Black Flag, Nervous Breakdown, 45 rpm 7" Version 4, 1981, Vinyl, SST Records

Sold Date: July 19, 2022
Start Date: July 19, 2022
Final Price: $85.00 (USD)
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I personally purchased this copy sometime between 1980 and 1982 from Pooh Bah Records in Pasadena, CA. As anyone back in the day knows, that was one of the primo spots to buy Punk, Neo-Rockabilly and New Wave records back in the early '80's. I keep all my stuff in excellent condition, I'm not an audiophile so the grading is just based off of my research. See the actual pics.


From my research... VERSION #4 1981.


RELEASE: Unknown quantity pressed around Summer of 1981, but quantity is believed to be more than the 2nd and 3rd pressings as it seems to be found for sale more often online... Possibly as many as 2,000. This particular one may be a version and not actually a “Pressing”. The labels and vinyl appear to be identical and only the sleeve is different. After the 2nd pressing, the band could have pressed up somewhere around 3,000 vinyl records and then quickly used up 500 to 1,000 of the 3rd Pressing sleeves and then made up the balance with the 4th Version sleeves. This is all just speculation however and we may not ever know for sure. 

SLEEVE: Red ink on white gloss paper sleeve. Artist - Raymond Pettibon's artwork on front is exactly the same as 2nd and 3rd Pressings but it is noticeably smaller on the back. The sleeve is cut straight across the top edge of the front and is straight across on the back but the back edge is about 5/16 to 3/8 of an inch lower than the front top edge. It has no bar code. 

LABEL: Color looks to be the same pink color as the 3rd Pressing and has the same matte finish, “Bubble Font” is used for the word “Records” and the “R” and “E” in the word “Records” touch. This is the last pressing (or version) with this specific label before it experienced a slight change. 

VINYL: 7”, Black, big hole, deadwax runout has “SST 001-A” on side A and “SST 001-B” on side B. 

PRIMARY DIFFERENCE(S) TO PREVIOUS VERSION: This 4th Pressing/Version a slightly different sleeve design with a flat top edge on both the front and rear with the edge on the rear being 5/16 to 3/8 of an inch lower than the front edge. Also the artwork on the reverse of the sleeve is smaller.  

Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etchings): SST 001 - A Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etchings): SST 001-B


Condition:

The record does not have any visible scratches, no warpage. The record is a little dusty but as I'd mentioned, I'm not an audiophile so I will leave any disc cleaning to the buyer. The sleeves are how I bought them, the sleeve is in great condition. I'd rate both record and sleeves as VG+