Screaming Trees
Buzz Factory
SST 248, released 1989
The final independent Trees album, and a very good one. The clear blue version is fairly common. It is on a deep blue, which you will occasionally see listed as purple. It isn't. Well, not really. If you hold it up to light, it looks somewhat purple. It's still more blue than purple, though. There is an actual purple one, though. It's a purple marble color, and it was super rare for years, but has been showing up a lot more recently. Not sure why this is. It is, by far, the rarest version of Buzz Factory, at any rate. The black vinyl one was always harder to find than the blue one (but much more common than the purple marble). There was either a recent re-press or the band found some dead stock, as they have been selling sealed black copies on Merchbar.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| SST 248 Clear Blue-Purple | 20-30 | 3 | Stable |
| SST 248 Purple Marble | 30-40 | 6 | Down |
| SST 248 Black | 15-20 | 3 | Stable |
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| Test Pressing | Black vinyl, Rainbo Records labels, "# 248" stamped on the labels |
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| Credits | Andy F.: First informed me of the purple marble version. |
Recent Sales Data - Purple Marble Vinyl:
| Year Sold | Quantity | Median Price ($) | Platform |
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| 2019 | 6 | 36 | Discogs |
| 2018 | 4 | 36 | Discogs |
| 2017 | 4 | 43 | Discogs eBay |
This page was last updated on January 27, 2020.
