The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Led Zeppelin IV Label: Atlantic Format: Cassette Catalog Number: CS 19129 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 white shell reissue Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 4/30/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:2/23/26 NM/VG+ $8.11 Low: $1.99 Median: $5.99 Average: $7.02 High: $19.99 Current  low price:  $4.00 G+/VG Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 583/669 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell:  3 years  Where and When  Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No Whatever you want to call it IV (as YouTube and the RIAA have it) or Zoso or the Ruins Album or Untitled (as Discogs has it), this 1971 Led Zeppelin release is probably the most (over)played Rock album of all time.  With good reason.  I'm sick of it beyond all critical capacity, but on some level there isn't anything on it I don't find consistantly enjoyab...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: II Label: Atlantic Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: TP 19127 Year of Release: 1969 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1977 Sell Price: $8.11 Sell Date: 1/14/26 Condition: VG/G+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/6/21 VG/no cover $10.00 Low: $4.98 Median: $7.05 Average: $7.49 High: $10.00 Current  low price:  $8.00 VG/no cover Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 82/571 Where Sold: Palatine, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  2 years Where and When  Bought: used ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See  It Go: No "Core collection" type stuff continues to sell this week.  I've had my $2 copy of the vinyl since around 1981 or so, and since getting an early CD edition sometime in the late 80's, I've accumulated a few 8-track copies in recent years.  The other 8-tracks were earlier versions with a pink shell with the track listing on the case;  The cover was issued on those early 70's versions as a...

  Artist: EC8OR Title: Spex Is A Fat Bitch! Label: Digital Hardcore/Intercord Record Service Format: CD Maxi EP Cat #: DHR MCD 9/IRS 911.779 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Germany 1997 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 10/27/25 Sell Price: $4.47 Discogs Last Sold: 9/17/24 NM/NM $3.93 Low: $2.63 Median: $4.20 Average: $4.72 High: $8.14 Current low price: $5.27 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 32/24 Where Sold: St. Louis, MO Time it took to sell: 15 years Where and When Bought: new Etheria East Village Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Berlin techo punk of EC8OR always sounds good to me.  Sort've a cross between Riot Grrrl, X-Ray Spex and "The Future" which is now over a quarter-century past.   They found a way to make me like "electronica."  It's got an involuntary headbanging quality that I somehow find irresistible in small doses.  A 6-song EP like this is the perfect length for this type of...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title:  Houses Of The Holy Label: Atlantic Format: 8 Track Cat #: TP 19130 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US Columbia Record & Tape Club grey shell Listed Condition: VG/G+ untested Sell Date: 4/29/25 Sell Price: $9.30 Discogs Last Sold: 3/26/25 VG+/generic $13.89 Low: $5.55 Median: $9.65 Average: $9.68 High: $13.89 Current low price: $15.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 17/305 Where Sold: Richmond, VA Time it took to sell: 2 months Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Getting a quality 8-track copy of Houses of the Holy has been a bit of a challenge.  I've had older copies with a pink shell that didn't sound so hot, but this Columbia House version I got in a lot recently with a sticker of the front cover and a grey shell sounded great. There are a couple weird things.  It sounds like "Over The Hills And Far Away" has an abrupt (non-defect) edit aroun...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: Early Days and Latter Days: The Best of Led Zeppelin Volumes One and Two  Label: Atlantic Format: 2XCD Catalog Number:  83619-2 Year of Release: 2002 Country and Year  of Edition: US 2002 Sell Price: $7.99 Sell Date: 2/27/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 2/17/25 VG+/VG+ $7.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $5.93 Average: $5.61 High: $10.53 Current Low Price: $1.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 11 Have/Want: 312/21 Where Sold:  Oceanport, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  1 year Where and When  Bought: used Facebook lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No One of the great things about Led Zeppelin was their refusal to put out compilations rehashing their hits.  You wanted to hear something, get the album it came out on.  In the box set era of 1990, this went out the window with the first round of remasters.   1999 saw the initial release of Early Days covering "Good Times Bad ...

  Artist: Jimmy Page Title: Death Wish II (The Original Soundtrack) Label: Swan Song Format: LP Catalog Number: SS 8511 Year of Release:  1982 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1982 Allied Pressing Promo Sell Price: $5.62 Sell Date: 11/12/24  Condition: VG+/VG  water stain around edge, blue inner sleeve, promo Discogs Last Sold: 10/9/24 M/NM $19.95 Low: $4.99 Median: $11.81 Average: $12.80 High: $30.00 Current  low price:  $5.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 49 Have/Want: 1391/164 Where Sold: Martinsburg, WV Time It Took  To Sell:  8 years Where and When  Bought: used Worcester, MA That's Entertainment $2.99 around '83 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B- Sad To See  It Go: No I had to warn my friend Kenny, an avid Bronson fan, that a write-up of the Death Wish II soundtrack by Jimmy Page was pending.  Both film and soundtrack are 2/5 he retorted.  Perhaps so with the film, but this record had a purpose beyond a ...

  Artist: Robert Plant Title  The Principle of Moments Label:  Atlantic Format: LP Cat: 7 90101-1 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 Specialty Pressing Sell Price: $3.99  VG+/G+ 9/17/22   Discogs Last Sold:5/7/22 VG+/NM $7.00 Low: $2.49 VG+/VG+ Median: $2.50 Average: $5.00 High: $6.24 Current low price: $20.00 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  36 Have/Want: 1039/63 Where Sold:  Dade City, FL Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Purchased" Worcester Al Bums time of release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The Principle of Moments is an album that grew on me over time.  In 1983,  I thought it was a clear drop off from Pictures At Eleven.  However, guitarist Robbie Blunt's work is uniformly excellent.  Although still alive, Blunt seems to have dropped off the face of the earth even though he did session work in the 90's after leaving Plant's band..  Plant taps the prog roc...

  Artist: Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Title: No Quarter Label: Atlantic Format: CD Cat #: 82706-2 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1994 SRC Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/5/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/14/21 $3.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.19 Average: $4.31 High: $12.99 Current low price: $2.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 61 Have/Want: 1403/68 Where Sold: Plantation, FL Time it took to sell: 8 years Where and When Bought: Sounds used around time of release $8.99 range Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The mid-90's "Unplugged" era where seminal artists I must have every official release made some records I almost universally have no interest in sitting down and listening to.  Despite excellence of song selection, arrangement, original accompaniment, etc., I just can't get excited for 50-70 minutes of stripped down arrangements of anyone.  Maybe it was b...

  Artist: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Title: Walking Into Clarksdale Label: Atlantic Format: CD Cat #:83092-2 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1998 promo stamp on booklet, sticker on jewel case Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 11/5/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 9/22/21 $2.99 VG+/VG Low: $2.00 Median: $4.25 Average: $5.14 High: $14.99 Current low price: $1.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 53 Have/Want: 1011/35 Where Sold: Plantation, FL Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: Sounds NYC used $8.99 range upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The closest Zep sounding release since Plant's Pictures At Eleven out of the gate, Walking Into Clarksdale got Plant & Page together on the road.  I witnessed this tour at Madison Square Garden and at the time I though the album was "Zep worthy."  At least this time there were new songs instead of the reform...

  Artist: Led Zeppelin Title: The Soundtrack From The Film The Song Remains The Same Label: Swan Song Format: 2LP Cat #: SS-2-201 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1976 SRC Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/G+ hole punch through cover and inner sleeves, 3" tear on cover Sell Date: 8/6/21 Sell Price: $11.99 Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/21 Low: $8.00 VG/VG Median: $17.99 Average: $20.74 High: $45.90 NM/NM Current low price: $6.59 VG/No Cover $12.50 G+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 55 Have/Want: 6359/288 Where Sold: Yorktown Heights, NY Time it took to sell: 6 years Where and When Bought: Al Bums Worcester sealed with hole punch early 80's around '82 guessing Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:A Sad To See It Go: No "Does anyone remember laughter?"-Robert Plant vamp, Stairway.. For many years I couldn't listen or worse yet watch The Song Remains The Same .  Why?  I saw it one too many time as it was always ...