The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Grails Title:  Burning Off Impurities Label: Temporary Residence Cat #: TRR 118 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2007 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/3/25 Sell Price: $6.56 Discogs Last Sold: 6/4/25 NM/VG+ $4.56 Low: $1.50 Median: $5.66 Average: $5.52 High: $7.99 Current low price: $6.67 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 481/71 Where: Carson City, NV Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 or $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No Grails was one of those bands I was curious about hearing, and I had no idea why.  Didn't know they were from Portland, OR or had Emil Amos, who drummed on the Om record I didn't hear the next year.  All I knew was a band name I heard somewhere and snapped it up in a cheap lot of cds.  In the back of my head, I knew I'd flip it someday. This is ambient post-rock.  With that sentence, I find myself imitating the video...

  Artist: The Shadows Title: The Shadows Label: EMI Format: CD Cat:  7243 5 28239 2 5 Year of Release:1961 Country and Year of Edition: Europe 1999 stereo and mono remaster Sell Price: $14.99 VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: NM/NM $4.74 Low:$4.74 Median: $13.45 Average: $12.71 High: $20.00 Current low price: $5.25 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 10 Have/Want: 28/30 Where Sold: Lake Grove, NY Time it took to sell:  11  years Where and When Purchased: mail order mid aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I grew up with a father whose guitar playing was weened on Duane Eddy and The Ventures.  Somehow The Shadows didn't make it across the pond commercially in the US outside of their vocalist Cliff Richard who went on to have hits over 4 decades here. The debut album, presented here in both Mono and Stereo remasters from 1999, sheds Cliff and really is flawless start to finish.  A few vocal love-themed tracks ("Baby My Heart," "All My Sorrow...

  Artist: HALO Title:  Guattari (From The West Flows Grey Ash and Pestilence) Label: Relapse Format: CD Cat:  RR 6492-2 Year of Release: 1999 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $2.99 10/19/22 VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:3/22/22 NM/VG+ $1.25 Low:$1.00 Median: $2.49 Average: $2.81 High: $4.90 Current low price: $1.96 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 42 Have/Want: 254/26 Where Sold:   MIlford, CT Time it took to sell:  10  years Where and When Purchased: internet early aughts used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No I first heard of London via Melbourne's Halo by way of Paul Simmons (Alchemysts, Bevis Frond, The Cravats, WMBR ...) as something to check out sometime in the mid aughts.  That led to this 3rd LP purchase with the 5th, Body of Light.  An Australian label called Embryo Recordings issued the first 4 albums and this one was reissued in the US by Relapse in 2001. Guattari is a fruit of multiple generati...

  Artist: TransChamps Title   Double Exposure Label:  Thrill Jockey Format: CD Mini Album Cat: Thrill 107 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $2.99  VG+/VG+ 9/15/22   Discogs Last Sold:5/29/22 VG+/VG+ $3.99 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.43 Average: $2.68 High: $5.95 Current low price: $1.90 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  26 Have/Want: 156/12 Where Sold:  Marquette, MI Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased" internet when released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No A mix of 2 great bands for a one off collaboration.  Trans Am were one of the best bands of the 90's, and also excellent in that era, The Fucking Champs (formerly The Champs, but the band that did "Tequila" had the name first).  Both of these bands specialized in indie rock instrumentals: The Champs were hard rock by way of SST, Trans Am were a  Albini Chicago-keyboard hybrid.   This 5 song E...