The Reverse Collector

Artist: Birdland Title: Birdland Rock 'n' Roll Nigger b/w Protection / Roller Coaster /Fun Fun Fun Label: Lazy Records Format: 7" EP Catalog Number: LAZY 20 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1990 Sell Price: $3.49 Sell Date: 6/20/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 6/19/26 M/NM $5.00 Low: $0.66 Median: $2.72 Average: $2.66 High: $5.00 Current low price: $0.51 (UK), $2.96 NM/NM (US) Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 133 Have/Want: 874/39 Where Sold: Downers Grove, IL Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: Boston New Newbury Comics around $5.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No  Short lived late 80's/early 90's Birmingham, UK band with an obligatory, brief, 2010 reformation.  This EP covered the Patti Smith standard on the A-side with three solid originals on the B-side, none of which made the 1991 album.  I forgot why I bought this 7" at an import price way back when.  I'm thinking I saw i...

  Artist:  Blue Öyster Cult Title:  Agents Of Fortune Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Cat: PCA 34164 Year of Release: 1976 Country and Year of Edition: US 1976 Sell Price: $9.99 VG/VG 8/18/24 Discogs Last Sold: 11/3/22 VG+/generic $8.00 Low: $5.00 Median: $8.00 Average: $8.16 High: $11.11 Current low price: $7.96 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1 Have/Want: 83/103 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time it took to sell: 4 days Where and When Purchased: ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No I decided to diversify into tapes about a half year ago with my Discogs sales.  The next frontier is 8-tracks.  They can be found cheaply in lots and there is a neatness factor about them.  The first machine I bought crapped out on me after 2 tapes within the ebay return frame so I shipped that back despite the sellers pleas to simply replace the belt and and bought an in-one Japanese vintage machine for $60.  The first 8-track from a few lots I bough...

  Artist: Patti Smith Group Title: Easter Label: Arista Format: CD Cat # ARCD 8166 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1996 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 3/21/22 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold: 2/11/22 $1.99 Low: $1.12 Median: $2.98 Average: $3.03 High: $6.00 Current low price: $2.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 150/58 Where Sold: Lancaster, OH Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Bought: Sounds used late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No "Outside of society..." Today, March 24th is my late mother's birthday.  She would've been 74 today and she liked this album Easter when the whole family took it out of the library back in 1978.  She had long black hair then and sort've looked like Patti Smith.  I remember distinctly when she first laid eyes on the cover she commented on Patti's unshaven armpits.  I actually took my mom to see Patti...

  Artist:  Patti  Smith Title:   Gone Again Label:  Arista Format:  CD Cat #:  ARCD-8747 Year of Release:  1996 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1996 Advance CD Promo Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ Sell Date:  1/29/21 Sell Price: $2.99 Discogs Last Sold:  6/19/18 $2.99 NM/VG+ Low:  $1.25 Median:  $2.99 High:   $14.99 M/NM 8/29/15 Current low price:  $4.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  13 Have/Want:  27/16 Where Sold:   Portland, OR Time it took to sell:  9 years Where and When Bought:  either Sounds or Rocket Science Records before release somewhere in $5-10 range Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go:  No "Grateful arms limb/grateful soul/he's gone again."-Gone Again Although I've always thought this album to be a nod to the passing of Patti's husband Fred "Sonic" Smith who passed in 1994.  The title track might very well indicate a nod ...