NIRVANA Bleach WHITE VINYL LP +poster 1st Press MELVINS

$

449

NIRVANA " BLEACH "
It's an original 1989 first pressing of the super-limited WHITE VINYL LP  on SUB POP Records! There were only 1000 copies pressed, and ONLY A PORTION OF THOSE CAME WITH A POSTER INSIDE! (I bought two copies when it was released in 1989 & only one had a poster!) THIS COPY INCLUDES THE FAMOUS JASON EVERMAN POSTER!   If you want to read informative interwebs info on Nirvana in general or Sub Pop pressings as a whole (or in detail), check out either (or both): http://www.sliver.it/nirvana/test/index.html or http://www.johnpette.com/discographies/subpoplpsp10-50.asp#SP34   The poster that came with this album always intrigued me, and struck me as exactly the sort of thing that Kurdt/Kurt would have thought hilarious. (He spelled it Kurdt Kobain on this album) I've owned this for decades, and when I first bought it I didn't realize how funny it actually was.  Much like the album cover (whose photograph was taken by Kurt Cobain's ex-girlfriend Tracy Marander), the poster prominently features photographs of the incredibly short-lived member Jason Everman. As a matter of fact, the poster basically has what appears to be three shots of long-haired "I'm really rockin' hard" on-stage guitar-god antics, but the Nirvana "member" captured in all three shots is Everman! I believe that they were all taken by an uncredited Charles Peterson. So here's the point: 1) The poster is aesthetically and artistically great, but comically enough it anti-climactically unfolded to feature non-member Jason Everman. 2) There were NOT 1000 posters printed, & they were NOT included with every first pressing copy of the Bleach LP.     SUB POP RECORDS  -  SP34 original U.S. FIRST PRESSING This is the 1989 debut long-playing album by Nirvana. It was recorded by Jack Endino in Seattle for $600. They cover the SHOCKING BLUE track "Love Buzz". Dale Crover of MELVINS plays drums on two of the songs. The rest feature original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing.   The vinyl is WHITE, but has a couple of small black blobs, swirls, marbles, or whatever you want to call them.  It wasn't always pure white perfection when they were pressing these babies.  Sometimes ink from other pressings would still be present and you'd get gray or black spots or swirls. There is also an iceberg edition, which was supposedly never sold to the general public, and is a slightly off-white imperfect rarity.   LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES & ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITION POSTER      The album may have been placed on a turntable and a song or two listened to, but I this was my 2nd copy, which was stored in a 12" record storage bag & basically not played.  It was the "collectible" investment copy & the other non-poster one got all the play.  This album has been waiting for 21 years, unplayed, hoping to grace some happy collector's collection one day. (Although even my other "play" copy was recorded onto tape & CD so that I wouldn't besmirch the vinyl.) (Which was also white, by the way.) (What I'm saying is, I had two copies, both in great shape, but this one is the better of the two, includes the SUPER-RARE poster, & will make you happy.) So the vinyl looks to be NM-. The cover is probably at least EX/EX+. The poster hasn't been hung or displayed, and is LIKE NEW.   Basically, it's in UNPLAYED shape with only a couple of very very minor edge dings, and nothing majorly wrong with it in any way.  Meaning there are no seam splits, tears, bends, holes, rips, writing, etc.  I'm sure I could list the cover as NM- without anyone bitching, but I'm going to grade it lower simply to make you even happier once it's in your hands.  This is an original first pressing vinyl LP that was a back-up copy in a fastidious collector's library.  It is in amazing shape, and you should be freaking out that it's even up for sale!!!     The matrix or run-out groove on each side has these etchings: Side A: SP-34-A K disc ch L-32926 Side B: SP-34-B Kdisc ch L-329626-X (BUT ON SIDE B, THE FIRST 6 IN THE NUMBER 329626 HAS BEEN SCRATCHED OUT, AS IT WAS A HAND-ETCHED MISTAKE, AND WAS CORRECTED WITH A HAND-ETCHED SWIRL OF THE PEN, OR WHATEVER THEY ETCH THINGS WITH IN VINYL ON THE MATRIX)   Pay attention to our other auctions, as we have more rare NIRVANA, MELVINS, & related artists. There's a vinyl copy of Nevermind sitting beside me, and if I feel incredibly poor and/or crazy, one of these days I might sell my original CD pressing that was signed by Kurdt, Chris & Chad in gold Sharpie!  
We're very careful handling our goods. This was eased out of its sleeve, and wasn't touched on its surface OR laid down on any surface.  Unlike other sellers, we NEVER lay your record down! In these photographs, the white vinyl was carefully slipped partway from its sleeve, and was held inside the sleeve by the edge of the paper.  We don't touch items we're selling and NEVER set them on things to photograph unless that's how we got them.         A1       Blew     
A2     Floyd The Barber   
A3     About A Girl   
A4     School   
A5     Big Cheese   
A6     Paper Cuts
B1     Negative Creep   
B2     Scoff   
B3     Swap Meet   
B4     Mr. Moustache   
B5     Sifting 

(see the photos)



     
GRADING STANDARDS from GOLDMINE

NEAR MINT: Unplayed, like new and/or brand new.   NEAR MINT MINUS:
This is reserved for records that are a hair's width better than EX+, or just a fraction below NM (or brand-new). Another grading call, but generally it's a piece that is SO close to perfect that you could easily make an argument for it though honesty makes you feel the need to point out something keeping it out of the "nearly perfect" category.

EXCELLENT PLUS:
A judgment call.  This one is sometimes used interchangeably with NM-, but not with all sellers.  This category is for records that are ALMOST new-looking enough to pass for unowned/unused, but might have one or maybe two very minor problems that bother you just enough to not allow it to be there.  Mayhap a record that someone has purchased and never played, but when they removed the price sticker it left a 1/8 inch bare spot on the cover.  So basically, brand-new-looking, but has one light imperfection.

EXCELLENT:
An excellent record will be somewhere in that area between 1) a record that you could put in a plastic bag and pass off as brand new & 2) the VG+ record, which has just enough aesthetic spots to keep it out of the excellent category.  The vinyl can have some visible scuffs, or very minor lines or surface scratches, but should NOT have any lines/scratches that you can feel if you run your fingernail softly over its surface.  In other words, an Excellent record might have places that appear to be scratches, but they should not sound like scratches when you play them on a stereo system.  They key to this category is SOUND.  It can look slightly less than perfect but it has to sound clean. An excellent cover/sleeve can have very minor lines or creases caused by (not all-the-way folded) slight bending/folding of a corner.  There may be some very light wear caused by fingers touching the top of the cover as they flip by, and there might be the very lightest hint of oncoming ring wear, but there should not actually be real ring wear, and there can't be anything even close to a seam split, complete fold, rip or tear.  In other words, not quite perfect, but if not for an imperfection or two it might come close.

VERY GOOD PLUS:
Most collectors, especially those who want to play their records, will be happy with a VG+ record,

VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that don’t affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, so long as repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. (This goes for your body as well. See a physician if your center hole is misshapen or has telltale marks.) There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.

VG+ Covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location.

VERY GOOD:
Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ record are more obvious on a VG record. That said, VG records — which usually sell for no more than 25 percent of a an NM record — are among the biggest bargains in record collecting, because moost of the “big money” goes for more perfect copies. For many listeners, a VG record or sleeve will be worth the money. For the average Joe, VG is a normal listening copy. The high-end collector's satisfaction level generally bottoms out around here.

VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail.

When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song’s intro and ending. But the noise won’t overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label. Many collectors who have jukeboxes will use VG records in them and not think twice. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.

VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover, where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though it won’t be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written on it or stamped a price tag on it, too.

GOOD/VERY GOOD MINUS:
Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear. The label is worn and exhibits significant ring wear, heavy writing or obvious damage caused by trying to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably.
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