David Bowie Heroes Original 1977 Japan 1st Press WLP +2 Inserts + JIS (C 14 Pix)

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             >>> *** Incredibly RARE to find this Original 1977 "Heroes" First Press Japan WHITE LABEL PROMO  *** <<<

    
                                                                     Up for sale:

                          
                                                                      "Heroes"

                                                      RCA RVP - 6243 (AFL1 - 2522)

01) I bought this in the early 80's, exact time and place eludes me for sure
02) This Japan Promo includes two insert sheets:
      A) Insert one is printed on one-sided heavy white card-like stock with Japanese lyrics
      B) Insert two is printed on two-sided heavy dark card-like stock with English lyrics
03) I have uploaded 14 pictures from my scanner for your perusal. Please pardon the use of my scanner, my camera still in for repair. 

04) I just called E-bay and found out E-bay will only allow me 12 Pics for this listing. If you are interested in this item I can send Pic #13 + #14 as attachments to you. Sorry for this inconvenience.

More Information:

David Bowie "Heroes" White Label Promo RVP 6243 First Pressing [JIS] LP Japan 1977 

Label: RCA RVP-6243, RCA AFL1-2522
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, First Japan Pressing
              1-Sided White Heavy Card Lyric Insert With Songs In Japanese
              2-Sided Dark Heavy Stock Card Lyric Insert With Songs In English
              obi - This promo was Issued without an obi and was distributed in Japan before it was produced.  
Country: Japan 
Released: 1977 
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Experimental, Prog Rock

Track List:

A1 Beauty And The Beast (3:35) 
A2 Joe The Lion (3:05) 
A3 "Heroes" (6:07) 
A4 Sons Of The Silent Age (3:15) 
A5 Blackout  3:50
 
B1 V-2 Schneider (3:10) 
B2 Sense Of Doubt (3:57) 
B3 Moss Garden (5:03) 
B4 Neuköln (4:34) 
B5 The Secret Life Of Arabia (3:46) 

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – RVC Corporation

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Antonia Maass
Bass – George Murray
Engineer – Colin Thurston
Guitar [Lead] – Robert Fripp
Guitar [Rhythm] – Carlos Alomar
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar [Treatments] – Brian Eno
Percussion – Dennis Davis
Producer – David Bowie
Producer, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Tony Visconti
 

Notes:

Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin. Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux.

*** I viewed and wrote down the following matrices from run off groove of the record: I hope I got this right and understandable. ***

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Stamped Matrix (Side One) R V P 6 2 4 3 A then (S) circled, then 1 1 1 "then 4 Japaneses characters", then K L then the Japanese Industrial Standard symbol [JIS], in the form of a small circle with the letters JIS inside it (the letters are connected together), then a (B) with a circle around it

Stamped Matrix (Side Two) R V P 6 2 4 3 B 1 1 1 "then 2 Japanese characters", then a capital L

Visual Grading:

1) I never played this LP when purchased back in the day, I only re-sleeved the vinyl and both inserts into their own VRP sleeves for protection, then outer sleeved the LP itself by triple-sleeving with heavy poly sleeves
2) The LP Cover looks VG, some creases, blemishes, nicks, and corner dents when you view the pics (Still a VERY RARE PROMO LP)
3) The vinyl looks NEAR MINT, not a scratch to be found, just shiny glossy black, unbelievable for a 1977 LP
4) The promo labels look NEAR MINT, No spindle drags, sharp black RCA printing on vivid white labels, perfect spindle hole
5) Both the inserts look EXC, each insert was individually inserted into its own VRP sleeve for protection as noted above
6) With the 14 pictures I have scanned I think I covered all the angles including the spine as Pic #14, again I can send you Pic#13 + #14 

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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This RARE Original "Heroes' 1977 White Label Promo LP has been well cared for and stored out of UV light.

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I've collected David since 1973 and what a trip it has been with this incredible artist and his career.

It was such a shame and incredible loss with his passing. It just seems unreal he is gone.

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