Question Re Let Me Sleep Single

jimbojones1138
jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
edited December 2011 in Lost Dogs
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
it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
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  • JasonE
    JasonE Posts: 531
    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.
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    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
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • JasonE
    JasonE Posts: 531
    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.
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    yeah... but i wouldnt wanna drop even $100 to test that out
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I've never seen it go for $200! was it sealed? Usually it goes for no more than $100! if that!
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    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!
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • robthepjfan
    robthepjfan Posts: 647
    r we talking about the REM/Pearl jam 97 Christmas single? i bought one for 30
  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    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
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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,959
    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
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    if it's in mint condition it's probably a fake.
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  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,959
    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
    JMo Posts: 1,071
    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
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    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.
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  • Lone Drawn Meteor
    Lone Drawn Meteor Posts: 1,230
    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.
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  • KC2917
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    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
    KC2917 Posts: 872
    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
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    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
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  • movaughn
    movaughn Posts: 1,293
    I know I am looking for one. :D
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    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.
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  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    movaughn wrote:
    I know I am looking for one. :D


    help this guy out!
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...

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