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Sold Date:
July 31, 2018
Start Date:
March 8, 2018
Final Price:
£29.99
(GBP)
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TITLE: HUNKY DORY ARTIST: DAVID BOWIE CATALOGUE: RCA VOCTOR SF 8244 / APRS 5948
ORIGINAL 1972 UK RCA VICTOR VINYL PRESSING IN GOOD / VERY GOOD CONDITION COMPLETE WITH MAINMAN AND GEM PRODUCTION CREDIT SHOWING ON THE REAR COVER AND APRS 5947 A.5E / APRS5948 A.5E MATRIX ETCHINGS. **PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY AS THERE IS A SURFACE MARK ON SIDE 1 THAT EFFECT PLAYBACK OF 'QUICKSAND' VERY BRIEFLY**
SIDE 1: GOOD / VERY GOOD - A FEW SURFACE MARKS ARE VISIBLE AND A VERY QUIET AUDIBLE CRACKLE IS OCCASIONALLY, THOUGH RARELY, HEARD IN THE QUIETER MOMENTS - NOTHING THAT DISTRACTS FROM THE OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE THOUGH, THERE IS ONE SURFACE MARK AT THE START OF 'QUICKSAND' THAT CAUSED MY STYLUS TO SKIP VERY BRIEFLY DURING PLAYBACK - TWO REVOLUTIONS AT MOST , THIS SIDE OF THE RECORD HAS LIGHT VISIBLE WEAR BUT CAN STILL BE PLAYED AND ENJOYED AND, OTHER THAN THE ONE MENTIONED SKIP, NOTHING TOO DETRIMENTAL TO OVERALL AUDIO EXPERIENCE
SIDE 2 VINYL: VERY GOOD / EXCELLENT - A COUPLE OF VERY MINIMAL SURFACE MARKS ARE VISIBLE NON OF WHICH HAVE ANY EFFECT ON AUDIO PLAYBACK WHATSOEVER, ABSOLUTELY NO DEEP SURFACE MARKS, SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING THAT EFFECTS STYLUS PLAYBACK, THIS SIDE OF THE RECORD HAS VERY LIGHT WEAR AND STILL RETAINS A GOOD CLEAN SHINE AND SOUNDS GREAT
COVER: GOOD – NOTICEABLE HANDLING AND AGEING WEAR IS VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE COVER, COLOURS STILL LOOK CLEAR AND VIVID THOUGH, THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE WEAR BUT IS STILL READABLE, THERE IS A SLIGHT RIPPLING EFFECT ON THE REAR COVER AT THE POINT WHERE THE VINYL SLIDES IN, SOMEBODY HAS WRITTEN THEIR NAME IN PENCIL ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE COVER, A COVER THAT HAS VISIBLE AGEING AND HANDLING WEAR BUT IS STILL INTACT AND HOLDS THE VINYL SECURELY