Sold Date: October 3, 2020
Start Date: September 20, 2020
Final Price: £54.99 (GBP)
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IF IT HAD BEEN A 1967 ORIGINAL IT WOULD BE AROUND £750 IN THIS PLAYGRADED CONDITION. THESE SOUGHT AFTER 1980 REISSUES RARELY COME UP FOR SALE. UNFORTUNATELY MY SHELVES ARE FULL AND ITS TIME TO PASS SOME OF MY COLLECTION ON.
FABULOUS POP ROCK LP FROM DAVID BOWIE 'DAVID BOWIE'.

**THIS IS THE EVER RARER 1980 (SOMETIMES ARGUED TO BE 1981 BUT STAMPED 1980) EUROPEAN/FRENCH REISSUE/PRESSING AND NOT THE MORE COMMON 1984 OR 2010 REPRESSES. IT IS THE RAREST OF THE REISSUES AT 40 YEARS OLD AND RARELY APPEARS FOR SALE ON EBAY**.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE JAPANESE REISSUES IN 1973 THIS IS THE EARLIEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER REISSUE.

PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE RARE (ISH) BUT MUCH MORE COMMON 1984 REISSUE WHICH HAS A REAR BARCODE AND IS IMHO SONICALLY NOT AS GOOD

(ALL GRADINGS ARE RARE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS).
THE VINYL PLAYGRADES AT MINT MINUS.
THE LABELS GRADE IN MINT MINUS (PLEASE SEE PICS).
I GRADE THE SLEEVE AT  EX+ WITH A CLEAN SPINE
IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL FRENCH PRINTED INNER PAPER SLEEVE

COMES IN AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE WHICH IT HAS BEEN STORED IN UPRIGHT IN A PET AND SMOKE FREE HOME SINCE NEW.

THIS LOVELY QUALITY 1980 VINYL PRESSING RARELY COMES UP FOR SALE IN THIS PLAYGRADED CONDITION AND IS NOT A LOWER QUALITY MODERN REISSUE.
Notes Made in France
Label: ℗ 1967 The Decca Record Co., Ltd
Rear Cover: ℗ 1980. Decca Record Co Ltd

Tracklist on the backcover says: " Maids Of Bond Street" , on the disc label it is "Maid Of Bond Street", which is correct.
I grade strictly to the Rare Record Grading System. I do not ever describe records as 'used' and I try to be as informative as possible and include a definition of grading below:
Rare Record Collector Grading: M- (MINT MINUS)
Mint Minus:  Description: The record itself is in as new condition with no or very minor (non sounding scuff) surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in near perfect condition. *Only records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed can be graded as Mint Description: Description: WHY BUY FROM ME? IM A COLLECTOR AND I PLAYGRADE ACCORDING TO RARE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS AND IM QUITE A HARSH GRADER. NO 'VISUAL GRADINGS, NO 'GOOD CONDITION FOR AGE' TRASHED COPIES. FROM A PET AND SMOKE FREE HOUSE.

NO EXTRA FEE FOR 1-2 LPS MAKING POSTAGE BETTER VALUE (PLEASE REQUEST COMBINED POSTAGE BEFORE PAYING)
I ONLY SEND VIA SIGNED FOR POSTAGE

I combine postage, no extra postage for 1-2 albums then £1 extra and will only send signed for