Sold Date: August 15, 2016
Start Date: August 5, 2016
Final Price: £56.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 17
Seller Feedback: 20871
Buyer Feedback: 149

ATTENTION DAVID BOWIE AND 1970s CLASSIC ROCK ALBUMS COLLECTORS!   HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1972 1ST ISSUE OF THE ESSENTIAL ALBUM BY DAVID BOWIE:"THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS" WITH THE USUALLY MISSING LYRICS INNER SLEEVE.

THIS IS THE 1ST RCA VICTOR LABEL DESIGN WITH THE SHINY LABELS,THE "TITANIC MUSIC/CHRYSALIS MUSIC" CREDITS AND THE VINYL IS THICKER THAN LATER REPRESSES. RCA SF 8287 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1E/1E MATRIXES-STEREO MIXES(THERE WERE NO MONO EDITIONS OF THIS LP).THE COVER DOES NOT HAVE THE "MAINMAN" CREDIT AS ON LATER COVERS AND IS PRINTED BY ROBERT STACE. IT'S THE BEST COPY I HAVE FOUND IN AGES AS A DEALER! 

THIS EXAMPLE DIRECT FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHO HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO SELL HAVING CARED AND CHERISHED HIS RECORDS-MOST BOUGHT NEW AT THE TIME WITH MINIMAL PLAYS AS OFTEN THE CASE WITH LARGE COLLECTIONS.THEY WERE STORED UPRIGHT ON STRONG SHELVING AWAY FROM LIGHT,HEAT,DAMP AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS A NON-SMOKER!  THIS IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE HAS HAD CAREFUL USE IN 44 YEARS.

ISSUED ON THICK 100% FLAT VINYL.  LOCATING A REALLY OUTSTANDING 1972 COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING MAJOR DISTORTION AND GENERAL WEAR. THIS COPY HAS HAD SOME MINIMAL USE WITH GLEAMING SURFACES,JUST SOME TINY,FAINT,WISPY HAIRLINE SURFACE MARKS VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT. THERE IS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE! NO NASTY LOUD CLICKS,NO STICKS OR JUMPS! THE 1972 PRESSINGS HAVE FAR MORE BASS THAN THE LATER  REPRESSINGS.  STRICTLY AND SERIOUSLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION! THICK VINYL. THERE IS HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR AND NO LABEL WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR DEFACEMENT!  THE LYRICS INNER SLEEVE HAS A TINY SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A FEW CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS. THE COVER HAS SOME RING WEAR,SLIGHT SURFACE AND EDGE WEAR AS WELL AS A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!  PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER,THE SPECIAL LYRICS INNER SLEEVE AND BOTH LABELS! THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL  INNER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE 1970s LPs FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY THIS WEEK AND TO MORE FOLLOW SO CHECK THEM OUT!.

PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH AT A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT TIME.

Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many  collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.

Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.

The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!     

This is my honest grading!!!

Please see my listening policy below. 

I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!  

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MORE DIFFERENT LPs,EPs AND 45s FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!