Available Discographies
Index
The Afghan Whigs
- Singles and EPs
- Albums
Archers of Loaf
- Singles
- Albums and EPs
The Fluid
- Singles
- Albums and EPs
Jale
- Albums and 7"s
Love Battery
- Singles
- Albums and EPs
Rocket from
the Crypt
- Singles
- Albums and EPs
- Rocket Pack
Owner's List
Screaming Trees
- Albums and 7"s
Sub Pop Singles Club
- Version 1
- Version 2
Sub Pop Singles By Catalogue Number
- SP12 to SP50
- SP51 to SP100
- SP101 to SP150
- SP151 to SP200
- SP201 to SP250
- SP251 to SP300
Team Dresch
- Albums and 7"s
Tiger Trap/Go Sailor
- Albums and 7"s
Tuscadero
- Albums and 7"s
The Twilight Singers
- Albums and 7"s
Velocity Girl
- Singles
- Albums and EPs
A Record Collector's Guide to
The Afghan Whigs
Albums
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The Afghan Whigs released six full-length albums between 1988 and 1998...and here they are... |
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Big Top Halloween Ultrasuede 001, released 1988 This has long been the crown jewel of Afghan Whigs vinyl collecting. The band's first album, self-released on Ultrasuede in 1988. Limited to 1000 copies. The band wishes there were fewer. Personally, I don't know why they are all so down on this album. Sure, there are some tracks that miss the mark. There are some really good ones there as well. Just my opinion. I can't provide a scan of the record at the moment because my copy is sealed. Wow, that sounded obnoxious. It wasn't meant to be. This one has been expensive for a very long time, but remarkably has not appreciated in value much in the past 10 or so years. Summary:
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Up in It Sub Pop SP60, released 1990 Glitterhouse GR0092, released 1990 Sub Pop Europe SP5/116, released 1990 (CD) This was the first Afghan Whigs album released on Sub Pop. There were two versions of the sleeve and several colors of vinyl to go along with each. The first pressing was of 1000 copies on orange vinyl. Accompanying these copies was the sleeve containing the horizontal arm and orange print. There were also black vinyl copies pressed with this sleeve. Glitterhouse Records in Germany pressed this album (GR0092) with the original sleeve, also on black vinyl. The cd version was one of the earliest Sub Pop Europe releases (SP5/116). Later pressings had the second version of the sleeve, depicting a vertical arm with more shading and white lettering. This version was pressed on black, green and blue vinyl. The blue and green ones are fairly rare.
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Congregation Sub Pop Europe SP26/183, released 1992 Afghan Whigs album number three, released on Sub Pop in 1992. The only vinyl version of this album came out on Sub Pop Europe. All copies were on black vinyl. I've included a picture of the test pressing just for fun. Summary:
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Gentlemen Sub Pop SP238, released 1993 (U.S.) Elektra 7559-61501-1, released 1993 (Germany) Blast First BFFP90, released 1993 (UK) The Afghan Whigs' first major label release. All kinds of versions of this one. Well, okay, three, really - all of them were on black vinyl. Sub Pop had the rights to release the U.S. vinyl (SP238). The German one was on Elektra (7559-61501-1), and the UK one was on Blast First (BFFP90). There is a version of the UK release that comes with a bonus 4-track 12" single (BFFP90S). All versions seem to be selling for pretty high prices these days, but the German version on Elektra is by far the rarest. Summary:
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Black Love Sub Pop SP363, released 1996 (U.S.) Mute STUMM143-1, released 1996 (UK) Elektra 7559-61896-1, released 1996 (Germany) Released in 1996, Sub Pop had the U.S. rights to the vinyl for this one as well. It was released as SP353 on black vinyl. The UK version was on Mute Records (STUMM143-1), also on black vinyl. There is also a German release on Elektra Records. This one seems to be the rarest. Thanks to Mike for the Sub Pop SP353 pic. Summary:
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1965 Columbia C 69450, released 1998 (U.S.) Columbia 491486-1, released 1998 (Europe) Sadly, this was the Whigs' final album. All vinyl versions were released on various incarnations of Columbia Records. All were on black vinyl. It has been difficult to predict how much this record will sell for. Sometimes it goes for very little, more often a fair amount. There has been some confusion about the European vinyl releases for 1965. Supposedly, there were UK and Austrian versions of this one. I have a copy, and it gives no indication of country of origin on the sleeve or on the label. This leads me to believe that the UK and the Austrian versions are identical. All indications are that the catalogue numbers are the same for both countries (based on the cd version). Summary:
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