A Record Collector's Guide

So, I had always thought that the Hepcat Nigel 7" existed solely on black vinyl. It is rare enough in that format. However, after I posted my Hepcat discography, someone clued me in to another version on clear vinyl. That message board discussion also led to the revelation that there were only 25 copies made on clear vinyl, and most of those were given to the band. I cannot confirm that part, but I can vouch for the fact that the clear vinyl version is excessively scarce. That said, the stars seem to have aligned, and I was able to get myself a copy. This one is either a record collector's dream and nightmare. Thanks to Lawless for the heads up. The value I have placed on it is entirely speculative, but I am ballparking it at $80-100.

Alright, folks. This is a big one. I have added full discographies for Moon Records/Moon Ska Records. Really. There are many, many pages of skatastic fun for you here. There is an Album Index and a Single Index. I am proud of this one - it took a great deal of work, and I could never have done it without the trail blazed by Jeremy Patton of Megalith Records. So, here you go. Collect away.

Now we're cookin'...just like that, Hepcat's part of the discography site is now live! That was much easier. I need to do a few more like this...four albums, four singles, five comps. Good stuff. Enjoy. The "diskagraphies" are underway...

Well, that took a while. The Slackers pages are now live on the discog site. I think I should have chosen some shorter discogs for my first couple of ska-related bands. Instead, I went with Fishbone and the Slackers. Time to do some shorter ones before I get into something like the Toasters, don'tcha think?

Fishbone is RED HOT...and is now on Pette Discographies. I have completed albums, single, and compliation sections for them...and it took far longer than it should have. I am happy to bring you a (mostly) complete Fishbone discography.

For those of you who have not yet heard, Rick Kulwicki, guitarist for the Fluid, passed away this week at age 49. He will be missed. I only got to meet him once, but he lived up to all of the wonderful things that his friends have been saying about him.

Alright - here we go. I am basically done with all of the site updates I wanted to perform. Amongst our updates are fear, surprise, a ruthless efficiency...sorry...reflex...this is what is new:

- Every record on the site now has its own page. You can still view the full pages of entries if you care to read them all as a story, but it will now be much easier to get to one specific entry. All of my full discogs on here now have index pages, thereby enabling you to get to those individual entry pages with greater ease. I am building index pages for all of the partial discogs on here as well, but that's another big project that I will finish gradually (that would be the "mostly" done to which I alluded in the title above...).

- I added a full band list, which includes every band that has any kind of entry on this site. The partial discography links are not live yet...again, I'm doing that gradually. I did not want to hold up the rollout of the rest of the site for that.

- I have included a forum to help fuel your record collecting needs. There is a link in the menu above, but it can be found here: Pette Discographies Forum.

- There have lots of little behind-the-scenes upgrades that should help me expand the site better in the future. You don't care about those details, but I promise, they took a long time.

I hope the new site is enjoyable. Now, let's get back to the new content, shall we? Next up...Fishbone.

I know it has been forever since the last update on here. That will all change in the very near future. I have been working on another large scale site design update for a while now. Nothing is live yet, but I am almost done. It will make the site much more user friendly. I have been reluctant to make any big content changes until I finished the redesign. Add in an international move, and 2010 was a slow website update year. I have a lot coming over the first couple of months of 2011, though. Stay tuned!

It is time. I am going to refocus my collection slightly, and spend some time on getting some higher-end items from my want list. To that end, I have decided to unload my complete Sub Pop Singles Club V1 set - all colors of all singles (except Love Buzz). There are certainly some records in the set that I want to keep in my collection. I have already replaced those items. This is a unique opportunity for a lucky collector somewhere. Tell your friends!

Well, I have decided to unload a bunch of Sub Pop test pressings. I had been amassing them for a giant trade a while back, but the other party disappeared, and I have not heard from him in over a year. I think it's time. I can't keep that much cash tied up in records I don't plan to have in my collection forever, so...there you go. A big batch is up over at our favorite auction site, so take a look at my current listings should you have some interest. It's not all test pressings, either. There are some nice rarities for sale as well.

Thanks to Marcus Andrews over at The Endless Quest, I have added another version of the Seaweed Just a Smirk single (yellow vinyl), as well as a better picture of the green Spanaway LP.

This weekend brings us another new page: Sicko. I know it is a bit of a departure from many of the pages I have done, but not everything has to fit...right?

I realize it has been a little while since my last update. I think the site overhaul must have taken more out of me than I'd previously thought. Well, I am back with some new pages. Seaweed has joined the fray. Separate albums, singles, and index pages are now live!

Now that the site is redone, it's time for some new content. I have added a page detailing Sarge, the Reputation, and Elizabeth Elmore. Plus, I have updated some more images:

• New images for SP95 Mudhoney - Let It Slide, including the grey vinyl 7" and the insert
• The black vinyl version of SP79 L7 - Smell the Magic
• A mixed yellow and black vinyl version of SP91 Rein Sanction - Creel
• Blue and Blue-green marble images for the SP82 Thee Headcoats LP
• A test pressing for the Afghan Whigs' Turn on the Water 7", thanks to Enrico
• The Rocket from the Crypt 200g DMM re-release for the RFTC LP
• The test pressing of the Name of the Band is Rocket from the Crypt album
• A new variation of the Rocket from the Crypt Boychucker picture disc.
• A mixed grey/white vinyl version of the Rocket from the Crypt/Get Up Kids split 7"
• The UK version of the Beat Happening/Screaming Trees EP on 53rd and 3rd Records.
• The Twilight Singers 200g DMM re-release of Powder Burns
• The Pre-moon Syndrome Post Summer (of Noise) compilation LP featuring Velocity Girl
• The limited silk-screened Velocity Girl pillow case from the My Forgotten Favorite 7"
• My own copy of Velocity Girl's Gilded Stars and Zealous Hearts on glitter vinyl

Welcome to the new Pette Discographies site, updated for the 21st century! I have rebuilt the whole site, essentially from the ground up. I have held off on a great deal of updates due to the grand overhaul, so there should be a lot of new entries coming soon. I still have some image touch-up work to do on some of the images, but that work is almost entirely done. If you see something that is not working correctly, please let me know. Stay tuned to this page for all sorts of new updates in the coming weeks.

A few more additions today. I decided to stop ignoring the Glitterhouse/Sub Pop Europe versions of Sub Pop albums and singles. I have not yet included any images that were not already in place, but I added catalogue numbers for just about every crossover Sub Pop item I have on here. Also added:

• Better sleeve shots for the Fluid's Purplemetalflakemusic LP
• The Lost Weekend compilation, featuring two Afghan Whigs songs
• A Slice of Lemon compilation, featuring a Go Sailor song, among many others
• Julep LP on black vinyl
• The European version of the Velocity Girl ¡Simpatico! LP
• The European version of the Jale Dreamcake LP
• The missing image of Nirvana's Bleach LP sleeve

I know it has been a while since my last update. I was focusing more on the site's overall design and less on the content. Of course, I haven't really gotten anywhere on the design, and have just ignored the content, so I decided it was time for some updates. Here are the newest additions and updates:

• Inserts for the Afghan Whigs' Up in It LP: the lyric sheet from the first pressing, and the Singles Club order form from the very rare 1st run vinyl that came in the 2nd pressing sleeve
• Two of the prominent compilations that feature exclusive Afghan Whigs tracks: the Where the Hell are the Good Scissors? LP and the King and I 10"
• The original (or so it would appear) pressing of Jale's first 7", Aunt Betty, on magenta vinyl with a black & white sleeve
• Another variation of the Rocket from the Crypt Boychucker 7"
• Clarification of the many forms of the Soundgarden Screaming Life LP
• Test pressings for Screaming Trees' Buzz Factory and the Beat Happening Screaming Trees LPs
• Some color variations for the Mudhoney S/T LP
• Another interesting Mudhoney Touch Me I'm Sick first pressing color - this one is a yellow-green pea soup color.
• A test pressing variation for the SP46 Lonely Moans single
• Clear yellow variation for SP76 Unsane
• Test pressing for SP139 The Monkeywrench
• Test pressing for SP141 Seaweed - Bill
• Better scan of the marbled blue version of SP160 Rein Sanction
• Scarce blue vinyl version of the European Velocity Girl Crazy Town 7"
• Better scan of SP187 The Legend 7"
• Pink vinyl version of Tuscadero's Mt. Pleasant 7"
• Singles Club V2 variations: SP484 Mudhoney, SP492 The Dead C (clear vinyl)
• Singles Club V2 insert scans: SP444 Peechees, SP451 Get Up Kids, SP452 The Kent 3, SP474 Catheters
• Singles Club V2 - better scans: SP598 Iron and Wine, SP602 Ugly Casanova, SP444 Peechees, SP451 Get Up Kids (black), SP452 Kent 3, SP474 Catheters
• Tiger Trap - S/T LP image
• And, finally, I have posted a trade list.

Today's additions:

• Orange and Red-Clear first pressings of SP18 Mudhoney Touch Me I'm Sick.
• Green marble version of SP472 - Crooked Fingers

Added a scan of the clear vinyl Ornament 7". Whew. That was a tough one to track down. Thanks to Mike F. for fueling the habit.

Today, I added a second Sub Pop LP page (SP51 - SP100). I also cleaned up my Afghan Whigs pages a little. I added a different picture of the blue-green marble version of Up In It (this one is a more accurate depiction of the color), along with a blue marble version of Up In It, which I just discovered existed. I re-worked the Somethin' Hot 7" entry, and I received proof that the clear vinyl Ornament 7" existed. Finally, I added an interesting pink marble variation of the Sister Brother 7", which looks to be a cross between pink marble and purple marble.

I tried to clarify the solid black vs. translucent black situation with the early Sub Pop singles.

Today's additions:

• Purple marble version of the Screaming Trees Album SP44a Mudhoney 7"

I beefed up the Sub Pop LP page a little, adding a few images and some clarifications. I am still missing a few images. The next LP page (up to SP100) is in progress, but I am missing a lot more images for that one. If anyone can help, email me.

Some significant additions:

• After many requests, I have launched my first Sub Pop LP page. The next page will follow shortly.
• Added a picture of the Afghan Whigs' Sister Brother single on clear pink vinyl (thanks to Chaney)
• Confirmed the existence of the pink vinyl version of Screaming Trees' Even If and Especially When LP. My copy of this arrived and is now included.
• Added an orange version of the Sister Double Happiness Sub Pop 7" (thanks to Darren)

• Added the actual first pressing of Rocket from the Crypt's Paint as a Fragrance LP and clarified the differences between pressings
• Added the second (first surviving) pressing of Tuscadero's The Pink Album
• Added the white version of the Archers of Loaf Harnessed in Slums 7"

Added the test pressing of the Screaming Trees Other Worlds LP

Cleaned up all of the images on the Sub Pop Singles Club V2 page. Those pictures looked horrible. They look a little better now. I also added a blue-purple version of the Anniversary 7" (thanks to Chris). On the Fluid pages, I added pictures of the yellow vinyl Buzzcocks covers comp, as well as the cassette version of the Mr. Blameshifter single (thanks to Jason).

Added an Archers of Loaf albums page.

Added a Twilght Singers page and an Archers of Loaf singles page. I also recently updated the Somethin' Hot 7" entry on the Afghan Whigs page, and added a blue pic for the Rocket from the Crypt Circa: Now! entry.

Added Tiger Trap/Go Sailor pages. I also added a bunch of the missing Sub Pop 7" inserts. I am currently only missing three of the attached ones (all of the loose ones should be up now).

Some big new updates...

• Velocity Girl albums and singles pages
• Tuscadero page
• Team Dresch page
• I determined that the clear grey Wolverton Brothers Sub Pop SP181 single that I found last year was actually a very rare Jon Spencer SP180 mispress. Exciting stuff.

Lots of updates over the past few days. I replaced basically all of the LP images. The new ones are much clearer pictures. Let's see...what else...added black vinyl versions of Rocket from the Crypt's first two albums, the UK Afghan Whigs Gentlemen LP...and I unveiled a new page for the band Jale, which may only be of interest to me.

I finally went and did it...ladies and gentlemen, for your viewing and obsessing pleasure, a vinyl discography to showcase the unconditional love of +Rocket from the Crypt. I have added pages for both singles and albums.

I have all of my vinyl back with me, and am starting to get settled in my new place. There will be several updates coming in the near future, as soon as I have my scanner back. As for today, I added some clarity to the SP113 Dwarves entry. Many have told me there is a black vinyl version of that one, but I am fairly certain that all of those have been the Sub Pop Europe versions. I have also updated the want list to incorporate recent acquisitions.

Added the black Screaming Trees Buzz Factory LP and a better picture of SP109 Urge Overkill. It is very difficult to capture the actual color of that one, especially with a scanner.

Some new images, some that I'd forgotten to add.

• Love Battery - Snipe Hunt 7" on blue vinyl...just found that one.
• SP47 Skin Yard - white (better scan)
• SP55 Tad - Loser - insert & better picture of the black one.
• SP68 - Dinosaur Jr. - white (better scan)
• SP80 Tad - Jinx rare variations. I've had these images for a while, but forgot to add the listings (thanks to Gregg Conover).
• SP87 - Mark Arm - black

A few updates...I added some new info to the Fluid LP page, along with pictures of the following:

• Green SP156 Sick & Wrong 7"
• Purple SP160 Rein Sanction 7"
• Red vinyl test pressing of the SP90 Smashing Pumpkins single
• Paper insert from the SP59 Dickless 7"
• Better picture of the sticker from SP59 Dickless

Added a different image for the pink version of the SP170 Supersuckers 7", and consequently clarified the pink vs. reddish-pink situation.

dded the German Elektra version of the Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen LP.

Added pics of the very rare black vinyl version of the SP183 Dwarves Underworld 7".

Added a page for Sub Pop 7"s from SP251 - SP300.

The email address on here is now functional again. There were some problems with it when I changed web hosts, but I have set it up correctly now. I apologize to anyone who tried to get in touch with me when it wasn't working.

I finally got around to finishing the Sub Pop Singles Club V2 page.

The pink marble version of SP142 The Afghan Whigs - Conjure Me.

I added a treasure trove of pictures, provided by Gregg Conover.

• SP18 - Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick: better picture of the yellow 1st press
• SP18 - Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick: blue marble 2nd press + comparison shot with the other blue version
• SP39 - Das Damen: test pressing
• SP44a - Mudhoney - This Gift: alternate purple (maroon-purple) version + comparison image with the regular purple
• SP55 - Tad - Loser: clear vinyl test pressing
• SP76 - Unsane: additional green vinyl image
• SP83 - Soundgarden - Room a Thousand Years Wide: peach vinyl test pressing
• SP88 - Poster Children: test pressing
• SP93 - Hole: hot pink marble version + comparison pic with the other pink marble version
• SP102 - Velvet Monkeys: test pressing
• SP103 - Unrest: test pressing
• SP104 - Fastbacks: yellow vinyl version + test pressing
• SP119 - Gorilla: grey vinyl test pressing
• SP135 - Love Battery - Foot: test pressing
• SP140 - V/A Amrep: yellow vinyl test pressing
• SP148 - Pain Teens: light blue marble version, comparison pic with the normal blue version and the test pressing
• SP151 - Billy Childish: pink version + an additional blue vinyl version/comparison pic with the three blue versions
• SP157 - The Muffs: test pressing
• SP159 - Monomen: a blue version with little to no marbling + the turquoise test pressing
• SP168 - Seaweed - Measure - pink marble version + comparison image with the orange version
• SP169 - Creep: red vinyl test pressing
• SP172 - Green Magnet School/Six Finger Satellite: test pressing
• SP182 - Tad - Salem: black vinyl version

A few new adds:

• Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion LP: Korean version
• SP59 - Dickless: black vinyl version
• SP74 - Beat Happening: green marble vinyl test pressing
• SP76 - Unsane: green marble vinyl test pressing
• SP77 - Sister Double Happiness: test pressing
• SP85 - Coffin Break: green marble vinyl test pressing

• SP40 - Rapeman: test pressing
• SP43 - Lazy Cowgirls: test pressing
• SP77 - Sister Double Happiness: black vinyl version
• SP94 - Thin White Rope: black vinyl version
• SP149 - Mecca Normal/Kreviss: blue-green marble test pressing
• SP173 - Big Damn Crazyweight: test pressing

• Afghan Whigs - Uptown Avondale 7": placeholder pic until I get mine back
• SP18 - Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick: 2nd pressing purple marble vinyl version
• SP55 - Tad - Loser: Light blue marble vinyl and black vinyl versions

Moved the site to a new web host!  Hooray! Apparently, peoplehost has no customer service. I tried for months to give them MORE money to increase my storage space, yet they could not handle this very simple operation.