Pette Discographies - Jale Discography - Singles and Albums

Jale. Halifax's finest. If the rest of those mid-90s indie bands from the Great White North were mounties, Jale was Dudley Do-Right. A short-lived career, but some solid music packed between 1992 and 1997. I was fortunate enough to see them play exactly once. I managed to talk two of my friends into driving me the 3 1/2 hours to Buffalo, NY back in April 1996, shortly before the release of the "So Wound" album. We got to see Jale along with about 11 other people in a room that looked like someone's den...a den which, of course, happened to be attached to a big bar.

Aunt Betty 7" - I Lied/Twisted b/w Sweetness
Cinnamon Toast CT002, released 1992

Jale's first single. It's a little rough. Things definitely got better from here. Not terrible, but certainly not their best. Every one of these I have ever seen had been on red vinyl. I read somewhere that red vinyl was the second pressing...I am fairly certain that all pressings, if there were more than one, were on red. I have also heard of a numbered copy...can't confirm that one yet, though.

Summary:

Version	Approximate value ($)
CT002 Red	8-10

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Insert

Sort of Gray 7" - Emma b/w Brother
Derivative duh006/Cinnamon Toast CT007, released 1993

Jale really started to show their potential on this single, a joint release between Derivative and Cinnamon Toast Records. All white vinyl on this release.

Summary:

Color	Approximate value ($)
duh006/CT007	6-8

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Insert

V/A - Nevermind the Molluscs 2 x 7" - Sloan - Pillow Fight / Jale - Lung / Eric's Trip - Blue Sky for Julie/Smother / Idee du Nord - Iodine Eyes
Sub Pop SP198, released 1993

Yeah, it's a comp, but it was Jale's first Sub Pop appearance, so it's important. Canada begins to invade Sub Pop land with this double 7". The Jale song is really solid. Sloan never did anything else on Sub Pop. Eric's Trip developed a really dedicated following with their releases (they never really grabbed me, though). I choose to ignore Idee du Nord. Pretty good single overall. All on black vinyl.

Summary:

Version/Color	Approximate value ($)
SP198 2 x 7" Black	8-10

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Gold Leather with Heel Detail 7" - Steppin' Out b/w River
Genius geniJR015, released 1993

This single is odd. The music's good - I just mean the release details are odd. There I was, plodding along for years, thinking there was only one version of this single...and then, I came across a completely different one in a bargain bin in 2007. Released on grey marble vinyl and black vinyl. That's normal enough. However, I just recently noticed that the two versions have completely different labels and types of sleeves. My grey one has a pink label and a full glossy sleeve. My black one has a red label with a map of the world on it, along with a foldover paper sleeve and an insert. I have no idea which came first (though I am guessing it was the grey one, since I have had that one since about 1994 and never saw the black one until much later). Weird.

Summary:

Version	Approximate Value ($)
Genius geniJR015 Grey	6-8
Genius geniJR015 Black	6-8

Insert (Black)

Cut 7" - Promise b/w 3 Days
Sub Pop SP235 (U.S.)/Sub Pop SP126/309 (Europe)
Released 1993

This was Jale's first solo Sub Pop effort. Very good. The U.S. version was on black vinyl - supposedly a press run of 1500. The European version can be found on red, blue, and yellow vinyl. The European one was a total press run of 1000, but it was not an even split between the three colors. The red one is by far the most common. The blue is scarce, but can be found, and the yellow is a fairly difficult find.

Summary:

Version	Approximate value ($)
SP235 Black (1500)	5-8
SP126/309 Red	5-8
SP126/309 Blue	12-15
SP126/309 Yellow	18-20

Sleeve: Full glossy

Dreamcake LP
Sub Pop SP256 (U.S.) / SP127/317 (Europe)
Released July 1994

What's that, you say? An album? Indeed. A very good album. It has a little bit of the edge that I love in this type of music. Dreamcake was only on black vinyl domestically. However, the European vinyl was on both black and yellow marble vinyl, with the yellow marble version limited to 1000 copies. The European version is mislabeled - it says "SP137/317"...this is wrong. It is really supposed to be SP127/317. Trust me.

Summary:

Color	Approximate Value ($)
SP256 Black	12-15
SP127/317 Black	15-18
SP127/317 Yellow Marble	15-20

SP256	SP127/317 Yellow
SP256 Advance CD Insert	Advance CD	SP127/317 Advance CD

14 08 93 7" - Not Happy b/w Love Letter
14 08 93 CD - Not Happy/ Love Letter/3 Days/I Lied
Sub Pop SP134/331 (Europe), released 1994

This single was a Europe-only release. The 7" had two tracks that appeared on the Dreamcake album. The cd had a third, along with a cd version of I Lied from the Aunt Betty single. The 7" exists on both black and pink vinyl. The pink version was limited to 1000 copies.

Summary:

Version/Color	Approximate value ($)
Red (common)	6-8
White (common)	6-8
Lilac/Lavender/Pink/Grey (common)	10

Rumors: Full glossy

V/A - From Greer To Eternity 2x7"
Lush - Childcatcher / Ivy - Beautiful / Solar Race - I Feel / Splendora - Breeze / Jale - Nebulous (Original Version) / Fuzzy - Christmas
Fierce Panda NING005, released 1994

Double 7" on Fierce Panda containing a different version of "Nebulous."

Summary:

Version/Color	Approximate value ($)
2 x 7" Black	8-10

Rumors: Full glossy

V/A - Club Spangle Number 2
The Spinanes - Sunday / Jale - The Unseen Guest b/w Velocity Girl - The All-Consumer / Pond - Sideroad
Spangle SPANG 002, released 1995

This was a British compilation 7" with a few songs from releases that Sub Pop was promoting in 1995. Nothing particularly interesting here. Black vinyl.

Summary:

Version	Approximate value ($)
Black	5

Sleeve: Full glossy

Closed EP
Murderecords mur018, released 1995

This EP was released on Sloan's Murderecords label, theoretically to have been promoted and distributed as well by Sub Pop (this part of the equation did not work so well). It's an excellent recording. It bridges the gap between the unrefined sound of Dreamcake and the polished So Wound, with very good results. Black vinyl. The vinyl can occasionally be hard to come by, and can sell for more than most things on this page. Still pretty affordable, though.

Summary:

Version/Color	Approximate Value ($)
mur018 Black	15-25

Hey Hey b/w All Ready 7"
Hey Hey/All Ready/Leave It Alone/Coincidence/Bluestreak CD
Sub Pop SP346, released 1996

This single led up to the release of Jale second full length album. The 7" was on toffee-colored tan vinyl. The cd came with a few rarer tracks - Bluestreak is exclusive to this cd (and a promo, I think...it's been a while since I've seen that one, though, so I am not certain). Leave It Alone and Coincidence were on the Japanese version of the So Wound album.

Summary:

Version	Approximate Value ($)
SP346 7"	5

So Wound LP
Sub Pop SP350, released June 1996

Jale's second and final full length release. So Wound is a much more polished recording than anything the band had done prior. I consider a few songs to be throwaways, but there are still a great deal of very good tracks on the album. It has a ghost track at the end ("Sorry Sentimental"), which is not on the Japanese version. In place, there are five bonus tracks: the versions of "Promise" and "3 Days" from the SP235 7", "Jesus Loves Me" from the Closed EP, along with "Leave It Alone" and "Coincidence." As far as I know, this was only on black vinyl.

Summary:

Version/Color	Approximate Value ($)
Sub Pop SP350	8

From a Still b/w True What You Say 7"
Sealed Fate, released 1997

This is the hands down the toughest Jale record to find. It took me a while to track it down. It is out there, though. You just have to keep an eye out. This single really does nothing for me. It was recorded after Eve left the band, and ended up being Jale's swan song.

Summary:

Version	Approximate Value ($)
Sealed Fate (Black)	12-15

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