DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA NON-GATEFOLD w/INSERT NEAR MINT
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DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA NON-GATEFOLD w/INSERT NEAR MINT
DAVID BOWIEAladdin Sane
1973 UK RCA (RS 1001) NON-GATEFOLD PRESSING WITH LYRIC INSERT
SUPERB COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE, IF ANY USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SMOOTH RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: CPRY 4543 - 3T / CPRY 4544 - 3T
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE LESS COMMON SINGLE SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE LYRIC INSERT
AND ORIGINAL DIE-CUT RCA INNER SLEEVE
Aladdin Sane was the follow-up to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and was the first album Bowie released as a bona fide pop star.
The name of the album is a pun on "A Lad Insane". An early variation was "Love Aladdin Vein", which Bowie dropped partly because of its drug connotations. Although technically a new Bowie 'character', Aladdin Sane was essentially a development of Ziggy Stardust in his appearance and persona, as evidenced on the cover by Brian Duffy and in Bowie’s live performances throughout 1973 that culminated in Ziggy’s ‘retirement’ at the Hammersmith Odeon in July of that year.
Bowie himself described Aladdin Sane as simply "Ziggy goes to America", most of the tracks being observations he composed on the road during his 1972 U.S. tour – the reason for the place names following each song title on the original record sleeve. Biographer Christopher Sandford believed the album showed that Bowie "was simultaneously appalled and fixated by America"
The bulk of Aladdin Sane was recorded at Trident Studios in London from December 1972 to January 1973, between legs of Bowie's U.S. Ziggy Stardust tour. A desire to rush release the record was blamed for mixes on the Rolling Stones influenced "Watch That Man" and "Cracked Actor" that buried vocals and harmonica, respectively.Bowie and producer Ken Scott have since refuted this suggestion regarding "Watch That Man", claiming that a remix they produced which brought the vocals forward was considered by Mainman management and RCA Records to be inferior to the original that was eventually released.
Aladdin Sane featured a tougher rock sound than its predecessor, particularly on tracks like "Panic in Detroit" (built around a Bo Diddley beat) and Bowie’s breakneck version of the Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together". The album was also notable for its exploration of unusual styles such as avant-garde jazz in the title track and Brechtian cabaret in "Time". Both numbers were dominated by Mike Garson’s acclaimed piano work which also featured heavily in the James Bond flavoured ballad "Lady Grinning Soul", inspired by singer Claudia Linnear
SIDE 1:
Watch That Man (New York)
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) (RHMS Ellinis)
Drive-In Saturday (Seattle–Phoenix)
Panic In Detroit (Detroit)
Cracked Actor (Los Angeles)
SIDE 2:
Time (New Orleans)
The Prettiest Star (Gloucester Road)
Let's Spend The Night Together
The Jean Genie (Detroit and New York)
Lady Grinning Soul (London)
LABELS: MINT
Both labels are clean and unmarked.
No spindle traces and the spindle hole is still quite tight
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new with just harmless light sleeve removal hairlines/brush marks under bright light
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing of note to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and exceptionally clean playback
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The single sleeve is as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with just a little bump to one corner
LYRIC INSERT: EXCELLENT+
No marks or damage just light handling creases
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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