Nirvana - Love Buzz 7" #731 *genuine* Mint condition
  £   1,087
  $   1,440

 


£ 1087 Sold For
Dec 9, 2006 Sold Date
Nov 29, 2006 Start Date
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11   Number Of Bids
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Description


This is it: the holy grail for Nirvana collectors:

 

Nirvana - Love Buzz / Big Cheese 7"

No. 731/1000


Notes:

Released in November 1988, 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:

  • Numbered Sleeves
    1000 copies were hand-numbered with a red marker. Matrix etchings (see below) and sleeve quality are key features of this item if you are concerned about fakes.

    Unnumbered Sleeves
    A Sub Pop invoice indicates that 1200 sleeves were made.  Considering that 1000 were used for the hand-numbered single, that leaves 200 extras, apparently with a red slash instead of numbers.  The extras were given out to those closely involved, as stated by Charles Peterson:

    • "I will have to look at my Love Buzz single.  I might have two and I'm pretty sure that one of them is unnumbered.  I was the shipping boy/photographer at Sub Pop at the time and if I recall there was about 100 unnumbered overruns which went mostly to staff and friends.  I think Jon and Bruce have most of those squirreled away."

No matter how many records were made and what sleeve they came in (numbered or unnumbered), the vinyl should be exactly the same, including the matrix etchings.  This is corroborated by those that have an unnumbered version.  I mention this because there are counterfeit copies with unnumbered sleeves.  Those don't have the red marker slash, but it would be very easy to reproduce this feature.

In addition to the Sub Pop crowd getting unnumbered copies, quite a few were shipped overseas.  Some were given out as promos, others were sold retail.


Condition:


The record itself is in excellent++ condition, the cover is near perfect. Now where do you find that after 18 years?
The previous owner bought the single early in 1994 and kept in in a protective sleeve, which it is still resting in until now. It only got taken out of the sleeve on two occasions: 1. to check that it is a genuine copy (it is) and 2. to take photos.

As far as I am aware, the record has never been played, at all. I am sure you will agree with me that this makes it all the more desirable. After all, it is in unbelievably good condition.


Matrix Codes:

s i d e   a   m a t r i x   c o d e   SP-23-A Why Don't You Trade Those Guitars For Shovels? L-31540 Kdisc

s i d e   b   m a t r i x   c o d e   SP-23-B L-31540X Kdisc

 


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