The Reverse Collector

  Artist: Green Day Title: Nimrod. Label:  Reprise Format: CD Catalog Number: 9 46794-2 Year of Release: 1997 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1997 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 1/18/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/17/25 VG+/NM  $4.99 Low: $0.99 Median: $3.45 Average: $3.57 High: $8.05 Current  low price:  $1.17 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 40  Have/Want: 3491/481 Where Sold: Quincy, MA  Time It Took  To Sell:  7 years Where and When  Bought: record club late 90's Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B Sad To See  It Go: No Green Day is a weird band for me.  I instinctively like them and am bored by them simultaneously.  Oddly enough I got the first 7" through Maximum Rock 'n' Roll mail order in the summer of '89 (sold long ago) and thought it sounded like a young Hüsker Dü.  Weird, right?  They sure didn't evolve that way. One surprise about the 5th Green Day album, besides the fact that ...

  Artist: Paul McCartney Title: Run Devil Run Label: Capitol/MPL/EMI Music Canada Format: CD Catalog Number: 7243 5 22351 2 4 Year of Release: 1999 Country and Year  of Edition: Canada 1999 Sell Price: $3.52 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 12/24/23 NM/VG+ $5.59 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.51 Average: $3.88 High: $7.00 Current  low price:  $2.80 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 12 Have/Want: 219/23 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: new internet when it came out, guessing CD Universe Canada stock Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No In 1999 this was my album of the year or close to it.  I would say this was mainly on the strength of a handful of covers I thought were off the charts.  The main one that comes to mind is Macca's version of "She Said Yeah" by Larry Williams .  His voice nails it here.  This was William's b-side of a song the ...

  Artist: Sugar Title: File Under: Easy Listening Label: Rykodisc Format: CD Catalog Number: RCD 10300 Year of Release: 1994 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1994 Sell Price: $2.99 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: M/NM sealed, drill cut in spine Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/25 M/NM $4.00 Low: $0.94 Median: $2.00 Average: $2.68 High: $12.95 Current  low price:  $0.50 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 92 Have/Want: 1664/55 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  13 years Where and When  Bought: internet early 90's 75 cents on half.com Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No About 20 years ago I accidentally ordered a 75 cent copy of this on the long departed half.com website, forgetting that I bought the CD when it was new.  This was a sealed cutout and one that I thought I never would get rid of.  Well, the original one I bought still sits on a shelf in storage but this ancient error has finally been corrected. Merge...

  Artist: Matthew Sweet Title: Altered Beast Label: Zoo Entertainment Format: CD Catalog Number: 72445-11050-2 Year of Release: 1993 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1993 Blue BMG Club Edition Sell Price: $3.11 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 7/7/24 VG+/VG+ $2.45 Low: $0.75 Median: $1.99 Average: $2.17 High: $6.00 Current  low price:  $1.00 Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 27 Have/Want: 321/14 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  9 years Where and When  Bought: abandoned collection  Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  B+ Sad To See  It Go: No Much has happened since the last time I wrote about a release by Matthew Sweet.  First off, I went to see him last April at City Winery here in NYC.  He was supposed to be back on tour opening for Hanson last Fall, but he had a stroke in Toronto.  Now there is a question as to whether he will ever play again, but he seems to be slowly on the mend alth...

  Artist: Bob Dylan Title: The Times They Are A-Changin' Label: Columbia Format: LP Cat #: PC 8905 Year of Release: 1964 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US late 70's with barcode and "all-round" label Listed Condition: VG+/VG 2" spine damage Sell Date: 1/14/25 Sell Price: $10.93 Discogs Last Sold: 12/26/24 VG+/VG+ $12.00 Low: $9.88 Median: $17.75 Average: $17.86 High: $30.00 Current low price: $4.57 G/VG, $9.99 VG+/VG Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 23 Have/Want: 732/409 Where Sold: Oakland, CA Time it took to sell: 9 years Where and When Bought: early 80's used Worcester, That's Entertainment $2.99 Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A+ Sad To See It Go: No "But I can't think for you/you'll have to decide/whether Judas Iscariot/had God on His side"-With God On Our Side With the double dose of MLK day and the Presidential Inauguration, there may be no day more appropriate to post this writeup of my most recent sale of Bob Dylan product. The Tim...

  Artist: Wilco Title:  Being There Label: Reprise Format: 2XCD Catalog Number: 9 46236-2 Year of Release: 1996 Country and Year  of Edition: US 1996 Sell Price: $3.71 Sell Date: 1/14/25 Condition: VG+/VG+ Discogs Last Sold: 1/7/25 VG+/VG+ $1.00 Low: $1.00 Median: $3.60 Average: $3.80 High: $8.00 Current  low price:  $0.67 disc two only, $1.50  Current Number on  Sale at Discogs: 64 Have/Want: 2411/160 Where Sold: Annandale, NJ Time It Took  To Sell:  12 years Where and When  Bought: new online when it came out Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A- Sad To See  It Go: No This was the first Wilco album that I really liked.  I heard AM and initially thought it didn't come near what Son Volt were doing.  This one was the first to get the best of list year end acclaim on the top 10 of the year level.  I don't know if it rated THAT high for me in 1996, but there were two songs that absolutely blew my mind. The best track for me h...