The Reverse Collector

  Artist: The Beatles Title: Past Masters Label: Apple/Parlophone/Capitol Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 50999 2 43807 2 0 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition: US 2009 Sell Price: $9.92 Sell Date: 7/12/26 Condition: VG+/VG+   Discogs Last Sold:  7/12/26 NM/NM $6.75 Low: $1.88 Median: $7.74 Average: $8.89 High: $27.57 Current low price: $4.99 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 1546/110 Where Sold: Vancouver, WA Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No  The two volume Past Masters set which compiled everything not on the original UK LP Beatles releases was revamped for the 2009 box set and issued individually.  This was of course for the Stereo Box edition since some of the tracks on the second volume were never issued in Mono. In the US, some of these were album tracks psychologically.  "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the k...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) Label: London Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: LEM 72162 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1969 Ampex Sell Price: $5.20 Sell Date: 5/18/25 Condition: VG/G+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/25/25 VG/VG $6.00 Low: $5.20 Median: $5.81 Average: $7.70 High: $13.95 Current  low price:  $9.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs:  5 Have/Want: 55/28 Where Sold: McKinney, TX Time It Took  To Sell:   2 years Where and When  Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No You can't argue with perfection.  This may very well be the best grouping of Stones tracks possible.  It got usurped by the Hot Rocks doubles to the point where my octagonal cover vinyl copy never got played.  However, since this 8-track copy sold, I'm finally paying attention to it.  Since I've never been married to the track order of ei...

  Artist: The Kinks Title: Did Ya Label: Columbia Format: CD EP Catalog Number: 44K 74050 Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1991  Sell Price: $7.59 Sell Date: 5/13/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 5/12/96 NM/NM $9.99 Low: $2.70 2/23/23 VG+/VG+ Median: $5.00 Average: $6.15 High: $19.95 9/16/22 NM/NM Current  low price:  $5.86 VG/VG+ (Israel), $15.95 M/NM (US) Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 190/22 Where Sold: Monticello, IN Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  B- Sad To See  It Go: No A new label, a new EP for The Kinks.  This 5-song EP opens with it's namesake "Did Ya."  Makes you think of the Jeff Lynne produced Roy Orbison meets "Sunny Afternoon."  The Sunny refrain "in the summertime" reoccurs and of course Lynne had "Do Ya" with the Move & ELO.  Ray Davies himself produced this and t...

  Artist: The Yardbirds Title:  For Your Love Label: Epic Format: LP Cat #: BN 26167 Year of Release: 1965 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1965 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 12/18/25 Sell Price: $44.64 Discogs Last Sold: 6/26/25 G+/G+ $18.00 Low: $12.95 Median: $36.00 Average: $37.80 High: $94.12 Current low price: $20.33 G+/VG, $23.94 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 314/316 Where Sold: Miami, FL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: whatnot auction lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: Yes The Yardbirds 1965 American debut led off with the classic Graham Gouldman written title track "For Your Love" which brought in both Jeff Beck and a move away from Clapton's Blues. Clapton played on that track, but it led to his departure.  The rest of the album is covers of varying degrees of importance.  "A Certain Girl" and "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" are probably band canon classics, but for me ...

  Artist: The Hollies Title: Greatest Hits Label: Epic Format: LP Cat #: KE 32061 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 promo with track listing sticker Listed Condition: G/G Sell Date: 11/2/25 Sell Price: $8.99 Discogs Last Sold: 10/8/25 NM/NM $8.00 Low: $1.67 Median: $8.00 Average: $12.26 High: $45.98 Current low price: $4.55 VG/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 1567/146 Where Sold: Cleveland, OH Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: used early 80's Worcester That's Entertainment $2.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No As I was listening to "Bus Stop" into "Carrie Ann" the other day, I was thinking to myself "this has to be some of the whitest music imaginable."  The thuds and yells continued to echo in my building.  Whether they were yells of pair or if they could even hear the Hollies in the distance was of no matter to me.   Actually, that initial off the cuff assessment ...

  Artist: The Who Title: The Who Sings My Generation Label: MCA Records Format: CD Cat #: MCAD-31330 Year of Release: 1966 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 4/19/25 Sell Price: $16.42 Discogs Last Sold: 9/27/22 NM/VG+ $6.00 Low: $6.00 Median: $11.21 Average: $11.21 High: $16.42 Current low price: n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 4/36 Where Sold: Jefferson, SC Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  $2 lot Facebook Marketplace Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No FOR FURTHER REVIEW: This was a first-generation "compact price" budget CD issue of the US debut album from The Who.  In the UK it came out as My Generation in December 1965,  with " I'm A Man " in the middle of side 2.  This was followed by "A Legal Matter" and John Entwistle's "The Ox" closing out the record.  In the US, the title was changed to The Who Sings My Generation and replaced "I...

  Artist: The Yardbirds Title: Over Under Sideways Down Label: Epic Format: LP Cat #:LN 24210 Year of Release: 1966 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1966 Mono Santa Maria Listed Condition VG/P  water damaged cover 1/3 page each side peeled off, vinyl good shape Sell Date: 5/9/24 Sell Price:$6.20  Discogs Last Sold: 3/10/24 VG/VG+ $20.00 Low: $4.00 VG/generic Median: $19.49 Average: $24.29 High: $70.00 M/VG+ Current low price: $8.00 G+/G+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 47 Have/Want: 1596/390 Where Sold: Saline, MI Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: in a box lot or dollar bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I can't fully remember what cheap bin I got this cover-trashed/decent vinyl copy of the Beck-era Yardbirds.  The cover on both sides was partially pulled clean off.  A copy in good shape with a drill hole went for $70, so as far as deals go, this went with a couple other similar deals.  The buyer was looking for fl...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  A round and Around Label: Decca Format: LP Catalog Number: 6 21392 AO Year of Release:  1964 Country and Year  of Edition: Germany late 70's/early 80's Sell Price: $11.65 Sell Date: 5/1/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  4/30/24 M/NM $34.41 Low: $6.45 VG+/VG+ 4/17/23 Median: $14.52 Average: $16.92 High: $48.17 M/M 11/16/23 Current  low price:  $11.82 VG+/G+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 42 Have/Want: 698/137 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell: 9 years Where and When  Bought: new mid 80's Worcester bookstore near library selling cutouts and flooded stock. Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No I had this idea that somehow I was going to give this in-it's-day import Stones compilation something less than an A.  The European album from 1964 was a counterpart of 12x5 in the US with a slightly different track listing..  This compiled the Five By Five 7" EP ...

  Artist: The Beatles Title: Beatles VI Label: Apple Format: LP Catalog Number: ST-2258 Year of Release:  1965 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1971 Reissue Sell Price: $9.30 Sell Date: 3/13/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold : 12/16/21 M/NM $75.00 sealed Low: $3.00 VG+/VG Median: $12.00 Average: $15.00 High:  $75.00 Current low price:  $20.65 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 143/120 Where Sold:  White Cloud, MI Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: Worcester Albums used $3.99 1980 or 1981 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No Although it was another US Frankenstein culled from butchered albums and recent singles sides, Beatles VI was the 6th Capitol album released in the US (including Meet The Beatles!, The Beatles Second Album, Something New, Beatles '65 and Help! but excluding Introducing The Beatles on Vee Jay, A Hard Days Night Soundtrack on United Artists and The Beat...