The Reverse Collector

  Artist: EC8OR Title:  All Of Us Can Be Rich... Label: Grand Royal Format: CD Cat #:   GR 047 CD Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/8/25 Sell Price: $4.47 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/25 VG+/NM $5.00 Low: $2.93 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.75 High: $11.63 Current low price: $1.16 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 175/38 Where Sold: Richmond Hill, GA Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: used Sounds $5.99 sticker still on it late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No For whatever reason 3 out of 4 EC8OR CD's on my shelf in storage have sold in the past few weeks.  This particular one is Grand Royal's compilation of material previously released in Germany and imported.  I already had everything on this and I didn't pay much attention to that fact when I bought it used.  I just thought it was a new album until I actually listened to it. Now that I'v...

  Artist: EC8OR Title: EC8OR Label: Digital Hardcore Recordings/Intercord Record Service Format: CD Cat #:   DHR CD 3/IHR 995 003 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Germany 1995 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/27/25 Sell Price: $4.91 Discogs Last Sold: 10/24/25 VG+/VG+ $4.07 Low: $2.31 Median: $5.80 Average: $6.22 High: $12.26 Current low price: $5.16 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 231/86 Where Sold: St. Louis, MO Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: new guessing Kims or Adult Crash NYC mid 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No There has been a run on EC8OR CD's that have been sitting in storage 15 years lately.  This is the debut album which features "Cocaine Ducks,"  the single that Grand Royal put out in 1996 in a 7" series of Digital Hardcore release.  I liked that record enough to track this down at import price. While I have been sitting on this release 2 weeks after writing...

  Artist: Shizuo Title:  Shizuo vs. Shizor Label: Grand Royal Format: CD Catalog Number: GR048 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1997 Sell Price: $3.95 Sell Date: 2/7/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 10/26/24 M/VG+  $5.15 Low: $2.06 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.06 High: $13.00 Current  low price:  $2.80 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 122/48 Where Sold:  Bend, OR Time It Took  To Sell:  12 years Where and When  Bought: used Sounds round release time $6.99 sticker still on CD case. Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No The Beastie Boys' Grand Royal  licensed German "futurist" techno label Digital Hardcore straight outta Berlin.  Label mates were Alec Empire and Atari Teenage Riot and EC8OR.  Of these, Shizuo was the one I listened to the least although I did buy those other artists at import prices.  Shizuo passed in 2011 , most likely of some sort of...

  Artist: Beastie Boys Title: Ill Communication Label: Capitol/Grand Royal Format: CD Cat:  7243 8 28599 2 5 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Jax Pressing Sell Price: $3.34 VG+/VG+ 7/17/24 Discogs Last Sold: 6/15/24 G+/VG+ $1.49 Low: $0.50 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.32 High: $8.00 Current low price: $2.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 28 Have/Want: 784/287 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: Worcester 1994 or 5 new on Highland St. short lived record store Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Ill Communication was one of those album that seemed of some substance at the time it came out.  It was everywhere and I even saw the tour at Madison Square Garden . Listening to it now, it seems top loaded with hits like "Sure Shot," "Root Down" and of course "Sabotage" co-existing with "B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak"  and "Get It Together" which feature...

  Artist: Atari Teenage Riot Title: Burn, Berlin, Burn! Label: Grand Royal Format:  CD Cat  GR042 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/24/22 Sell Price: $3.00 Discogs Last Sold: 3/24/22 M/M $5.38 Low: $1.98 Median: $3.00 Average: $4.32 High:$10.98 Current low price:$0.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:24 Have/Want: 972/56 Where Sold: Maplewood, NJ Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Rocket Science NYC used $10.00 sticker still on it around time of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No This reissue of the initial 1995 album by the Beastie Boys Grand Royal label was the pinnacle of the Digital Hardcore affiliation.  A German next gen late-80's Ministry through Punk Rock eyes and samples from Stooges to Ramones to Bad Brains.  These self proclaimed MIDI junkies were prophetic in worldview.  You better Delete Yourself before the powers that be control you the...

  Artist: Beastie Boys Title: Check Your Head Label: Capitol Format: CD Cat #: CDP-398938 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Columbia House club editiion Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 9/2/21 Sell Price: $3.49 Discogs Last Sold: 4/9/21 $5.56 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.00 Average: $3.13 High: $5.99 Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 267/189 Where Sold: Cordele, GA Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Columbia House mid 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Check Your Head is a "roommate" record for sure.  In Boston my buddy Kenny got it at midnight at Tower and  came home and cranked in straight away, "Thunder Woman" be damned (the old townie lady upstairs would complain that our music "comes up like thunder!").  Then when I moved to NYC later in '92, another roommate, Vir had it on vinyl and played it regular...