DAVID BOWIE Low 1977 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/INSERT NEAR MINT
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DAVID BOWIE Low 1977 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/INSERT NEAR MINT
DAVID BOWIELow
UK RCA (RCA S PL 12030) FIRST PRESSING (January 1977)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY
LOOKS UNPLAYED AND DELIVERS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FRIST ISSUE RCA MATT ORANGE LABELS
NO *STEREO* INDICATION BY THE SIDE NUMBER
MATRIX: PL 12030-A-2 (with several corrections) / PL 12030-B-1E
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE, "Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrodprint Ltd." WITH THE TRACK LISTING STICKER ON THE REVERSE, 'ZZ' PRICE CODE AND "SOUND & VISION" STICKER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL THIN PAPER INSERT
AND WHITE DIE-CUT RCA INNER SLEEVE
Following through with the avant-garde inclinations of Station to Station, yet explicitly breaking with David Bowie's past, Low is a dense, challenging album that confirmed his place at rock's cutting edge.
Driven by dissonant synthesisers and electronics, Low is divided between brief, angular songs and atmospheric instrumentals.
Throughout the record's first half, the guitars are jagged and the synthesisers drone with a menacing robotic pulse, while Bowie's vocals are unnaturally layered and overdubbed. During the instrumental half, the electronics turn cool, which is a relief after the intensity of the preceding avant pop.
Half the credit for Low's success goes to Brian Eno, who explored similar ambient territory on his own releases. Eno functioned as a conduit for Bowie's ideas, and in turn Bowie made the experimentalism of not only Eno but of the German synth group Kraftwerk and the post-punk group Wire respectable, if not quite mainstream.
Though a handful of the vocal pieces on Low are accessible -- "Sound and Vision" has a shimmering guitar hook, and "Be My Wife" subverts soul structure in a surprisingly catchy fashion -- the record is defiantly experimental and dense with detail, providing a new direction for the avant-garde in rock & roll.
This record peaked at No 2 in the UK album charts but it was claimed many returned this record to the shops feeling let-down by the lack of vocals – but time has corrected any over hasty misgivings for this wonderful record.
Low has risen to the top of many critics’ “Greatest Album” lists. In 2000 ‘Q’ Magazine placed it at number 14 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever and by 2003, the album was ranked number 249 in ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Side 1:
Speed of Life (2:48)
Breaking Glass (1:52)
What in the World (2:24)
Sound and Vision (3:03)
Always Crashing in the Same Car (3:29)
Be My Wife (2:55)
A New Career in a New Town (2:52)
Side 2:
Warszawa (6:21)
Art Decade (3:44)
Weeping Wall (3:26)
Subterraneans (5:39)
LABELS: MINT
Both labels are clean and unmarked with no spindle traces or any sign the record has been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing a superficial mark on Side two which has no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout at volume with little to fault.
Some low-level surface noted on occasion on Side Two but nothing really, otherwise flawless
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The cover is as crisp, sharp and fresh with just a small bump to the top spine corner and light storage rub but all edges are unworn and all spine text is clear
INSERT: NEAR MINT
Clean, white and unmarked
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)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))
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