The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Elvis Costello & The Attractions Title: Almost Blue Label: Columbia Format: 8-Track Catalog Number: FCA 37562 Year of Release: 1981 Country and Year of Edition: US 1981 gray shell Sell Price: $39.15 Sell Date: 6/7/26 Condition: VG+/VG tested sounds great start to finish Discogs Last Sold: 6/5/26 VG+/VG+ $8.00 Low: $2.67 Median: $7.01 Average: $9.01 High: $39.95 Current low price:  n/a Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 0 Have/Want: 7/24 Where Sold: Buffalo, MN Time It Took To Sell:  3 years Where and When Bought: Ebay lot Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No Generally I've always felt Elvis Costello "genre excursion records" were something to ignore whether bloated Bacharach or classical dickering.  Unfortunately this meant I always psychologically pointed to this record as one I've not only ignored, but a turning point in the devalument of the rest of his entire recorded output.  I've always thought of everything after Armed F...

  Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Title: Imperial Bedroom Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: FC 38157 Year of Release:1982 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Listed Condition: US 1982 Pitman Pressing Sell Date: 3/25/22 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 3/13/22 $8.99 NM/VG+ Low: $3.00 Median: $6.50 Average: $7.60 High: $28.80 NM/NM  Current low price: Current Number on Sale at Discogs:11/19/21 Have/Want: 567/72 Where Sold: Humble, TX Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: abandoned by former roommate Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Imperial Bedroom is one of those albums that was cited a classic  upon release and maybe wasn't as good as lauded (the 4 1/2 has now been docked to a mere 4-stars) compared to the whole catalog.  In fact, I listened to his new one A Boy Named If start to finish a month or so ago and maybe enjoyed it just as much as this one, if not more I didn't bother to ...

Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Title: Armed Forces   Label:  Columbia Format:  LP Cat #:  JC 35709 Year of Release:  1979 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1979 Pitman Pressing Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ Sell Date:  2/8/21 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold:  1/24/21 VG+/F $5.00 Low:  $3.00 Median:  $4.50 High:   $18.69 NM/NM with 7" Current low price:  $2.00 G+/VG, $3.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  104 Have/Want:  5760/253 Where Sold:   Minneapolis, MN Time it took to sell:  6 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester Al Bums used $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No One of Costello's peaks of his peak period, Armed Forces was one of those records I bought used, played it once, filed it away for decades and didn't repurchase a reissue in the CD era.  This doesn't mean I didn't like it or appreciate it....