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Kate Bush-The Whole Story (1986)

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  Artist: Kate Bush Title:  The Whole Story Label: EMI-America Format: CD Catalog Number: CDP 546414 Year of Release: 1986 Country and Year of Edition: US Columbia House edition Sell Price: $4.07 Sell Date:  10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 9/15/26 VG+/VG+ $5.00 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.99 Average: $3.74 High: $10.00 Current low price: $5.00 VG+/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 132/51 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The 1986 compilation from Kate Bush, The Whole Story, of course is no longer the whole story.  She did move on to Columbia and had her biggest selling album, The Sensual World, right after this.  However, her biggest hit remains "Running Up That Hill" from Hounds of Love included here.  The new exclusive here was the vocal redo of " Wuthering Heights " to kick off the album. For an overview of th...

Rush-Chronicles (1990)

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Artist: Rush Title: Chronicles Label: Mercury Format: 2xCD Catalog Number: 838 936-2 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: US  1990 Sell Price: $6.64 Sell Date: 9/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 8/18/26 G/VG $3.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $4.78 Average: $5.03 High:$14.00 Current low price: $3.97 (UK), $8.00 (US) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 261/28 Where Sold: Wood Cross, UT Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Rush were such an album band when I bought their records that I never really acknowledged their CD-era compilation Chronicles, despite it selling it's million copies (double platinum US due to two discs).  I stopped at Power Windows 5 years before this came out and never replaced Rush vinyl on CD in the 80's.   As far as compilations go, this is a pretty good sampler of their key tracks up through 1990.   Helpfu...

The Rolling Stones-Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (1969)

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  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...

Various Artists-Footprints of God (1988)

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  Artist: Variuos Artists (Master of the Obvious, Woodchipper, Eclectic Bitch, Isolation Farm, A Dying Gymnast) Title: Footprints of God Label: Tulpa Productions Format: 7" Catalog Number: TP001 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1988 Sell Price: $4.42 Sell Date: 4/21/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/13/26 VG+/VG+ $4.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $4.46 Average: $5.82 High: $17.44 Current  low price:  $4.70 (Euro),  $4.99 (US) Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want:86/30 Where Sold: DeKalb, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  11 years  Where and When  Bought:  Second Coming Cambridge MA late 80's Gwiz-gau Grade:  C+ Sad To See  It Go: No This 7" comp  came from the Connecticut label Tulpa Productions.  Willamantic to be exact where the Populous Pudding venue sprung up a year or two after.  I bought this record because I had a great Masters of the Obvious single, so seeing that name...

Bob Dylan-Masterpieces (1978)

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  Artist:  Bob Dylan Title: Masterpieces Label: Columbia Format: 3xCD Catalog Number: 462448 9 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year  of Edition: Australia 1991 (sticker has 30 year anniversary) Sell Price: $26.69 Sell Date: 4/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 2/27/26 NM/NM $16.22 Low: $7.19 Median: $20.00 Average: $26.50 High: $64.59 Current  low price:  $7.17 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 29 Have/Want: 539/41 Where Sold: Middlebury, VT Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Of the many Bob Dylan compilations, I never had Masterpieces until fairly recently in a lot purchase.  It was always in the store bin at a triple CD import price when my fingers would flip over it in the early 90's Dylan section.  In that time period it meant over $50 easy whether it was from Australia, New Zealand or Japan where is was...

Eric Clapton-Backtrackin' (22 Tracks Spanning The Career of A Rock Legend) (1984)

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  Artist: Eric Clapton Title:  Backtrackin': 22 tracks Spanning the Career of a Rock Legend Label: Starblend Format: 2XLP Catalog Number: ERIC 1 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year  of Edition: UK 1984 Sell Price: $7.72 Sell Date: 3/19/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs  Last Sold: 1/26/26 VG+/VG+ $10.27 Low: $5.60 Median: $11.63 Average: $12.35 High: $18.99 Current  low price:  $9.29 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 202/23 Where Sold: Charleston, SC Time It Took  To Sell:  11  years  Where and When  Bought: Strawberries Worcester new mid 80's $14.99 range Gwiz-gau Grade: A- Sad To See  It Go: No I got this Eric Clapton compilation in completist mode in the mid-80's after seeing his Behind The Sun tour in Worcester 1985.  At the time, I had a record rule that if I saw somebody live, I would compete their discography as best I could.  I pretty much stuck with that rule until the CD era. I didn't get...

The Beatles-Rock 'N' Roll Music (1976)

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  Artist: The Beatles Title:  Rock 'n' Roll Music Label: Capitol Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8X2K-11537 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $6.99 Sell Date: 12/23/25 Condition: VG/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 4/20/25  VG+/not graded pro refurbish Low: $2.77 Median: $3.99 Average: $5.13 High: $13.50 Current  low price:  $5.00 VG+/generic Canada Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 90/40 Where Sold: Villanueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No The Beatles comp Rock 'n' Roll Music came to my attention by--what else-- the television ad.   This led to me getting it for either my 6th Birthday or maybe later on that year for Christmas.  I'm pretty sure it was my birthday several weeks after it came out when the commerical was on TV.   The only thing I remember was the cartooni...