Nirvana Sliver Dive 45 PINK Marbled vinyl 2nd press NM

$

150

Nirvana - 45 rpm single. Sliver b/w Dive. Sub Pop Records SP73. This is the 2nd printing PINK marbled vinyl. It has "Erika Records" on the back cover and on the record label. Record is in near mint condition as is the sleeve. There are no rips, tears or writing. Here is what the web site says about the release and value of the various versions of this 45... SP 73 - Nirvana - Sliver b/w Dive... This one deserves its own page. But wait - it has one! This page on Sliver.it details this single much better than I could. I will still attempt to be as complete as possible here, though. The first pressing of this one had blue marble and black pressings, and came with foldover sleeves with singles club forms attached. The labels and sleeves did not mention Erika Records. Sub Pop says the first 3000 were on blue marble vinyl. If the pressing pattern holds true, there are probably between 3500 and 4000 black ones. There are also pink copies out there that had these labels and sleeves. I originally thought these were second pressings that used the leftover materials from the first pressings, but I am not sure anymore. The pink color is definitely distinct from the 2nd pressing clear pink (see scans). Second pressing: this is where it gets messy. These versions had full sleeves, sealed on three sides, and many had Erika Records information on the back. Most of these had Erika Records on the labels as well...but not all of them. Colors include...black, blue, blue w/ black marbling, orange, peach, yellow, pink, pink marble, clear and a white one. There are very few of these in existence (~100?). It is very rare and very expensive. Some of the prices below are guesses based on market trends, as I have not seen them sold recently. Thanks to Sliver.it for this info. Third pressing: These had full sleeves with the late-90's era black labels. No one really cares about these... Fourth pressing: I call this a 4th pressing, just based on the patterns of some other Sub Pop releases. The vinyl is exactly like the third pressing, except that now, the sleeves are of the foldover variety, on thick card stock. Summary: Version: Approximate value ($). First Pressing: Blue Marble (3000) $40-60. Black (3500-4000?) $30-35. Pink $60-75. Second Pressing: Blue- $50-90. Blue w/ Marbling- $75-100. Pink- $50-75. Pink Marble- $75-140. Yellow- $75-110. Orange- $75-110. Peach- $60-100. Black - $20-30. Clear- $200-250. White- $450-650. Third Pressing: Black $5.00. Fourth Pressing : Black $5.00. Shipping is $3.45.