The ID on Jolly Roger

[Phil Istine]

"The band was from California and released two pressings of this 45, the original with a dark blue label, and the repressing with a light blue label, with additional white label promos existing. One of the pressings had a cool picture sleeve featuring a mournful looking band in a graveyard with instruments in hand, huddled around a tombstone. This is the sleeve which earns the Id an R5 rarity rating and the high position on the G45, since only one copy has ever been uncovered. The existence of this copy is now in doubt, since its owner "can't find it" (along with multiple other monster rarities). However, a photocopied version exists, despite the current owner having vigorously attempted to disallow it."

Having just gotten a light blue copy of this 45, i'd love to know more about this story. seeing the P/S would make my day! i'm not looking to boot (watermark away, peeps...), just intrigued by the story. who did the photocopy come from? they must own an original/had owned it...or did whoever 'couldn't find it' provide the copy? Gotta feeling it might be a case of people wishing to remain anonymous...worth an ask though!

also noticed only light blue copies have ever come up on ebay...dark blues (see here http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mNVb9tor1GlxyIrmU8gzLjw/140.jpg must be really tough to find i guess.

 

[Perkeo]

Pretty sure I've seen the P/S in Ugly Things before...or on the sleeve of Diggin' for Gold 7 perhaps?

 

[MopTopMike]

The ID pic sleeve was used as the front cover for Diggin' For Gold Vol 7

 

[Phil Istine]

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/ab18ae9e557204035c0aa40da7726f02/479909.jpg

thanks! so does anyone here have one?

 

[pfft]

Here's the ultra-cool PS:

 

[MopTopMike]

There was a dark blue label 45 with the pic sleeve up for auction circa 1989-1990, listed in the sale / auction section of DisCoveries Magazine. I ended up being the 2nd high bidder. He offered to sell me his extra/other Mint / unplayed copy of the dark blue label 1st pressing, but without the pic sleeve, so I bought it for far less than my auction bid. I asked the seller to make a photocopy of the sleeve for me, which he did - that's how I obtained the photocopy which has made the rounds everywhere, it seems.

 

[axel]

I asked the seller to make a photocopy of the sleeve for me

Cool move.
Looks pretty amazing. I love everything about it. The Jolly Roger flag, the bandname, the title, the picture and especially: "A C. Tinker Composition". How cool can you get!

 

[Phil Istine]

agreed it's a great sleeve. That and The Sloths next to each other would look oh so neat...

thanks Mike for sharing the story.

 

[paul messis]

Cool Find Phil.... I dreamed of forming a band called 'The Rotten Apples'.... never happened though!