DAVID BOWIE-ZIGGY STARDUST LP ORIG 72 UK 1ST PRS 1E/1E

	£		60
	$		80

DAVID BOWIE - The Rise and Fall of ZIGGY STARDUST and the Spiders from Mars

ORIGINAL 1972 UK 1st Stereo PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS RCA Orange 'Glossy' Labels 

***** Vinyl is STUNNING and Looks Barely Played in Nr MINT Condition!!! ***** 

Has only the very 1st Press Issue 'TITANIC' Music  & 'RCA VICTOR' Cover Logo - With NO 'Mainman' or 'International' References on the Labels or Cover 
 

 An Original UK 1972 NEAR MINT and Incredibaly Rare VERY 1st PRESS Issue in Stereo (There were No Monos!) in Thick Heavy Vinyl (Not Dynaflex) with the Matrix Endings 1E/1E - Which pre-dates the 'MAINMAN' Contract and as such has NO References to Mainman anywhere on the Cover Sleeve or Record Labels comes with the 1st  Press Orange Glossy shiny'  RCA Victor Labels all in this Amazing and Unbelievable condition for 38 years old - Closely followed with the Original 1st PRESS Robert Stace Matt Cover sleeve showing the famous early 70s artwork Street scene with David Bowie also Original 1st PRESS Black & White Picture/Lyric inner Sleeve that are both in an exceptional Excellent to Near Mint condition!!! - Just so scarce these days and near impossible to find a decent Copy of the Earliest 'Ziggy Stardust' 1st Pressing - Especially that hasn't been played to Death and Destruction at wild parties in the Early 70s - And your probably thinking will I ever find that elusive and impossible virtually Unplayed copy where the Vinyl surfaces still look Clean respectable and virtually Unmarked  and where the Thin cover and flimsy thin inner sleeve are not in a Tatty grubby written on,ripped, torn or worn out awful state that's not worth a second look! - Well you don't have to look any further because here is that opposite and Ultimate Copy that's in Exceptional condition!!!

All parts of this Album are Just still Exceptional and Superb - Vinyl Looks Barely Played and Virtually Untouched - You will not be Disappointed!!! - So now here is your chance to Bid on a Genuine 1st Stereo Pressing of the very 1st Ziggy Stardust Album and own a Great piece of David Bowie History!!!  Especially in this Superb and Unbelievable condition!!!

Matrix Stamper Nos: Side 1: BGBS 0864 - 1E (stamped on - not etched)Mother Stamper: A1 N 

                                  Side 2: BGBS 0865 - 1E (stamped on - not etched) Mother Stamper: A1 G

  VERY RARE to find an Original Stereo copy in this Stunning and Beautiful NEAR MINT Condition - Original 11-Track Stereo Vinyl LP on UK RCA Pressing with the original Orange'Glossy Mirror' Labels' on Record Label Cat. No: SF 8287  that's in the Original '1st Press Matt Picture cover sleeve - 'Printed and Made in England by Robert Stace' and also comes with the Original 1st Press White Inner Sleeve with Black lyric printed text and with No.'LSP- 4702' printed text on top right hand corner of lyric sheet

ARTIST: DAVID BOWIE

ALBUM TITLE: ZIGGY STARDUST ( 1ST PRESS STEREO ALBUM)

YEAR: 1972

CAT NO: SF 8287 (LSP 4702)

LABEL & COLOUR  RCA VICTOR -  ORIGINAL 'GLOSSY' ORANGE LABEL

COUNTRY: UK

MATRIX Nos: 1ST STEREO PRESSING: BGBS 0864 - 1E & BGBS 0865 - 1E  

Vinyl Condition: Mint- The Vinyl on both playing surfaces visually appear to look near Flawless and looks BARELY PLAYED and is free from any suface scratch marks or wear/blemishes virtually UNMARKED on even closer examination under a strong Light it's very hard to find or detect any obvious marks on this superb and near perfect vinyl disc  If I'm going to be over critical and you look hard enough it only just about reveals nothing more than some insignificant very very feint mild wispy small hairline/scuff traces from inner sleeve removal on each side that absolutely dosen't affect the virtually near Perfect Audio Playback - The vinyl still retains it's original factory pressed look with jet black shiny gloss sheen and lustre - It would be very hard and near impossible to find a vinyl copy that will better this one!!!  

AUDIO PLAYBACK ASSESSMENT:  - SUPERB UNINTERRUPTED CRYSTAL CLEAR CLARITY AND POWER ON AUDIO PLAYBACK END TO END - Audio is Graded as NEAR MINT - There are No Clicks,pops,skips,jumps or repeats and shows No other annoying  audio noise distortions during playback If I'm going to be Ultra Critical whilst listening through the playback you may get occasionally when the very quiet tracks begin to play or on the start of run ins and inbetween tracks you may get some very light static crackle for a second or two and then it just fades away but absolutely nothing of any consequence that will spoil your overall enjoyment of this exceptional Iconic Classic Album - Overall  its just a Fantastic listening Experience that comes from this near Perfect Dynanmic Stereo Audio performance!!! 

Please Note: This record has been stored away and not touched or cleaned for most of it's 38 years it would obviously benefit from a professional clean  before play as to reduce further any light static crackle that is still present

Labels Condition: Nr Mint  The Glossy Shiny Vibrant Orange Labels are just Superb and look near perfect and show very little evidence of Spindle usage marks or trails across either of the Labels with No real wear around the spindle hole which still looks excellent its very evident that it has barely ever been played maybe be a few times only over 38 years as there is not that much evidence to show of any audio play use to be seen!!!

Cover Condition: EX to Near MINT   An Original Robert Stace Matt picture sleeve cover - That's totally intact with No obvious bad wear and tear noticable with straight virtually unworn edges and a sharp straight opening edge with only some mild light small edge creases and corner rub bumps also with some minimal ultra fine light and faint disc rim wear rubbing on the front and back of cover (not that obvious and noticable) The cover Looks to be virtually Unmarked - Flat crisp and very clean and still shows all it's original bold vibrant vivid colours on front & back of cover the Non-Laminated cover has been well cared for and stored in a thick plastic protector cover which has certainly preserved it to the highest standard (when most of these covers have gone to the grave by now!)  Being very clean - exceptional and totally intact with all areas of the sleeve that are still fantastic and all still in an Original state and near Perfect condition with No bad wear or blemishes -  None of the said mentioned mild wear isn't  that noticable (this doesn't in anyway detract from the overall exceptional condition of cover - Remember this cover is one of the hardest to find generally in any fit reasonable state of condition due to the fact that historically it has a very high wear Potential because of it being made of a very thin flimsy light card manufacture and very vulnerable to tears,splits,fading,heavy rubbing and bad spine/ringwear   

Spine Condition: EX+ The spine is superb and very clean totally intact and near perfect - Still amazingly and unbelievable is that all written text still showing to be bold clear legible and perfectly worded with only light mild rub wear at each end of the spine  

Inner Sleeve: EX The original Black & White Picture with LSP-4702 number that's on top right hand corner of the Lyric side of sleeve shows still be in immaculate condition - Being very clean intact condition and shows no evidence of any real handling wear over it's lifetime - Absolutely NO Tears,Splits,Ink Writting,Stickers or other Blemishes apart from a little yellow aging tinges around the edges and some paper creases

 The overall Brilliant Pristine condition of this Album is mainly due to the superb dry storage conditions and thick plastic cover protection on this LP Record over it's Lifetime!!!

 Thanks for Looking and Happy Bidding!!!

     I'm currently sorting through some of my other Rarer vinyl records that have been played only a few times which are mainly UK 1st  PRESSINGS - Which are all in Excellent to Mint Condition - Mainly due to Covers/Vinyl have been kept in plastic covers and Stored in a Cupboard for all of their Life Span and this is one of them

Track List: 

1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain't Easy
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang on to Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock & Roll Suicide

  I will Grade LP to RECORD COLLECTORS 'RARE RECORDS' UK Grading system guide

 This will give any interested bidders a good indication of the quality and overall  standard of my LPs 

Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The Record is in Brand New Condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The Cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet,booklet or poster are in Perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be MINT.  

EXCELLENT: The Record shows some signs of having been played,but there is very little lessing in sound quality. The Cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or Creasing.

VERY GOOD: The Record has obviously been played many times,but displays no major deterioration in sound quality,despite noticable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the Cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable.

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