Question Re Let Me Sleep Single

jimbojones1138

Hi

Just wondering if there was ever another unathorized pressing of this, or if there are bootlegs floating around.


One just old on ebay for $197 or something like that a few days ago... was about to pull the trigger and than i checked the seller's feedback... recently it looks like he's sold at least 5 or 6 of these things...

....so that got me thinking as to whether there were fakes going around

JasonE

I'm convinced there was another pressing or many bootlegs floating around. There were supposedly only 1,500 pressed, yet every couple days, for what seems like the last 15 years, you can find one on eBay.

Somebody posted a photo on here a while back too of a stack of dozens of Let Me Sleep records that were found in a record store or something.

jimbojones1138

JasonE wrote:

I'm convinced there was another pressing or many bootlegs floating around. There were supposedly only 1,500 pressed, yet every couple days, for what seems like the last 15 years, you can find one on eBay.

Somebody posted a photo on here a while back too of a stack of dozens of Let Me Sleep records that were found in a record store or something.

thanks for the info... it just seemed too good to be true to me... and the worst part is the last one sold for almost $200. wow... the same seller sold like 6 of them in the past mnth

JasonE

jimbojones1138 wrote:

JasonE wrote:

I'm convinced there was another pressing or many bootlegs floating around. There were supposedly only 1,500 pressed, yet every couple days, for what seems like the last 15 years, you can find one on eBay.

Somebody posted a photo on here a while back too of a stack of dozens of Let Me Sleep records that were found in a record store or something.

thanks for the info... it just seemed too good to be true to me... and the worst part is the last one sold for almost $200. wow... the same seller sold like 6 of them in the past mnth

I really don't know though. I think you can check the number that's pressed into the record to see if it's legit, but if they're being copied, that number can be duplicated too probably. Again, I really don't know though... just my guess.

jimbojones1138

yeah... but i wouldnt wanna drop even $100 to test that out

Hugh Freaking Dillon

I've never seen it go for $200! was it sealed? Usually it goes for no more than $100! if that!

jimbojones1138

Paul David wrote:

I've never seen it go for $200! was it sealed? Usually it goes for no more than $100! if that!

was as shocked as you you!

robthepjfan

r we talking about the REM/Pearl jam 97 Christmas single? i bought one for 30

jimbojones1138

robthepjfan wrote:

r we talking about the REM/Pearl jam 97 Christmas single? i bought one for 30

no, the 1991 fanclub single with the rhino on the cover

a side - let me sleep
b side - ramblings

iOnlyownMymind

so had the chance to pick up the 1991 single for $125 in what looked like great shape. But, I was leery of it potentially being a fake. It probably was real, but how can you know for sure? I don't want to spend that kind of money on a fake and I didn't get an answer about how the seller aquired it before it sold to someone else. Its too bad those weren't actually numbered on the back, like the Benaroyas are. Like previously posted, there seems to be a lot of these floating around and I don't want to get f'd by getting a fake. Was disappointed though that it sold before I got a response, but I guess I'm just cautious on items like that. I figured it probably would sell pretty quick at that price, but I need some more information about how long the seller has had the item, where it came from, etc. before feeling confident about buying.

Any thoughts on this topic?

Hugh Freaking Dillon

if it's in mint condition it's probably a fake.

iOnlyownMymind

yeah, i was kind of wondering too. It said it never was played and stored since first aquiring. picture looked like it had a very small corner ding and thats it.

JMo

Honestly, I think there are 15 thousand of these in circulation. I have my original single and I have a mint one I bought of ebay a few years back for like $40 bucks. Same single. Knock offs are easy to spot, side by side. It wasn't a knock off.

If you want one, I would buy one. Just don't pay 200 bucks for it.

iamica

Good to know, I saw the $200 one on eBay and almost picked it up...don't have that much dough to spend on vinyl, though.

Lone Drawn Meteor

I have a bootleg vinyl copy that has 1991 and 1992 singles on one record. A couple sold on fleabay last week for about $40 USD.

I have the green version. There is also red and black.
http://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-The-Fan-Club-Singles/release/1745726

KC2917

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

I've never seen it go for $200! was it sealed? Usually it goes for no more than $100! if that!

None of them were ever sealed.

KC2917

I doubt there are any fakes of these. They seem to come up about as often as Benny's do. Vinyl prices have gotten ridiculous over the last few years, so the fact that some sucker paid $200 for one doesn't surprise me. They used to be pretty reasonable back in the day, which could explain why someone has multiple copies, but anything's possible!

Hey OP, I think I have an extra copy but the sleeve has a corner torn off if you're just interested in the record itself.

jimbojones1138

KC2917 wrote:

I doubt there are any fakes of these. They seem to come up about as often as Benny's do. Vinyl prices have gotten ridiculous over the last few years, so the fact that some sucker paid $200 for one doesn't surprise me. They used to be pretty reasonable back in the day, which could explain why someone has multiple copies, but anything's possible!

Hey OP, I think I have an extra copy but the sleeve has a corner torn off if you're just interested in the record itself.

thanks for the offer, but i actually got one in a trade a few mnths back for some tshirts

someone else may be interested in that offer, i know a lot of people are seeking that one out

movaughn

I know I am looking for one.

youngster

I know for sure mine isn't a bootleg. A great friend of mine won this in the mystery vinyl sale last year or 2 years ago. I had one I bought on ebay from years ago. He was contemplating getting rid of it so he could buy one of his holy grail posters. I convinced him to let me sell mine and I would take his never spun, straight from 10c copy for my collection.

jimbojones1138

movaughn wrote:

I know I am looking for one.

help this guy out!

movaughn

jimbojones1138 wrote:

movaughn wrote:

I know I am looking for one.

help this guy out!

Thanks jimbojones.

andriesk

As far as I can tell, there arent any bootlegs of this. Discogs.com doesnt list any unauthorised pressings. Also, I think theyd be pretty easy to spot - its rare for 7" vinyl to be bootlegged anyway and when it is its usually coloured, or there are massive differences re. the Joy Division Sordide Sentimentale single. Similarly, the 1991 single has a glossy cover I think, if so thatd never be recreated in a bootleg.

Hope this helps!

LeatherMosquitoMan

I have this, and i got it in part of a multi-vinyl trade a few months ago....

I would be pissed if it were a fake. I reeeeeeeally don't believe it is. And someone said if there was it'd be easy to spot, what would i be looking for?

jimbojones1138

the only reason why i had intially asked if there were fakes was the seller on ebay had sold about 6 or 7 of them in a short period of time. i guess it is possible for someone tohave multiple copies though

Get_Right

Its the only one I dont have. Just cant bring myself to spend the coin.

movaughn

jimbojones1138 wrote:

the only reason why i had intially asked if there were fakes was the seller on ebay had sold about 6 or 7 of them in a short period of time. i guess it is possible for someone tohave multiple copies though

If that's who I think it is, they have another one up now. Along with another 92 and some others. I can't believe they have so many 91 and 92s. I still need a 92. Along with 96 and 05.