NIRVANA LOVE BUZZ SINGLE AUTHENTIC, VERY RARE- 933/1000
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1,800
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Description
You are bidding on the very official, authentic and extremely rare Nirvana Love Buzz Single (b/w Big Cheese)
This was Nirvana's first single, as well as the first item issued to members of the Sub Pop Singles Club. All copies are pressed on black vinyl (45 rpm), though sleeves may vary:
1000 copies were hand-numbered with a red marker. This auction is for No. 933/1000
Proof of Authenticity
I WILL GLADLY E-MAIL AS MANY PHOTOS TO YOU AS YOU WISH
1. The sleeve is folded, meaning the front and back are continuous.
2. Text on the sleeve, even the names of Alice Wheeler and Suzanne Sasic, can be seen clearly. Be suspect of any sleeve on which the names have been traced over or are too dark and can't be read. (Different scanners produce different images, but the images below should give you an idea of this issue. Note the tracing/sloppiness on the counterfeit.)
3. The bottom left of each sleeve's back has an area that should be numbered with a red felt pen. 1000 copies are hand-numbered. An additional 100-200 copies may be unnumbered, but will have a red "slash" where the number should be.
As already stated, official copies have a red number, not blue or black as have been seen in the past. This auction is for # 933
4. The vinyl is black with labels on each side. (Record Collector claims the labels have been easy to copy.) Any colored vinyl is an obvious fake.
5. Many counterfeits do not accurately copy the matrix code found in the run-out grooves of each side of the record. This is the easiest and best way to figure out what the single is.
The matrix code hand-etched into Side A of official copies is 2mm high and should read:
· SP-23-A Why Don't You Trade Those Guitars For Shovels? L-31540 I will gladly e-mail photos to you! There is one counterfeit version that comes close, but has five errors: 1) the code is 3mm high, 2) the question mark is omitted, 3) quotation marks enclose the statement, 4) the order is wrong, and 5) the dashes are missing
The matrix code hand-etched into Side B of official copies should read:
· SP-23-B L-31540X I will gladly e-mail photos to you!
6. In addition to these codes, each side also has the word Kdisc machine-stamped into the groove.
I will gladly e-mail photos to you!
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