The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Pipe Title:  Ashtray b/w Warsaw Label: Merge Format: 7" Cat #: mrg 037 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1993 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/31/25 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/22/24 VG+/VG+ $2.84 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.30 Average: $2.65 High: $6.00 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 233/24 Where Sold: Nashville, TN Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought:  NYC somewhere around time of release new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Former Superchunk drummer Chuck Garrison had a band in the mid-90's that was on the lips of almost everyone: Pipe.  Their run was short from 1993-7, but they got around.  The vocalist Ron Liberi, well versed in Black Flag stylings, went on to bands like Zen Frisbee and The Ghost of Rock.  The band returned in 2023 and released a self titled album .   "Ashtray," the A-side features a spirited sandpaper ra...

  Artist: Pipe Title: Slowboy Label:Merge Format: CD Cat #:MRG123 CD Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Listed Condition: US 1997 Sell Date: 10/28/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/7/20 $3.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.70 High: $9.00 Current low price:$4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 25/8 Where Sold: Graham, NC Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Sounds NYC used around time of release  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:B Sad To See It Go: No Pipe got their 70's new wave jones out on this 1997 indie rock release.  You get hit right away with an interpolation of Devo's " Incontrollable  Urge" with "Favorite Dirty Flavor."  You also get an outright 1978 cover of Elvis Costello's "No Action."  Even a track like "How The West Was Won" has a mélange  of 70's punk guitar sound from Ramones to Stiff Little Fingers. I wrote about P...

  Artist: Pipe Title: 6 Days Till Bellus Label: Jesus Christ Format: CD Cat #: JC 003 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/28/21 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: Low: $1.12 Median: $5.49 Average: $4.85 High: $6.00 Current low price: $4.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 24/14 Where Sold: Graham, NC Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: promo? Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No My friend Jimmy was a big proponent of Pipe, the Superchunk spinoff led by Chuck Garrison with a couple members from Small.  Jimmy said they had some Black Flag level rocking although this seems filtered through a Superchunk style.  Later records indeed came on Merge, including another one bought with this order.  This one had more "hits" so I'm going to write about this one first. I seem to remember having this on "cd repeat" around...