A Record Collector's Guide

SP201 Truly

Leslie's Coughing Up Blood b/w Virtually

Sub Pop SP201 7", released April 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP85/256 7" / SPCD 86/257 CD, released 1993 (Germany)

Truly's first Sub Pop release. Pretty good. Black vinyl.

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SP203 Royal Trux

Steal Yr Face b/w Gett Off

Sub Pop SP203 7", released April 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #54

Limited to 2,000 copies, all on dark purple marble vinyl. This might be my favorite color of vinyl ever.

Test Pressing

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SP204 The SF Seals

Nowherica b/w Being Cheated

Sub Pop SP204 7", released May 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #55

Limited to 2,000 copies, all on pink vinyl.

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SP205 Eric's Trip

Songs About Chris

Hurt/Sloan Song b/w Listen/Dinosaurs

Sub Pop SP205 7" / SP205b CD, released April 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP87/258 7" / SPCD 88/259 CD, released 1993 (Germany)

The first Eric's Trip single on Sub Pop. The U.S. version is on black vinyl and the European one is red. The U.S. one is rarer, but the two seem to sell for around the same price. This band never clicked for me, but many others sure do like them.

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SP210 The Spinanes

Spitfire b/w Bad Karma

Sub Pop SP210 7", released September 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP113/291 7", released 1993 (Germany)

Black vinyl.

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SP211 Sebadoh

Soul and Fire/Reject b/w Visibly Wasted

Sub Pop SP211 7", released March 1993 (U.S.)

Sebadoh breaks onto the Sub Pop scene...and life is never the same again. Oh, I see, Sebadoh. Too good for the standard yellow Sub Pop label, huh? Black vinyl, custom labels.

Test Pressing

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SP212 Sprinkler

Peerless b/w Kent

Sub Pop SP212 7", released April 1993 (U.S.)

Black vinyl.

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SP213 Severin

Beagles! Beagles!

Waste of Time b/w Powerplay

Sub Pop SP213 7", released June 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #56

Limited to 2,000 copies, all on green vinyl.

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SP214 Ween

Skycruiser b/w Cruise Control

Sub Pop SP214 7", released July 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #57

Limited to 2,000 copies, all on pink vinyl. I don't know what it was about Ween that created an obsessive fan base, but they certainly did that. The value of this record has consistently had a $25-30 floor. In recent years, it has been a bit more volatile, jumping up into the $50 range at times. It seems to still be findable for $30.

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SP216 '68 Comeback

You Could Call Me Job b/w Where the Rio de Rosa Flows

Sub Pop SP216 7", released May 1993 (U.S.)

Black vinyl. Cheap.

Test Pressing

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SP219 Snow Bud and the Flower People

Killer Bud b/w Third Shelf

Sub Pop SP219 7", released August 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #58

Limited to 2,000 copies, all on mint green marble vinyl.

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SP225 Supersuckers

She's My Bitch b/w Drinkin' 'N' Drivin'

Sub Pop SP225 7", released 1993 (U.S.)

Black vinyl.

Test Pressing

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SP226 Stereolab

Lo Boob Oscillator b/w Tempter

Sub Pop SP226 7", released September 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP107/283 7", released 1993 (Germany)

Released on black vinyl in the U.S. The European copies are on clear vinyl. Both have remained in the same price ranges for many years.

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SP229 Big Chief

One Born Every Minute b/w Lot Lizard

Sub Pop SP229 7", released August 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP106/282 7", released 1993 (Germany)

Pretty strong single from a band that had a few of those. Black vinyl.

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SP231 Sandy Duncan's Eye

Long Flat Pussy b/w Brown

Sub Pop SP231 7", released August 1993 (U.S.)

Black vinyl. The band name on the sleeve appears to read, "Sandy Duncan's Elle." I think it's a play on Elle magazine, but who knows. Common.

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SP232 Red Red Meat

Flank b/w Intro

Sub Pop SP232 7", released August 1993 (U.S.)

Red Red Meat bursts onto the Sub Pop scene. Never did it for me. Black Vinyl. Versions exist with and without Erika Records credits on the labels. Ones with Erika credits are a bit rarer and more expensive.

Test Pressing

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SP233 Hater

Circles b/w Gen-o-cide

Sub Pop SP233 7", released August 1993 (U.S.)

This band contained members of Soundgarden. Most were on black vinyl, but there are some grey marble copies around. The grey ones have turned out to be super rare.

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SP235 Jale

Cut: Promise b/w 3 Days

Sub Pop SP235 7", released 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP126/309 7", released 1994 (Germany)

Sub Pop sub procd#31 (U.S.)

This was Jale's first solo Sub Pop release. Very good. The U.S. version was on black vinyl - supposedly a press run of 1,500. The European version can be found on red, blue, and yellow vinyl. The European one was a total press run of 1,000, but it was not an even split between the three colors. The red one is by far the most common. The blue is scarce, but can be found, and the yellow has classically been the most difficult to find. A bunch of them have shown up recently, though, driving down the price.

There was also a really cool Sub Pop promo CD EP for "Promise". I wrestled with giving this one its own entry. It had completely different artwork from the 7" (there was no booklet/front cover - the image above is from the back of the CD). It did not contain the b-side from the 7". It did, however, come loaded with other rarities. It had demos for "More or Less" and "Stepping Out", radio performances of "Promise" and "Brother", and an alternate version of "Nebulous" (which also appeard on the From Greer to Eternity compilation.

SP235 Black	sub procd#31 CD
SP126/309 Test Pressing	SP126/309 Red	SP126/309 Blue	SP126/309 Yellow

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SP236 Combustible Edison

Cry Me a River b/w Satan Says...

Sub Pop SP236 7", released September 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #59

Limited to 2,070 copies, all on black vinyl.

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SP237 Les Thugs

As Happy as Possible b/w August

Sub Pop SP237 7", released October 1993 (U.S.)

Black vinyl. Common.

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SP239 Thee Headcoats

When You Stop Lovin' Me b/w Papa Doc

Sub Pop SP239 7", released November 1993 (U.S.)

Surprisingly difficult 7" to find. This one took me forever to track down when I was selling my big set. It's a little easier now, but remains somewhat scarce. Black vinyl.

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SP240 Pigface

Empathy b/w Steamroller

Sub Pop SP240 7", released October 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #60

Limited to 1,500 copies, all on clear vinyl. This one used to have some value, but it's way down these days.

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SP241 Didjits

Dear Junkie b/w Skull Baby/Fire in the Hole

Sub Pop SP241 7", released November 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Singles Club #61

Limited to 1,500 copies, all on orange marble vinyl.

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SP242 Codeine

Tom b/w Something New

Sub Pop SP242 7", released November 1993 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP117/295 7", released 1993 (Germany)

Black vinyl.

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SP248 Mudhoney/Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown b/w Blinding Sun

Sub Pop SP248 7", released March 1994 (U.S.)

Sub Pop Europe SP124/305 7"/CDS (Germany)

Fun single - each band covers one of the other's songs. Black vinyl for the U.S. version, neon yellow for the German one.

SP124/305 Test Pressing

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SP249 Supersuckers/The Reverend Horton Heat

400 Bucks b/w Caliente

Sub Pop SP249 7" / SP249b CD, released May 1994 (U.S.)

Sub Pop SP125/308 7", released 1994 (Germany)

This continued the very short run of split singles on which the bands covered each other. The U.S. version was on black vinyl, while the European pressing was on yellow vinyl. Both are pretty common. The U.S. one is a little rarer.

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