DAVID BOWIE Scary Monsters 1980 UK 1st PRESS MINT
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Sep 16, 2011
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Sep 6, 2011
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DAVID BOWIE Scary Monsters 1980 UK 1st PRESS MINT
MATT SLEEVE w/GF INSERT, BEAUTIFUL COPY, UNPLAYED?
DAVID BOWIEScary Monsters
ORIGINAL UK RCA (BOW LP 2) FIRST PRESSING (September 1980) OF DAVID BOWIE'S "Scary Monsters" - AN END OF DECADE SUMMATION OF HIS 70s WORK ENCOMPASSING MAJOR TOM, GLAM AND BERLIN AVANT-GARDE - AND IT'S IN STUNNING CONDITION (possibly unplayed - the labels show no spindles or signs of use and the vinyl surfaces are unmarked and shine like new) AND THE AUDIO DELIVERY IS SENSATIONAL THROUGHOUT (with a fantastic loud cut) - A BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN PRESSING - GREAT COPY OF THIS SUPERB LP - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE RCA MATT BLACK LABELS
MATRIX: BOW LP 2 - A - 3 (etched "I CANT THINK....") / BOW LP 2 - B - 3 (etched "....OF ANYTHING") with "TOWNHOUSE" stamped on both run-offs (the first set for this LP)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE, DATED 1980
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT
AND THE ORIGINAL RCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED '7-80' (July, 1980)
David Bowie returned to relatively conventional rock & roll with Scary Monsters, an album that effectively acts as an encapsulation of all his '70s experiments.
Reworking glam rock themes with avant-garde synth flourishes, and reversing the process as well, Bowie creates dense but accessible music throughout Scary Monsters.
Though it doesn't have the vision of his other classic records, it wasn't designed to break new ground -- it was created as the culmination of Bowie's experimental genre-shifting of the '70s.
As a result, Scary Monsters is Bowie's last great album.
While the music isn't far removed from the post-punk of the early '80s, it does sound fresh, hip, and contemporary, which is something Bowie lost over the course of the '80s.
Track Listing:
Side 1: IT'S NO GAME (No. 1) / UP THE HILL BACKWARDS / SCARY MONSTERS( AND SUPER CREEPS) / ASHES TO ASHES / FASHION
Side 2: TEENAGE WILDLIFE / SCREAM LIKE A BABY / KINGDOM COME / BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG / IT'S NO GAME (No. 2)
LABELS: MINT
Clean, bright and fresh labels with no spindle traces or signs of use - possibly never been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep, like-new glossy sheen and are unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT
Outstanding audio throughout with a crystal clear, deep, rich and detailed sound and a sensational loud cut - beautifully recorded and engineered and on playback at a very loud volume (which is how I always listen to my records prior to listing and this is one of Bowie's later LPs which is unjustly overlooked (even by me) but listing to it today it's a stunning piece of work) the audio delivery is flawless - this is a an exceptionally clean pressing and the run-ins and track divisions are practically silent - fantastic copy and one very, very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The cover is clean and unmarked with no wear to the edges or spine - where all text is clear and bold and only a little record impression to the front
INSERT: MINT
The gatefold lyric insert is clean, unmarked and untouched
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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