The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Ronnie Wood Title:  1234 Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: FC 37473 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1981 Pitman Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/22/25 Sell Price: $7.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/13/25 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $3.45 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.46 High: $8.00 Current low price: $4.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 56/15 Where Sold: Fort Pierce, FL Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Bought: auction bundle Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Solid solo album from Woody between the Stones Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You's release.  Despite my extreme love for that era of the Stones in real time, it didn't extend to Stones solo album completism the way the Beatles did.   When the record kicks off with the title track, it almost sounds like a mix of 80's Dylan and a Keith Richards sung track.  Since Ron Wood played on Dylan's Shot of Love that year and appeared on his mi...

Artist: David Bowie Title: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Bonus Tracks: John I'm Only Dancing / Velvet Goldmine / Sweet Head / Ziggy Stardust (Demo) / Lady Stardust (Demo) Label: Rykodisc Cat #: RCD 10134 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 BMG Music Club edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/31/25 Sell Price: $8.47 Discogs Last Sold: 6/22/25 NM/NM $20.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $7.00 Average: $8.67 High: $24.99 Current low price: $5.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 619/872 Where: Canton, CT Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 or $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No The Rykodisc Bowie remasters of the early 90's, as mentioned recently, have held their value primarily because of the bonus tracks that are exclusive to the edition.  Remastering was done later but this one is fine by me.  One thing of note: they truncate the title on the ...

  Artist: Foghat Title: Fool For The City Label:  Bearsville Format: 8-Track Cat #: M8 6959 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1975 Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 7/7/25 Sell Price: $5.71 Discogs Last Sold: 3/7//24 G+/no cover $3.00 Low: $2.00 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.10 High: $6.00 Current low price: $4.59 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 63/33 Where  Summerville, SC Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No I've had this on vinyl since the early 80's and my copy got flooded out in the ill fated "F" box.  I suspect it will remain in storage for all eternity but surprise surprise the 8-track that came in a recent lot went for just under six bucks.  Stranger things have happened, but when Foghat sells it gives one pause.  In recent years I've acquired a fairly complete Foghat collection with the idea that they will never sell. This has ...

  Artist: Styx Title: The Grand Illusion Label:  A&M Format: 8-Track Cat #: 8T-4637 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1977 Listed Condition: VG/G+ Sell Date: 7/7/25 Sell Price: $7.99 Discogs Last Sold: 11/18/24 VG+/VG $8.00 Low: $0.92 Median: $4.00 Average: $4.62 High: $8.00 Current low price: $3.34 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 140/55 Where  Summerville, SC Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No I took this out of the library when I was 7 or 8 on a regular basis, so I knew it cold before Pieces of Eight came out.  I don't think I knew another Styx record as well with the exception of Paradise Theater.  The Grand Illusion aged much better. There are 5 stone cold hits on this:  The progged out top 40 hit "Come Sail Away" whose Billboard #8 single was lopped in half down to 3:10 from the full 6:06 glory.  The other American T...

  Artist: The Doors Title: The Doors Label:  Elektra Format: LP Cat #: EKS-74007 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1968 Listed Condition: F/G Sell Date: 6/21/25 Sell Price: $6.20 Discogs Last Sold: 6/24/25 VG+/VG+ $74.71 Low: $1.69 G/generic Median: $25.50 Average: $30.57 High: $160.92 NM/NM Current low price: $13.99 G+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 24 Have/Want: 2423/1522 Where Sold: Lexington, KY Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: early 80's used That's Entertainment Dollar Bin Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No The Doors first and probably best album was their self-titled debut.  There may be some later tracks I like a little more but "Take It As It Comes" is probably in my top 3 or so.  We were just talking about the abrupt AM edit of "Light My Fire" in practice the other night but on this album, it is in all its extended glory. Soul Kitchen. Break On Through. Back Door Man.  All on one reco...

  Artist: Aerosmith      Title: Draw The Line Label:  Columbia/Sony Music Custom Marketing Group Format: CD Cat #: CK 57364 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2008 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/22/25 Sell Price: $6.40 Discogs Last Sold: 2/15/25 NM/NM $5.75 Low: $2.00 M/M 8/3/19 Median: $5.75 Average: $5.84 High: $9.64 M/M 7/16/22 Current low price: $5.39 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 268/69 Where Sold: Mt. Pleasant, MI Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No While not as monumental start to finish as Toys In The Attic or Rocks, Draw The Line the album has my singular favorite song of the band, the title track.  It also has "KIngs And Queens" which I had on a B-side of the " Come Together " cover as a kid from their appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.  It also has "Sight For Sore Eyes" which made it ...

    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: David Bowie Title: Station To Station Word On A Wing (Live, Nassau '76)     Stay (Live, Nassau, 76) Label:  Rykodisc Format: CD Cat #: RCD 10141 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1991 BMG Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/7/25 Sell Price: $10.85 iscogs Last Sold:6/1/25 NM/NM $6.0 Low: $8.99 VG+/VG+ 6/3/25 Median: $9.95 Average: $10.05 High: $20.27 NM/VG+ 2/26/21 Current low price: $10.99 NM/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 274/367 Where Sold: Tuckahoe, NY Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Station To Station might be taking a crown for me as pound for pound my favorite Bowie album.  I always sort've had Ziggy by default in my mind, but I've been so burnt on that one for so long that I'll take any other 70's albums over it if someone gave me a choice to listen.  I orginally had a $1.49 vinyl copy I b...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: Dylan Label:  Columbia Format: LP Cat # PC 32747 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 Terre Haute Pressing Listed Condition: VG/G spine damage Sell Date: 5/30/25 Sell Price: $4.49 Discogs Last Sold: 5/28/25 VG+/VG+ $6.00 Low: $2.00 1/1/25 VG/VG Median: $5.34 Average: $6.98 High: $22.73 M/M 10/30/24 Current low price: $2.00 VG/no cover $2.99 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 116 Have/Want: 5239/328 Where Sold: South Williamsport, PA Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums $3.99 early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No When Dylan jumped ship to Asylum, Columbia cleaned out their closet of Self Portrait and New Morning outtakes.  The result was 1973's Dylan.  Consisting mostly of covers, it was ignored for CD reissue until 2013 on the Complete Album Collection.  However, it did ok for an outtake record, hitting Gold certification in its day and peaking in ...

  Artist: Steppenwolf Title: Steppenwolf Gold (Their Great Hits) Label: Dunhill/ABC Format: LP Cat #: DSX-50099 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1972  True Sound Press Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 5/10/25 Sell Price: $3.00 Whatnot Auction Discogs Last Sold: 4/18/25 VG+/VG  $4.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.41 Average: $5.33 High: $21.91 Current low price: $1.12 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 51 Have/Want: 3280/40 Where Sold: Knightsbridge, TN Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  Facebook $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No For those who feel one Steppenwolf compilation is all you need, if you come across this one in the used bin, it will do.  It seems to have been replaced by 16 Greatest Hits, but if you aren't going to dig deep you get "Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride" as well as "Sookie Sookie" and "The Pusher." This album takes the listener all the way up to Steppenw...

  Artist: Pink Floyd Title: A Saucerful of Secrets Label: EMI United Kingdom Format: CD Cat #: 7243 8 27951 2 0 Year of Release: 1968 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Europe 1994 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/3/25 Sell Price: $8.40 Discogs Last Sold: 4/26/25 NM/NM $9.33 Low: $3.99 Median: $7.99 Average: $7.94 High: $13.64 Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 415/311 Where Sold: Miami, FL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought:  Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No It took a bit of futzing with the hard stereo 1994 remaster of A Saucerful of Secrets to get my stereo's balance right.  Seems I had just written about Syd Barrett's Floyd exodus recently since it was contained in its entirety on my copy of A Nice Pair which sold a few weeks back.   Looking back at the write up, I wrote absolutely nothing about any of this album's content since the write-up was in the context of a cash...

  Artist: David Essex Title: Rock On b/w On and On Label: Columbia Format: 7" Cat #: 4-45940 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 generic Columbia sleeve Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/3/25 Sell Price: $3.09 Discogs Last Sold: 3/28/25 VG+/generic $1.75 Low: $0.25 Median: $1.50 Average: $2.83 High: $14.00 Current low price: $0.74 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 26 Have/Want: 225/28 Where Sold: Duluth, GA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  discarded free singles collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No Sometimes something sells and I think to myself "why that and now?"  And so goes a copy of the hit song "Rock On," from the true definition of one-hit wonder David Essex in the US.  Both the A-side and the B-side were contained on his debut album also titled Rock On.  This 45 was #5 on Billboard in the US as well as #1 in Canada, #3 UK, #8 in Australia and #15 in Ireland.  The only othe...

  Artist: The Police Title: Ghost In The Machine Label: A&M Format: 8 Track Cat #: 8T 3730 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1981 white shell Listed Condition: VG/G  Sell Date: 4/29/25 Sell Price: $9.30 Discogs Last Sold: 11/23/22 VG+/VG+ $6.00 Low: $5.00 Median: $9.65 Average: $9.69 High: $14.00 Current low price: $12.47 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 72/155 Where Sold: Richmond, VA Time it took to sell: 1 month Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Named after a 1967 book by Arthur Koestler about philosophical psychology, the 4th Police album, Ghost In The Machine, overall was a solid hit laden record.  It peaked at #2 on Billboard on a 109 week chart run.  It came to the world in October 1981, almost exactly a year after Zenyatta Mondatta.  At this point they were still getting successively bigger, this one has hit the 3 million triple Platinum mark in the US to date...