A couple of years ago I picked up a copy of the Nirvana 'Sliver / Dive' 7" and it started an obsession. I was checking eBay for copies almost daily, and over the course of the next year and a half I picked up 10 different copies of the thing. There are still a few I don't have, but those copies are much more expensive generally. The last 'affordable' copy out there is the first pressing, and after over a year of not picking up a copy of this record, one appeared in the UK for a good price.
The way to tell a first press from the many represses that followed is that it comes in a foldered paper sleeve, rather than a glued card sleeve. And of course, if you're going to go after a first press, you want to make sure that it comes with the Sub Pop Singles Club coupon still attached.
I acquired a copy last year which was a first press record in a second press sleeve. I pulled it out to show the two first press copies together. I think this latest copy is a much prettier and more interesting colour.
There are at least another four or five copies that I am missing - white, clear, red, hot pink, and peach. Despite the impressive speed with which I have picked up the ones I have so far, these other copies are going to take years. But that's fine by me. I've always been good at being patient.
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