DAVID BOWIE "Diamond Dogs" 1974 UK RCA 1st PRESS NM
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£ 27
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Jul 14, 2011
Sold Date
Jul 4, 2011
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£ 22
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Description
DAVID BOWIE "Diamond Dogs" 1974 UK RCA 1st PRESS NM
EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND, MATT GF w/RCA FLIPBACK INNER
DAVID BOWIEDiamond Dogs
UK RCA (APL1 0576) FIRST PRESSING (May 1974) OF DAVID BOWIE'S "Diamond Dogs" LP
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
THIS COPY APPEARS TO BE PRACTICALLY UNPLAYED AS THE LABELS DISPLAY NO SPINDLE TRACES OR SIGNS OF USE AND THE VINYL SURFACES ARE UNMARKED
A GREAT COPY WHICH DELIVERS SENSATIONAL SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL (with a smooth outer rim) WITH THE FIRST (SMOOTH) RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: APL1 0576 A-1, oly, A4L / APL1 0576 B-1, oly', A5J (all etched)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE FACTORY SEALED (and folded under) LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNAL LYRICS TO 'Future Legend'
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."
Track Listing:
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 wear
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Unmarked in normal light and displaying just some light wispy hairlines under bright light this is a very fine example indeed
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Strong, deep and powerful sound - very rich and warm. My one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio issues of note - no scratches, loud clicks or pops or any other distractions (just some very light and non-intrusive background on "We Are The Dead"). Overall, a very clean copy (which in my experience is pretty rare for this original pressing)
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
A clean, crisp and square gatefold with little edge/spine wear to speak of. There is a tiny touch of paper loss on the top back corner (please see photos) and when angled to the light some writing impression can be seen (the result of using the sleeve as a writing rest) - nothing major
ALL RECORDS ARE PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED ON A 'MOTH MKII Pro' BEFORE DISPATCH AND PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
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
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