DAVID BOWIE TMWSTW Dress cover ORIGINAL Penny ST NO RES
£
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Description
THE DRESS / DRAG COVER.
This is an ORIGINAL 1971 English release of Bowie`s masterpiece THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD on the MERCURY record label.
To me this is the best LP sleeve put out by anyone that ever made a record .From the way it was made to the strangeness of the picture subject , it is in itself , a true piece of rock art !
An added bonus is of course is the record ,it took me 5 years to access this LP and it is a true complicated masterpiece that is well worth the work.
If you havent played it for a while check out All the Madmen ,or Bowie`s most haunting song ever the fabulassly underestimated After All , or the cracking Saviour Machine ,this LP is a true classic.
This dress cover sleeve is in great condition and I would grade it VG ++ .
The spine has never been crushed but does have a bit of a crease visable in the pictures .
The record has some hairlines but it plays ENTIRELY with no skips , jumps or sticking at all . There are no unwanted noises during or inbetween the songs to spoil the listeners enjoyment so id say it plays Mint- .
There is a little edgeware , no wringware , The back of the LP sleeve is also really clean .
Heres proof that this great piece is the real thing and not one of the two forgerys that exist .
1)The counterfeit has a sheeny texture to it , the original has a matt texture which is more defined . The colours on the counterfeit are much paler like the EMI/Rycodisc who amazingly used the fake for their artwork !
2)The clock on the right side of the sleeve is hardly there on the counterfeit and the original more than half the clock is there , this is the usual method in telling the two apart .
3)The counterfeits back cover is very pale , again the original has a much more defined grey.
4) On the fake Bowies foot goes right to the edge of the sleeve on the original theres a centimetre or more sleeve.
5)The inner sleeve is white on the forgery and grey on the original and im talking about the ACTUAL sleeve (not the paper inner sleeve).
6)The label on the counterfeit is a lighter shade of black than the original and the typeset is taller and thinner than the original , it also has a circled `R` instead of the propper `P`, other than that its a very good effort.
7)The matrix on the runout groove is larger on the fake not so well stamped and omits 420 from the numbers and faces the label rather than pointing away from it as on the original.
8)The spine has Mercury, title and cat number running from right to left on the counterfeit whereas on the original its left to right (this is if you hold the cover face up!).
So rest assured this is THE REAL THING .
Christmas is just around the corner , why not treat yourself to a true Bowie collectable that just keeps growing in value due to the massive desirabillity of the item .
If you require any more info or pictures dont hessitate to ask .
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