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The Beach Boys-Smiley Smile (1967)

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  Artist: The Beach Boys Title:   Smiley Smile Label:  Brother Format: LP Cat #: ST-9001 Year of Release: 1967 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1967 Scranton Pressing Listed Condition: G+/VG+ Sell Date: 6/30/25 Sell Price: $26.28 Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/25 VG/VG $42.00 Low: $9.49 VG/G+ 12/27/24 Median: $27.13 Average: $31.91 High: $82.19 M/NM 2/10/25 Current low price: $30.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 16 Have/Want: 3319/1198 Where Sold: Reno, NV Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook vinyl $3 lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No If you see a copy of Smiley Smile like this on Brother for under $5, there is probably a reason.  I rolled the dice and this one was actually a playable G+ with a very nice cover.  I had requests about it before this finally sold.   How many times with this blog do I have to say death sells?   Most people were going to hold out for a better copy.  So I...

Robyn Hitchcock-Spooked (2004)

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  Artist: Robyn Hitchcock Title: Spooked Label: Yep Rock Format: CD Cat #: YEP 2086 Year of Release: 2004 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 2004 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  Sell Date: 3/29/25 Sell Price: $4.38 Discogs Last Sold: 3/31/25 NM/VG+ $4.88 Low: $3.51 Median: $5.00 Average: $5.80 High: $11.54 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 25 Have/Want: 608/33 Where Sold: Grand Junction, CO Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought:  used online mid aughts Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Spooked is a pretty solid album start to finish.  There really isn't a weak track on it.  Sometimes when you give something an A-, it sounds like an underhanded compliment but in this case my feeling was that grade was an upgrade not a downgrade to reflect what I felt about the album as a whole. 10 of the 12 tracks have made his live set some time or another.  He plays "Full Moon In My Soul" the most and "Sometimes A Blonde,"...