Sold Date: March 20, 2014
Start Date: March 10, 2014
Final Price: £67.10 (GBP)
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DAVID BOWIE Diamond Dogs 1974 UK RCA ORIGINAL UNPLAYED/MINT STUNNING COPY w/FLAWLESS SOUND & NM MATT GATEFOLD DAVID BOWIE
Diamond Dogs

1974 UK RCA (APL1 0576) PRESSING OF BOWIE'S "Diamond Dogs"
ORIGINALLY TO BE BASED ON GEORGE ORWELL'S '1984' (but the late author’s estate denied the rights) SO MORE BOWIES OWN GLAM-TINGED VISION OF A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD
STUNNING COPY - LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED

PRESSED WITH MATT RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: APL1 0576 A - 1 oly / APL1 - 0576 - 6E
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNAL LYRICS TO 'Future Legend' PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY CLOUT & BAKER LTD.
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DISTINCTIVE RCA PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WTH TWO FLIPBACKS

The record was Bowie's glam swan-song; according to author David Buckley, "In the sort of move which would come to define his career, Bowie jumped the glam-rock ship just in time, before it drifted into a blank parody of itself".
At the time of its release Bowie described Diamond Dogs as "a very political album. My protest ... more me than anything I've done previously".
Disc magazine compared the album to The Man Who Sold the World (1970), while Rock and Sounds both described it as his "most impressive work ... since Ziggy Stardust".
It made #1 in the UK charts and #5 in the US, Bowie's highest stateside placing to that date.
Diamond Dogs' raw guitar style and visions of urban chaos, scavenging children and nihilistic lovers ("We'll buy some drugs and watch a band / And jump in the river holding hands") have been credited with anticipating the punk revolution that would take place in the following years.
Bowie himself has described the Diamond Dogs, introduced in the title song, as: "all little Johnny Rottens and Sid Viciouses really. And, in my mind, there was no means of transport, so they were all rolling around on these roller-skates with huge wheels on them, and they squeaked because they hadn't been oiled properly. So there were these gangs of squeaking, roller-skating, vicious hoods, with Bowie knives and furs on, and they were all skinny because they hadn't eaten enough, and they all had funny-coloured hair. In a way it was a precursor to the punk thing."

Side 1:
Future Legend - Diamond Dogs
Sweet Thing - Candidate - Sweet Thing (Reprise) - Rebel Rebel
Side 2:
Rock 'N' Roll With Me
We Are The Dead
1984
Big Brother - Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate, factory-fresh pair of labels - no spindle traces or any signs the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both vinyl surfaces shine like new - unmarked in normal light, under bright light just some harmless wispy hairlines are visible
VINYL Audio: MINT
Strong, deep and powerful sound - crystal clear and finely detailed and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - plays beautifully with exceptionally clean and fantastic sound quality (and a surprisingly difficult record to find playing this well)
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
But like-new - just two soft shop creases to the spine - little edge, spine or surface rub to speak of - a beautifully clean, sharp and fresh sleeve

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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