The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Scorpions Title: Blackout Label: Mercury Format: CD Catalog Number: 314 534 786-2 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition: US reissue Sell Price: $7.34 Sell Date: 8/5/26 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:  7/25/26 NM/NM $5.99 Low: $4.00 Median: $7.49 Average: $8.02 High: $12.89 Current low price: $8.00 Curren Number on Sale at Discogs: 6 Have/Want: 397/99 Where Sold: Houston, TX Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Facebook lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Certainly the best album of the Scorpions Mercury years, Blackout the album is a teutonic titanic 80's metal album, on par with anything put out in 1982 in that realm. Up there with Screaming For Vengence and The Number of The Beast for sure as career defining albums.   The first side however captures the whole breadth of style within their rockers and ballad format that made them so popular.  Everybody loves Klaus Meine and his voice which c...

  Artist: Scorpions Title: Best of Rockers 'N' Ballads Label:  Mercury Format: CD Cat #: 842 002 2 Year of Release: 1989 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US BMG Record Club Edition Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/27/25 Sell Price: $4.85 Discogs Last Sold: 5/25/25 VG+/VG+ $2.99 Low: $0.78 12/26/21 VG+/VG+ Median: $3.00 Average: $3.20 High: $9.99 10/29/20 NM/NM Current low price: $1.99 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 493/22 Where Sold: Vinton, VA Time it took to sell: 2 years Where and When Bought: Facebook CD lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No This particular compilation of the Scorpions first decade on Mercury initially seemed like a toss off to me.  In fact, it was one of the bands best US sellers peaking on Billboard at #43 chart run into 1990, before their megahit "Winds of Change."  It hit Platinum in 1993, so for that period of time this was the go to for the uninitiated for their big 80's hits.  I didn't eve...

  Artist: The Michael Schenker Group Title: The Michael Schenker Group Label: Chrysalis Format: LP Cat: PV 41302 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 Date of Sale: 9/3/23 Sell Price: $8.59 Condition: VG+/VG+ with inner sleeve Discogs Last Sold: 12/24/22 VG+/VG+ $7.99 Low:  $2.99 VG/G+ 5/1/21 Median: $7.99 Average: $7.89 High:  $13.00 VG+/VG 8/2/22 Current low price: $9.99 VG+/VG+  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 8 Have/Want: 98/17 Where Sold: Las Vegas, NV Time It Took To Sell:  2  years Where and When Bought: internet lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No This is undoubtedly Michael Schenker's post-UFO calling card, his solo debut.  My friend Kenny has this in his A-tier for all eternity, and he convinced me to get this first on CD remaster in the late 90's so even though I ignored it in it's day, I've been heavily exposed to it for decades now.  This early 80's reissue was bought in a hard rock lot on ...