The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Nick Bensen Title:     No Resistance Label:  Free City MEdia Format: CD Cat:  FRCD 002 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $3.49 VG+/VG+ 9/24/22 Discogs Last Sold: 1/13/18 NM/NM $3.00 Low: $3.00 Median: $3.25 Average: $3.25 High: $3.45 Current low price: $2.59 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 15/0 Where Sold:  Bourne, MA Time it took to sell:  7 years Where and When Purchased: given by artist or mailed to by him Rubric years Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B Sad To See It Go: No Nick Bensen has evolved into a massive discography homespun psychedelic artist.  This one was his second album he either gave or mailed to me when I was doing Rubric.  Straight outta Avon, CT, Or was that San Francisco by way of Avon?  Anyway, Nick was a big fan of stuff I released via Rubric through Woronzow: Bevis Frond, The Alchemysts and the Lucky Bishops according to some bio somewhere.  Oddly eno...

  Artist: Parliament Title:   Live-P.Funk Earth Tour Label:  Casablanca Format: 2LP Cat:  NBLP 7053 Year of Release: 1977 Country and Year of Edition: US 1977 Pitman Pressing Sell Price: $7.99  G+/G no poster or iron on  Discogs Last Sold: 8/16/22 VG+/VG no poster or iron on $20.00 Low: $5.00 G+/G+ Median: $14.72 Average: $18.21 High: $75.00 VG+/VG+ with poster and iron on Current low price: $7.99 G+/G Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 21 Have/Want: 683/231 Where Sold:  Alexandria, VA Time it took to sell:   10  years Where and When Purchased: Worcester That's Entertainment $5 box of records in early 80's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No The only live document of the P-Funk extravaganza and a gold record in it's day.  Taken from a couple shows that the band notes on the back cover may not be representative of future shows.  They had the talent to jam and the enterprise is still going as of today, even if Geo...

  Artist: Mudhoney Title    Let It Slide Label:  Sub Pop Format: CD EP Cat:  SP95b Year of Release: 1991 Country and Year of Edition: US 1991 Sell Price: $6.99 VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 8/30/22 VG/VG signed $17.99 Low: $0.82 Median: $3.00 Average: $4.22 High: $17.99 Current low price: $1.00,  Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 248/34 Where Sold:  Grove City, OH Time it took to sell:   10 years Where and When Purchased: Boston Newbury Comics new upon release Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A- Sad To See It Go: No For me, the most important music of Mudhoney fit on one side of a 45 minute tape.  That means the the first ep, the first couple singles and compilation tracks around that period.  The next couple albums were a level, but with a slight decay in the initial blast that was Superfuzz Bigmuff and the bands rise in grunge  era popularity.  The cover of Fang, "The Money Will Roll Right In," definitely was clo...

  Artist: The Who Title    Who's Last Label:  MCA Format: 2LP Cat:  MCA2-8018 Year of Release: 1984 Country and Year of Edition: US 1984 Sell Price: $6.99 VG+/G+  edge damage otherwise VG Discogs Last Sold:8/24/22 NM/VG $8.00 Low: $4.49 Median: $8.99 Average: $10.00 High: $20.21 Current low price: $6.99 VG+/F,  Current Number on Sale at Discogs:  29 Have/Want: 1488/75 Where Sold:  Alexandria, VA Time it took to sell: 7  years Where and When Purchased: Worcester Al Bums when released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: C+ Sad To See It Go: No A fairly bland double live double album of the It's Hard tour with Kenney Jones.  This one played Worcester before the "grand finale" in Toronto, but I missed out on tickets and only heard the concert recreation on the radio.  A grand finale that lasted until Live Aid in 1985.  The tide turned after that show and they resumed touring  consistently in 1989 although without Jones who bowed out a...

  Artist: Various Artists (The Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Larry Williams, Chuck Berry,  Carl Perkins, Barret Strong, The Shirelles, The Marvelettes, Richie Barrett, Ray Charles, Arthur Alexander, The Coasters, The Cookies , Buddy Holly, Anita Bryant ) Title    Songs The Beatles Taught Us (Mojo Presents 15 Tracks Covered By John, Paul, George & Ringo) Label:  Mojo Magazine Format: CD Cat: Issue 264 Year of Release: 2015 Country and Year of Edition: UK November 2015 Sell Price: $2.99  M/M 9/17/22 Discogs Last Sold:7/6/22 M/m $2.00 Low: $0.53 Median: $1.62 Average: $2.44 High: $12.00 Current low price: $0.90 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  31 Have/Want: 624/29 Where Sold:  Montebello, CA Time it took to sell: 7  years Where and When Purchased" came with magazine Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No Flawless compilation of songs the Beatles covered.  Like many a Mojo CD, no matter how good it was, the shrink wrap neve...

  Artist: Grace Budd Title  Neon Glass Label:  Plumb Recorsd Format: 7" Cat: none Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Sell Price: $2.99  VG+/VG+ 9/14/22   Discogs Last Sold:4/14/20 VG/VG $2.70 Low: $.2.70 Median: $2.85 Average: $2.85 High: $2.99 Current low price: $8.00 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  2 Have/Want: 5/3 Where Sold:  Mahopac, NY Time it took to sell: 7 years Where and When Purchased" Nuggets Boston Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No Grace Budd were a Boston band that my college era friend Nicole Pinto played in before she moved to NYC for a spell.  I last saw her in NYC about 7 years ago, where she had located in London and took her then band the Franklys on a short tour where my band played with them at Parkside Lounge.  After keeping it going for decades, it seems her new one  based in  London, Girls In Synthesis is getting a bit of traction and press.  So kudos for N...

  Artist: TransChamps Title   Double Exposure Label:  Thrill Jockey Format: CD Mini Album Cat: Thrill 107 Year of Release: 2001 Country and Year of Edition: US 2001 Sell Price: $2.99  VG+/VG+ 9/15/22   Discogs Last Sold:5/29/22 VG+/VG+ $3.99 Low: $1.00 Median: $2.43 Average: $2.68 High: $5.95 Current low price: $1.90 Current Number on Sbale at Discogs:  26 Have/Want: 156/12 Where Sold:  Marquette, MI Time it took to sell: 11 years Where and When Purchased" internet when released Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+ Sad To See It Go: No A mix of 2 great bands for a one off collaboration.  Trans Am were one of the best bands of the 90's, and also excellent in that era, The Fucking Champs (formerly The Champs, but the band that did "Tequila" had the name first).  Both of these bands specialized in indie rock instrumentals: The Champs were hard rock by way of SST, Trans Am were a  Albini Chicago-keyboard hybrid.   This 5 song E...