kentgirl22 is pleased to offer for sale the following MONSTER RARE ORIGINAL UK 1st PRESS PHILIPS label LP:

DAVID BOWIE

'David Bowie'

Philips Records

Cat.No.SBL 7912

Matrix Numbers:- 852146 1Y//2 * 11 1 & 852146 2Y//2 11 2

Made In UK

Issued 1969

Original and brilliant 1969 LP on PHILIPS SBL 7912 in STEREO

Cover is excellent (small colured in sticker removal mark to front top right...see pics). Spine is arrow straight and fully readable.

Record is in stunning excellent + near mint condition and plays superbly.

David Bowie - "David Bowie" - Rare original UK 1st pressing from 1969 on the Philips Records label LP and housed in its original unlaminated matt-textured gatefold sleeve with the song lyrics printed on the inside. Released on the black/silver text Philips Records label. A stereo recording, the disc comes in the original white poly-lined "British Patent No, made in England" inner sleeve. The album was recorded at Londons Trident Studio in June/September 1969 & produced by Tony Visconti and Gus Dudgeon.

On offer here from my personal archives, barely played during the near 40 years I have owned it, gatefold sleeve and vinyl are both in beautiful condition, is a very rare opportunity to obtain this Mega Rare Original UK Philips 1st Pressing of the classic 1969 released self-titled David Bowie LP!!

I am very happy to present one of the greatest David Bowie rarities, his self-titled original and only LP for Philips from 1969, the album that first gave us Space Oddity. Also later known as the 'Space Oddity' album, this great record was issued on the crest of the first (comparatively small) wave of success for David Bowie. It's kicked off by the excellent and enduring 'Space Oddity' - and here's something special, because it never sounded better than when heard on this album - and I've had several copies of the single.
It's beautiful in stereo, and on this superb near mint condition copy it just sounds spectacular, picking out instruments you can't notice on the single version.
Somewhere between rather convincing folk/singer-songwriter and progressive psych, Bowie sounds relaxed and confident about his art. The slightly acid-folk hippy edge in a song like 'Memory Of A Free Festival' really gives that sense of the late 60's freedom-for-all and shaking off the political cares and old moralities that stunted the growth of such musical expression for the previous generation.
Bowie had also shaken off his previous Tommy Steele/Anthony Newley leanings and put on his OWN coat of many colours, expressing his own art and style adeptly and convincingly.
A GREAT cover shot of David on the front too, with the psychedelic rear artwork illustrating the stories from the songs within!

One of the rarest and hardest David Bowie albums to track down....complete your collection NOW!

 A Superb Original UK Philips Label 1st Pressing Of This Major David Bowie Rarity!!

Tracklisting

Side 1

1. Space Oddity
2. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
3. Letter To Hermione
4. Cygnet Committee

Side 2

1. Janine
2. An Occasional Dream
3. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
4. God Knows I'm Good
5. Memory Of A Free Festival

Format: LP Record

Record Label: Philips Records

Catalogue No: SBL 7912

Matrix No's:

Side One: 852146 1Y//2 * 11 1

Side Two: 852146 2Y//2 11 2

Year of Release: 1969

Country of Origin: UK

CONDITION

Gatefold Sleeve: Excellent

The famous and beautiful unlaminated gatefold cover is solid, crisp and clean. The only real fault to report is a very small sticker removal mark on the front just to the one side of the Philips logo near the top right corner which has been neatly coloured in (please see photo no.9). There is only a little light wear to the corner tips, very minor shelf-wear on top/bottom seams, and a small amount of age related fading on the front near the bottom (I am being very picky but you need to know what you are buying). The spine is arrow straight and fully readable with only a few tiny specs of wear. Otherwise the sleeve has hardly any noticeable wear. Beside the afore-mentioned sticker mark there is no other unwanted writing on the sleeve, no splits, no rips and no tears, as is so often the case with this fragile gatefold cover. The inside of the gatefold sleeve features the printed song lyrics and is in virtually mint condition. The delicate, unlaminated, matt textured sleeve means that very few survive in such excellent condition as this copy. I would grade the sleeve a strong EXCELLENT. Overall a lovely example of this wonderful gatefold sleeve.

Poly-lined Inner Sleeve: Mint-

Original poly-lined inner sleeve with no rips, no tears, no writing....

Labels: Mint-

Both labels are very close to mint, clean and unmarked, with only a few spindle traces EVIDENT

Vinyl: Excellent (+)

The thick heavy vinyl retains its original shiny gloss and lustre, has only been played very,very few times from new!!! Just a few very faint wispy hairlines are barely visible under harsh lighting. The LP plays superbly throughout, with strong dynamic sound, and only the odd touch of surface static, nothing serious and nothing to spoil the listening experience. The record lays perfectly flat with no dishing. Both sides of this fantastic album still retain their original deep glossy black shine and full lustre. I have just played the whole album through on my very sensitive and revealing LINN SONDEK and the sound is full and crisp, there is NO loss of sound quality at all, great full sound stage and stereo seperation. The sound quality is NEAR MINT throughout - a WONDERFUL bright-sounding pressing! These HEAVY VINYL original late 60s UK Philips pressings are second to none. This is a lovely UK original PHILIPS pressing of the 1969 self-titled DAVID BOWIE LP that any collector would be delighted to add to their collection, a real KEEPER. It would be extremely difficult to find a significantly better original copy of this highly sought after LP!

Absolutely NO pops, NO clicks, NO sticks, NO jumps, NO nasty noises are audible...The LP plays superbly throughout!!!

Notes

This is your chance to own an original 1969 UK 1st pressing of David Bowie's classic 2nd LP issued on Philips SBF 7912.

This record was issued on Philips for a relatively short time before then being reissued on the RCA Victor label, just before Bowie's career then took off. Of course this very famous rare album has a totally different cover to the more widely known and common RCA version. The beautiful gatefold cover makes this magnificent rarity extra special, the back especially is gorgeous with wonderful artwork, known as ‘The Depth of a Circle’ (please see the back cover picture). Not only that, this original issue has an extra short song that follows track two. It's known as ‘Don't Sit Down’ and lasts approximately 40 seconds, it was dropped from the RCA version, so yet another major reason this original is so sought after. This ‘extra’ gets no mention on label or sleeve. 

Without doubt .... a mega rarity..... it rarely turns up on eBay !!

This album simply flopped big time. So this can justifiably be called rare, because that's simply what it is, and with the actual record in this stunning excellent + near mint condition, makes it a copy that goes beyond even rare. Everybody of course knows the classic single from this, ‘Space Oddity’, all the other songs are magnificent too, great vocals and lyrics. Bowie plays 12 string guitar, stylophone, kalimba, rosedale electric chord organ. It was produced by Tony Visconti.
It comes in a beautiful matt-textured gatefold sleeve, with the lyrics printed on the inner gatefold.

On offer here, from my own collection, is a SUPERB original copy of this legendary and SUPER RARE ORIGINAL PHILIPS LABEL 1969 UK 1st PRESSING of the self-titled DAVID BOWIE LP, housed in it's stunning unlaminated matt-textured gatefold sleeve. Highly collectable early David Bowie LP in magnificent condition. I have owned this classic LP for 40 years and during that time it has only been played very few times and always carefully looked after!!

This is without doubt one of the rarest David Bowie LP's and is easily among his most sought after, hardly ever shows up for sale these days, especially in such great condition as this copy is in!! This is quite possibly a unique opportunity to add this monster rare album to your collection, so don't let it go, it will be a long time before another one shows up (if at all) the winner will not be disappointed. You can bid with complete confidence.

Don't miss out on this mega rare DAVID BOWIE original 1969 UK first pressing on the Philips label!!

The pictures provided are REAL images of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. What you see is what you will receive!

This is an ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING it is not a later pressing, cheap re-issue or counterfeit!!

ABSOLUTELY NO pops, NO clicks or nasty hissing is audible...The LP plays superbly throughout!!!

Low Start....No Reserve!!

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Shipping Cost: - Due to paypal rules insurance will be compulsory on the shipping of this very rare and valuable record, so please do not pay until invoiced.

UK: Free Shipping

Europe: £4.00 (Air Mail) (Shipping cost for each additional lp will be £1.50)

Rest Of World: £8.00 (Air Mail) (Shipping cost for each additional lp will be £2.50)

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Records Are Graded In The Following Way:

MINT (M): The record displays barely any signs of use, if any, with no marks or deterioration in sound quality. Extra items and cover are near perfect.

EXCELLENT (EX): Shows only minor signs of being played with very little lessening in sound quality. The Cover and extras will have some light wear and or creasing

VERY GOOD (VG): Has been played many times but has no major deterioration in sound quality, despite some noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches. Cover and extras will have normal wear and tear but no major defects

GOOD (G): Has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and any extras may suffer from folding, scuffing, split spine, discoloration etc.

FAIR (F): The record is still just playable and has considerable surface noise and may even jump. Cover and contents will be torn stained and/or defaced.

POOR (P): The record will not play properly. Covers badly damaged or partly missing

+ or - : Indicates slightly better (+) or slightly lesser (-) condition than main grade

All records are from my personal collection and have been carefully play graded before listing. In many cases I have owned them from new and all have been looked after very well. Please check out my other similar LPs currently listed on eBay.

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Postage & Packaging Notes:

For items to be shipped within the UK

All items are automatically insured for up to £39.

If the value of your win(s) is more than £39 then insurance is highly recommended. The cost of insurance within the UK for items over £39 in value will be £4. If you do not select the insurance option offered in your invoice, then I am not responsible for any loss or damage to your item(s) and cannot refund you should loss or damage occur. By not selecting the insurance option you are stating that you agree to this.

For items to be shipped outside of the UK

The standard air mail postage prices do not include any insurance. For an additional £4 (for packages up to £39 value) or £6 (for packages over £39 value), Royal Mail 'International Signed For' delivery is available. This provides tracking and compensation should your item be damaged or lost.

If you do not select the insurance option offered in your invoice, then I am not responsible for any loss or damage to your items and cannot refund you should loss or damage occur. By not selecting the insurance option you are stating that you agree to this.

Packing Procedures: All LPs are securely and well packed in top quality material to avoid any unnecessary damage during transit. When posted the records are removed from the cover, if possible, and placed in a PVC outer protective sleeve to prevent sleeve splits in the post. I use brand new mailers, either the envelope style with thick stiffeners to prevent any sleeve bends in transit, or the "cruciform" style that wrap around the LP. I aim to dispatch all items within 48 hours of receiving payment. It is recommended that you choose the insurance option for higher value items. As stated above I cannot be held responsible for any item(s) lost or damaged in the post that are not shipped via insured / registered mail. I always obtain a certificate proof of posting receipt for every item sent, which will complete our transaction. Thank you for taking the time to look at my listings, I hope you will be lucky if deciding to make a bid. 

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