The Reverse Collector

  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...