Nirvana, Bleach, Sub Pop, Rare press on "Iceberg" vinyl.
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Description
Super rare "Iceberg" colored vinyl edition of Nirvana's Bleach.
It has been estimated that only 200 or so were ever made, all were supposed to have been withdrawn from release.
The vinyl is in great condition. The sleeve does show some ring wear most evident on the back of the sleeve, as well as some creases, tears and dents.
I photographed these imperfections as best as I could.
The matrix codes are:
Side A = SP-34-A Kdisc ch L.32926
Side B = SP-34-B Kdisc ch L.329626X (the 6 after the 9, is scratched out. It almost looks like a 0)
More information on this record can be found at the world's greatest Nirvana discography site:
http://www.sliver.it/nirvana/test/index.html
Per a note regarding this record on Sliver.it -
marbled light green, also known as the 'iceberg' issue
from a subpop employee: Those records were part of a batch pressed around the time that Nevermind was released. The pressing was primarily black vinyl but some colored vinyl was ordered. Now, at that point in time Sub Pop often did not specify a particular color of vinyl when ordering colored vinyl. This was because it could cause long delays if the plant didn't have that particular color in stock. They usually left it up to the plant to use what was available. Now I didn't place the order but as I recall the plant took it upon themselves to press a small number of "white" records as part of the colored run. I'm sorry, I can't remember for sure how many were pressed but I think it was around 200. Many people at Sub Pop (including myself) were concerned that these records might be passed off as from the 1st pressing so they were careful with where they ended up. I suspect that most ended up in the collections of employees or other bands. I grabbed a couple "for my retirement." A few may have gone to journalists or special friends and I'm sure some were sold. Any that were sold were probably sold as "colored vinyl" not specifically as "white vinyl".
Please let me know of any questions you may have. Thanks.
I've collected rare Nirvana vinyl for 20+ years and have owned this record for over 12 years.
I'm currently in the process of selling off most of my collection and will be listing other records for sale.
Please check my other auctions if you are interested in rare Nirvana vinyl.
Thanks
Chris
At this time I will only ship to a U.S. or Canadian address.
Updated:
IF you fully understand and accept the fact that the record will be insured for the full sale price and that any taxes, VAT, import fees, duties, etc. are 100% your responsibility, then I'd ship to a U.K. address.
But I cannot list the item as a "gift" or undervalue it on the customs forms I fill out since I will be insuring it for the full value.
