DAVID BOWIE Diamond Dogs 1974 UK RCA 1st PRESS MINT-
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May 20, 2013 Sold Date
May 10, 2013 Start Date
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DAVID BOWIE Diamond Dogs 1974 UK RCA 1st PRESS MINT-

EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND, MATT GF w/RCA FLIPBACK INNER

DAVID BOWIE
Diamond Dogs

UK RCA (APL1 0576) FIRST PRESSING (May 1974) OF BOWIE'S "Diamond Dogs"
ORIGINALLY TO BE BASED ON ORWELL'S '1984' (but the late author’s estate denied the rights) SO MORE BOWIES OWN GLAM-TINGED VISION OF A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD
A STUNNING COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE (if any) PLAY AND DELIVERS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST (SMOOTH) RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: APL1 0576 A - 1 oly / APL1 0576 B - 1 oly
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNAL LYRICS TO 'Future Legend'
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DISTINCTIVE RCA PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH 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-
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with no evident spindle traces (but spindles do not readily show on these smooth labels)
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both vinyl surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
Strong, deep and powerful sound - crystal clear and finely detailed and my play-check at loud volume found practically nothing to fault - just a touch of surface between a couple of the tracks (impossibly minor) otherwise, the whole set is exceptionally clean with fantastic sound quality (and a surprisingly difficult record to find playing this well)
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
The gatefold is clean, crisp and square with little edge or spine wear to speak of - a fine example

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: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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