The Reverse Collector

    Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title:  Born To Run : 30th Anniversary Edition Hammersmith Odeon, London '75   Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run  Pt. 1 Pt.2  Pt. 3 Pt. 4 Live At The Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, 1973 : Spirit In The Night Wild Billy's Circus Story Thundercrack Label:  Columbia Format: CD + 2XDVD Cat #: 82796 94175 2 Year of Release: 2005 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2005 30th Anniversary Box Set Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/2/25 Sell Price: $5.45 iscogs Last Sold: 6/9/25 VG+/VG+ $7.00 Low: $4.50  VG+/VG+ 5/15/25 Median: $8.95 Average: $9.54 High: $20.00 M/M 1/15/24 Current low price: $1.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 90 Have/Want: 1513/240 Where Sold: Philadelphia, PA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: internet around when it was released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The 30th Anniversary issue of Born To Run is a fancy box with 2 DVD's that I n...

  Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title: Born To Run Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: PCA 33795 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1975 Sell Price: $5.60 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG tested start to finish sounds great Discogs Last Sold: 4/10/24 VG+/not graded $6.00 Low: $5.44 Median: $5.60 Average: $5.68 High: $6.00 Current  low price:  $3.98 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 15/28 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell: 2 months Where and When  Bought: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No I got a 14-piece order of low-end CD's and 8-tracks, some things I've written about before and some not, so this will keep the blog content going steady for the foreseeable future whether or not a few days go by without any sales.  I'll start with the easiest one, my third favorite Springsteen album and the first of his triad of peak-period A+ albums, Born T...

  Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title:  I'm On Fire b/w Johnny Bye Bye Label: Columbia Format: 7" Catalog Number: 38-04772 Year of Release:  1985 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1985 Carrolton Pressing Sell Price: $3.99 Sell Date: 3/8/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  2/29/24 M/NM $5.74 Low: $0.69 Median: $2.75 Average: $3.34 High:  $14.00 Current low price:  $1.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 86 Have/Want: 1821/115 Where Sold: Windermere, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: Worcester Strawberries new year of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No The 4th single from Born In The USA came out in February 1985, about 8 months after the release of the album.  This one paired the short (2:36) side closer of Side One with an even shorter (1:50) B-side.  Sometimes less is best. A thought occurred to me while watching one of the seemingly endless variations of cin...

  Artist: Bruce Springsteen Title: Glory Days b/w Stand On It Label: Columbia Format: 7" Catalog Number: 38-04924 Year of Release:  1985 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1985 with picture sleeve Sell Price: $3.11 Sell Date: 3/8/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  3/8/24 VG+/NM  $4.00 Low: $1.95 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.18 High:  $8.12 Current low price:  $1.00 VG+/Generic, $2.00 VG+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 76 Have/Want: 1377/114 Where Sold: South Windermere, FL Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: Strawberries Worcester 1985 new when released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Born In The U.S.A. is one of those albums I've never had an urge to hear beyond the year it was released.  It doesn't matter.  Almost every track has been in heavy rotation from Rock radio to mainstream bars across America since 1984.  The B-sides were a different matter. ...

  Artist: Patti Smith Group Title: Easter Label: Arista Format: CD Cat # ARCD 8166 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 3/21/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/11/22 $1.99 Low: $1.12 Median: $2.98 Average: $3.03 High: $6.00 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 150/58 Where Sold: Lancaster, OH Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Sounds used late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "Outside of society..." Today, March 24th is my late mother's birthday.  She would've been 74 today and she liked this album Easter when the whole family took it out of the library back in 1978.  She had long black hair then and sort've looked like Patti Smith.  I remember distinctly when she first laid eyes on the cover she commented on Patti's unshaven armpits.  I actually took my mom to see Patti...