Sold Date: November 1, 2024
Start Date: October 4, 2024
Final Price: £380.00 (GBP)
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The album title and title track are generally referred to as "Blackstar" but printed as "★".

This listing is for the U.S. version, plus all 3 lithographs (as pictured).
The label Code and Rights Societies are NOT PRESENT on the record label. Sony Music and its logo DO NOT appear on the record label as they do on the EU version.
Photograph 9 shows the invoice from The David Bowie Webstore.
I will ship Royal Mail Tracked 48 and accept returns for 14 days.  Sorry, no international postage.


The release is housed in a matte-finish die-cut gatefold jacket with tone-on-tone overlays, the LP is pressed on 180 gram clear vinyl (advertised and sold as "clear", but is, in actuality, clear opaque) within a clear plastic wallet sleeve, 16-page 12"x12" square booklet insert with tone-on-tone overlays, lyrics and photos, and a coupon with a download code for a digital copy of the full album.

Limited to 5000 worldwide, per the David Bowie website.
It was not stated how that number was divided among different regions; however links to purchase in UK, EU and U.S. were provided.

Barcode printed on rear jacket: 8 88751 73871 3.

Records were sold through Bowie's website, either individually or as a pre-order "bundle" package with add-on options:
• Limited edition clear vinyl + choice of 1 (of 3) lithographs.
• Limited edition clear vinyl + all 3 lithographs.
This is the "Limited edition clear vinyl + all 3 lithographs".
Individual records or bundle options from Bowie's website have only one sticker on front: "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" and a barcode sticker on rear outside of shrinkwrap: 8 88751 88851 7.
Tracklist A1 - ★ (Blackstar) 9:57
A2 - 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore 4:52
A3 - Lazarus 6:22
B1 - Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 4:40

B2 - Girl Loves Me 4:51
B3 - Dollar Days 4:44
B4 - I Can't Give Everything Away 5:47