Sold Date: May 11, 2014
Start Date: May 11, 2014
Final Price: £350.00 (GBP)
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DAVID BOWIE.HUNKY DORY.1971 UK FIRST PRESSING WITH LAMINATED SLEEVE AND INNER.THIS IS NOW THOUGHT TO BE AMONG THE VERY RAREST(SOME COLLECTORS SAY, THE RAREST) UK BOWIE ALBUM.THIS ALBUM WAS FIRST ISSUED IN 1971 WITH A FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE AND ON THICK VINYL(1ST PRESSINGS MUST HAVE MATRIX ENDING IN 3T) WITH GLOSSY LABELS.BOWIE WAS AN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AND THE ALBUM SOLD POORLY.IT WAS QUICKLY DELETED.THE ALBUM WAS REISSUED AFTER THE SUCCESS OF ZIGGY STARDUST IN 1972 ON THINNER VINYL AND AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE.THIS SLEEVE WAS FLIMSIER THAN THE FIRST.THIS PRESSING SOLD WELL AND IS QUITE COMMON.
HERE IS SOME INFO ON THE SLEEVE.THERE ARE TWO VARIATIONS OF THE LAMINATED SLEEVE.THE FIRST VARIATION HAD NO `MAINMAN` OR `GEM` CREDIT ON THE REAR SLEEVE.THIS WAS REPLACED AFTER A FEW WEEKS WITH THE SECOND VARIATION WITH NO `MAINMAN` BUT WITH `GEM` CREDIT ON REAR SLEEVE.(THIS ISSUE).BOTH VARIATIONS ARE EQUALLY RARE AS THEY WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE BEING DELETED.BOWIE WAS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AND HIS RECORDS SOLD IN TINY QUANTITIES.BOTH VARIATIONS CAME WITH THE SAME RECORD WITH  MATRIX ENDING IN 3T AND `RASPUTIN` AND `BOBIL` SCRATCHED INTO THE RUN OFF.ONLY 1ST PRESSINGS HAVE THIS.THE FIRST PRESS VINYL IS THICKER AND OF CONSIDERABLY SUPERIOR QUALITY TO LATER PRESSINGS.THE SOUND QUALITY IS VASTLY SUPERIOR TO ANY LATER PRESSING.     
CAT NO:SF 8244     
MATRIX:APRS 5947 3T      APRS 5948 3T       `BOBIL` AND `RASPUTIN` ARE SCRATCHED INTO THE RUN OFF      
COVER:THIS 1ST PRESS FRONT LAMINATED,THICK CARD `ROBERT STACE` COVER IS IN STUNNING SHAPE AND IS THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR.IT WOULD BE HARD,IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO UPGRADE THIS.THERE IS AN AREA OF LAMINATE LIFT THAT RUNS DOWN THE FRONT COVER NEXT TO THE SPINE(THIS IS ABOUT 2MM WIDE AND MINOR).THERE ARE ALSO A FEW LAMINATE CREASES.THE SPINE IS FIRM AND LEGIBLE.THE REAR COVER WHICH IS PRONE TO DISCOLORATION IS LOVELY AND CLEAN.THE SLEEVE GRADES EX+.I DOUBT THERE IS A BETTER EXAMPLE ON THE PLANET!     
INNER:LYRIC INNER IS NICE AND CLEAN.HAS A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING.GRADES EXCELLENT     
LABELS:FIRST PRESS GLOSSY LABELS ARE IMMACULATE AND LOOK FACTORY FRESH.BOLD,VIVID AND CRYSTAL CLEAR,THEY GRADE NEAR MINT.     
RECORD:THIS THICK SLAB OF VINYL RETAINS A GLORIOUS BLACK GLOSS AND LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS IN NORMAL LIGHT.CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER MY POWERFUL 100 WATT LIGHT REVEALS A FEW HAIRLINES/SUPERFICIAL SCUFFS TO BOTH SIDES.THE RECORD GRADES EXCELLENT AND HAS CLEARLY RECEIVED NO MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF CAREFUL PLAYS ON QUALITY EQUIPMENT.      
ON OFFER HERE IS A VERY,VERY RARE RECORD IN `OH MY GOD!` STUNNING CONDITION.COPIES IN THIS SHAPE RARELY COME ON TO THE MARKET BEING CONSIDERED SOUND INVESTMENT PIECES.YOU WILL NOT FIND BETTER!     
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