The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Metallica Title: ...And Justice For All Label: Elektra Format: Cassette Cat #: 9 60812 4 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 8/8/25 Sell Price: $22.00 Discogs Last Sold: 8/1/25 VG+/VG+ $13.99 Low: $5.00 Median: $12.99 Average: $13.34 High: $59.99 Current low price: $8.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 13 Have/Want: 1235/471 Where: Williamsburg, VA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $2 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No Part of the first five album foundation that made the band, the 4th Metallica album on some days might be my personal favorite.  I certainly bought the CD the first week if not day it came out at Tower Records on Mass Ave in Boston.  When I found this cassette in a lot of $2 tapes, I knew instinctively this single title would possibly flip to pay for the whole lot, which it did.  Metal tapes sell. The narrative alw...

  Artist: Various Artists (Biohazard, White Zombie, Megadeth, 1000 Homo DJ's featuring Al Jorgenson, Ozzy Osbourne with Therapy?, Corrosion of Conformity, Sepultura, Bullring Brummies, Bruce Dickenson with Godspeed, Ugly Kid Joe, Faith No More, Type O Negative) Title:  Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath Label: Columbia Format: CD Cat #:  CK 66335 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG club edition Listed Condition: M/M sealed Sell Date: 7/25/25 Sell Price: $4.85 Discogs Last Sold: 6/19/25 VG+/VG+ $3.00   Low: $1.00 Median: $3.01 Average: $3.52 High: $6.50 Current low price: $6.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 112/34 Where: Fresh Meadows, NY Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No Pretty good modern metal overview circa the first half of the 90's on this Black Sabbath tribute.  The stars come out Ozzy joins Therapy? (!) to do ...

  Artist: Ozzy Osbourne Title: Blizzard Of Ozz Label: Epic Format: CD Cat #:  EK 67235 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995 Listed Condition: VG+/G some water damage Sell Date: 7/24/25 Sell Price: $3.99 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/25 VG/VG+ $3.99   Low: $2.99 Median: $3.99 Average: $4.35 High: $7.00 Current low price: $15.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 129/110 Where: Lacey, WA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook $2 CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No "voyeur straining/in love with his hand/a poison passion/a PULSATING GLAND..."-"No Bone Movies" Ozzy's solo debut was ultimately his best solo album with the crucial help of Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake who were wiped off the album in the 2002 remastering due to a royalty dispute.  Randy Rhodes of course didn't live long enough to dispute anything.  However, by the 30th Anniversary edition that arrived in 2011, their wiped-o...

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Greatest Hits 1970-1978 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino Format: CD Cat #:  R2 73365 Year of Release: 2006 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Music Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/23/25 Sell Price: $3.59 Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/25 VG/VG+ $4.00   Low: $1.99 Median: $4.99 Average: $6.31 High: $21.28 Current low price: $1.50 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 33 Have/Want: 1463/60 Where: Geneva, IL Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: consignment collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No While all the music on Black Sabbath's Greatest Hits 1970-1978 is A level and beyond, even though this is the only compilation to cover the entire Ozzy years in the 70's in one 75-minute CD, it falls flat in numerous ways.  You get all the obvious hits like "Paranoid," "Iron Man," "War Pigs," "Black Sabbath" hell even "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath," but it tapers off when ...

  Artist: Black Sabbath Title: Dehumanizer Label:  Reprise Format: CD Cat #: 9 26965-2 Year of Release: 1992 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1992 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/19/25 Sell Price: $7.42 Discogs Last Sold: 9/24/24 VG+/NM $8.50 Low: $1.50 NM/NM 9/7/22 Median: $6.82 Average: $6.87 High: $11.49 NM/NM 11/14/24 Current low price: $6.63 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 325/87 Where Sold: 325/87 Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No I've had to come to terms with something after a third of a century.  Dehumanizer isn't that good.  I always thought that this might be a buried classic if only I put in the time beyond a spin here and there.  Today I am facing the facts.  The Heaven & Hell album may be up for further review and I'm withholding final judgement on that, but today is the day I formally declare Dehumanizer as middli...

  Artist: Crowbar Title: Lifesblood For The Downtrodden Label: Candlelight Records USA Format: CD Cat #: CDL0158CD Year of Release: 2005 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2005 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 3/23/25 Sell Price: $9.21 Discogs Last Sold: 3/22/25 NM/NM $10.00 Low: $2.17 Median: $6.26 Average: $6.54 High: $11.96 Current low price: $4.55 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 335/45  Where Sold: Cordova, AL Time it took to sell: 1 year Where and When Bought: facebook $2 cd lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No New Orleans doom stalwart Crowbar have been around since 1989.  People have talked about them over the years but somehow, I never got around to seeing them or buying any of their stuff or even really hearing them.  With this in mind, I added this to about 30 or so CD's that someone was unloading online last year on Facebook marketplace.  This particular album, Lifesblood For The Downtrodden is their 8th and their ...

  Artist: Tool Title: AEnima Label:  Volcano Format: CD Cat: 61422-31087-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996, Multi-Image Cover Sell Price: $5.98 VG+/VG+ 8/18/24 Discogs Last Sold: 8/24/24 VG+/VG+ $6.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $6.00 Average: $6.41 High: $12.00 Current low price: $4.39 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 22 Have/Want: 1668/421 Where Sold: Williamsburg, VA Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Purchased: discarded collection Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No As I embark on a third listen of Tool's second full length album (third if you count the debut live EP), I'm finding it problematic to say anything about this record.  I managed to ignore the entire Tool catalog after that first live EP until Fear Inoculum came out.  I gave that one an internet listen, liked it and didn't really think about Tool again.  Somebody invited me to their concert a couple years back but rescinded when it was discovered I wasn't a...

  Artist: Metallica Title:  Reload Label: Elektra Format: CD Cat #:62126-2 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1997 Listed Condition VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/25/24 Sell Price:$3.34 Discogs Last Sold:4/18/24 G+/generic $0.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.00 Average: $4.04 High: $13.99 Current low price: $1.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 42 Have/Want: 3042/279 Where Sold: Clarks Hill, SC Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: new upon release probably Sounds on St. Marks NYC Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No The Metal Militia's companion follow-up to Load, named Reload, continued on the path of artful decline.  Certainly there were hits here with videos to accompany them. "The Unforgiven" got a sequel.  Back then, the word from the media was it was countrified with pedal steel, but I'm thinking I hear more King Crimson. The biggest was the live standard album opener "Fuel" that always seemed a little forced action ...

  Artist: 3 Inches of Blood Title: Fire Up The Blades Label: Roadrunner Format: CD Cat: 1686-180232 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition: US 2007 13 track version Sell Price: $3.45 11/20/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/19/23 NM/VG+ $7.08 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.98 Average: $4.23 High:  $8.09 Current low price: $3.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 576/59 Where Sold: Pembroke, MA Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: mail order on web late aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 3 Inches of Blood I found to be consistently enjoyable on their 3rd full length, about 5 years into their existence in the aughts.  I can't remember if I booked this band and didn't see them or if I heard them somewhere, but I liked them enough to have this album and the one before it on my shelf.  I didn't go any further through their last release in 2013.  Th...

  Artist: Boulder/Dimbulb Title:   Anchored Down b/w Pitstop/Out The House Label: Alley Sweeper Format: 7" Cat: AS 015 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition: US 1995 300 pressing Date of Sale: 6/21/23 Sell Price: $8.26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 11/3/22 NM/VG+ $6.99 Low:$5.00 NM/NM 1/23/22 Median: $8.12 Average: $9.22 High: $16.30 11/3/12 NM/NM Current low price: $17.32 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2 Have/Want: 34/33 Where Sold:  Mahopac, NY Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: new NYC Other Music $3.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No For the 28 or so years I've had this 7" of Cleveland Noise Rock, I don't think I ever thought of this as a Boulder split single.  I thought I had "discovered" Boulder seeing them at the Continental around 1999 where I purchased their 12", a single and a 10".  Yet, I'm pretty sure I bought this 300 pressing slab of noise on a whim for ...

  Artist: Metallica Title: Load Label: Elektra Format: CD Cat: 61923-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $2.99 VG+/VG+ 3/14/23 Discogs Last Sold: 3/13/23 NM/NM $3.00 Low:$0.95 Median: $2.99 Average: $3.15 High: $8.00 Current low price: $1.05 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 115 Have/Want: 3573/263 Where Sold: Winchester, KY Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When  new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Load was the first Metallica album that seemed, er, uh, boring at times. They had been deviating from thrash purity since Ride The Lightning with things like "Fade To Black" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" that gave them arena standards.   The Black Album was it's own thing, their most commercial record and excellent on it's own terms, even if it was a drop below Justice which was a drop below Puppets which was a drop below Ride and you know.  KIll 'Em All.  They were all A level record...

Artist: Iron Maiden Title: Iron Maiden Label: Capitol Format: LP Cat: ST-12094 Year of Release:1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1983 promo gold stamp Sell Price: $39.99 12/13/22  VG+/VG+ promo of rainbow capitol issue Discogs Last Sold: 3/19/22 NM/NM $87.99 Low:$9.95 Median: $30.00 Average: $29.78 High: $87.99 Current low price: $25.00 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 567/334 Where Sold: Bunbury, Western Australia Time it took to sell:  8 years Where and When Purchased: mid 80's sealed Al Bums Worcester around $5,99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Although any of the first 5 Iron Maiden studio releases are essential, the Paul Di'Anno albums are up there with the best of 'em.  For me, Killers reigns supreme followed by The Number of The Beast, but this one is up there as well.  As I listen, every song is a certified hit.  At the time I thought maybe it wasn't quite as good as Killers, and now I'm starting to thin...