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David Bowie ALADDIN SANE 1973 UK LP 1st 3T/3T W/Fan Club Insert PLAYS NEAR MINT

Sold Date: February 3, 2025
Start Date: January 27, 2025
Final Price: £232.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 10
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING

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DAVID BOWIE - ALADDIN SANE

GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS WITH FAN CLUB INSERT

NEAR MINT AUDIO

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 

CATALOGUE:RCA RS 10001 MATRIX: CPRY 4543-3T / CPRY 4544-3THEAVYWEIGHT DISC


THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 

THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. 

THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE ARE 5-6 SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. 

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. 

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDERIA MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A  FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY


THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY VINYL NOISE OR STATIC APART FROM JUST A TINY SECOND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE TICS OR POPS

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT CONDITION

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

THE SLEEVE

DUE TO THE OFF WHITE COLOUR COVERING THE SLEEVE, THE VAST MAJORITY YOU WILL FIND WILL BE HEAVILY SOILED AND AGED AROUND THE EDGES. HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A SUPERB EXAMPLE FREE FROM MOST OF THESE ISSUES

NON LAMINATED MATTE SHOREWOOD 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY STILL VERY  WHITE

THE HANDLING EVIDENCE IS RESTRICTED TO A VERY MARGINAL AMOUNT AROUND PARTS OF THE EDGES. 
THERE IS NONE OF THE USUAL BROWNING AROUND THE EDGES AND IN PARTICULAR THE SPINE WHICH ON THIS ONE IS VERY CLEAN

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY TO THE SPINE.

NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN. PERFECT COLOURS AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS  PERFECTLY LEGIBLE .

THERE ARE TWO TINY BROWN MOTTLES ON THE WORD 'DAVID' AND A SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM END

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, ONE SMALL NICK AT THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES AND AGAIN NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. 

THE BLUE AND RED CARD INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS AT ANY POINT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR RUBBING ANYWHERE.

NO PRESSURE LINES AT ALL

THE FAN CLUB INSERT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. SQUARE CORNRS, NO MARKS OR STAINS ANDUNBLEMISHED COLOUR

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE  NEAR MINT  IT IS THAT GOOD