The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Mick Jagger Title:  She's The Boss Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: FC 39940 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1985  Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  in original shink, original inner sleeve Sell Date: 3/15/25 Sell Price: $2.89 Discogs Last Sold: 3/18/25 VG+/VG+ $3.00 Low: $1.88 Median: $2.94 Average: $3.50 High: $7.61 Current low price: $0.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 291 Have/Want: 3815/106 Where Sold: Sarasota, FL Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: new Columbia Record Club selection of the month Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No Mick Jagger's solo debut (excluding "Memo From Turner" on the Performance soundtrack) was more like a completist obligation rather than an album I wanted to listen to in 1985.  There were radio hits I knew from listening to WBCN.  The title track that closes the album is probably my favorite.  The biggest, "Just Another NIght," was never anything I liked ...

  Artist: Various Artists (The Temptations, Irma Thomas, Chris Farlowe, Joe Simon, Eric Donaldson, Chuck Berry, Benny Spellman, Bo Diddley, Sandie Shaw, Nancy Sinatra, Stereophonics, Turin Brakes, Billy Bragg, Jimmy Reed, Gene Allison) Title:  Stoned Label: Mojo Magazine Format: CD Cat:  September 2007 Year of Release: 2007 Country and Year of Edition: UK 2007 Sell Price: $2.84 M/M 7/15/24 in shrinkwrap Discogs Last Sold: 7/23/24 M/M $3.00 Low: $0.53 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.24 High: $7.67 Current low price: $0.91 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 75 Have/Want: 963/26 Where Sold: Bessemer, AL Time it took to sell:  11 years Where and When Purchased: came with September 2007 magazine Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No This is a generally unassailable compilation whose shrink wrap I never took off, but through the magic of Spotify playlists can be put together to play digitally. I've made many a comment about how half the Mojo compilations that seem so app...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  A round and Around Label: Decca Format: LP Catalog Number: 6 21392 AO Year of Release:  1964 Country and Year  of Edition: Germany late 70's/early 80's Sell Price: $11.65 Sell Date: 5/1/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  4/30/24 M/NM $34.41 Low: $6.45 VG+/VG+ 4/17/23 Median: $14.52 Average: $16.92 High: $48.17 M/M 11/16/23 Current  low price:  $11.82 VG+/G+ Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 42 Have/Want: 698/137 Where Sold: Denver, CO Time It Took  To Sell: 9 years Where and When  Bought: new mid 80's Worcester bookstore near library selling cutouts and flooded stock. Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No I had this idea that somehow I was going to give this in-it's-day import Stones compilation something less than an A.  The European album from 1964 was a counterpart of 12x5 in the US with a slightly different track listing..  This compiled the Five By Five 7" EP ...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title:  Aftermath Label: London Format: LP Catalog Number: PS 476 Year of Release:  1966 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1966 Bestway Pressing Sell Price: $16.28 Sell Date: 2/21/24 Condition: VG/G+ chip on outer groove doesn't affect play Discogs Last Sold  1/24/24 $29.00 VG+/VG+  EXC+ record with a few hairlines, EXC cover Low: $3.50 F/G+ Median: $34.01 Average: $29.50 High:  $100.00 NM/NM Current low price:  $19.99 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 1165/673 Where Sold: Wooster, OH Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought:  used early 80's Al Bums $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See  It Go: No Like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones got separate releases for their US and UK editions as well as the Stones homeland issuing a few more track s on top of a complete resequencing. Shuffle 'em all you want, all the tracks are great.  The standouts of co...

  Artist: The Rolling Stones Title: Hot Rocks 1964-1971 2:50 Label: London Format: 2LP Cat: 2PS 606/7 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 Sell Price:  $14.99 VG+/VG with insert  5/4/23 Discogs Last Sold: 4/11/23 VG+/VG+ $11.95 Low:$6.99 Median: $18.45 Average: $17,68 High: $36.67 Current low price:  $22.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 4 Have/Want: 248/100 Where Sold:  Valley City, OH Time it Took to sell: 8 years Where and When  Worcester Al Bums early 80's brand new Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Perhaps with the exception of The Who's Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy, this is my favorite compilation album of all time.  I got it around age 10, a few years after my Mom gave me Some Girls and maybe a half year after getting Emotional Rescure for my number one album collection.  My third Stones album! It must be noted my mother HATED "Under My Thumb."  So much she'd make me take it off if the record p...

  Artist:  The Rolling Stones Title:  More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) Label:  London Format: 2LP Cat: 2PS 626/7 Year of Release: 1972 Country and Year of Edition: US 1984 repress PRC Compton Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  original inner sleeves Sell Date: 7/12/22 Sell Price: $14.99 Discogs Last Sold:6/11/22 NM/VG $7.00 Low: $5.00 VG/VG Median: $14.99 Average: $15.24 High: $28.00 Current low price:$12,00 VG/G+, $20.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 145/37 Where Sold: Valdosta, GA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums used under ten bucks Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No I came home from work today with a strong urge to hear "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?"  More Hot Rocks was sitting on top of the pile waiting to be packed and shipped, so onto the turntable it went.  I had to wait until mid-way through the second side, but I got ther...

  Artist:  Rolling Stones Title: Made In The Shade Label:  Rolling Stones Records Format: LP Cat: COC-39107 Year of Release: 1975 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 Repress SRC Pressing Listed Condition: VG+/VG+  Sell Date: 5/6/22 Sell Price: $6.99 Discogs Last Sold:6/2/22 NM/VG+ $25.00 Low: $2.82 Median: $8.00 Average: $10.20 High: $25.00 Current low price:$5.00 VG/G, $10.00 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 35 Have/Want: 686/40 Where Sold: Cumming, GA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Worcester Al Bums new early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A Sad To See It Go: No Nothing says holiday writeup like a compilation of hits I didn’t have time to listen to last month. Nothing says 4th of July like British Rocks ultimate salute to American music. Made In The Shade covers all the hits from 1970-1974 released on the Stones own label. The terrain Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goat Heads Soup and It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.  Ten tracks, no...