The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Yoko Ono Title: It's Alright (I See Rainbows) Label: Polydor Format: LP Cat #: POLD 5073 Year of Release: 1982 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1982 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 3/15/25 Sell Price: $4.82 Discogs Last Sold: 1/23/25 NM/VG+ $7.69 Low: $2.41 Media: $6.41 Average: $6.74 High: $19.22 Current low price: $5.13 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 214/57 Where Sold: Sarasota, FL Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: Worcester, MA That's Entertainment $2.99 used mid 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No Yoko's follow-up to Seasons Of Glass, 1982's It's Alright (I See Rainbows) finds Yoko still in mourning.  John's image is superimposed on the back cover with Yoko and Sean.  We get psychological healing numbers like the state of the state title track. At the time I first heard it I felt that it was maybe was not a great "statement" album the way Seasons of Glass appeared to be, a...

  Artist: John Lennon & Yoko Ono Title: Two Virgins Label: Tetragrammaton/Apple Format: LP Catalog Number: T-5001 Year of Release:  1968 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1985 bootleg? Sell Price: $18.88 Sell Date: 9/9/24 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  8/23/24 F/VG+ $11.84 Low: $7.00 G+/G+ Median: $28.33 Average: $32.70 High: $85.00 Current  low price:  $18.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 34 Have/Want: 1247/337 Where Sold:  Manito, IL Time It Took  To Sell:  12 years Where and When  Bought: Worcester That's Entertainment used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  C- Sad To See  It Go: No My recollection of Two Virgins was that it was the least interesting of the 3 Avant-whatever records John & Yoko issued each one marking a significant event in their relationship.  This one being the first represented the relationship before consummation.  The second, Life With The Lions was Yoko's miscarriage.  ...

  Artist: John Lennon/Yoko Ono Title:  Mother b/w Why ? Label: Apple Format: 7" Cat # AR-2734 Year of Release: 1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue: Japan Reissue early 80's Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 5/6/22 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 5/6/22 VG/NM $4.49 Low: $4.44 Median: $8.76 Average: $8.91 High:$15.00 Current low price:$3.92 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:19 Have/Want: 112/37 Where Sold: Pasadena, CA Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Beatles fair or Al Bums Worcester early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No We are a day after Mother's Day when this will go up, so let's not get maudlin. I had my funny Mother's Day memory in the Phil Ochs write up just under the wire.   Save that for John's Janov infused masterpiece from his A+ album I wrote about last year. I have another funny story about the Yoko B-side, which is my favorite Yoko track.  The blood curdling "Why?"  I actually got to m...

Artist: John Lennon/Sean Ono Lennon Title: Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him b/w It's Alright Label: Polydor Format: 7" Cat #: POSP-712 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition Issue: UK 1984 with insert Listed Condition: VG+/VG Sell Date: 3/12/22 Sell Price: $7.99 Discogs Last Sold: 3/15/22 $13.14 VG+/VG+ with poster Low: $4.99 Median: $8.46 Average: $8.63 High: $13.14 Current low price: $4.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 113/54 Where Sold: Houston, TX Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Bought: Worcester MA Al Bums new when it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Back when every unreleased utterance  of John Lennon was treated like manna from the Gods, I snapped up this seven inch redo of the Yoko Ono Double Fantasy track back with  single-digit Sean doing the title track from his Mom's 1982 album.   Both of these tracks appear on the 1984 tribute compilation which feature...

  Artist:   John Lennon Title:   Plastic Ono Band Label:  Apple Format:  LP Cat #:  SW 3372 Year of Release:  1970 Country and Year of Edition Issue:  US 1970 Scranton Press Listed Condition:  VG+/VG+ with original inner sleeve Sell Date:  3/7/21 Sell Price: $14.99 Discogs Last Sold:  2/8/21 Low:   $2.99 G+/VG+ Median:  $9.09 High:   $47.62 NM/VG+ cover could be mint Current low price:   $2.89 G/missing cover, $3.49 G/G, VG/VG with inner sleeve $10.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  22 Have/Want:  1061/375 Where Sold:   Miami, FL Time it took to sell:  5 years Where and When Bought:  Worcester, Al Bums early to mid 80's used around $6.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A+ Sad To See It Go: yes Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.-John Milton Lon...

Artist: John Lennon Title: Imagine Label: Apple Format: LP Cat #: SW 3379 Year of Release: 1971 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1971 early Winchester pressing Sold Price: $14.99 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+, no inserts, cover in original shrink Sell Date:  Discogs Last Sold: 11/20/20 Low: $2.00 Median: $9.45 High: $70.24 Current low price: $6.00 VG/G, $8.95 VG+/VG+ Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 86 Have/Want: 2393/378 Where Sold: South Lake Tahoe, CA Time it took to sell: 4 years Where and When Bought: Al-Bums Worcester early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: Yes "You're a dreamer!" was shouted at John during the 1975 performance of the title track on the legendary  Salute to Sir Lew Grade performance.   "Imagine" gets a lot of criticism nowaday from short haired yellow bellied grandsons of Tricky Dick for the rare utopian vision in elevators across the world.  They must be crippled inside!  They don't have to worry, it will be ban...

Artist: John Lennon Title: Mind Games Label: Apple Format: LP Cat #: SW-3414 Year of Release: 1973 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1973 (Winchester Pressing) Sold Price:  $8.99 Listed Condition: VG+/VG (hole punch in upper right corner) Sell Date: 9/22/20 Discogs Last Sold: 6/29/20 $6.00 VG+/VG+ Low: $4.99 Median: $7.00 High: $36.00. M/VG+ Factory Sealed with hole punch Current low price: $5.00 VG/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 397/88 Where Sold: Tampa, FL Time it took to sell: 3 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment in Worcester $5.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go?: Yes In 1981 my new record buddy John McKeag got a green label Capitol of Mind Games brand new.  It was probably one of the first 20 albums he owned, and I believe his second Lennon solo album after a 50 cent extremely warped copy of Imagine.  This was the aftermath of Lennon's murder and dawn of our subsequent Beatles completist mentality.  I got the Al...