Owners List [Numbered]

This copy belonged to Kurt Cobain and is now probably in the hands of his widow Courtney Love or of his daughter Frances Bean.

On Saturday I was in the Sirius studios with Butch Vig, Krist & Dave for the “Town Hall” on Nevermind’s 20th anniversary (I am the one who asked about the track order if you were listening). During the interview Krist told the story about how his dad once told them while they were practicing in the garage to “trade those guitars for shovels”. A few minutes later they cut to a song and I went up to Krist and told about how I have been trying to find a copy of the Love Buzz 7″ for years now and how that was etched on to side A. He acted as if he did not know that it was there and then told me he has #2 and that Kurt had #1. Anyways, I never knew the origin of that sentence and why it was on the record. I thought you guys might enjoy the story if you did not know it.

Bryce Petit
september 2011

On Saturday I was in the Sirius studios with Butch Vig, Krist & Dave for the “Town Hall” on Nevermind’s 20th anniversary (I am the one who asked about the track order if you were listening). During the interview Krist told the story about how his dad once told them while they were practicing in the garage to “trade those guitars for shovels”. A few minutes later they cut to a song and I went up to Krist and told about how I have been trying to find a copy of the Love Buzz 7″ for years now and how that was etched on to side A. He acted as if he did not know that it was there and then told me he has #2 and that Kurt had #1. Anyways, I never knew the origin of that sentence and why it was on the record. I thought you guys might enjoy the story if you did not know it.

Bryce Petit
september 2011

When these singles first came from the press I was at Sub-Pop head quarters when they arrived. For some reason after getting my copy #3 I ended up sticking around for a short while helping them put the records in the sleeves then into the plastic coverings. I never really knew who got #4 and #5. I would have to guess John & Bruce from Sub-Pop. I never grabbed any extra’s while I was bagging them either. Heh maybe I should have =)

I got this #5 at Cellophane Square in Seattle. It’s probably the most exciting and collectable record I have, but I didn’t know it at the time. First I’ll say I love Nirvana and Kurt and Krist. I was so excited back then when they grew from a band that I’d never heard of, to the top of the charts.

I remember working at Cellophane Square in the University district (I went from customer to employee in 1986) after college and loving it. By then Cellophane was evolving into an early indie rock outlet. Sub Pop records came along and other locals were coming up. I picked up the Sub Pop Soundgarden single “Nothing To Say” in summer 1987 and loved it. Then by the summer of 1988 Mudhoney “Touch Me I’m Sick” and Tad “Daisy”. Wow – these are neat! Later when I saw the Nirvana single, I thought I’d better pick this one up too. It sounded good too and I grew to really rock that 45 – including the b-side “Big Cheese”. I put it on tape. Good times.

My memory is a bit hazy but, one night in November 1988 Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop walked in with a new single. He brought a batch of “Love Buzz”s into Cellophane. Luckily I was on front counter duty and inventoried 25 copies. They may have been numbered in chunks, perhaps in groups of consecutive numbers, the lowest being #4. I decided to get one for myself, and thought five sounded like a nice number. The rest were racked and they sold quickly for a few dollars each while they lasted. Bruce let us have such low numbers. Thank you for the generosity.

That’s about it, really. After Sub Pop 200 came out, I bought damn near anything on Sub Pop, and every next Nirvana release. Nirvana got huge and I was glad I had that low-number “Love Buzz”. Thanks very much Bruce Pavitt and Jon Poneman for all you’ve done for Seattle rock, Nirvana, Sub Pop and the fans like me.

Scott Farley
6/15/2020

I purchased this single on eBay many moons ago. It was purchased from the Off Ramp folks in Seattle. I was told directly that it came from someone who worked at Sub Pop. It may have been given by the band to whomever it was originally owned by. I asked Alice Wheeler if it was her copy and she told me no, it was not. (please see the story for #7 which is why I have mentioned this). The reason I paid the coin for this one is because I own #7 as well. I thought having consecutive numbers would be groovy, no ??? Please see the story behind it under that listing…

bought on ebay in august 2006 for 2555 us$.
from the auction form: This vinyl and sleeve are nothing less than near mint +++. This vinyl has only the slightest hairline surface marks from sleeve storage – play’s perfect with no scratches, skips, or pops.
The top corners of the sleeve are near perfect – just not like razors – back top right corner has one hairline mark about 3″ (not bent or creased) – minor ringwear – otherwise mint! This record is said to have come out of a Sub Pop employee’s in 1991, I can not confirm this.

I purchased this single from Lisa Orth (the gal who designed the cover). It was given to her by the band. My old friend Nils Bernstein called me up one day and asked me if I would be interested in this copy and that Lisa wanted to sell it… The rest is history… I also own #6 as well. Please see the story behind it under that listing…

The owner of this copy prefer to remain anonymous

The owner of this copy prefer to remain anonymous

Bought it at Fallout Records when it was released for $2.50.
I also have never seen a lower number.

I’m the owner of Love Buzz number 21. I listen to Nirvana since 1991 but I’m a collector since only two years. I bought a lot of records during this time, but I’ve always waited for a Love Buzz with the lowest number possible.
I missed #6 which was too expensive for me so I placed a bid on this one at the end of the auction.
I got it for 1475$, I was surprised to have won. I’m lucky because my maximal bid was 1500$. The buyers were probably scared by the low feedback of the seller.
I’m the third owner of this single. The previous owner Chris bought it the 10/18/1994 in a local store in Seattle (Retrospect – 1524 E. Olive Way). The record and the gatefold sleeve are in near mint condition. It’s now safely stored in the box used for shipping.
I’m mainly interested in vinyl records. You can see my personal collection on my website dedicated to the collectors: www.nirvana-records.be

from the ebay auction form:
this single is in mint condition. I purchased this single from a record store in seattle washington in 1996. I played it once… of course so I could hear the cartoon intro to love buzz.

On Sale on ebay on 12/01/24.

The current auctioner said “Found it in a storage unit”

This copy appears on youtube.

Auctioned on ebay in january 2006 for 1750 us$, went unsold and was later sold privately. from the auction form:

This is a mint edition of Nirvana’s first single  “Love Buzz”/”Big Cheese” (Sub Pop SP23). I purchased this in a Seattle record store in 1991, it has never been played and protectively stored ever since. The gatefold sleeve is in mint condition.

I bought it off ebay in May 2010, from a gentleman in Belgium.

from the previous owner, sebastiaan d’hertoge (belgium): I’m mostly a Hardcore/punk record collector but i always wanted to get the right copy of the love buzz 7″.so i went to hunt that copy down and then i finally found it, I bought it from a fellow and befriended misfits collector (samhain3) alongside a complete set of sub pop singles in 2008, it is not the most expensive record in my collection but it’s sure is one of my favourites.The record and sleeve are in mint shape and looks unplayed, i couldn’t have wished for a better copy!

the previous owner, samhain3 (va-usa), submitted this copy in june 2007: i have owned this for about 12 years. the guy i bought this from lived in seattle washington and he told me that he got this from an ex employee of sub pop back around 1992/93.
sleeve and vinyl are NM all around. looks unplayed, sleeve has no bends/folds and all edges and corners are crisp. excellent all around copy.

I used to buy a lot/trade with Hannah Pavitt in the early 90’s. She hooked me up with some Sub Pop folks/ex employees that would sell me stuff. I bought the single I think for $40 US from some guy at Sub Pop (I was still living in Newfoundland at the time). I also got through Hannah that Fugazi single, Flaming Lips, and more rare stuff.
I run Mag Wheel Records: www.magwheel.com

I own number 37. I bought it from Duncan Eyers in Oct 2002. He bought it in 1994 along with a promo version from the states from an employee of Subpop. It is the finest thing I own.

Previously owned by duncan eyers (uk) who also owned copy #285 and an unnumbered copy

Bought it off the newsgroup back in 96 for 250$. My dad drove to new jersey to pick it up.

Hello, I’m love buzz owner #42.

Here’s what I remember from 30 years ago! I had a friend at Sub Pop who got me all the early, colored vinyl except the Green River and Soundgarden 7”s. Besides the Blood Circus and Swallow 7”s, I got the Mudhoney “Touch Me…” 7” on brown, black, and two shades of yellow. I also got the Tad “Daisy” 7” on gold. When the Nirvana 7” (#45) arrived, I played it once and sought additional copies for trade. I knew it was a classic. I then became a member of the Singles Club.

I heard about Dana at Bluebird Records in Enumclaw, WA, and that he was a connoisseur and historian of Washington state rock-n-roll. From him, I bought the Green River and Soundgarden 7”s along with four more Nirvana 7”s… over a period of time. I don’t remember the numbers —although I think they were quite high in the 700s or 800s — but ended up trading or selling those four. This was all before Kurt died, of course.

I saw Nirvana in Washington DC on the “Bleach” tour and then later on the first “Nevermind” tour before they exploded. My wife and I spent about 45 minutes alone with Kurt at an after-show party. He wanted to get away from the crowd, so the three of us chatted. He was super friendly, sweet, and hilarious. I told him I had #45 of “Love Buzz” and he chuckled. He wanted to know if I had any of the early Dischord hardcore 7”s as well. (I have them all, of course.)

I hope you enjoy this memory. I’ll always treasure my #45 and the great times I’ve had listening to Nirvana.

sold on ebay in april 2001 for 760 us$

note: picture from the old owners’ list hosted on nirvanadiscography.com
thanks to joris baas

ought in january 2009 on ebay for 2450 us$.

I purchased number 47 in January 2009 from the original owner who used to work at a small music magazine. She wrote very enthusiastic things about Sub Pop and she was sent at least 10 copies of Love Buzz. Number 47 was her last one which she sold to me. Record and sleeve are both in mint condition.

from the previous owner: I got “Love Buzz” #47 when it was first released. I worked at a small magazine and had written (along with others) very enthusiastic things about Sub Pop, so I was sent at least 10 copies of this single. I gave all but one away.

wouter mahu
bought on ebay in october 2006 for 1126 us$
from the auction form: This is NOT mint, since I played it back in the day, but it still plays well. It has the original sleeve insert and plastic holder.

from the previous owner, megan frampton, usa:
I worked at Rockpool Magazine in 1988, Sub Pop sent us the single for review. I loved it, I kept it, I saw them play the Pyramid in NYC before they were signed, I saw Kurt at a Mudhoney show at Maxwell’s a coupla years later.

This 7″ has only 1 owner – ME! In great condition overall – sounds excellent. Couple marks on vinyl, but zero skipping or excess noise. This is a beautiful piece of history and #50 of 1000.
For sale on Discogs in Aug.2020

One friend of mine bought this copy for me in London for £100 in 1989.

sold on ebay on 27th jun 2017 for $2700

from the auction form:I am the second owner, purchasing it in January 1989 from a friend at a local Seattle record store. It has only been played a few times and only on a TECHNICS 1200 TURNTABLE

After just having lost about my 15th auction for one in July 2022, I found a well known and reputable dealer (Vinyl Vault Online) had listed one on eBay for a fairly high price. We chatted, negotiated, and came to an agreement. He’d mentioned the copy belonged to Bruce Pavitt, but had no provenance, so I asked him after the purchase to contact the previous owner for the real story, which is a doozy (and, as a longtime psychedelics enthusiast, made me feel this particular copy was meant to be mine and that there was a reason I had not been able to obtain one for 20 years), copied below verbatim:

“I met Bruce Pavitt, SubPop’s co- founder, at a conference on psychedelic medicine in Palenque’, Chiapas in 1996(?). I was wearing an INCESTICIDE tee shirt and we hit it off. Tim Leary was still alive at the time and had been waxing about NIRVANA being the “truly psychedelic band of a new millennium.” Bruce was there to meet his idol Terence McKenna. Terence was a friend of mine and I introduced them.
Months later in Seattle, after a particularly grueling big Ayahuasca session, Bruce was overcome with gratitude toward me and gave me the record as a token of appreciation. I think he had a few copies. It was a big deal. I was grateful for the gift. It has some real ghost energy to it.”

I bought this copy 2019 from founder and CEO of Glitterhouse Records Reinhard Holstein. Glitterhouse has a licence collaboration with Sub Pop and run Sub Pop Europe from 1987 to 1995.

In 1988 I began working at Seattle’s Park Avenue Records shop. I was already a veteran record store employee having, since 1977, already worked at various local shops including Budget Tapes & Records, PeachesRecords, and Golden Oldies Records. In addition I also bought many local rock ‘n’ roll discs at other area shops including Cellophane Square and Fallout Records.
By 1982 I had formed the idea of a Northwest Music Archives enterprise with a goal of collecting every record ever made by Pacific Northwest  musicians. In 1983 I started writing a regular music history column – “Northwest Music Archives” – for The Rocket magazine.
In addition, I played drums for a brief period (with a guitarist named Jon Poneman) in a band called The Urbanites. Well, Poneman ended up helping found Sub Pop Records, and later on two separate occasions he invited me down to his label’s headquarters in the Terminal Sales Building, where he generously supported my Archives project by allowing me to grab up one of every item in their warehouse/room: 45s, LPs, cassettes, posters, promotional photos, etc. I literally went home with boxfuls.
I was also an early subscriber to Sub Pop’s Singles Club. The key point being: I don’t really know where I got “Love Buzz” #60. It could have been anyone of those sources.
What I do know is that, in 1992 I was hired as Archivist (later promoted to curator, and then Senior Curator) for Seattle’s music museum, the Experience Music Project (EMP). And while leading the development of the museum’s collections over the following 8.5 years I also acquired two additional copies of “Love Buzz” (#999 in 1994, and a red slash un-numbered one in 1996) from Park Avenue Records for EMP’s permanent collections.
Then in 2000 I curated the “Northwest Passage” exhibit of local rock history at EMP, and for the following eleven years one of those two “Love Buzz” 45s was displayed in its Grunge Era section.
Meanwhile: I still own and treasure my original #60.

I was all but done collecting Nirvana. Then I remembered I didn’t have a copy of Love Buzz. I went on eBay for about a year or so, looking and waiting for a low numbered, mint copy. I had finally found a copy and I bid and won the auction and got minty Love Buzz.

sold on ebay in july 2002 for 1075 $

I am the lucky owner of Love Buzz n. 65! This was the second copy purchased (I also own n. 235).
It was July 1997 and I was on vacation with my parents on the West Coast. I bought n.65 on a beautiful morning from Russ at Fallout Records, Seattle WA.
This copy has never been played (assured by Russ and never played by myself) and is in mint/mint condition.
One of the highlights of my Nirvana collection!

Sold by Mirkurt on discogs on Oct 2016 for 2500€. “Comments: I am a long time Nirvava fan and avid record collector and the lucky owner of SP23 Love Buzz/Big Cheese n. 65, this copy was registered on Sliver.it – now Nirvana-Discography.com. Meticulously preserved in the same status in which I purchased it back in 1997.”

This is #66 of 1000. Original owner was a fan of the Melvins and read a brief description of this new band Nirvana and a great review of the record. Had it shipped to Lawrence, Kansas – listened two or three times and never opened it since.

I’ve been a Nirvana fan since I was a teenager and this was the holy grail of my collection. I purchased it on eBay and received it on 07/06/2020.

bought on ebay in may 2014.
I saw this copy on e bay in april and thought it’s about time I finally bought a copy so made an offer and it was accepted.

the previous owner had bought it on ebay in march 2014 for 2000 us$ from a seller from new jersey (usa).
from the auction form: I bought this record at Generation Records, NYC, in May of 1994.
Record Condition:
Record looks unplayed. I think I played it once. Label is clean.
Sleeve Condition:
Sleeve has some slight yellowing due to age. There is a 3/4 inch crease on the upper left corner and one that is about and inch a slightly further to the center. It is more of bend/indentation most likely from the record. There is also a price tag residue on the right side.

On July 30, 2002 I bought Love Buzz # 73 on ebay with a final bid of $1,201.00. The seller id was: cobained.
After initially finding Love Buzz # 73 on ebay, I asked for and received
many photos and details. I confirmed that the record was indeed authentic and so I began the bidding process.
The seller told me she was the record’s 2nd owner and that she had acquired it at a Seattle area record convention somewhere around 1991/1992.

from simon healey, owner of copy #398:
I am convinced that it is a genuine copy, it was purchased from Reckless Records on Haight St in San Francisco on the same day I purchased mine, it has all the etchings etc.

From the auction form: I PURCHASED THIS RECORD THE DAY IT WAS REALEASED AT ORPHEUM RECORDS ON BROADWAY IN SEATTLE ,STORE MANAGER ASHLEY BAKER RANG UP THE SALE. I PLAYED IT TWICE THEN PUT IT ON A NIRVANA MIX TAPE AND STORED IT.

I won the auction for this Love Buzz on the day of my 34th birthday, on 10 April 2013 for $2,029.99. I received it on 16 April 2013. I bought it from Rob Daily.

Information from Rob : “I bought this record from my friend in 1995 that owned a record store in Seattle. This was The Slayer Hippie’s record before I owned it. He was in the band ‘Poison Idea’ , he owed my friend money and gave him this plus another Love Buzz for payment. Chad is a good friend of mine and I asked him to sign it. I also have released Chad’s music on my record label,www.flotationrecords.com which he plays in Before Cars and Redband.”

I purchased the record on Ebay from its original owner for a flat rate of $2,000.  I was born in 1977 so it seemed fitting to get this particular record.

Purchased by me at In Your Ear Records in Boston, Ma upon release. Sub Pop had released a bunch of grungy singles by this point and had proven reliable, so buying this was a no-brainer.

Bought on ebay in july 2008 for 2551us$. Seller from the usa.

From the auction form: I was the independent record buyer for “in your ear records” in providence, rhode island the day this little gem came straight from sub-pop records. I opened the box, took it out, priced it, and put it in my keep pile. It has been stored in a cool room, inside a metal 45 case for the past 20 years. This single has been played less than 5 times, and is in dead mint condition in every way.

STORY: Bought on release at In Your Ear in Boston. Had two other copies as charter subscriber from Sub Pop singles club. Received one, then mysteriously received another. Gave one away to a friend (who I haven’t spoken to in years. He owes me a beer). Traded one for Halo of Flies “Richies Dog” and Celibate Rifles “But Jacques, The Fish.”

Mark Sifuentes, the previous owner, bought this copy on ebay in july 2004 for 1275$.

Note from Mark: the record had a sticker on it from In Your Ear!….a fellow ebayer (first owner) sent me this during the auction: “Thought you might like to know where this 45 came from originally. In Your Ear! has 2 stores, one each in Boston, Mass and Providence, RI. I bought this copy directly from the store. The owner of the store is Chris something…”

Mark resold it to the Bob Schmidt in march 2005 for 2000$, a price that reflects the ever growing collectors’ interest in this single, especially for low-numbered copies.
Bob Schmidt resold it to Peter Lay in sept 2012 for 2000$.

Massimo, the current owner, bought this copy from Peter Lay on Discogs on October 2019 for 2000$.

from the previous owner, cameron o’shea (australia)
For over twelve months I promised myself that no matter what, I would get myself a copy of the ultimate collector’s item. I saw it at Vicious Sloth Collectables, in Melbourne, Australia, and paid it off over a period of four months. It wasn’t until I got to hold it in my hands when I realised it is worth every hard-earned cent I paid for it. The Sloths particularly targeted the piece and picked it up in a large trade with a friend who had obtained it from the original manager of the group with whom he is a personal friend. The copy is mint/mint.
this copy was auctioned on ebay in march 2003, the auction ended at 2075 us$ but the reserve price wasn’t met. it was later sold privately to an unknown collector

Purchased 12-22-1992 at Reckless Records in San Francisco for a whopping $95. At that time, that was the most I had ever spent on a record, but I had caught the Sub Pop Singles Club bug and knew I had to buy it.
I am relieved to see that it is not a forgery, and excited that it is a low number. The sleeve was not in mint condition, but I am happy with near mint.

stan is also owned copy #130

sold on ebay in june 2004 for 1450 us$.
on the auction form the text is contradictory in some parts: vinyl and jacket are in mint condition, and have been stored away, preserved for years in a plastic slipcover and kept out of sun and heat, and unplayed.
I bought this 7″ record, listened to it and then Bleach came out and i only listened to these songs on the LP, so i shelved this copy … this record was given to me years ago when i lived in Seattle

Back in I think it was 1996 Mark Pickerel (the former drummer of Screaming Trees) had a private invitation only auction. I bought the Love Buzz and a signed Bleach LP from him as well as a signed HSCN 7″.

Previously owned by Rick Buttle. Rick: “I got the ‘Love Buzz’ from Dana at his record shop in Enumclaw in 1994. Tam and I had met him at a record convention at the Seattle Center where he had a booth. He had a whole bunch of Nirvana and Sub Pop Records. He mentioned LB and said he had it back at his shop. So we went there a couple of weeks later and purchased it for $150, which at the time was considered ‘a lot of money.'” Later purchased from Rick by Gillian Gaar.

This was purchased and gifted to me by my incredibly generous and lifelong friend Carl Larson (owner of #66). I have been collecting records for almost 20 years and this is absolutely the pinnacle of my collection. Every time I look at it I’m shaking my head in disbelief that I actually own this rare piece of rock’n’roll history. The record itself is in great condition, very tiny dog ear in the upper right corner but otherwise the sleeve is flawless. All of the matrix numbers and etchings appear legit based on the info on the livenirvana site. The real deal. Totally awesome! (spicoli voice)

bought on ebay in february 2007 for 1670 us$
the numbering on this copy is unusual, it’s not centered, and the “5” has a peculiar shape, but according to the pictures provided it has all the requested authenticity signs: the sleeve is correctly cut, the photo credits are clearly readable, the matrix is correct and complete, including the “kdisc” stamp.
from the seller: The record I have shows true to the entire checklist as being authentic. I am an ebay trading assistant and I am selling this for Jonathan Bloom.

this copy is featured on the old nirvanadiscography.com list as owned by jonathan bloom, with this accompanying story:
I don’t have a thrilling story, but I think it’s ok. For years, I would always joke with my brother about owning a copy of Love Buzz. The only chance we had to see it was to check ebay. Every couple of months I would show him an auction. He would just stare at the screen in disbelief. (I’d get it for him but it always sold in the $700-$900 range. A bit too high for me.) Anyway, this past February I saw it being offered on ebay again. I put in a bid just as a joke, but suprisingly it held for a while. I told my father, and he said ‘I don’t care what you have to do, just get that record!’ I put in a another bid, and sure enough I won the auction. It took about a month to get, (we were a bit slow with payment). But after an elaborate schedule of Fedex pickups drop offs, and deliveries. We finally had it. My brother drove us nuts asking about it (‘did it come yet?’ tomorrow?  It was coming all the way from Seattle!) He left for his classes in the morning when he spotted it in our mailbox. Finally! He was really moved when he saw it. It is such a significant piece to a Nirvana fan. I like the group, but my brother is so much more dedicated. Of course he played it. Suprisingly, it sounded unbelievably crisp and clear. 100% mint! What’s truly special about this record, is that it will be in our family forever. We finally own an heirloom!

in june 2006 a copy with this same number was auctioned on ebay but the seller (patrickw6757) used pictures from another auction, and couldn’t provide the correct pictures he had promised.
this (obviously fake) auction was closed shortly after.

I bought this copy from Michael Waldhart in november 2006.

from the previous owner, michael waldhart (usa): I saw Nirvana play, really knew nothing much about the band at the time. My friends told me the band was very cool. I checked them out – they rocked my world – had a blast of a time. This single was available soon after I saw the band play. This copy was purchased directly from SUB POP via mail order and has been part of my personal collection since!

This 7″ started its retail life at Piccadilly Records in Manchester, where it was purchased in 1989 by its only previous owners, Rob and Paul. I fulfilled a lifelong dream by obtaining this mint condition Love Buzz (No. 108) from them. I had been in touch with Rob online, and arranged to liaise with the co-owner Paul in London to view the thing. After exchanging some brief courtesies, Paul produced the record from his bag, and I dutifully checked the matrix codes, etchings, Kdisc stamp, and artwork with trembling hands. Although there is no question of the record’s authenticity and quality, my indecision and the magnitude of the affair forced me to withdraw from the deal.
Disappointment soon got the better of me, however. I thumbed miserably through dogeared second-hand second-rate records in Camden’s Music and Video Exchange, all of which seemed irrelevant and lifeless after holding an original, genuine copy of Love Buzz. So I called Paul back, and tentatively suggested that we meet again that afternoon. We finally exchanged in a Finsbury Park bank on a glorious sunny day in May 2012.
It was eyewatering handing over the cash, but worth every penny. After the intial nausea, I realised I was now the new owner of a classic record that will never lose its personal value to me. It’s a pristine example, with no damage to the sleeve. The record itself is also in perfect condition – it has been played 3 times in total, once by the previous owners who moved onto the album soon after, and twice by me. Against all advice, I was unable to resist giving it a spin and I couldn’t be happier with the result – that’s what it’s there for at the end of the day.

from the previous owner(s), rob and paul (uk): I bought this new in the UK in early 1989 and played it once as I had the album soon after.

sold on ebay in august 2010 for 1811 us$.

from the previous owner, jesse obstbaum (usa): I purchased this single when it was first released back in 1988 at Pier Platters in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Back in 1988, I was an avid record collector. I lived in New York and spent most of my time and money on concerts and records. When Sub Pop started releasing their singles, it was a sure bet that a couple of bucks would get you some great music. When the Nirvana single was released, I took the PATH train to Hoboken, New Jersey and picked it up. They only had one or two copies in stock, and when I got it home and put it on, I realized that I was truly lucky to have it. I listened to it a few times and stuck it in a long box of 45s, where it’s sat for the last 22 years. Price stickers are still on the sleeve and on the plastic bag

bought in april 2010 for 1245 €.

from the previous owner, dimitry janssens (belgium): I got LB110 in november 2006 from Chris Stout, trading 11 ‘Here she comes now’ 7’s for LB110 + some extra cash for me.
I’m very happy to have this masterpiece in my small collection.
I should rate it as near mint, the top corner bent is almost invisible, and you only see a small mark on the A-side of the vinyl.

the previous owner, chris stout (usa) bought this copy on ebay in july 2006 for 1086 us$.

from the seller, b.r. (usa): I had it since the day it came out.
sleeve has top corner bent, record has a light mark on a-side.

bought on ebay in april 2010 for 2100 us$.
from the auction form: Condition is flawless, no scratches or marks. Only some dust and little sign of wear on the label on Love Buzz side.

the seller, j.k. (finland) had bought it in december 2009 from daniel souza (brazil).

daniel souza had purchased it in 2009 outside of ebay, from of honest seller Adrian Spittal.
We are very fans. This is the best band in the world.
Daniel Souza & Fabia Chefaly *my love.

adrian spittal (australia) had bought this copy on ebay in may 2004 for 985 $. from the auction form: Purchased in the October of 1988 the week it came out when nobody but a few of us in Washington State had ever heard of Nirvana and there were no counterfeits in existence, at Pier Platters in Hoboken, NJ (about two blocks from the PATH train station), which was one of the most popular record stores in the area at the time. Only played it once and put away to preserve its collectibility. The label on the A side has a very slight (white) wear mark across the name Nirvana, and there is no wear (that I can see) on the label on the B side.

Bill bought it from Peter Legget on April 2020

Purchased in August 2020 on Discogs. Note that the earlier listed sale (3-19-20) for this record was not completed. The record appears to have been well cared for by it’s previous owners and remains in wonderful condition. I was introduced to Nirvana early on via KISW’s New Music Hour, which used to be broadcast Sunday evenings in the Seattle area. Shortly after hearing the Love Buzz single, I went out and bought the white vinyl version Bleach LP at Cellophane Square in Seattle for $7.98, which I still own. I saw Nirvana live several times in Seattle and Portland (the first time as the opening band for Sonic Youth at the Moore in Seattle in 1989). Later on I had friends who worked at the local college station (KGRG) and those connections resulted in a lot of great memories. I lived in the same building as Mark Lanegan for a while as well. it was a lot of fun being in Seattle in the 90s…..

On sale on ebay on 22 March ,2024.  At the time of sale the copy belongs to Face Record, a record store located Shibuya, Tokyo

This is the original #121 out of 1,000 pressed. Paid $2.75 at pier platters in Hoboken when it came out.

Bought mine at Cellophane Square in the U-District the day it came out. I was 19. Hadn’t seen the band play yet (other than some weird early version called Brown Cow) but my friends and I were maniacal about all of the early SubPop releases, and I remember driving up to Seattle (from Tacoma) multiple times hoping that this single was out. There were 3-4 copies in the bin when I arrived. Can’t recall but I may have picked up another copy for a friend as well. I may have a bootleg tape of the SubPop 200 release party, which was right around that time too, in my garage. They were so great that night.

I have two Love Buzz singles: No 127 and No 906.
I bought No 127 about 15 years ago. (note written in september 2012)

sold on ebay in june 2008 for 2790 us$

from the previous owner, stan ballard (usa): The sleeve is in Near Mint condition – very close to mint. My Love Buzz #89 sleeve does not look as good. The vinyl is also in excellent shape. I cleaned it with my VPI vacuum machine, recorded it straight to disc, and promptly store in a sealable mylar sleeve.
stan bought this copy on ebay in october 2006 for 3211 us$, as part of a set of “Sub Pop First 150 Singles with Complete Singles Club V1”

from the previous owner, john pette (usa): I purchased Love Buzz #130 from a seller in Switzerland. The story he told me about that one was that he purchased it new in a record store (along with about three others) in 1989, and has owned it ever since. Well, I currently have it up for auction… along with 149 other Sub Pop records…
john bought this copy on ebay in june 2006 for 1223 us$

I found Love Buzz #132 on eBay (in october 2011) for a Buy It Now price of $1725 with free shipping. It had been listed for less than a day when I bought it. I jumped at the opportunity considering that copies were going for $1800 or more previously, so I considered it a deal. The record was in near mint condition when I received it and is authentic.

this copy had been previously sold on ebay in october 2001 for 1725 us$.

Sold on Maxwell Records website for 3300$

I have been a Nirvana collector since I was a teenager, and now I am the proud owner of Love Buzz #137 that I bought on ebay for 1801 us$.
The record and sleeve are in near mint condition.

bought on ebay in april 2012, the previous owner was from new jersey, usa.
from the auction form: Condition of sleeve= faint indentation in the shape of the record, but not actually “ringwear”: hardly noticeable. All corners are sharp, but the top right has a miniscule crease which is not noticeable unless you are REALLY looking at it.
Condition of record=Overall glossy, but there is a surface mark, which does not affect play, on the LOVE BUZZ side. The labels have light spindle marks and few fingerprints.
THIS RECORD is not “MINT”, but it is in really good shape.

John also have another copy but it has no sleeve so he can’t tell of it is a numbered or a promo LB. It has the handwritten Why Don’t You Trade Those Guitars For Shovels, the correct numbers and the machine-stamped Kdisc

I purchase Love Buzz copy #140 from the original owner in 2017, who was an avid SubPop collector from the beginning. The original owner is a long time punk record collector from the DC scene, and was sad to let it go. Its a great VG++ copy all around, and it plays amazing.

When I was younger, I couldn’t afford Nirvana CDs. Now, I own an original copy of “Love Buzz,” my mind is blown. In the early 90s, my son found a copy of “Nevermind” in the park and the rest is history. I’d play them over and over again in the car while he sat screaming, “Nirvana, Nirvana!” in the back seat. I dreamed of owning this legendary 7″ for as long as I can remember. Had a chance to buy one for pennies and passed on the opportunity, boy did I regret that decision later on. Finally, after years of looking, copy #141 presented itself to me. I didn’t hesitate for a second, I bought the copy right away and thanked the grunge lords up above.

This copy originally belonged to Bob Deluca, who never even played it because he didn’t like Nirvana. Can you imagine? An old friend of his gave him this copy for his birthday and he put it away until he was ready to sell it to the right buyer, me! I guess one man’s trash is another woman’s treasure. Thanks Bob! Can you feel my love buzz?

I bought this for $5000 at a local record shop in LA. Their story was that the person who sold it to them was a part of the Sub Pop Singles Club and was the original owner. He had a massive collection of great collectable 45s.

Purchased in December of 1993 for $120 from a pen pal I made after placing an ad in the classifieds section of Maximum RockNRoll magazine. Played once for fun, and once for recording to cassette.

I purchased this copy #147 just a few weeks before kurt passed away in 1994. I got it at an orange county record show from a subpop fan club member for a whopping 75.00 bucks!!!! and it’s only been played once. absolutely beautiful copy m/m.

Bought from an auction in 2000 fulfilled by Rockaway Records. Front signed by Kurdt and Chad. I have never played it or taken the cover sleeve out of the plastic sleeve protector.

bought on ebay in april 2008 for 2950us$. from the auction form:
Condition of the single is EXCELLENT all around.  The only thing I want to mention is the slight crease just to the right of Kurt’s eye on the front sleeve.

from previous owner, jon farrell (new york – usa):
I’ve wanted a Love Buzz single for a long time…  As my 16th birthday came close, I started hinting at it to my parents…  They of course laughed at me.  My very kind grandmother then said she would go half with me.  I then went to ebay, to try to look for one that seemed good.  I e-mailed one person asking hundreds of questions to make sure it was real.  She thought I seemed like a good collector, etc, and took it off ebay and sold it to me for $350, but with good old grandma, I only had to pay $175. =)

Original owner, bought it at Barney’s Records in Davis in late 1988, saw them for the first time in San Francisco with The Melvins a few months later (February 1989). Lousy cell phone pic of the back attached!

old on ebay in june 2008 for 1150uk£ by shahid khan, uk, who bought it on ebay in march 2004 for 1500 us$.
from the auction form: Sleeve is in vg++ to nm– condition.  All corners are straight.  There is a slight bend at the top.  Also there is a faint spot on the top that looks like there might have been a sticker there.  The record is in vg+ to nm- condition.  This record has been played, but not by me.
from the previous owner, georgina blair (usa): I bought #416 on ebay at around the same time someone emailed me and offered #713 and I bought it for around the same price as #416. A year or so later I bought #170 and #160 (#160 was bought for 610 us$ on ebay in december 2000, seller from ny – usa), usa then sold them, first #170 ( I offered either one) and later #160.

previous owner Alexander Lum

#169 (VG++ close to mint 45 & sleeve) was bought from the original owner of Moby disc records in L.A. he bought them from the fan club (he may have had as many as 6 copies)

Bought on ebay in july 2009 for 1385 us$.

from the auction form: Condition [RECORD/cover]: NM,Ex/nm.

the previous owner (david schwartz, usa) bought this copy in 2003 in a non-eBay auction.

previously sold on ebay in september 2001 for 850 us$
from the auction form: Sleeve is in near mint condition. 3 corners are straight, with one corner slightly bending. The record is in near mint condition. This record has been played, but not by me.

from the previous owner, georgina blair (usa): I bought #416 on ebay at around the same time someone emailed me and offered #713 and I bought it for around the same price as #416. A year or so later I bought #170 and #160 then sold them, first #170 (I offered either one) and later #160.

sold on ebay in may 2012 for 1789 us$ (1148 uk£) by a seller from the uk.
from the auction form:
• Cover in MINT condition.
• Inner cover has slight crease in one corner and very light ring wear visible.
• Vinyl has some light surface marks and approx 3 creases/marks on label around the spindle hole.

Grant purchased most of his stuff in shops on Seattle’s Capitol Hill or the U-District, all before Kurt died.

Appeared on instagram page @buyrecords

Listed on this page 

from sebastiaan d’hertoge:
It used to belong to a german recordshop owner, he was a sub pop singles member and got it straight from sub pop. I’m not 100% sure if he still has it as it was for sale for in his shop for a very high price (well consider around 1800$, 10 years ago).

Back in the late 80’s I had been collecting records seriously for about 12 years. Having worked in a small punk rock focused record store from 83-86, I was very plugged into what was going on in the world of alternative and independent music in those days, and was very aware of the Sub Pop record label from the moment they started. I can’t be 100% sure, but most likely I purchased the Nirvana Single either from the old Rhino Records store in Westwood near UCLA or from Poo-Bah’s in Pasadena, two of the best record stores in LA County in those days. Most likely I purchased it not long after it was released, because even in the early days of Sub Pop and what later became known as the grunge movement, most stores would only get few copies of each new release and they tended to sell out quickly.
A friend of mine that worked at Rhino may have even saved me a copy, I don’t remember. This was the same store that Nirvana later did a free in store performance at in the summer of 1989, which I also attended. The record hah been in my collection ever since.

I became the happy owner of Love Buzz 192 in june 2012. I bought it through Ebay in april (yes, it took a loooong time to arrive) for a lot more money that I could actually spend, but it was worth every penny. It came straight from Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA. The former owner said he also purchased it via Ebay about ten years ago (so 2002?). There isn’t much of a story behind it. I’ve been looking for a copy since I became aware of its existence. But, you know, aside from being constantly broken, it didn’t help being from a whole different continent with a terrible postal service. I’m not sure if it’s been played at all. Both vinyl and sleeve are in beautiful condition. No wear, scratches, creases etc.

sold on ebay in 2015 for 1280$

bought at Rhythm Records Camden Town in London for 10£ when it was released

Vinyl was played once in 1988 then stored ever since, like new, unplayed condition with perfect labels. Sleeve has a small price sticker on it, and has 1 corner crease (see images). Very rare, and hard to find in this condition.

Sold by Neat Neat Neat Records & Music Fort Wayne, IN, late in 2015.

David bought it on ebay in 2015 for £1600

from sebastiaan d’hertoge:
It used to belong to a german recordshop owner, he was a sub pop singles member and got it straight from sub pop. I’m not 100% sure if he still has it as it was for sale for in his shop for a very high price (well consider around 1800$, 10 years ago).

Was unbelievably lucky and found it at a car boot sale for £10!!!

Purchased my copy from a gracious Dez Thomas. My recollection is I paid Dez about $800 for it. Dez was living in Ireland at the time.
The 45 and sleeve are both in beautiful m- condition

auctioned on ebay in november 1998, unknown final price
auctioned on ebay in may 2001, ended at 810 us$, but the reserve wasn’

Bought at Auction on https://www.the-saleroom.com/ on Dec 2022

sold on ebay in november 2000 for 810 us$
from the auction form: mint copy, maybe a fingerprint or two on the virgin wax

I bought this off of Discogs quite a few years back, here’s a message from the seller –
“I got the single as a pre-release promo in 1987. I was writing for a fanzine called Your Flesh and working at Touch & Go Records in Chicago. “Love Buzz” came in box from the YF editor in Minneapolis with a bunch of other stuff.
I liked the record okay, but didn’t really play it much once I reviewed it. “Love Buzz” has sat in my archives since then and when I decided to start selling off my collection I put it aside for an opportune moment.”

I paid 100 dollars at Vinyl Solution in Huntington Beach, Orange County.  The store owner gave me Japanese original Hormoaning CD for free with the purchase in 1992.

In January 2021 I bought this copy on Discogs. It comes from France, the previous owner was Marj. The price is 3100 euros. I consider it correct for a low number like 226. It’s a small piece of history that will always remain in my collection.

Previous: bought on ebay in may 2006 for 1226 us$
from the auction form: It was obtained in 1994 from a record dealer in Goldmine. The vinyll appears mint. It was only played two or three times by me. There are no marks or wear visible on the record itself. The cover is perfect, except for a slight bend on the lower left corner that is only visible in the front cover (no bend mark on the back cover). This bend is slight and only visible when under direct light.

Marj bought this copy in july 2015 for 2500€

bought on ebay in august 2009 for 1825 us$.

from the previous owner, walt nance (usa): I’m an Aussie who has made it to middle America (Edmond, Oklahoma) in 1993. I am the original owner, I purchased it brand new at an Au-Go-Go record store in 1989.

Oscar bought this copy via ”Nostalgipalatset” in Stockholm in 2022.

sold around 2012 by recordmecca, a music collectibles shop.
from the listing: The fold open sleeve is in virtually mint condition; we grade it as virtually mint, as there is a super faint round impression from the 45 visible under direct light from very close-up. Most would grade this as Mint, but we think it’s a hint below that. The disc is NM/M, and again, just a hair below mint, as it has a few faint spindle marks on each label.

Purchased from one of Chuck Warner’s infamous lists around 1990. He had 2 copies at the time, #232 and one that just had the red line in the number space(a promo). I chose the unnumbered copy(it was cheaper) and received the numbered one. He decided to keep the promo and i never really cared. Great story…might just be the way I tell it though.

I have long wanted to own a real Love Buzz – having been a Nirvana fan since 1991 its been my “one day I will have it” item for a long long time. When I saw the unique no. 233 was up for sale I decided to go for it and realise a dream from my youth. I bought it from Rich at Atomic Records in Milwaukee in March 2014- its new home is Glasgow in Scotland – where I will take good care of it. The fact the record comes with the note from Bruce Pavitt to Rich and the packaging Sub Pop sent it to him in makes it all the more special. I can’t believe this amazing piece of my favourite band’s history is in my living room!

from the previous owner, rich atomic (milwaukee, wisconsin – usa):
My record store (Atomic Records, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) ordered directly from the label so I begged our sales rep to find me a copy. I received a fax from Sub-Pop co-owner Bruce Pavitt which read ‘the band currently has about 7 million fans worldwide so… $200 is the best I can do. Think of it as an “investment”.’ Bruce was right, a very good investment!

there are two documented cases of copies with the same number, this one and #235.

sold on ebay in september 2004 for 1009 us$

this copy was also auctioned on ebay in january 2007, with a starting price of 2500 us$, but went unsold

there are two documented cases of copies with the same number, this one and #235.

So, my dreams come true! I finally cracked my “piggy bank” and bought this copy on August 22th, 2012.
I payed fair price in cash for this copy, well, negotiate with previous owner for 74000 rouble (is equal to 2315$) and it worth it!
So proud to have this piece of history in my collection!
The record and the sleeve both are in excelent condition, just like today is November 1988.

from the previous owner, grunger (russia): I bought this copy on ebay April 18th, 2011 at $1799. I can describe condition of the record / sleeve as excellent.
It’s really great to have this in my collection. All these years while collecting Nirvana records I was dreaming about ‘love buzz’ and finally I have one! My guess is this is the third copy that have been brought to Russia.

the seller was kevin g (usa).
from the auction form: I’ve had it for about 6 years now and I’m sad to let it go. Condition is EXCELLENT+++. The cover has no bends or creases. All the corners are sharp. Vinyl itself is great with clean labels and no scratches or scuffs.
kevin had bought it in may 2005 for 1333 $.

from the previous owner:
bought it new from sub pop. bought 10 copies, plus had another that i bought at rough trade in sfca. that was the last one that i had. sold them all years ago to who knows. had a test pressing and sold that to

As far as I remember I bought n. 235 from Steve at the New Zabriskie Point record shop in Milan, Italy back in January 1995.
He had told he got wind that this copy was available for purchase chatting with a collector at Vinylmania record fair a couple of months earlier.
It costed me a little fortune back then (can’t precisely remember how much, but clearly remember that was around the same time as I moved my first steps into growing a serious and costly Nirvana collection).

there are two documented cases of copies with the same number, this one and #233.

We really wanted to wait for the right copy of Love Buzz to surface and this copy was donated by Bruce Pavitt to a charity and they auctioned it in the USA in May 2005. We also have a hand written COA from Bruce which also makes this copy very cool and would also explain the low number

bruce pavitt writes on the coa that the record is “hand numbered by Hannah Parker”. hannah, bruce’s wife, also handwrote info on some sub pop’s test pressings (check the molly’s lips 7″ to see that it’s the same handwriting style). so she’s the one who numbered the first copies (a little more than 500). the remaining copies were numbered by another person.

there are two documented cases of copies with the same number, this one and #233.

sold on ebay in february 2001 for 750 us$ and in december 2001 for 561 uk£

Finally! Mint copy, #238/1000
Paid a ton, but definitely well worth it!

bought on ebay in may 2008.
I bought the record #239 on ebay from the previous owner Joseph Steinhardt for $2000.00. I’ve been trying to win a real Love Buzz for a long time. Finally I won my Holy Grail. The condition is mint. Both record and sleeve. This record completes my Nirvana collection.

sold on ebay in december 2005 for 1136 us$
from the auction form: the record and cover are in ALMOST MINT condition, the record look unplayed, without

Bought from Jason in August 2020. 2020 has been a very strange year due to the covid pandemic. I have been a big Nirvana fan forever and started getting back into vinyl a few years ago. I decided to get out of sports card collecting this year and had to get a copy of the album with the proceeds of my sales. The prior owners have kept it in awesome condition and I hope to keep it that way as well.

Jason bought copy #240 from Brian in October of 2015. Record and sleeve are NM.

The story is that my copy was used by a Washington radio station back in the day.  A friend of a person who worked there came to own it and kept it in his closet for years before he sold it to the person I got it from.  I bought it off E-bay in a lot with an In Utero clear vinyl promo disc and a Captain America EP for a steal price of $150.

on the book “come as you are – the story of nirvana” by michael azerrad there is a black and white picture of copy #242.
the owner’s name isn’t mentioned.

sold on ebay in august 2009 for 2499 us$.
from the auction form: Condition: Sleeve = beautiful VG++/MINT- (no seam splits, very slight corner crease in the lower right hand corner), Record = MINT- (looks like it has never been played!).

previously auctioned on ebay in april 2009 by the same seller, ended for 1776 us$ but the reserve price wasn’t met.
from the auction form: Condition: Sleeve = beautiful VG++ (light wear, no seam plits, very slight bend in the lower right hand corner), Record = beautiful VG++ (very light paper scuffs – plays though fine).

tobias maienfish:
i bought it on ebay from doug zimmerman (indiana – usa) in january 2007 for US$2056,66, and it came along with a great promotional photo.

doug zimmerman, from the ebay auction form:
There are some sites which say that you had to join the Nirvana fan club in order to get this single and that the members of Nirvana did not like this concept. This single launched the Sub Pop Singles club.
(this information courtesy of LiveNirvana.Com)
But, I did not recall having to join the fan club. I am a record store owner in Mishawaka Indiana and serious record collector. I opened my business in 1987; just about the time that Sub Pop was getting started. I ordered this from Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman; the two men who started up Sub pop and in the early years of ours businesses I dealt with them directly. We were looking for new music to introduce to this area and they were excited to promote their new label. We were both making cold calls trying to get things going. We spent a lot of time on the phone. I purchased this wholesale via COD (got an empty box) before the single was released. The order was filled later date when it was ready for distribution. I believe this was sent to me along with the promotional photo I am auctioning off along with the single.
Please rest assured that this is authentic and mint.

Bought on ebay in january 2007 for 1825 us$
from the auction form: Disc is M-, it looks unplayed! Wraparound picture sleeve is M- with no creases and no splits, it’s flawless!

sold on ebay in december 2000 for 711 us$
from the auction form: Mint copy. I got this in 1988 for my business from Caroline Records.

I remember seeing this copy in reckless records (london, islington shop) in december 1996. I think the price was 500 £ and I couldn’t buy it, but the clerk was kind enough to let me check it, it was the first copy I had ever seen. this same copy appeared in the february 1997 issue of the uk magazine ‘record collector’, from which the picture above is taken
enrico

I bought this record on Yahoo Auction in April 2019 for ¥193,010.
This record has a small piece of paper, which in red is written “distributed by box 7154 Olympia WA 98507 USA”.  Also, the paper lining is made of a vinyl-like material (possibly a seal).
When I was a high school student, I became a fan of Nirvana and collected bootlegs and more. This record is expensive enough to be insane.  I think that I bought this record is a big fool.  And I think everyone who is registered on this website is also a great fool.  However, I am honored to be one of the 1000 idiots scattered around the world.

Purchased on eBay two ago. I also now own number 559.

sold on ebay in july 2008 for 1131uk£ (2070us$). seller from london, uk.
from the auction form: THE VINYL IS NEAR MINT AND I RECALL 100% THAT I ONLY PLAYED IT ONCE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLAYED IN THE RECORD SHOP WHERE PURCHASED BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NEAR MINT. THE COVER IS PERFECT. THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE COVER IN A SEPaRATE SLEEVE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE ORIGINAL VINYL SEE THROUGH BAG IS HERE WITH THE K RECORD

used, in superb condition!

Bought it at Rough Trade shop in London, UK just when it was released.

note: pictures and info from the old owner’s list hosted on nirvanadiscography.com – thanks to joris baas

this copy is autographed on the front sleeve by kurt and chris

Has a little bit of sleeve damage (crease and small stain)

Got this in 2015. Original owner was in Scotland, second owner in Norway and now it’s in Iceland. Had it framed and mounted to museum standards.

from the owner: This copy came from the shipment that was distributed by Fast Forward in Edinburgh. They were got from Calvin Johnson of K, whose group Beat Happening was signed to 53rd and 3rd around that time. On the plastic bag there’s a K records sticker, as in other copies distibuted by K records. The record was bought at the time and kept by the owner ever since.

this copy came with the same shipment as copy #284.
it was auctioned on ebay on february 2004 and ended at 1460 us$, but the buyer never completed the transaction.

this copy is now being auctioned on ebay
from the seller: I am selling it for a friend so I don’t know everything about it. I know that he bought it while he worked at my shop, Vinyl Villains in Edinburgh. Around this time (late 80’s) we went to see Nirvana and the other Sub-Pop bands. Both Nirvana and Mudhoney came into the shop. Unfortunately the day that Nirvana came in was my day off, so I didn’t meet them. They did buy a few items though. Mainly punk 7″ singles.
from the auction listing: poly bag with K Records sticker. It may have been played a couple of times, but it has been carefully stored away for at least 20 years. The sleeve and vinyl are in near mint condition. I am unable to detect any flaws whatsoever.

Yohann bought this copy on eBay in 2018

I got it when I worked for Fast Forward in Edinburgh. Calvin sent a box over to Edinburgh to be distributed on behalf of K. I doubt many of them them made the shops as I’m sure everybody in the office took at least one.

this copy came with the same shipment as copy #282, and has the “Distributed by K…” sticker on the plastic bag

from the previous owner Duncan Eyers, England: My story of the getting a copy of Love Buzz is not too dramatic, a lot of patience and a lot of money.  I’d tried to get a copy for a long time but without any success, out of the blue I was offered two copies.  One was from a bloke who used to work in a record shop that specialised in Indie music, he dealt with a bloke who imported singles from the US.  In total they got about three copies of Love Buzz in 1990, he kept two and finally decided to sell one of them.  I did check the authenticity and it 100% matches the description of the genuine single.  I also have two references that I can use, one is a European bootleg I paid about 5 Uk pounds for, plus a genuine unnumbered Love Buzz promo.  The single and sleeve of which are identical to the #285 I now have.

This one came more recently from the same store.  There was another recent trader who had dumped the entire first 30 or so singles club records.  With my impeccable luck, I got there right after he did and snagged the Love Buzz, Rapeman, Les Thugs, Mad Daddys, Babes In Toyland, Nirvana/Fluid (on black), Dinosaur Jr and Hole 7″s for $100 cash.  Still quite a steal and the guy had kept them all in PERFECT condition.  Totally cool.” James also own 702

On April 8, 2004 I bought Love Buzz # 295. It was through ebay. I won it with a final bid of $1,228.00. It was being auctioned off on behalf of a friend, who the seller told me was the former owner of Positively 4th street records in Olympia, Wa. I was surprised when the record arrived with a K records sticker on the clear protective cover. I contacted the seller and inquired about the stickered cover, asking if it were original. I was curious and thought there may have been a chance K records distributed the single. I know that K sometimes distributes stuff from other indie labels and so I thought maybe, due to Calvin Johnson’s friendship with Sub Pop co-founder Bruce Pavitt, K may have distributed some SP23 singles. The seller told me that it was definitely the original protective cover. I contacted Calvin Johnson of K records to see if he could recall any information in regards to distributing Sub Pop singles, particularly SP23. He confirmed that K did distribute a small amount of several Sub Pop singles, including SP23.
here’s calvin’s reply:
From: “Calvin Johnson”
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004
K did distribute a lot of the early Sub/Pop catalogue, including the first batch of 45s by Blood Circus, Mudhoney, Tad Swallow, Sound Garden and Nirvana. The Sub/pop singles club started at the same time that the Go Team singles subscription started, Jan. of 1989. Often we were still distributing these records in cases there were excess copies. As you point out, the Nirvana 45 was released before the singles club began. We distributed at least 50 copies of this record, probably more. it was listed in a couple issues of our K News, a newsletter and mail order catalogue. On a side note, I reviewed that 45 in my fanzine, Sand, which was printed in may of 1988. As far as I know, that was the first review of a Nirvana record (or maybe Nirvana, period) ever published.
love, Calvin

Copy from back in my husband Olympia days.

Bought in Olympia, 1988 from Positively 4th St.

I got it in trade from a friend in 1991. I spoke with Kurt about these in late 1993 and he claimed to have a box of LB singles in a Tacoma storage space. Not sure how many were there, but interesting story anyhow.

this copy has the “k records” sticker, and the original “2.85” price tag

Bought on 25 Nov 2007 from US.

Previous: auctioned on ebay three times between may and august 2005, always went unsold. from the auction form:
Near mint/mint copy. This record has never been played, and was stored for several years. I purchased this about 5 years ago from a sub pop collector. I am the second owner

sold on ebay in september 2008 for 2024.99 us$.
from the auction form: The record has great sheen with clean labels. It tracks well and sounds great. The are no scratches. There are a couple of extremely light paper scuffs but only visible with a lot of scrutiny.  I would grade it VG+++. The sleeve is in excellent condition. There are no rips, holes, writing or ringwear. This is a original copy purchased when it was released at POSITIVELY 4th STREET Records in Olympia, Washington by Jon Snyder.
This record belonged to him. He attended school at Evergreen College in the late 1980’s and erly 1990’s and was very involved in the Seattle music scene. He worked at Sub Pop and collected these records through his involvement with the music industry and love of music. Some of his notable achievements include the first video footage (which took place at Evergreen College North of Seattle) of Nirvana with drummer Dave Grohl. This video is used in the Nirvana video collection called “With The LIghts Out”.  His also was used as a source in the Charles Cross “Heavier Than Heaven” Nirvana book and is quoted on page 148.

I am elated to own this record! I bought it through ebay from someone who used to be close to the band no less (he owned #309 only because his original was stolen/pawned off), and after a years of searching he found this copy as a replacement.
I had been looking/watching on ebay for several years, when this one came up. My girlfriend didn’t know that I recently bought an engagement ring – and thought my buying this copy of Love Buzz meant that I wasn’t going to be able to propose for a while… Within a week, I had a fiance, and a copy of Love Buzz! (IMHO, you know a girl is a keeper when she wasn’t at all mad at the prospect of me putting off proposing to buy this record!!).
Twelve months ago, I would have never seen either of these coming to fruition.

This copy was sold by the owner of #904 to Benjamin for £1895.

I´m the owner of the No. 318. I bought the single in Austin, Texas a long time ago. At christmas 2008 I sold the single to Andy from Extremely Rare Records in San Diego. But UPS San Diego lost (?) the package with the single. So if somebody get some informations or someone will sell my/Andy’s single, please contact me through this site.

this copy has the “distributed by k (records)” sticker on the plastic sleeve.

Olaf sold it to Andy Perchy long ago and Andy sold it to Pierre 4 years ago

 checked and it’s an original,with Kdisc logo stamped and all matrix!

from the seller: I’m selling this for a friend whose initials are TP who used to work at a famous local record store here in Seattle called Fall-out and he bought it when it first came out whilst working there.
from the auction form: It was purchased from Fallout records here in Seattle when it first came out. Cover is VG+, a couple of light hairline marks on the “Love Buzz” side which don’t affect play.

this copy was put on sale on ebay in may 2002. it ended for 850 us$, but the highest bidder had feedback 0, and the transaction probably didn’t go through.
from the auction form: Was purchased from Fallout Records, by an employee, at time of release.

I got it off of www.opalmusic.com.
It cost me quite a bit, but she’s a beauty =)

This was a gift to me from my friend, Mathew Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars records. He was the original owner and the only prior owner. It was given to me approximately 4 years ago.
(submitted march 5, 2007)
original clear plastic sleeve with “k records” sticker

I bought this copy from K records. I still have a handwritten note from Candace (of K records) thanking me for my purchase and to look out for the upcoming LP (which would have been Bleach). I only saw Nirvana once, at a club in San Jose called Marsugi’s, where they opened for Mudhoney. Although I don’t really remember it, I read later that Kurt played standing on his head at this show. I also own #843

I am the owner since 30.06.2023. Finally, my old dream came true and I became the owner of this copy, and even with the autograph of Chris Novoselic, which certainly makes it more valuable! I still can’t believe that I now have this “holy grail” in my collection! Condition is perfect for record/sleeve – NM.

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bought on ebay in october 2010 for 1699.99 us$
Condition is perfect for record/sleeve – NM. The record has original plastic sleeve with “K Records” logo sticker.

from the auction form: I am the one and only original owner of this 45, and it is in excellent condition !! I bought this the week it came out at Rhino Records (Westwood) in Los Angeles CA.. It was one of the featured 45s on the front counter display, where there were about 4 or 5 on the rack. I thought about buying two, since I had already seen Nirvana play, and knew these early Sub Pop 45s were selling out quickly. But being on vacation, and with so many other cool records at that store that I wouldn’t be able to buy once I returned to the Northwest, I decided just to buy the one, and maybe get another when I got back. But a few days later when I did return…all the record stores were already sold out!
I got Chris Novoselic to sign this one backstage at Nirvana’s show at the Fox Theater in Portland, Or. on 10/29/1991. I didn’t ask Dave Grohl, since he wasn’t the drummer on this debut 45. I was going to ask Kurdt Cobain, but as soon as he got into the backstage area, he was immediately swarmed by even the relatively few people who had been allowed back. And even though most of those right around him seemed to be very attractive women, the look on his face just said “I hate this, and would rather be anywhere else”. So I just didn’t feel good about, and would have been embarrassed, to try to squeeze my way through his more comely admirers to bother him with yet something else that would have made him uncomfortable. It just didn’t seem right.

bought on ebay in march 2004 for 1350 us$.
from the auction form:
The condition of record and cover is MINT.

The record has been with me in Nottingham since the day I brought it in London

bought on ebay in august 2012 for 1171 uk£ (1860 us$).
from the auction form: I bought it in 2005 from someone who is from Olympia WA who bought it new and met the band in the early days before they made it big and I have kept it in my record box ever since (playing it just the once). It has the original protective sleeve with original price tag and distributed by K records Olympia print on the back.

the seller, from the uk, had actually bought this copy on ebay in may 2004 for 1060 us$, with a bonus item.
from the auction form:
It was bought new by me in Olympia, WA. It still has the 2.85 price tag on the dust cover. It was played a few times originally but is in excelent condition. There is a dust cover that has the distributed by K records sticker.  It has all the proper numbers and engraving.
The exciting part of this is the bonus gift. This is a cassette copy of Nirvana’s demo made before Bleach was released. This tape was made for me by Kurt at his apartment in Olympia. The quality has degraded severely over the years.  The first song is ruined. Most of them are pretty good. There are very few of these in existence, he would make copies for people who would ask but we had to provide our own tape. This was a used tape that he recorded over for me.
These are the songs on the cassette tape:
Downer/Floyd the Barber(damaged)/Papercut/Spank Through/Hairspray Queen/Aero Zeppelin(damaged)/Beeswax/Mexican Seafood/Pen Cap Chew

I have kept an eye out for this single all these years and in the end decided to purchase it on an internet auction.  While there might be less glory paying full price for it, there’s just no substitute for the real thing…and if you hold it close to your ear I swear you can hear the powerful wave that Nirvana created.  Or was that a thunderous ROAR !!!”

I bought #343/1000 in june 2011 for $1900. the sleeve is in near mint condtion, the vinyl is in perfect mint condition and def looks like it has never been played.

the previous owner (usa) bought it on ebay in december 2002 for 1299 us$
from the auction form:
This single was once owned by a former nirvana roadie who needed to sell it 5 years ago to pay off court fines. I bought it from a reputable dealer in Tacoma, WA in September of 1997. The sleeve is in TRUE NEAR MINT condition. There is no wear AT ALL: all of the corners are nice and sharp and there is no ringwear, bending, folding, creasing, or scuffing. The record is also in TRUE NEAR MINT condition. When viewed there are NO marks apparent whatsoever. It could be unplayed.

bought it on ebay from Sean McConnell of Olympia, WA.

note: picture and info from the old owner’s list hosted on nirvanadiscography.com – thanks to joris baas

sold on ebay in September 2001 for 700 us$

Bought it on Discogs in 2016. Seller was from Greece.

Previous: sold on ebay in august 2008 for 2500us$ (“buy it now” price).
seller from the usa. from the auction form: It was given to me buy a Sub Pop employee way back when. The only time this record has left the sleeve was to take this picture. All corners are perfect.

I bought this single at a record swap meet right before Nevermind was issued.

Previous owner: Carlos Nunez

I happened to be in store chatting the guys when the Nirvana records arrived and were unboxed. I think I grabbed 4, one for me and 3 for mates back in Brisbane. When i got back none of them wanted one, not even for free. I’ve still got them too.

I bought this on Ebay, it was pricey probably won’t be able to afford rent next month, but I can’t believe I own a copy.

On sale on ebay in April, 2020.

from the auction form: This is a consignment sale for an out-of-work cook who worked at a Seattle record store in ’88, knew the Sub Pop founders and got this the day it came out! Reluctantly letting it go after 32 years due to the ongoing crisis. Support a service industry worker, a record store, and get yourself a true rarity in the bargain!

Rich Cuiffo bought it on eBay on April 19, 2020

A guy in California (Bob we’ll call him) listed it on Ebay in March 2003 and I balked. I had some serious reservations about making this purchase via eBay but couldn’t find a copy elsewhere. I contacted him after it ended and offered to buy the record, which I don’t believe got a single bid. I explained that I had been seeking it out for quite some time, often missing a good chance or not liking the payment terms. He was a great guy and wanted to see this record go to someone who really wanted the record and was a fan, not someone looking to a make quick buck. We agreed on a price, set up the purchase through an escrow service so we could both be confident, and made the deal the same week. The guy was great and the purchase was even more meaningful because it was from one collector to another, fan to fan. Ironically, the thing sits in a locked fire box and I rarely take a peek. Someday, I’ll find a good way to display it.

bought on ebay in june 2008 for 2327us$.
from the auction form: I’ve had this in my collection for over 12 years. Mint condition.
previously owned by aaron a. chernak (pennsylvania, usa).
his quote from the old digitalnirvana owners’ list: My story is pretty uninteresting. I decided I wanted to collect every recording Nirvana did and I saw it advertised in Goldmine. I contacted the dude, but he had already sold it, but a friend of his in Michigan was looking to sell his copy as well. I bought it in May of ’97 for $525.  It’s in absolute mint condition and is completely authentic. It’s the jewel of my collection and I will always treasure it.

sold on ebay in august 2007 for 1680 us$.
from the auction form: excellent condition.

Here is my copy of Love Buzz. It came with a big purchase of many records
including all the Sub Pop singles volume 1 and volume 2. I played it once.
I used to own 859 but sold it on ebay in 2008.

In 1988 my friend Jerry O’Neal got a copy from Hunters and Collectors record store in Auburn Washington, i don’t recall which number but it was under 100 i remember that.
A few years later he burned all his records in the backyard, including Love Buzz 🙁

Purchased from a record dealer friend several years ago who had a few copies. Knowing I am a huge Nirvana collector, he sold one to me. I’ll be forever grateful!

Obtained from its original owner who kept it NM over the years.

sold on ebay in april 2005 for 1600 us$.
from the auction form:
Both the black vinyl and the hand-numbered paper sleeve are in EXCELLENT condition.

sold on ebay in august 2008 for 2225us$.
from the previous owner, r. zimmer (usa): #378 was originally bought from Rough Trade in San Francisco when they first came out. I am the second owner, and bought it in april 2007.
the sleeve is vg+ (light bends and ring wear), record is nm.
the number is smeared a bit

ought in december 2008. I purchased #130 for $1222 three years ago to include with my big Sub Pop set.  I was kicking myself after selling it, as the price started skyrocketing.  When it reached the $3000 range a couple of months ago, I thought it was going to be a very long time before I would own one. I was watching #379 when it was auctioned.  It had a starting bid of $1600, and I was very surprised when no one bid on it.  I emailed the seller and offered $1400.  I didn’t hear anything for about a week and assumed that they were ignoring my offer, but a week later they accepted!  I had to put the whole thing on credit, but I could not pass this one up when they were selling for double that price three months ago.

this copy had been auctioned twice on ebay in november 2008, the first time the starting price was 1900us$, the second time it was 1600us$.
from the auction form:
I was a lowly record clerk/buyer for Tower Records in Chico, California when this 7” came out. I had a load of friends in Seattle that told me that Nirvana were going to be bigger than life itself and so I ordered THREE of these Nirvana 7s for the store. I snagged all three. The first one I played and still have, the second one I gave to my friend Troy who now lives in Michigan, the third is the 7” you see here. It has *never* been played.

I bought this record from Mod Lang Records in Berkely CA in 1994 in as new condition and have had it ever since. It has NEVER been played and it is in perfect conditon. I listed it on ebay a few years ago and it did not sell.
I have since tucked it away. It is still in the original Mod Lang bag (I wish I had the original receipt though!)

sold on ebay in august 2007 at a “buy it now” price of 1000 us$.
from the auction form:
Slight age wear on the plastic cover and not the sleeve.
Other than that, it is mint.

I obtained the single as an original member of the Sub Pop Singles club, and have held on to the single ever since. I was most thrilled at the time because I was a Shocking Blue fan.

This copy was originally posted as a gift to Mike LaVella (publisher of ‘Gearhead’ for over 15 years now) by Sub Pop co-owner Jonathan Poneman sometime after Mike interviewed him for a story in Maximum Rocknroll in 1989. Mike had the pleasure of doing an interviewing with Kurt Cobain twice!
I bought it from Mike 18th of february 2009 on Ebay for 2.600 USD. Both the vinyl and the sleeve is in remarkable condition (M-) as specified by the Goldmine grading system, and the vinyl is said only to have been played once.. Not bad for a record released back in 1988! Thank you so much Mike J

from the previous owner, Mike LaVella (california – usa): I wrote for Maximum Rocknroll and Thrasher in the late 80’s, before starting Gearhead in 1991. I did a story on Bruce and Jon from Sub Pop, and they sent me everything! I’m pretty sure it just showed up in my PO Box one day. 

Appears this record was sent, via mail order, to Ranch Records by Sub Pop in 1988, where it had been until I recently obtained from the owner.

from the previous owner, paul herring (usa):
obtained in april 2005 from 2nd avenue records via ebay auction for $1161.

update, december 2007:
I am no longer the owner of #395. I sold it a year or two ago.

sold on eBay in March 2015 for 1500$

I bought my copy for $60 in Reckless Records in San Francisco in February 1992. I did buy a lot of Sub Pop 7″s on this visit but Love Buzz was the expensive one, I never regretted the outlay as I was and still am an avid collector of Sub Pop. My friend also bought a copy of Love Buzz (#74) from the shop assistant at Reckless in a private transaction. My copy is one of the jewels in my record collection and I only rarely play it, so it is still in excellent condition, I am a proud owner!!!

I bought Love Buzz #401 on Ebay in December 2003 for $1,100 when I was heavy into Nirvana collecting. Based on my conversation with the seller, I’m only the second owner of the record. The seller ran a record label in Seattle and bought this copy at Fallout Records the week it was released. Both record and sleeve are in near mint condition. Since I’ve owned it, it’s only been played a couple times and hangs in a frame in my music room. I’m a proud owner and feel lucky to have such an awesome piece of rock history.

I bought my copy off a guy called Scott from New York in 2001. It cost me a fair bit and I had a “nice” surprise when it arrived as UK Customs slapped another £150 on top of it in import duties. Anyway its NMint/NMint and is safely under lock and key.

auctioned on ebay in october 2004, went unsold.
the starting price was 999 Euro.

from the previous owner:
I bought it from a german guy who runs an own record label in Germany.
He called me and offered me the record. He collected Sub Pop-singles for several years and so he had this jewel in his collection, too.

Bought by the current owner in 2007

I don’t remember the year, but everything else is clear as day. It must have been the late 80’s, I was listening to the local college radio station KCMU and they played a Mother Love Bone song (Half-Assed Monkey Boy to be exact) which I recognized as I had just seen them live and their EP had just came out. After that came a something that caught my attention. I remember pausing whatever I was doing and just listening. When that song was done, I called the radio station and asked about the band that I just heard. The DJ said “Mother Love Bone”, and I said “not that one, the one after”…. He said some new band called Nirvana. A few days later, I went to Fallout Records and laid down my $2.50 for this 7”. I’m sure I bought a bunch of other stuff as well. Same place I bought “Bleach” on white and many other Nirvana releases and bootlegs.
on a totally unrelated tangent…. I have some great Nirvana stories. Seeing them in their early years etc…. The best I have is making my own backstage pass for one of their shows and getting yelled at by Krist for drinking their beer and eating their pizza. I still have the pass that got me in. $7 at Kinkos. Good times!

I am a huge Nirvana fan and now the proud new owner of #416 purchased from Georgina Blair June,2020. Beautiful clean copy with all the correct markings and near perfect folded cover. While I often traveled to Seattle quite a bit for work 1988 – 1994 when Nirvana played numerous gigs around the city, regrettably, I never took the time to go see them in person while i was there when i could have. In recent years I’ve collected Nirvana original vinyl, books, original photos and other memorabilia. Having an original Love Buzz 7″ vinyl is now the crown jewel of my collection – proud to own it.

From the previous owner Georgina Blair: I bought all of my copies from ebay. I was just spending my whole paycheck each time a love buzz came up. I was wanting to get one from every set of 100, but then the money ran out and I had 5 original copies and about 4 of each of the different fakes. I bought #416 on ebay at around the same time someone emailed me and offered #713 and I bought it for around the same price as #416. A year or so later I bought #170 and #160 then sold them, first #170 ( I offered either one) and later #160.

When it comes to Nirvana I am both fan and collector, I am also the new owner of #418/1000 which I purchased on eBay last month (august 2010) from Frank Wegener.  I finally found myself in a position where I could  afford to chase down a copy and Frank happened to put his up for sale the same day as I went looking, I guess you could say it was fated that it came home with me… The translucent black vinyl is in beautiful condition with only very faint paper marks visible on the playing surface, the cover is also in beautiful order with no tears or creases. All the relevant markers – printing, etching and stamping are  present and you can tell that the whole package has been carefully looked after and properly stored throughout its life… Thanks Frank, it was a pleasure doing business with you…
I have waited a long time to own my  little piece of history and I  intend it to stay in my collection until Hell freezes over at the very least… And no, I haven’t bought myself to play it yet despite the massive urge… I guess that’s why I picked up one of the bootlegs a while ago…

from the previous owner, frank wegener (germany): I was collecting Hardcore/Punk/Alternative records during the 80’s and the early 90’s.
There were several great record stores around here these days but they all disappeared unfortunately.
These stores also sold the Fanzines of the scene and you will remember the Fanzine „Maximum Rock’n’Roll“ for sure.
I have no idea if this is still available. It must have been the early 90s (Kurt was still alive at this time) when I found an ad in the Fanzine, of a guy in the USA (I do not remember the state, maybe Massachusetts) offered rare Punk and Alternative records and I ordered a list. I tried to find these lists but they’re gone. Impossible to imagine what would happen to Nirvana these days so I didn’t keep any info about this record. What I remember for sure is, that I went to our local bank, got 200,–$ cash (that was the price for the single) and sent it in a regular envelope – non express or something – to this guy and really: some days later recieved the single! Crazy!

from the previous owner, terence yong from singapore:
Love Buzz #421 was purchased in Oct 2002 from a US collector for US$100. It did not come with the vinyl, only original sleeve. The reason was because the previous owner John had lost it during house-moving. In Oct 2004, sleeve #421 was resold on eBay to Enrico V of Italy for US$565.
in december 2004 sleeve #421, including an original vinyl, has been sold to the current owner.

auctioned on ebay in april 2004, with a ‘buy it now’ price of 1400 us$.
the auction ended at 1050 us$ but the reserve wasn’t met.
from the auction form:
Both record/cover are in excellent condition.

I bought the single from Lee, who lives in Oakland, CA USA, in an ebay-auction in October 2009. I paid about 1880 Euro for it and now I`m poor but happy. Lee was the first owner of the single and this is what he wrote in his description text for the auction:
“I purchased this from the band table at a Nirvana show in San Francisco back in …. It is #425/1000.
I have owned it since then. It has been kept in its paper inner sleeve, plus in a clear plastic outer sleeve its whole life. It has been only played a handful of times (back then Nirvana wasn’t such big deal!), on my own high-end equipment, including a Stanton cartridge, carefully dusted and cleaned each time. Visually it has no flaws, no scratches, scuffs or marks of any kind.”

i am happy to say i am the owner of a love buzz/big cheese single #426 of 1000 how i came across this was i had finely received my money from my sister after she borrowed some to buy a car and didn’t repay me for a long time and i was cruising e-bay one day and saw it and i bid on it and won it for 760.00 us when i finely got it and checked to see if it was real or fake and it was real i was so happy i nearly dropped it

note: picture and info taken from the old owners’ list hosted on nirvanadiscography.com
thanks to joris baas

Bought this copy on Discogs few years ago

Stock copy purchased from Toxic Shock Records in Arizona.

bought on ebay in december 2007 for 1881.66 us$.
from the auction form: Both the vinyl and and cover are in near mint condition. Folded Sleeve.Very light surface scuffs that do not affect play. No scratches.

On sell on Discogs by www.rerunrecords.com.

listed on ebay in april 2014.

previous owner Filip de Volder. Filip now owns #442 #497 #735 #756

I worked at Barney’s Records in Davis, CA when Love Buzz was released. The store had signed up for the Singles of the Month Club and we received 5 copies of each release. I was a fan/friend of the band so I grabbed two copies for myself.
Despite my best attempts, I was unable to sell the remaining three copies. I couldn’t even convince my friends or coworkers to buy a copy. Nobody liked the record!
It didn’t seem like such a big deal at the time, but with the advantage of hindsight I get kind of nauseous every time I think of how I returned those three copies to Sub Pop for credit.
Oh, and I sold my other copy to some customer who was looking for a copy a few months after I had returned the other three. I think I charged him $5.00.

Around 1998, I went to a record store called Reckless Records (I think that’s the name). The two I would shop at were in Chicago and Evanston (both Illinois). Anyways, they would always have very rare albums, and I had gotten the Pachyderm Sessions (box set) from them.
I asked them if they had any Love Buzz singles, so they looked it up and found a copy at one of their stores in California. I bought it right there (at the Evanston store) with my credit card. They charged me about $450, and it was delivered to my front door 2 or three days later.

I have had the Love Buzz since late 94, i swapped it for a signed drumskin.
It took me a little time to find one even back then when nobody seemed interested in collecting Nirvana. Most Subpop stuff was easy to get and cheap before 94 but i was at school and i remember Love Buzz would fetch a huge £50. ha ha.

THIS specific copy was the one used for one of two reviews that ran in Your Flesh Fanzine and which was featured in the Charles Peterson photography book, Touch Me I’m Sick published and edited by Jenny Boddy and Charles Peterson on PowerHouse Press back in 2003. For those of you in the know, both reviews of this single were PANNED by the publication. I should know, I published and edited Your Flesh from 1981 to 2004 (now exists on-line so not completely dead and gone so I guess that means till present, right?)

I bought copy #441 on Ebay from a guy in Boulder, CO who has an indie rock band called Danghead.  It costed me a bundle but I wanted this single in the worst way and now I’m happy that its in my possession.  He not only gave me the single, which is genuine from checking all the diagnostics, but gave me a copy of his latest album Nounsville.  (He) was selling that single to pay his studio costs.
Image provided by the previous owner, Jamie.

note: picture and info taken from the old owners’ list hosted on nirvanadiscography.com
thanks to joris baas

Back then i did a mail order for rare worldwide punk records , on the first page i Always noted a couple records i was looking for myself for which i would trade records from my list , at some point in one catalogue i Added the love buzz in my search list and got a bunch of reactions from (american) clients who had it and wanted to trade for stuff in my list … well , have 4 left.

This copy was signed by Kurt and Krist in the inner cover.

Filip also owns #497 #735 #756

Bought at a flea market or something by my dad in 1989

I am the original owner, purchased at Rasputin Records in Concord, CA. I picked it up during the 1st week of release (or however long it took distribution to get to the Bay Area). Back in those days I would hit Rasputin and Tower 4-5x a week, and I was aware of the NW grunge stuff happening, and that Sub-Pop singles could be valuable, given time.

When I was at the store, they had 4 or 5 copies available. I only purchased one, because I had never heard of Nirvana, and the price was $3.56, when the bulk of Rasputin’s 7″ were priced at $2.99.

Wanted the 7″ for years. Nearly got my hands on one in 1995 but the deal fell through, but finally in 1997 I got my sticky hands on a mint copy for what seemed like a shed-load of cash then – £350. Not so bad now… Bought from everyone’s favourite, overpriced seller, eil.com 🙂
There wasn’t much choice in the pre-eBay days so it was either eil or Record Collector. I actually went to their premises to pick up my precious in person – I didn’t trust Royal Mail to deliver my baby without something terrible happening… Basically a warehouse next to a train station (Meopham? Couldn’t tell you how to pronounce it…) with shelf upon shelf of records, not all kept very well either… And yes, the staff reeked of desperation and insanity!
When I asked what number it was, the guy said ‘Number? Didn’t know it had one…’
Although their prefab warehouse is right next to the train lines at Meopham, they sent one of their employees to pick me and my g/f up from the station. Literally a 2 minute drive, the guy drove like he was on crack or something. Not sure who he was trying to impress, but that’s one car journey I never want to experience again…

I was searching for it for a damn long time, and found a shop (now long closed) called Silver Rocket, handed over a stack of cash, and its been with me ever since
Got it in December 1999. The owner of that shop used to work at Waterfront Records back in 1988 and 1989 (but got kicked out !) — he kept in touch with a few record collectors, and one guy just happened to have the LB 7″ and wanted to sell it

I was thrilled to have recently acquired my copy #457 directly from my friend Mr. Frank Cotterell co-owner of the legendary Waterfront Records here in Sydney Australia & also making me the 2nd (& very proud!) new owner of this dream record!

The close working relationship & earlier licensing agreements between SubPop & Waterfront Records are really well documented & this was Cotterell’s very own personal copy. Frank remembered being surprised (& rather disappointed!) by the meagre “5 or 6 copies the shop had received” in 1989 & particularly so early in his relationship with SubPop. Number #457 is one of those handful of copies received that day & has been owned by Frank, ever since he received it directly from their sister label some 34 years ago.

In some ways its quite easy to imagine/speculate that without this very copy of Love Buzz that Frank may never have backed Nirvana’s Bleach so heavily or passionately here in Australia, later releasing the much sort after DAMP 114 multicoloured Bleaches that Waterfront (in Nirvana collecting circles) are probably most famous for!

Personally I feel extremely fortunate to own such an amazing part of my favourite band & also such a significant piece of Australian alternative & ‘Grunge’ musical history! Frank provided mine a COA, recalling his personal relationship with Kurt & the band, as well as a mint copy of the green Waterfront ‘1992 Australian Tour Edition’ of Bleach.

Having been a nirvana fan and collector for many years i bought my “love buzz” copy #462 from “mudhoney” lead guitarist steve turner on august 1st 2009 for $2000us.
The sleeve is in mint condition and the vinyl is unplayed, it has one small scuff but it does not affect play whatsoever.
When i asked Steve where he got his copy his reply was: “I got the record when it came out directly from the Sub Pop offices in Seattle. I worked there off and on for a bit…I even have a test pressing of it!”
The vinyl will stay in my collection for as long as im breathing!!!

sold on ebay in june 2000 for 410 us$.
the single was formerly owned by wsia-fm in staten island, new york.
image provided by the seller

Paid $500 in 1997 from Southland CD in Redondo Beach, CA.
this copy appears in the big nirvana feature published in issue 296 (april 2004) of ‘record collector’ .

Formerly John Peel’s copy. I had looked for a copy of Love Buzz for 20+ years when my friend Tim D. from Denver sent me a link to the John Peel estate auction being held in the UK on June 14th, 2022. I had been saving up to buy a house, but interest rates and the real estate market both went through the roof, so I decided to invest in an iconic piece of rock memorabilia instead. I was fortunate to see one of Nirvana’s final shows (Spokane, January 6th, 1994) and I’ve been a fan since a friend first played me a promo cassette of Bleach back in ’89. I bid online for my copy of Love Buzz and won! It took six weeks and several stressful shipping and customs delays for #470 to make its way back to Washington State. I played it once, so John Peel and I are the only people to have given this one a spin. Paper inner sleeve includes John Peel’s handwritten time notations.

The John Peel’s Love Buzz copy was sold for £8925 in June 2022.

#470 was owned by John Peel (R.I.P) and after by his son. That one was played on the 1989-01-02 broadcast. When John Peel is introducing Big Cheese (mins 78:44) on the broadcast, John tells everyone he’s playing nr 470 of the limited 1000.

On Feb 11, 2022 radio 6 (2h 40m) have just mentioned 2 copies owned by John Peel. #470 and #585.

During the early 1990s, the consignor of this album worked as security for Kurt Cobain and then later as a night watchman at his Seattle home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East. This album was one of several items gifted to him during his time of employment.

Sold on ebay few years ago

Auction Form:”This is Eric Erlandson from the band HOLE. I’m selling this Original NIRVANA Big-Cheese Love-Buzz 7″ Single from 1988. It’s from a limited hand numbered release of only 1000 on Sub Pop for their Singles Club. The cover and vinyl are in mint condition. It’s never been played.”

Sought-after limited edition Sub Pop 45 RPM record for Nirvana’s debut single ‘Love Buzz / Big Cheese,’ numbered 489/1000, with matrix numbers to A and B sides: “SP-23-A Why Don’t You Trade Those Guitars For Shovels? L-31540 Kdisc” and “SP-23-B L-31540X Kdisc.” In fine condition. The record is included.

The first single in the Sub Pop Singles club, the ‘Love Buzz / Big Cheese’ single was the first in what’s become a long line of collectible Nirvana recordings, with only 1,200 copies of the single originally pressed. Numbered editions (1-1,000) have a number handwritten in red ink on the back sleeve; the 200 unnumbered editions have a red slash through the box.

During the early 1990s, the consignor of this single worked as security for Kurt Cobain and then later as a night watchman at his Seattle home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East. This single was one of several items gifted to him during his time of employment.

I was dating a girl who was a huge Nirvana fan, and she had pretty much everything, except for the Love Buzz single, I had one, but had no idea where mine was, I think it’s number 270 or 280 something, I have close to 100,000 records, so not being able to find something is not all that uncommon for me. it was getting close to the holidays and I wanted to give her it, so i saw andrew’s on ebay and bought it, the irony is that we broke up before it arrived and I never gave it to her, so I decided to keep it until I at least find my other one.
rich russo, may 2012.
bought on ebay in november 2010 for 1278.50uk£.
from the auction form: If I am being really really super critical about the condition of this record, the cover/paper fold over sleeve is near mint with no splits, tears, dog eared corners, or damage at all. There is just the slightest and faintest ring wear, but nothing obvious, from where the disc has been sitting inside. The inner white paper sleeve is near mint. The disc itself is super bright, crisp, and clean. There is one tiny tiny tiny surface mark, like a baby’s hair, about a quarter inch long, on the Love Buzz side. This was pointed out to me when I bought it from the previous owner, Mark Wiffen, and he showed it me at the time. Both the labels and centre holes have no spindle marks and are mint.

from the previous owner, andrew conway (uk), may 2005:
I loved Nirvana from the minute I first heard them at the very start of the nineties. I tried to get one of these in the early part of the nineties about the time when they were exchanging hands for £60 – £80. I never got to the owner’s quick enough in those days, not having a computer, and continually missed out on copies that appeared in small ads in the back of Record Collector magazine. After hunting for another year or so I just missed out on one at £120, and so the months and months dragged by again.
I finally got one in about 1996/7 from a guy in the record business who lived on the south coast and had 3 of them! yes 3. I bought it for £200. It was in absolutely mint unplayed condition with no marks at the centre hole, had the K disc stamp in the run out, and all the correct matrix detailing.
It even included a Kdisc stamped sticker in red ink on the clear plastic sleeve it came in and a letter from the owner to me that said “see in you Christies in 30 years!”. It was number 231 I seem to remember.
I very stupidly sold it for £400 in 1998 because I thought that they can’t keep on going up in price forever and, having bought mine for £200, thought £400 was a ridiculous price for someone to offer me after only a couple of years. How wrong I was, and I’ve regretted it ever since.
However, I now have this one and I am very happy with it.

from the previous owner, mark wiffen:
Probably starts in late 76….When punk broke out although I do collect USA garage and psych/Punk from the 60s…thats another story….
Anyway…My brother and I got into punk and from there I progressed into the second wave…Which I am not so keen on now…I still have most of the records from that time…Always been a record collector as far back as I can remember… My dad was a dustman and he used to bring home peoples throwouts….
The mid eighties was a bit crap really as far as I can remember…I was buying Butthole Surfers, Big Black and bands like that.,…Sonic Youth etc….UK scene was pretty dead…I liked Loop, Spacemen 3 from the UK….That sort of thing….Good bands were pretty thin on the ground…. I used to go into London and trawl the record shops for anything that I could find that I liked…I got the Sub Pop 100 LP…Liked it a lot…So on my next trip I searched for other 45s and LPs on the label…I got the Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff LP and The Green River Rehab Doll LP, thought they were out of this world….I was trying from this point to get all the releases on the label and also on the Glitterhouse label….From that point I guess I was buying/searching for anything similar that I could find, Grunge was born!!….I had a new music to listen to and I could satisfy my record collecting habbit at the same time….It would have been early 89 that I picked up The Love Buzz 45 from Bill Allerton who part owned a record shop called Plastic Passion just off Londons Portobello Road..Just round the corner from Rough Trade records…Both great shops, The Plastic Passion shop sold new and 2nd hand records……
I saw Nirvana later that year at the School for Oriental and African Studies in London with Tad….I still have a Nirvana T-Shirt I bought from the gig….I saw Nirvana 4 times in all., only one time after they made it big…well sort of…that was at Reading festival….I did see them at The Astoria supporting Mudhoney, I guess it would have been 1990 …I have a poster for that gig…MUDHONEY in big letters and nirvana in small letters as the support band…(must be pretty rare)……..lol…It did change pretty fast from being the support act to being massive!!….
Oh yeah I forgot to mention I became a singles club member and I still have all the letters and mailers stickers etc that came with the records….I dont throw anything away….

I know its real cuz I bought it for $2 something at Positively 4th Street records in Olympia when it came out. Had the demo tape too but lost it over the years. Used to watch them play house parties at the “glass house” in Olympia almost every weekend it seemed.

Back then i did a mail order for rare worldwide punk records , on the first page i Always noted a couple records i was looking for myself for which i would trade records from my list , at some point in one catalogue i Added the love buzz in my search list and got a bunch of reactions from (american) clients who had it and wanted to trade for stuff in my list … well , have 4 left.

This copy was signed by Kurt and Krist in the inner cover.

Filip also owns #442 #735 #756

auctioned on https://www.gottahaverockandroll.com in dec 2022.
Sought-after limited edition Sub Pop 45 RPM record for Nirvana’s debut single ‘Love Buzz / Big Cheese,’ numbered 479/1000, with matrix numbers to A and B sides: “SP-23-A Why Don’t You Trade Those Guitars For Shovels? L-31540 Kdisc” and “SP-23-B L-31540X Kdisc.” In fine condition. The record is included.

The first single in the Sub Pop Singles club, the ‘Love Buzz / Big Cheese’ single was the first in what’s become a long line of collectible Nirvana recordings, with only 1,200 copies of the single originally pressed. Numbered editions (1-1,000) have a number handwritten in red ink on the back sleeve; the 200 unnumbered editions have a red slash through the box.

During the early 1990s, the consignor of this single worked as security for Kurt Cobain and then later as a night watchman at his Seattle home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East. This single was one of several items gifted to him during his time of employment. Comes with a Gotta Have Rock & Roll Certificate of Authenticity

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auctioned on ebay in march 2005 with a starting price of 2000 us$ but went unsold. from the auction form:
Condition of Record: Both the jet-black vinyl and hand-numbered sleeve are in excellent condition.

previously owned by mitch vassar, administrator of digitalnirvana.net, this copy was sold on ebay in july 2002 to a german collector, who sold it to the current owner in november 2004.
in june 2005 it has been signed by chad channing on the front sleeve

bought on ebay from an usa seller in April 2008.

Those who try to have one, know from where comes mine. Of course through an Ebay auction but it doesn’t matter who was the seller and how much it had cost. Now i’m the happiest man in the world, i have a piece and I’m a part of this history.
Krist said it:”Internet is our future”.
Thanks to NIRVANA.

sold on ebay in september 2005 for 1000 uk£.
from the previous owner, torsten roesler (uk):
As far as I know, there has only been one previous owner: Joe Snow from the USA. I bought this record off him in 2003.
Both record and sleeve are in mint condition (I mean mint!).

I bought the single at the Brass City Records in Waterbury, Connecticut (I miss that store). . It was hanging on their wall for 2.99. It was underwhelming.

In the hand of Matt Vaughn @easystreetrecords.