Is this the original seal?

[Horst]

hi guys, what do you think, is this the original seal or it was resealed?

[nurvanna]

i dont remember stuff back then having resealable cellophane

[andypandy]

I don't think that's a factory seal...

Also, did CD singles cost $8+? I never really understood who bought CD singles at all. (Except for collectors, of course, but that's really small volume and they tend to buy them ten years later. ) If you just want to listen to the music, buying the album is much more economical...

[Jarrod Lawrence]

It’s likely these would have been more expensive in the US since they were imports.

[andypandy]

You're right, of course

[miguelimarques]

A first edition of SubPop Bleach CD and these two were the first things that I have bought of the band. I have a special attachment to these 2 CDsingles. I have studied and studied and studied their designs and listened to them non stop. Marigold is still in my top 5!

These were NOT sealed.

[william]

They weren’t sealed in the UK but COULD have been when sold abroad.
I’ve a UK Lithium 7” which was never sealed in the UK but I’ve got a copy exported to the US and it’s shrink sealed.

[soundjunky]

when sold in Canada they were sealed.
Curiously HMV often had the UK pressings over the USA pressings.
Those are not how they were sealed here.

[Horst]

Thanks for the answears. One more question, is it original CD or just a replaced CD from "Singles" box set? Any thoughts?

[soundjunky]

I thought that the singles box set used the regular AA/RM & HSB singles?
The others were unique, being that they were all slimline versions not previously available as such.

My recollection of the singles box set, was that it was a response by the record company to fill a need as the singles were VERY tough to find immediately following Kurt's passing.
By the time the set came out, I had managed (in a pre-internet world) managed to acquire them all, including several variants, so I never saw the appeal - then again, I would guess I was more dedicated to having them all than most.