ORIGINAL Soldier Field Vinyl Owners, question...

fanofzs
fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
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Hi guys. Did a poster come sealed inside the vinyl cover or did the poster accompany the vinyl outside? Did some records not receive the poster? Thanks!

FYI, I read this that mentions 530 vinyl and 700 posters for promotion:
twofeetthick.com/2004/02/live-at-soldier-field/

Considering a purchase from a seller that bought sealed and opened with no poster. Light green toothpaste vinyl and white border around cover for certain. Thanks again.

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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Bought mine sealed years ago off ebay right from the source: Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis. The poster was sealed in the package in the first vinyl's sleeve, left side of the gatefold.
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  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    Thanks.
  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    I noticed from elvistheking44's post from 2008 that maybe a radio station Q101 (?) distributed differently. Can anyone elaborate? No poster?...

    "You should have gotten a poster with yours, sealed copies from the Point in St. Louis all had that poster in them. This is different than the one Q101 did."

    community.pearljam.com/discussion/17184/soldiers-field-vinyl
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,941
    Q101 did a cd release, not a vinyl release. They were the local alt rock station at the time in. Chicago, Ed points them out in the show and mocks them ironically as they supported pj like no other station in the area. The q101 cd has animal, the other versions did not, but the q101 was a partial show boot so it was not complete either. The original vinyl release had a poster, but many of the vinyl have been resold several times and don't have it any longer. If it is not blue/Green marble vinyl it is the repress/ bootleg of the bootleg. The source for the vinyl is a soundboard feed from a fm broadcast, so it is not an analog tape source.
  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    Ah, Q101 = CD release. Thanks.

    I understand now that most, if not all, vinyl issues included the poster. My seller claims he opened his sealed copy and no poster was included. I've read a few internet comments about not having the poster with the vinyl. Unclear if they were sealed/opened though.
  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    Anyone not have a poster from their sealed copy?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,032
    edited September 2014
    So if only the mint green one if the real deal, what's this version? Seems to me that there is an official black version too: http://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-Spin-The-Black-Circle-Live-Tonight-At-Soldier-Field-July-11-1995/release/3296940
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    PJ_Soul said:

    So if only the mint green one if the real deal, what's this version? Seems to me that there is an official black version too: http://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-Spin-The-Black-Circle-Live-Tonight-At-Soldier-Field-July-11-1995/release/3296940

    Maybe its the test pressing here (3rd one down):
    pjcollectors.com/subcategory.asp?id=468
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,032
    fanofzs said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    So if only the mint green one if the real deal, what's this version? Seems to me that there is an official black version too: http://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-Spin-The-Black-Circle-Live-Tonight-At-Soldier-Field-July-11-1995/release/3296940

    Maybe its the test pressing here (3rd one down):
    pjcollectors.com/subcategory.asp?id=468
    No, the catalog number is different... hmm. :-?
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  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    FYI. That Cat # "RG-001" you mention is etched in the runoff of each record/side. I have what appears to be mint green marble original vinyl. I also have an initial/signature "swirl" after the RG-001-"side letter". Plus L-47081 on each side. The VV000001 is on the edge of the cover.
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,941
    edited September 2014
    think those were boot pressings (black), not 100% try pjcollectors they have a pretty good handle on it.

    I am guessing the bootleg pressings do not have the poster. So that could explain sealed with no poster. As far as I recall there were 500(I think) of the mint marbled green in the first press. This is why it went for so much...too few out there.
    Post edited by hrd2imgn on
  • fanofzs
    fanofzs NYC Posts: 510
    Anyone not have a poster from their sealed copy?
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 51,032
    fanofzs said:

    FYI. That Cat # "RG-001" you mention is etched in the runoff of each record/side. I have what appears to be mint green marble original vinyl. I also have an initial/signature "swirl" after the RG-001-"side letter". Plus L-47081 on each side. The VV000001 is on the edge of the cover.

    So it's not a catalog number at all? If there is no other original version someone who knows should update discogs - the info is wrong.
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  • MedozK
    MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    PJ_Soul said:

    So if only the mint green one if the real deal, what's this version? Seems to me that there is an official black version too: http://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-Spin-The-Black-Circle-Live-Tonight-At-Soldier-Field-July-11-1995/release/3296940

    The information on that discogs submission is very vague. No pictures, and no BAOI added.

    I would contact the original submitter (he is from Sweden), and ask him...before making any changes to the submission on discogs.

    I think that this one is the unofficial black vinyl, but when he submitted his, he didnt take the time to search. Lots of this happens on Discogs, a seller just submits what they have for sale.. instead of actually taking time to research the database.

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