There were not all that many singles released by the Fluid. The bulk of their vinyl story comes from their LPs. There were five 7"s, but there were also several promo cds from the Hollywood era, some of which are interesting, so I have included them as well.
The Fluid's first 7". The labels on this record are marked as SP56, but the sleeve is correctly printed as SP57. The first pressing of this one was on orange vinyl. This is also the easiest color to find. There were quite a few made on orange. The degree of orange ranges from very light to very dark. There were also black copies pressed at this point, as demonstrated by the existence of orange and black mixed copies. The yellow pressing came next, and is a rarer color, reportedly limited to 500. Also pressed on grey marble, purple marble, pink (each of these is somewhat rare, but the pink shows up the least often of the three).
I also came across a color that I am calling "burnt orange." It is a darker orange than the straight orange color, and has some marbling in it with an even darker color (which appears to be black). I had heard rumors of an "orange-brown" version, and can only guess that this is what the person was talking about. Regardless, it is clearly distinct from the regular orange version. Take a look at the pictures below. They were done on the same scanner. And then, there's the red one. I had heard several rumors of a red vinyl version, and those invariably turned out to be orange...until a real red one surfaced in an auction in mid-2009. You can see a pic below of that one along with a very red record sleeve for comparison. The seller wanted an absurd price for it, so I let it go at the time. Oops. Since then, one other true red copy has surfaced.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| SP57 Orange | 2-4 | 1 | Stable |
| SP57 Black | 2-4 | 1 | Stable |
| SP57 Yellow | 5-8 | 5 | Stable |
| SP57 Purple Marble | 5-8 | 6 | Stable |
| SP57 Pink | 8-12 | 6 | Stable |
| SP57 Grey Marble | 6-8 | 6 | Stable |
| SP57 Burnt Orange | 30-40 | 8 | Stable |
| SP57 Red | 40-50? | 10 | ? |
 Loose Insert |
 Test Pressing |
 Red |
 Red Vinyl Comparison Image |
 Orange |
 Dark Orange |
 Burnt Orange |
 Black |
 Yellow |
 Purple Marble |
 Pink |
 Grey Marble |
| Sleeve | Paper foldover with loose insert |
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| Test Pressing | Black vinyl, small hole, plain white labels |
This page was last updated on November 18, 2019.
Limited to 750 copies, all on black vinyl. Recorded live in Germany in 1989. This one was once quite difficult to find, but is relatively easy these days.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glitterhouse GR0057 | 4-6 | 5 | Stable |
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| Sleeve | Paper foldover |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
7,500 total pressed - 4,000 on green marble vinyl, 3,500 on black. The green marble ones had varying degrees of marbling. There are even some that are solid green (see pic below). Copies that are solid green or those that are mixes of green and black vinyl command much more money. The more the green and black are mixed, the more they fetch. Some fakes have surfaced of the black version - these can be recognized by the matrix codes, which are machine-stamped SP-97A X / SP-97B X, while the real thing has longer, handwritten matrix codes - SP-97-A Kdisc ch L-37037 LATER / SP-97-B Kdisc ch L-37037x LATER.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| SP97 Green Marble | 40-60 | 1 | Stable |
| SP97 Black | 35-45 | 1 | Stable |
| SP97 Solid Green | 100-150 | 9 | Volatile |
| SP97 Green/Black Mix | 300-400 | 10 | Volatile |
 Attached Insert |
 Test Pressing |
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 Black |
 Green Marble |
 Solid Green |
 Green/Black Mix |
| Sleeve | Paper foldover w/ Singles Club form attached |
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| Test Pressing | Black vinyl, small hole, white labels |
| Year Sold | Quantity | Median Price ($) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 100 | Discogs |
| 2018 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 2 | 244 | Discogs, eBay |
| Year Sold | Quantity | Median Price ($) | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-19 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
This page was last updated on October 21, 2019.
This is a bootleg. Four tracks, decent recordings. Contains "Twisted & Pissed", "Is It Day?", "Hooked", and "Static Cling" (which is labeled as "Lonely One" on the sleeve). Black vinyl with plain white labels. plain white labels. Pretty common.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Black | 3-5 | 2 | Stable |
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| Sleeve | Full cardboard |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Promo only single from Hollywood Records. Same song, both sides, released in 1992. All copies on white vinyl. Easy to find.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Hollywood ED-10256 | 1-3 | 1 | Stable |
| Sleeve | Plain white paper |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Promo only cd single from Hollywood Records. One track. Came with a sticker insert as the front cover with a purple metal flake finish. There was also a cassette version. The cassette was purple, and the b-side contained clips of songs from the album.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Hollywood PRCD-10296-2 CD | 2-4 | 1 | Stable |
| Hollywood PRCS-10296-2 CS | 2-4 | 3 | Stable |
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| Credits | Jason: cassette image |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Promo only cd single from Hollywood Records. One track. Came with a sticker insert as the front cover with a purple metal flake finish.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Hollywood PRCD-10309-2 CD | 2-4 | 5 | Stable |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Promo only cd single from Hollywood Records. No front insert. This one was a really tough find for years until the internet market took over and made it much easier. It contains three demo tracks, including one song ("Waves") that was never released anywhere else.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Hollywood PRCD-10328-2 | 2-4 | 4 | Stable |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Strange Australian EP. This was the only place you could get the last two tracks on here, including my favorite non-MC5 version of "Kick Out the Jams". "Hey 13" is really good too. Well worth tracking down. It's become harder to find in recent years.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Fellaheen Jack 001-2 | 4-6 | 5 | Stable |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
Check it out, folks...a new Fluid single. In 2012. This one was the inaugural release from Blitzkrieg Records. It is two remastered early Fluid tracks, one from Clear Black Paper and another from the German version of Clear Black Paper. It was a benefit single - all proceeds went to support the Richard Kulwicki Memorial Fund, which was put in place to help the two teenage boys left behind following the tragic passing of the Fluid's Ricky Kulwicki in 2011. It's a good cause. Go buy a copy. At last check, you could still get one directly from Blitzkrieg Records - get in touch with them through their Facebook page: Blitzkrieg Records. They pressed 500 of these, all hand-numbered on black vinyl. Oh, and the remastering sounds really good.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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| Black | 8-12 | 6 | Stable |
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| Sleeve | Glossy paper foldover |
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This page was last updated on November 16, 2019.
| Scarcity Score | Definition |
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| 10 | Near impossible: Fewer than 50 copies or publicly sold every few years |
| 8-9 | Very rare: 50-199 copies or publicly sold 1-2 times per year |
| 6-7 | Rare: 200-499 copies or publicly sold a few times a year |
| 4-5 | Medium: 500-999 copies or publicly sold ~10 times a year |
| 1-3 | Common: 1000+ copies, readily available, or publicly sold 20+ times a year |
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