Sub Pop SP4/115 12" / SPCD 4/115 CD, released 1990 (Germany)
The first 2000 copies were on red vinyl. At one point in collecting past, this
was the desirable version to have. Over the years, it became clear
that the red version was actually very easy to come by. The black
version was released at this point as well. Several other colors
have shown up since then, which were most likely pressed slightly later.
These colors are much tougher finds. The purple marble one will show up fairly often. It's
the green, pink marble, and clear pink ones that are really difficult.
The green one is a clear green with slight marbling (see picture).
The pink marble one is a solid hot pink marble.
The clear pink one is the rarest. The collector community is mostly
satiated with this one, though, so you can now get it for a much more moderate
price than before. The clear pink, pink marble, green marble, and purple marble copies
all sell in the same range now, which probably shouldn't be the case, based on scarcity.
The 12" was an early Sub Pop Europe pressing, released as the
"Retarded" EP. It contained the song "Retarded" from the
Up in It LP, the two tracks from the U.S. 7", and
"Turning in Two", which never appeared elsewhere (but is
excellent). The EP also exists on CD, which is actually harder to find (and the only place
where you can find "Turning in Two" digitally).
