Owners List [1-250]

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.