This single was
the source of some confusion at one point. An early discography
listed it as a 4,000-copy pressing, with 2,500 on green vinyl and 1500 on
black. The pressing plant must have been short on the green, because
it ended up being 2,500 yellow and 1,500 black. The yellow ones are
mostly yellow marble, but there are also some clear yellow copies
available. They are much rarer. It seems that whatever was
included in the pressing that made it opaque and marbled with white ran
out, leaving a handful of clear yellow copies. Most have slight
white marbling, and some have bits of black marbling (which happened as
the pressing transitioned from yellow to black). Check out the comparative pictures
below. From a collecting standpoint, the prices of the yellow ones have dropped a lot.
People don't seem to distinguish much between yellow marble and clear yellow - they seem
all lumped in together these days.
To confuse things, though...a small quantity of green marble copies
that made it to the market. They are by far the rarest variety.
A fellow collector got one from a former Sub Pop employee, who said that there were
50 of these made and given to the band. I would believe this figure, based on the market
scarcity. They are very tough to come by.
But wait, there's more! In December, 2009, I happened upon an
even rarer version of the green Unsane record.
There is a mispressed version on green marble vinyl, for which the wrong plate was used on
side A. Instead of Vandal-X, the A-side is from SP74 Beat Happening, and the B-side is from the
correct Unsane record. As soon as I realized this, I checked the other green copy I had,
and that one was the correct Unsane record on both sides. The mispress is Beat
Happening on A, and Unsane on B, with Unsane sleeve and labels. I sold that copy long ago, and
a couple of other mispresses have shown up since. It sells for a lot.
Version |
Value ($) |
Scarcity |
Price Trending |
SP76 Yellow Marble |
8-12 |
1 |
Down |
SP76 Black |
10-15 |
2 |
Down |
SP76 Clear Yellow |
10-15 |
5 |
Down |
SP76 Green Marble |
60-90 |
9 |
Volatile |
SP76 Green Marble Mispress |
150-200 |
10 |
Volatile |
Attached Insert |
Test Pressing |
Yellow Marble |
Black |
Semi-opaque/Clear Yellow |
Clear Yellow |
Green Marble |
|
|
Sleeve |
Paper foldover w/ insert attached |
Test Pressing |
Green marble vinyl, small hole, plain white labels |
Recent Sales Data: Green Vinyl:
Year Sold |
Quantity |
Median Price ($) |
Platform |
2019 |
1 |
90 |
Discogs |
2018 |
2 |
79 |
Discogs, eBay |
2017 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Recent Sales Data: Green Vinyl Mispress:
Year Sold |
Quantity |
Median Price ($) |
Platform |
2018-19 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
2017 |
2 |
175 |
Discogs, eBay |
This page was last updated on October 20, 2019.