkey tree..."--"Sail Away" Randy Newman always had a tongue in cheek acerbic world view.  "Sail Away" envisions a slave traders pitch to come to America the Beautiful to kick off the record.  The other side blows up the world on the opening track, "Political Science."  "There goes London, there goes Par-ee..."   I don't kn...

  Artist: Peter Case Title: The Man With The Blue Postmodern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar Label: Geffen Format: LP Cat #: GHS 24238 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1989  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ gold stamp promo with original inner sleeve Sell Date: 8/11/25 Sell Price: $24.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/24/25 NM/NM $19.99 Low: $2.91 2/21/24 VG+/VG Median: $11.31 Average: $13.02 High: $26.00 1/29/24 NM/NM Current low price: $4.65 VG+/VG+ cut in right hand corner Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 784/67 Where: Sainpoint, ID Time it took to sell: 2 weeks Where and When Bought: Whatnot bundle auction Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No I've been beefing up my vinyl inventory of late getting auction bundles since my sales have slowed down a little.  I got this in a bundle as a bit of an afterthought but it went for $25 bucks, which is probably more than the total for the 10 or 15 albums I bought it with.  Most ...

  Artist: Kris Kristofferson Title: Surreal Thing Label: Monument Format: LP Cat #: PZ 34254 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1976 Listed Condition: VG+/VG  Sell Date: 4/4/25 Sell Price: $2.89 Discogs Last Sold: 10/24/24 VG+/VG $2.50 Low: $1.11 Median: $2.25 Average: $2.17 High: $3.00 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 32/10 Where Sold: Springvale, ME Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook dollar lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Surreal Thing is a fairly middling to good Kris Kristofferson album bookended by two great songs.  The opener "You'll Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)" is instantly memorable and "If You Don't Like Hank Williams" you can kiss his ass.  Why sugar coat it? The rest of the album is loaded with characters.  Eddie The Eunuch, The Prisoner, The Golden Idol and someone Killing Time.  The one who has a life of his own lost in ...

  Artist: The Jayhawks Title:  Hollywood Town Hall Label: Def American Format: CD Cat #: 9 26829-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  Sell Date: 3/9/25 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 3/11/25 NM/M $4.04 Low: $0.42 Median: $1.89 Average: $2.29 High: $5.43 Current low price: $1.63 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 61 Have/Want: 1272/56 Where Sold: Siviriez, Columbia, SC Time it took to sell: 14 years Where and When Bought: Sounds NYC $8.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No. Finally, out of hospital!  5 long days.  Of the pending write-up, I went for what I thought was the best and easiest to write about.  Then I realized I hadn't heard it in over 30 years and had to put some reps into it. The breakthrough Jayhawks album was their third after a couple indie records.  It might've been the last band one would predict for mainstream success, but it got out there, i...

  Artist: Randy Newman Title: Ragtime (Music From The Motion Picture Plus Additional Music) Label: Elektra/Rhino Format: CD Catalog Number:  R2 78245 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2002 Sell Price: $8.46 Sell Date: 2/27/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 2/27/25 NM/VG+ $10.76 Low:  $2.81 VG+/VG+ 5/31/22 Median: $8.37 Average: $8.63 High: $15.45 VG+/VG+ 2/2/25 Current Low Price: $19.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 68/20 Where Sold:  Alexandria, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: facebook cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C+ Sad To See  It Go: No Even though I purchased this a little over a year ago, I had no recollection of buying Ragtime in a CD lot.  I guess I was looking at 1-2 dollar titles and got anything I didn't have with Randy Newman's name.  A fair enough assessment.  Anything Newman has released is worth hearing. That said, this is first ...

  Artist: Randy Newman Title: Trouble In Paradise Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Catalog Number: 9 23755-2 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year  of Edition: US SRC reissue Sell Price: $6.99 Sell Date: 2/5/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/31/25 M/M $4.35 Low: $2.19 Median: $4.73 Average: $5.57 High: $10.75 Current  low price:  $10.30 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 307/28 Where Sold:  Philadelphia, PA Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: facebook $2 cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No The opening track of Randy Newman's 7th album, Trouble In Paradise was inescapable and annoying for me in 1983.  Watching the video now, it's an amusement and even an anthem given the fires going on in the area.  It opened the Grammys  with younger faces the other day, so I guess that sold the CD. That may be the only hit within , but my favorite cut on the record hands do...

  Artist: Warren Zevon Title: Mutineer Label: Giant Format: CD Cat #:9 24618-2 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/20/24 Sell Price:$8.88 Discogs Last Sold:4/17/24 M/VG+ $5.00 Low: $2.99 Median: $8.00 Average: $7.80 High: $12.00 Current low price: $11.06 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 258/28 Where Sold: Albany, CA Time it took to sell: 5 months Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I first purchased Mutineer in 2002 after Dylan started playing the title track of this album live on a regular basis.  I hadn't really been listening to Zevon much since Sentimental Hygiene in the late 80's, although I got back on board around this time with this and his checkout album The Wind as well as My Ride’s Here and Life'll Kill Ya.   The first Zevon record I ever bought was his cover of Ernie K-Doe's " A Certain Girl " on a 45 when Bad Luck Str...

  Artist:  Emmylou Harris Title:   Luxury Liner Label:  Warner Bros Format:  LP Cat #:  BSK 3115 Year of Release:  1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1977 Jacksonville pressing Listed Condition:  VG+/G+ water damage to sleeve Sell Date:  2/6/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:  9/6/20 VG+/VG $4.00 Low:  $1.00 Median:  $4.00 High:   $23.23 Current low price:  $4.66 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:   Have/Want:  810/58 Where Sold:   New York, NY Time it took to sell:  5 years Where and When Bought:  Boston, Nuggets 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No Emmylou is probably my favorite harmony vocalist via Dylan's Desire and Gram Parsons "Return of the Grievious Angel."  I got on a completist kick in the mid-90's around Wrecking Ball after hearing the Lucinda Williams cover "Sweet Old World" at Sounds on St. Marks ...