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Vs. original pressing

EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
edited August 2013 in The Porch
A friend of mine was cleaning his old stuff out of his parents' house recently with his wife and stumbled upon a Vs. LP. He doesn't really listen to PJ these days so they brought it over tonight to give to me. Turns out to be the original pressing. Says "pearl jam" only on the spine and "vs." appears not once. Z 53136 is also on the spine. Some small marks/stains on the cover and bends and such elsewhere but sounds great! My friend says he remembers buying it and thinking he shouldn't open it because he didn't even have a record player but just loved them so much that he needed to open it and take a look, haha.

To sum it up, this made my night, probably my week, and even beyond.
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  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    Sounds excellent! Congrats! Which cover is it? Do you have a photo?

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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
    Nah, no pic right now but it's the one where the sheep has it's head turned to the left, not poking it's face through the fence.
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
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    Vs.

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    ;)

    'DZ 53136 is the original vinyl release. Was released on October 12, 1993, one week before the CD version. Spine says only "pearl jam" and "vs." is not printed anywhere on the cover and on the labels, as the album title was not settled.'
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  • mustbechrismustbechris Posts: 228
    That's awesome.
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • stratmadstratmad Posts: 208
    Awesome.

    Showing my age but I can throw on Vs and it takes me back to high school immediately. Fantastic (PJ, not necessarily high school).
  • PorchsitterPorchsitter Posts: 1,069
    stratmad wrote:
    Awesome.

    Showing my age but I can throw on Vs and it takes me back to high school immediately. Fantastic (PJ, not necessarily high school).


    You're not the only one. Skipped school the day it was released to drive to the store to pick it up. Listened to it tonight and it took me back. :D
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  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    I bought mine on first day and have this one as well.....I cant believe I never opened it :crazy:
    I didnt have a record player back then....and always kept stored and then framed

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  • EarlWelshEarlWelsh Posts: 1,118
    I was 11 when it came out, and I stayed up every night to record whatever new songs the local rock station was playing leading upto the release. Such great memories of truly falling in love with music.
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    I bought mine on first day and have this one as well.....I cant believe I never opened it :crazy:
    I didnt have a record player back then....and always kept stored and then framed

    IMG_20130804_001547.jpg


    IMG_20130804_001601.jpg


    IMG_20130804_001610.jpg


    IMG_20130804_001620.jpg


    You got me drooling!

    Definitely gonna spin this later today - maximum volume!
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  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    definitely going to crack this bad boy open tomorrow
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  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    Just added the (cd) album to my playlist in honor if the dedication it took to never open that record for all these years.

    I was only 11 in 1993. I vividly remember asking my grandmother to buy me vs on cd, not cassette.

    I did not have a CD player at the time. Only a tape player.

    This is the way I got a CD player for Christmas. I begged my mom - I can't play the one album I want to hear most!!

    It was hell for me waiting from around thanksgiving time until Christmas just to be able to play it.. Oh and boy Did i play the holy hell out of that cd...

    So for me barley able to wait a little over a month, I give you props for never opening the vinyl :)
  • smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    definitely going to crack this bad boy open tomorrow


    DON'T DO IT!

    Get a cheaper remastered vinyl somewhere else and spin that! Same album but you save the original pressing!!
  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    smanchac1 wrote:
    Just added the (cd) album to my playlist in honor if the dedication it took to never open that record for all these years.

    I was only 11 in 1993. I vividly remember asking my grandmother to buy me vs on cd, not cassette.

    I did not have a CD player at the time. Only a tape player.

    This is the way I got a CD player for Christmas. I begged my mom - I can't play the one album I want to hear most!!

    It was hell for me waiting from around thanksgiving time until Christmas just to be able to play it.. Oh and boy Did i play the holy hell out of that cd...

    So for me barley able to wait a little over a month, I give you props for never opening the vinyl :)

    Smart kid ;)

    I'll tell you what - I'll go and spin my copy for y'all. It's the least I can do! :P
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  • tremorstremors Posts: 8,051
    Where's the Daughter tag man? I've been cheated
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  • nutbarznutbarz Posts: 227
    tremors wrote:
    Where's the Daughter tag man? I've been cheated

    :lol:
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,506
    I have one of these, too, but it has been opened and played. The funny thing is that it was purchased at Newbury Comics about seven or eight years after the record came out, but it's the original pressing. It sat in inventory for all that time.
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  • CobCob Posts: 857
    I have two copies of the original pressing of Vs and 2 copies of original Ten pressing.
    [img][/img]9/5/92, 11/20/93, 3/14,15/94, 9/16/95, 10/14,15/2000
    4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
    6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
    9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
    5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
    11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
    4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
    8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022



  • ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    EarlWelsh wrote:
    A friend of mine was cleaning his old stuff out of his parents' house recently with his wife and stumbled upon a Vs. LP. He doesn't really listen to PJ these days so they brought it over tonight to give to me. Turns out to be the original pressing. Says "pearl jam" only on the spine and "vs." appears not once. Z 53136 is also on the spine. Some small marks/stains on the cover and bends and such elsewhere but sounds great! My friend says he remembers buying it and thinking he shouldn't open it because he didn't even have a record player but just loved them so much that he needed to open it and take a look, haha.

    To sum it up, this made my night, probably my week, and even beyond.



    I bought this the day it was released on vinyl. So long ago. :mrgreen:
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  • s_me_toos_me_too Posts: 1
    I know this is an old post but in honor of 30 years, thought I’d share vinyl wall. 

    Just finished my basement and was able to hang my framed records. All originals. 


    SRS
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,529
    Looks like you have emptied the mouths of every plug around
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