The Slackers
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Special Potato/Rare Breed SP 2016-1 LP, released 2016 (U.S.)
Special Potato SP 2016-02 2xLP, released 2016 (U.S.)
Justa Record/Cutting Edge CTCR-14869 CD, released 2015 (Japan)
Brainlab Groove BLGRO13LP LP / Cassette, released 2016 (Italy)
The Slackers knocked out a new self-titled album in 2015-16, via a Kickstarter campaign. There were multiple versions of this one: a single LP that was released in the campaign and in stores, a deluxe double LP that was exclusive to the Kickstarter, and two variants of the single LP in Italy.
Let's take a look at these one at a time. The single U.S. LP was on black vinyl, and is mostly still easy to find. The band still sells them at their shows, at any rate. The double LP, as you might imagine, had a whole bunch of bonus tracks. An entire record's worth, in fact. The Italian pressings are where things got a little screwy, though. The black one was straightforward. The color one was not. The Brainlab Groove site announced/advertised a white vinyl version. It was supposed to be kind of a marbled white. It didn't work. It ended up as a light marbled blue - kind of like the iceberg version of Nirvana's Bleach. Unfortunately, it was close enough to a white that people think the white exists. It does not. I confirmed with the label that there was ONE color version, and it was the light marbled blue.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| SP 2016-1 LP Black | 20-25 | 4 | Stable |
| SP 2016-02 2xLP Black | 50-75 | 7 | Volatile |
| BLGRO13LP LP Light Blue Marble | 30-40 | 7 | Volatile |
| BLGRO13LP LP Black | 20-25 | 3 | Stable |
 U.S. Test Pressing |
 U.S. Black |
 U.S. 2xLP Test Pressing |
 U.S. 2xLP Black |
 Europe Light Blue Marble |
 Europe Black |
| Test Pressing | U.S. LP: Black vinyl, generic Rainbo labels Deluxe Double LP: Black vinyl, generic Rainbo labels |
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This page was last updated on February 19, 2020.
