Question About Vinyl Appetite

[SLAXL_Rox]

---WARNING: Dumb Questions ---

Okay, so apparently I don't know crap about vinyl records, as you are about to find out. :xmassrudolph: *read on*

So... I had a few questions.

I was at this market-thingy the other day and they had a TON of old vinyl records for sale, and they happened to have one copy of appetite left, and I got it for 5 bucks. Not bad, eh?

Anyways, I had a few questions.

First of all, how exactly can you tell if the vinyl is an original 1987 copy, or if it's a new re-issued copy? From my understanding, the new re-issued copies have a parental advisory label, and the older ones from the original release do not. Mine does not have the parental-thingy. Ok.

So the next question is: (this is where they start getting dumb), why is there a number/serial code type thing written on the actual record itself? I know it's nothing unusual, but I was just wonderin' what was up with that.

Also, is there really any significant difference in value from the original released vinyls (1987) and the newly released vinyls?

Thanks to anyone who might have some answers/ any information for me.

Edited July 4, 2009 by SLAXL_Rox

[ThinkAboutYou]

---WARNING: Dumb Questions ---

Okay, so apparently I don't know crap about vinyl records, as you are about to find out. :xmassrudolph: *read on*

So... I had a few questions.

I was at this market-thingy the other day and they had a TON of old vinyl records for sale, and they happened to have one copy of appetite left, and I got it for 5 bucks. Not bad, eh?

Anyways, I had a few questions.

First of all, how exactly can you tell if the vinyl is an original 1987 copy, or if it's a new re-issued copy? From my understanding, the new re-issued copies have a parental advisory label, and the older ones from the original release do not. Mine does not have the parental-thingy. Ok.

So the next question is: (this is where they start getting dumb), why is there a number/serial code type thing written on the actual record itself? I know it's nothing unusual, but I was just wonderin' what was up with that.

Also, is there really any significant difference in value from the original released vinyls (1987) and the newly released vinyls?

Thanks to anyone who might have some answers/ any information for me.

here's a site with troccoli's AFD's

http://www.troccolitm.com/appetite.html?1165058660953

I personally prefer the older releases Eg the uk version with the cross sticker

or the Japanese sticker sheet AFD

Value probably about $50US for some of the originals maybe more for the Japanese sticker sheet version

New versions are probably worth about $25US if sealed mint condition but might grow in value

Edited July 7, 2009 by ThinkAboutYou

[SLAXL_Rox]

here's a site with troccoli's AFD's

http://www.troccolitm.com/appetite.html?1165058660953

I personally prefer the older releases Eg the uk version with the cross sticker

or the Japanese sticker sheet AFD

Value probably about $50US for some of the originals maybe more for the Japanese sticker sheet version

New versions are probably worth about $25US but might grow in value

K thanks! So wait... would you say that the one I bought is an original copy? P.S.- Those stickers in the Japanese ones were awesome! I want those stickers! Lucky Japanese people.

Edited July 4, 2009 by SLAXL_Rox

[SLAXL_Rox]

Does anyone else have any more info about this?

[ThinkAboutYou]

Does anyone else have any more info about this?

post some high resolution pictures of front/back/record maybe troccoli can help you out

By the way rarerecords has some new AFD's signed by Steven Adler

http://www.rarerecords.com.au/12inch/index...em&id=55912

Edited July 5, 2009 by ThinkAboutYou

[Gordon Comstock]

on the back there should be a copyright date. the originals say copyright 1987, if it was re-issued in 2008 or whatever then the re-issue would say copyright 1987,2008.

i had to buy the re-issue coz i wore out the original copy. its just hangin on my wall now, haha.

hope that helps

[SLAXL_Rox]

on the back there should be a copyright date. the originals say copyright 1987, if it was re-issued in 2008 or whatever then the re-issue would say copyright 1987,2008.

i had to buy the re-issue coz i wore out the original copy. its just hangin on my wall now, haha.

hope that helps

Thanks!! Yeah, I guess that means I have an original one becasue I scanned it and couldn't find a '2008' anywhere. Haha, mine's hanging on my wall too, but only because I don't have a record player. Kids these days. :xmassrudolph:

Anyways, do you know how much an original one might be generally worth? I mean I'm not expecting it to be a lot, and it's not like I'm going to sell it, but I was just curious of what a rough estimate might be.

$30, maybe??

Does anyone else have any more info about this?

post some high resolution pictures of front/back/record maybe troccoli can help you out

By the way rarerecords has some new AFD's signed by Steven Adler

http://www.rarerecords.com.au/12inch/index...em&id=55912

Ok thank you!

Edited July 7, 2009 by SLAXL_Rox

[Gordon Comstock]

on the back there should be a copyright date. the originals say copyright 1987, if it was re-issued in 2008 or whatever then the re-issue would say copyright 1987,2008.

i had to buy the re-issue coz i wore out the original copy. its just hangin on my wall now, haha.

hope that helps

Thanks!! Yeah, I guess that means I have an original one becasue I scanned it and couldn't find a '2008' anywhere. Haha, mine's hanging on my wall too, but only because I don't have a record player. Kids these days. :xmassrudolph:

Anyways, do you know how much an original one might be generally worth? I mean I'm not expecting it to be a lot, and it's not like I'm going to sell it, but I was just curious of what a rough estimate might be.

$30, maybe??

i mean it all depends on the condition. i only paid $5 for mine and it had a few scratches, one song skipped a little, but nothin major. and since yours was opened [im assuming?] it wont be worth more than maybe $15? sealed it might go for about $40-50, but thats just my guess.....

[SLAXL_Rox]

on the back there should be a copyright date. the originals say copyright 1987, if it was re-issued in 2008 or whatever then the re-issue would say copyright 1987,2008.

i had to buy the re-issue coz i wore out the original copy. its just hangin on my wall now, haha.

hope that helps

Thanks!! Yeah, I guess that means I have an original one becasue I scanned it and couldn't find a '2008' anywhere. Haha, mine's hanging on my wall too, but only because I don't have a record player. Kids these days. :xmassrudolph:

Anyways, do you know how much an original one might be generally worth? I mean I'm not expecting it to be a lot, and it's not like I'm going to sell it, but I was just curious of what a rough estimate might be.

$30, maybe??

i mean it all depends on the condition. i only paid $5 for mine and it had a few scratches, one song skipped a little, but nothin major. and since yours was opened [im assuming?] it wont be worth more than maybe $15? sealed it might go for about $40-50, but thats just my guess.....

Okay, thanks! (BTW, you were pretty right, but my record was like, half sealed, hahaha.)