SP76 Unsane
Vandal-X b/w Streetsweeper
Sub Pop SP76 7", released September 1990 (U.S.)
Sub Pop Singles Club #23
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 ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| SP76 Yellow Marble | 8-12 | 1 | Down |
| SP76 Black | 10-15 | 2 | Down |
| SP76 Clear Yellow | 10-15 | 5 | Down |
| SP76 Green Marble | 60-90 | 9 | Volatile |
| SP76 Green Marble Mispress | 150-200 | 10 | Volatile |
 Attached Insert |
 Test Pressing |
 Yellow Marble |
 Black |
 Semi-opaque/Clear Yellow |
 Clear Yellow |
 Green Marble |
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| Sleeve | Paper foldover w/ insert attached |
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| Test Pressing | Green marble vinyl, small hole, plain white labels |
| Year Sold | Quantity | Median Price ($) | 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.
