David Bowie - Aladdin Sane - Very Good Plus (VG+) 1973 LP - RCA Victor LSP 4852

Label: RCA Victor - RS 1001, RCA Victor - LSP 4852

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold

Country: UK

Released: 19th April 1973

Genre: Rock

Style: Glam, Rock & Roll

Condition: from a well-cared-for large private collection; 

  Vinyl: Very Good Plus (VG+) - a few very light handling/storage scuffs, just a few light pops and clicks, nothing too distracting;

  Labels: Mint (M) - as new;

  Gatefold Card Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) - very little wear at corners and edges, un-laminated, so has had some light ink transfer along the way at various points of contact with other album sleeves whilst racked, some yellowing with age, inner spread showing hardly any deterioration, whole sleeve intact with no creases or splits/tears to seams;

  Inner Card Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) - again, very little wear to corners or edges, intact with no creases, splits/tears to seams, the slightest of impression of the disc;

  Paper Sleeve: Very Good (VG) - some yellowing with age, a crease across one corner and a slight impression of the disc, otherwise intact with no splits or tears to the seams. 

Tracks:

A1. Watch That Man    4:30

A2. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)    5:15

A3. Drive-In Saturday    4:38

A4. Panic In Detroit    4:30

A5. Cracked Actor    3:01

B1. Time    5:10

B2. The Prettiest Star    3:28

B3. Let's Spend The Night Together    3:10

B4. The Jean Genie    4:06

B5. Lady Grinning Soul     3:53

Written and Composed by: David Bowie (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5), Mick Jagger & Keith Richard (tracks: B3)

Arranged by: David Bowie, Mick Ronson

Performed by: David Bowie, Mick Ronson

Backing Vocals: Mac Cormack, Juanita "Honey" Franklin, Linda Lewis

Bass: T. J. Bolder

Drums: Woody Woodmansey

Piano: Mike Garson

Bux-Saxophones, Flute: Ken Fordham

Linda Lewis appears by courtesy of Reprise Records.

Bowie's harmonica playing is uncredited on the LP.

Record Company: MainMan

Record Company: RCA Ltd.

Manufactured by: RCA Ltd.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ RCA Records

Published by: MainMan

Published by: Design Music Ltd.

Published by: Essex Music International

Published by: Titanic

Published by: Chrysalis

Engineered by: Ken Scott, Mick Moran

Recorded at:Trident Studios, London

Mixed by: Ken Scott, Mick Ronson

Pressed by: RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK

Made by: Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.

Interpak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England

Produced by: David Bowie, Ken Scott

Produced for: Mainman

Represented Exclusively by: MainMan

Cover Designed by: Duffy Design Concepts, Celia Philo

Make-up by: Pierre Laroche

Photography by: Duffy

Notes:

This album comes in a matte thick cardboard gatefold sleeve with printed cardboard inner sleeve containing lyrics for the songs except for the cover version "Let's Spend The Night Together".Album The record label has the following in parentheses for the tracks being the locations where the songs were composed:

A1 Watch That Man (New York)

A2 Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) (R.H.M.S. "Ellinis")

A3 Drive-In Saturday (Seattle - Phoenix)

A4 Panic In Detroit (Detroit)

A5 Cracked Actor (Los Angeles)

B1 Time (New Orleans)

B2 The Prettiest Star (Gloucester Road)

B4 The Jean Genie (Detroit and New York)

B5 Lady Grinning Soul (London)

Publishers:

A1 to B1, B5: © 1973 MainMan

B2: © 1970 Design Music Ltd.

B3: Essex Music International

B4: © 1972 Titanic/Chrysalis

℗ 1973 RCA Records

Manufactured by RCA Limited, England from master recordings of RCA Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode: none

Matrix / Runout (Matrix on side A label): C PRS 4543

Matrix / Runout (Matrix on side B label): C PRS 4544

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1 stamped): CPRY 4543-3T (etched) A1 4AP

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1 stamped): CPRY 4544-3T (etched) A1 B

Important: The item in the photos is the actual item.  

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