The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Grateful Dead Title: American Beauty Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Catalog Number: W2 1893 Year of Release: 1970  Country and Year of Edition: US  80's or 90's Columbia House  Sell Price: $4.27 Sell Date: 10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 8/26/26 NM/VG+ $6.75 Low: $1.62 Median: $3.28 Average: $3.62 High:$7.78 Current low price: $2.65 VG/VG+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 9 Have/Want: 189/249 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I had one of those nights that I snapped awake at 4:30AM and decided to get up and listen to something before it shipped.  Something not too long and not too punishing.  Why not the comfortable old shoe of American Beauty that was in the shipping pile?  The perfect length where I was hoping I would listen, then go back to bed. Some things with American Beauty stood ou...

  Artist: Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship Title:  Blows Against The Empire Label: RCA Victor Format: LP Cat #: LSP-4448 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1970 Gatefold Rockaway Pressing with original inner sleeve Listed Condition: VG/VG Sell Date: 12/18/25 Sell Price: $8.92 Discogs Last Sold: 12/10/25 G+/VG $1.40 Low: $0.99 Median: $4.50 Average: $6.57 High: $35.29 Current low price: $1.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 156 Have/Want: 5378/380 Where Sold: Miami, FL Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No The first time I really thought of this album, my current bandmate Jubal got a used copy of this outside.  I don't remember if he knew it from his San Francisco years or what, but he thought it was a cool find at the time.  Ever since then I had a mental note to check it out.   I got this copy a few years ago from an internet lot of $3 recor...

  Artist: Grateful Dead Title:   T he Best Of  Skeletons From The Closet Label: Warner Bros. Format: LP Cat: W 2764 Year of Release: 1974 Country and Year of Edition: US 1980's Winchester Pressing Sell Price: $8.90 10/8/23 Condition: VG+/G+ water stain bottom left corner, peel off Discogs Last Sold: 8/5/23 VG+/VG $14.95 Median: $15.00 Average: $15.51 High:  $34.95 Current low price: $9.99 G+/G+, $14.99 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 18 Have/Want: 447/40 Where Sold: Charleston, SC Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: Worcester MA Al Bums $3.99 used mid 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No The first Dead compilation came in 1974 after the band left Warner Bros. for the short lived Grateful Dead Records experiment that lasted a few albums before tiring of that side of business.  The Warner Bros. years were the bands best, but having all the hits together with a couple live cuts and a few early classics leaves s...

  Artist:  Grateful Dead Title:   S teal Your Face Label:  Grateful Dead Records Format: 2  LP Cat #:  GD-LA620-J2 Year of Release:  1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1976 Terre Haute Press Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ Sell Date:  3/11/21 Sell Price: $29.99 minus $10 refund Discogs Last Sold:   2/27/21 $17.95 G+/G Low:  $9.99 Median:  $26.60 Average:  $28.87 High:   $45.00 Current low price:  $23.26 VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  7 Have/Want:  462/113 Where Sold:  Matthews, NC Time it took to sell:  5 years Where and When Bought:  street vendor in Boston's Back Bay Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: Yes This is one of those albums with a HISTORY behind it.  Not so much for the content, which I think is a bit lagging as far as live Dead goes.  This record is an argument for the studio versions, even with the stripped down electric approach ...

Artist: Grateful Dead Title:   Blues For Allah Label:   Grateful Dead Records Format:  LP Cat #:  GD-LA494-G Year of Release:  1975 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1975 Research Craft Pressing Listed Condition:  VG/VG upper right corner clipped Sell Date:  1/31/21 Sell Price: $17.99 Discogs Last Sold: 1/30/21 $14.95 VG/G+  Comments:  solid copy, some light scuffs and hairlines, closer to VG+ excellent play copy, sleeve has top seam and spine split , rest minor edge wear, also incl original insert, still highly presentable (in added poly outer sleeve) Low: $13.50 VG/VG Median:  $20.00 Low:  $13.50 VG/VG High:   $36.99 NM/VG+   Played once. Sleeve has some edge wear. Name Briggs written upper left corner. Inner lyrics sheet like new. Current low price: $13.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  6 Have/Want:  144/92 Where Sold:   Watseka, IL Time it took to sell:  4 years Where a...

  Artist:  Grateful Dead Title:   Shakedown Street Label:  Arista Format:  LP Cat #:  AB 4198 Year of Release:  1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US Terre Haute Press, Black Arista Listed Condition:  G+/G+ Sell Date:  1/12/21 Sell Price: $19.99 Discogs Last Sold:  1/4/21 VG/VG+ $15.00 Low:  $7.00 VG+/P Median:  $17.25 High:   $42.68 M/M Current low price:  $17.77 VG/G Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  7 Have/Want:  194/72 Where Sold:   Philadelphia, PA Time it took to sell:  5 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester, MA That's Entertainment $5 box of records Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No "The world doesn't need another Jimmy Buffett sounding frat rock record" railed label proprietor cum fledgling hard rock DJ Kenny .  Well you maybe that was a paraphrase as we were having some hot toddies at Parkside with Morgan and Viking and I didn't jot do...

  Artist: The Grateful Dead Title: History of the Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) Label: Warner Bros.  Format: LP Cat #: BS 2721 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US mid 80's white WB no lines label Sold Price: $24.99 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/20/20 Discogs Last Sold: 10/9/20 NM/VG+ $25.00 Low: $17.00 Median: $20.50 High: $39.99 11/19/19 NM/NM "like new all around" Current low price: VG+/VG $19.95 cut corner Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 14 Have/Want: 259/64 Where Sold: South Lake Tahoe, CA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, Strawberries new $5.99 or so mid-line brand new copy mid-80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go?: No Yardbirds did this cover "yeah, Smokestack Lightnin'!"  The Dead had something different in mind interpreting Howlin' Wolf in it's 1970 2-night stand.  "Whoah-oooooooooh, Smokestack Lightnin'."  They cracked 15 minutes both nights at...

  Artist: Grateful Dead Title: Wake of the Flood Label: Grateful Dead Records Format: LP Cat #: GD-01 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 Sold Price: $12.99 Listed Condition: VG+/VG clipped upper left corner Sell Date: 11/10/20 Discogs Last Sold: 8/22/20 Low: $7.88 Median: $14.95 High: $20.00 Current low price: $16.00 VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 125/103 Where Sold: Fernandina Beach, FL Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester, MA That's Entertainment $5.99 used early to mid 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go?: No I had a complete vinyl collection of the Dead up through the Dead Set/Reckoning period, liked In The Dark in the CD era, then dropped out for Built To Last and the Hornsby live years.  I probably got a few boots and a couple Dick's Picks along the way also, and saw them live around 10 times, mostly in Worcester when I was in High School, but also Foxboro with Dylan headlining...