The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Moby Title: That's When I Reach For My Revolver (Album Version) b/w Whip It (Death Metal Version) Label: Sub Pop Format: 7" Cat:  SP 377 Year of Release:  1997 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $5.40 Sell Date: 1/13/24 Condition: VG+/VG Discogs Last Sold   12/29/23 VG+ /VG $6.00 Low: $1.99 VG/VG+ 3/21/21 Median: $6.02 Average: $7.08 High:  $16.47 NM/NM  6/22/23 Current low price:  $6.75 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 7 Have/Want: 531/100 Where Sold: Virgiinia Beach, VA Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: upon release, Kim's Underground St. Marks NYC, $3.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:   B Sad To See  It Go: No This was a bit out of left field for electronic star Moby to issue a Sub Pop single of early 80's alt-rock standards.  The A-side, also included on his then forthcoming 1997 album Animals Rights album was a fairly straightforward version of Mission of ...

  Artist: Slambook Title: With Riddle and Shears Label: Lorem Ipsem Format: CD Cat:  LIP 003 Year of Release: 1995 Country and Year of Edition: US 1995 Sell Price: $4.32 Sell Date: 12/31/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold  1/27/23 NM/VG+ $1.99 Low: $1.00 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.44 High:  $4.32 Current low price: $4.33 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 5/0 Where Sold: Denton, Manchester, UK Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: either Tony Dinoff gave it to me or I bought it used somewhere on St. Marks, I can't remember, either is plausible Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No It's been a bit since I've run into Slambook's leader Tony Dinoff out and about.  I saw his band around NYC in the first half of the 90's.  They did a math rock/indie rock hybrid and would play with other NYC bands I was friendly with at the time like Hippopotamus.  This one was recorded in Hartford, CT which wasn't so shoc...

  Artist: Vic Chesnutt Title: The Salesman and Bernadette Label: Capricorn Format: CD Cat:  314 538 239-2 Year of Release: 1998 Country and Year of Edition: US 1998 digipak Sell Price: $3.60 Sell Date: 12/28/23 Condition: VG+/VG 2" seam split on digi spine Discogs Last Sold  9/25/23 VG+/VG+ $2.50 Low: $0.69 Median: $2.97 Average: $2.97 High:  $6.00 Current low price: $2.75 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 30 Have/Want: 335/25 Where Sold: Bowling Green, OH Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: internet new 1998 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See It Go: No Vic Chesnutt's 6th album of a 17 album career that ended in suicide in 2009 at age 45.  This Athens, Georgia songwriting legend was a paraplegic from a car crash at 18 who somehow retained enough to play guitar and have an entire music career in this condition, but it still ultimately led him to hospital debt and depression.  He was an active performer until the end and relea...

  Artist: The Beatles Title:  Hear The Beatles Tell All Label: Vee Jay Format: LP Cat:  VJLP 202 PRO Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition: US 1979  Rainbow label. Brackets logo. Interview information below the center hole. "STEREO" on cover. Reissue of the 1964 release. Contents are not in stereo. Sell Price: $4.69 Sell Date: 12/27/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold 12/29/23 NM/NM $10.98 Low: $2.96 VG+/VG+  10/28/22 Median: $7.75 Average: $9.01 High:  $21.53  VG+/VG Current low price: $3.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 138 Have/Want: 1540/75 Where Sold: West Lawn, PA Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: That's Entertainment Worcester early 80's $2.99 sticker still on it Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See It Go: No Vee Jay was gonna milk that cash cow for all it was worth.  They had repackaged the Introducing The Beatles tracks to the hilt and released this interview album at the end of 1964....

  Artist: The Kings Title: Are Here Label: Elektra Format: LP Cat:  X6E-274 Year of Release: 1980 Country and Year of Edition: Canada 1980 Sell Price: $9.62 Sell Date: 12/21/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold 12/14/23 VG+/VG+ $5.15 Low: $2.14 VG+/VG Median: $5.08  Average: $5.66 High:  $11.95 Current low price: $5.95 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 17 Have/Want: 1236/52 Where Sold: Grove City, OH Time It Took To Sell:  2 years Where and When Bought: internet lot a couple years ago around $4 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No The Bob Ezrin produced band The Kings formed in Vancouver and had a major AOR hit with the two track segue way "The Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide" that opens up the album.  My friend Kenny had raved about the track a good 25 years ago but I somehow never heard it in my AOR listening Worcester youth even though they made it all the way to American Bandstand in 1980.  I got a CD reissue of this around then...

  Artist: Fuck Emos Title: Can Kill You Label: Rise Records Format: CD Cat:  RR 123 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year of Edition: US 1994 Kozik cover Sell Price: $9.62 Sell Date: 12/19/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:8/26/22 M/M $9.55 Low: $9.00 Median: $9.99 Average: $10.79 High:  $16.99 Current low price: $5.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 3 Have/Want: 22/34 Where Sold: Austin, TX Time It Took To Sell:  11 years Where and When Bought: mid-90's Kim's Underground dollar shelf Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A Sad To See It Go: No Classic mid-90's Austin band.  I knew a guy named Harry that played bass for them but I don't know if that is on this album.  Bass here is credited to Chance The Lost One.  See what I mean?  I just don't know. Anyway this album is uniformly excellent sort of like the God Bullies of the South.  This version sold is the now changed cover by Frank Kozik, who passed last year.   Mildly pornograp...

Artist: Band 19 Title:  Dictate Label: Modern Method Records Format: 12" EP Cat:  MM 025 Year of Release: 1985 Country and Year of Edition: US 1985 Sell Price: $4.32 Sell Date: 12/20/23 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold:7/12/23 NM/VG+  $2.21 Low: $0.97 Median: $4.66 Average: $5.53 High:  $16.48 Current low price: $2.49 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 15 Have/Want: 91/34 Where Sold: Huntington Beach, CA Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: early 90's Boston Nuggets $1.99 sticker still on it used Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See It Go: No Uniformly excellent mid-80's band with a uniquely Boston straight revved up rock sound brought forth in the clubs there with bands like John Felice/Real Kids or the Outlets, who Band 19 remind me of.  No frills, straight guitar-bass-drums doing 3-4 minute songs. You get mostly dour lyrics on this ep delivered without great emotion except a rocking sense of defiance.  This debut was issue...