The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Blondie Title: The Best of Blondie Label: Chrysalis Format: CD Catalog Number: F2 21337 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition: Canada  Columbia House Reissue Sell Price: $3.09 Sell Date: 10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 8/27/26 NM/NM $4.2 Low: $1.96 Median: $2.85 Average: $3.34 High: $6.39 Current low price: $0.70 (Canada), $4.25 (US) Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 19 Have/Want: 370/70 Where Sold: Mill  Valley,  CAe  Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No The Best of Blondie is a generally pleasurable compilation of the first phase of the band.  The original vinyl version had alternate mixes of "Heart of Glass," (combining album and instrumental versions) "In The Flesh" (extra echo) and "Sunday Girl" (French language vocals).  When the CD was issued the original versions were on it although the streaming version restor...

  Artist: Dire Straits Title: Brothers In Arms Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Catalog Number: W2 25264 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition: US Columbia House edition Sell Price: $4.07 Sell Date:  10/14/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 10/18/26 VG+/VG+ $1.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.48 Average: $2.82 High: $7.20 Current low price: $1.99 VG/G+ Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 257/335 Where Sold: Mill Valley, CA Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No With the 40th anniversary come and gone, I guess it is finally time to assess Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms.  This was a band I liked in the first half of the 80's.  Heck, Communique was played relentlessly by my parents in the early part of the 80's. British but Dylanesque, what was not to love for all eternity.  Well, a synth bank and overexposure changed all that.  The opening three tracks ...

  Artist: Jimmy Buffett Title: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes Label: ABC Records/GRT  Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 80220 AB 990 H Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US  1977 Sell Price: $9.54 Sell Date: 9/3/26 Condition: VG/VG untested with GRT slipcover Discogs Last Sold: 2/28/26 VG+/VG+ $10.76 Low: $2.00 Median: $7.98 Average: $8.35 High:$18.00 Current low price: $8.95 VG/rebuilt Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 34/20 Where Sold: Moraine, OH Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I never was or wanted to be a Parrothead.  Jimmy Buffett has legions of followers, but my initial exposure was probably "Livingstone Saturday Night" on the FM Soundtrack in 1978.  That one was a little more rock than his mean, so I took this album out of the library at some point in the 70's.  The title track, the minor top 40 hit "Changes In Latitu...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Pipes of Peace Label: Columbia/MPL Format: Cassette Catalog Number: QCT 39149 Year of Release: 1983 Country and Year of Edition: US  1983 Sell Price: $2.84 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 5/4/26 VG+/NM $2.84 Low: $0.99 Median: $2.12 Average: $2.77 High:$5.99 Current low price: $1.98 VG/VG  Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 249/36 Where Sold: Villenueve, D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2  years Where and When Bought:  Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No I don't think I've ever been more disappointed with an album than I had with Pipes of Peace when it came out.  There were 2 records that were brand new that week that I was equally excited about.  The other one was Motley Crue's Shout At The Devil after their debut became a mainstay out of the bargain bin.   Pipes of Peace, however, had been a follow-up to Tug of War, whic...

  Artist: Ringo Starr Title: You're Sixteen b/w Devil Woman Label: Apple Format: 7" Catalog Number: 1870 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition: US 1973 Jacksonville Pressing Sell Price: $4.99 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG+  with sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 4/20/26 VG/generic Low: $0.22 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.69 High:$7.00 Current low price: $0.48 VG/generic, $1.50 VG+/G Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 82 Have/Want: 420/21 Where Sold: Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 1  year Where and When Bought:  Whatnot marketplace auction $1 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Since Ringo hasn't played this Johnny Burnette cover since 2019 and didn't do an encore, I thought I'd encore myself with one last Ringo write-up for the foreseeable future. Johnny Burnette was 26 when he release "You're Sixteen" and went to #8 on Billbaord in 1960.  Ringo had an even bigger #1 hit with it in 1974.following up the prior...

  Artist: Ringo Starr Title: Bad Boy Label: Portrait Format: LP Catalog Number: JR 35378 Year of Release: 1978 Country and Year of Edition: US 1978 Terre Haute Pressing Sell Price: $7.34 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG original inner sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 9/27/26 VG/VG $6.00 Low: $3.52 Median: $7.17 Average: $8.54 High:$27.25 Current low price: $4.95 VG/VG Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 771/114 Where Sold: Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C- Sad To See It Go: No Bad Boy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy Doo wops Ringo in his drunk era on Bad Boy's title track.  So drunk he has a cocktail right on the cover of the album.  Atlantic didn't know what to do with him after two albums, so Portrait took over for an album.  Vini Poncia produced the record as he did on  the much more successful Goodnight Vienna in 1974.  He also did the Peter Criss s...

  Artist: Ringo Starr Title: Ringo Label: Apple Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: 8XW-3413 Year of Release: 1973 ] Country and Year of Edition: US 1973 Sell Price: $4.41 Sell Date: 9/11/26 Condition: VG/VG tested, no slipcover Discogs Last Sold:4/25/22 VG+/VG $4.99 Low: $3.00 Median: $4.41 Average: $4.46 High:$4.99 Current low price: $3.99 VG+/no cover Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 99/58 Where Sold: Villanueve D'Ascq, France Time It Took To Sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Ebay 8-track lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Since I have hard plans to see 86 year old Ringo Starr Thursday night, there is no time like the present to write about the 2 Ringo albums I have to write about, both from the 19-piece French order from a few weeks back.   Ringo the album was on many "5-star" album all-time lists for mostly sentimental purposes.  It is the only solo record to feature contributions from all of the Beatles.  They did it for ...