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DAVID BOWIE - THE RISE AND DALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.

FIRST UK PRESSING

1972

RCA ORANGE LABEL.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS LOCATED IN THE RUNOUTS:

BGBS - 0864 - 1E - SIDE -1 ETCHED IN DEADWAX.

BGBS - 0865 - 1-E - SIDE -2 - ETCHED IN DEADWAX.

GEM PRODUCTIONS ON REAR SLEEVE AND RECORD LABEL.

NO MAINMAN LOGO ON REAR SLEEVE.

VICTOR UNDER RCA LABEL NOT INTERNATIONAL .

TITANIC/ CHRYSALIS CREDITS ON LABELS.

ALL ABOVE CONFIRM THIS IS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING.

VINYL CONDITION

EXCELLENT ++ / NR MINT -9.5/10.

EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN

VINYL IS FLAT AND THE CENTRE HOLE IS PUNCHED CLEAN - LOOKS TIGHT WITH NO WEAR

LOOKS UNPLAYED - BEST IVE EVER SEEN

A ‘TIME CAPSULE ‘ COPY

VINYL IS JET BLACK - DEEP GLOSS SHINE

ROTATED UNDER INTENSE HALOGEN LAMP REVEALS FEINT SLEEVE REMOVAL TRACES -THESE ARE FAINT AND COULD EVEN HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE RECORD WAS INSERTED INTO THE INNER SLEEVE AT THE PRESSING PLANT.

THIS RECORD LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN PLAYED - IT LOOKS NEW.

LABEL CONDITION

THE LABELS LOOK LIKE NEW

NO SPINDLE TRACES - NONE

NO MARKS, PEN OR STICKER MARKS

RCA - GLOSSY LABELS

GEM PRODUCTIONS

TITANIC/ CHRYSALIS CREDITS

THE LACK OF SPINDLE TRACES SUGGESTS NO OR VERY LIGHT PLAY.

INNER SLEEVE CONDITION

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THIN PAPER AND THESE SLEEVES IFTEN BREAKOUT AT THE EDGES AND RIP EASILY. THIS ONE IS FULLY INTACT, GAS NO MARKS, RIPS OR STICKER TRACES AND GAS ONLY ONE SNALL STRIP APPROX 5 CM WHICH HAS BEGUN TO BREAKOUT. THERE IS A. FOLD/ CREASE AT THE TOP -SLIGHT AGE DISCOLOURATION BUT OVERALL A VERY NICE SLEEVE.

OUTER SLEEVE

THE ROBERT STACE SLEEVE IS MADE OF SOFT CARD AND IS FRAGILE AND FLIMSY. MOST OF THESE COVERS HAVE BEEN TRASHED, RIPPED, DEFACED,ETC, ETC - THIS ONE HAS’NT BEEN. IT HAS SOME LIGHT RINGWEAR PROBABLY CAUSED BY COMPACTION IN STORAGE - YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS IF YOU ENLARGE THEM - FRONT AND BACK.

THE SPINE IS FULLY READABLE AND THERE IS NO BAD CREASING OR RIPS ANYWHERE.

THE COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IS ONE OF THE BEST I’VE SEEN.

PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS AND ENLARGE AS NECESSARY TO GET A CLEAR VIEW.

CONCLUSION

A FIRST PRESSING OF THIS ICONIC BOWIE ALBUM IN ALMOST TIME CAPSULE CONDITION.

I HAVE NOT SEEN A BETTER ONE

PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS

THANK YOU

PLEASE NOTE I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO PLAY GRADE RECORDS.