David Bowie LOW UK LP 1ST W/INSERT/STICKER 100% UNPLAYED A2/B1 NMINT

	£		59
	$		78

DAVID BOWIE - LOW

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED (NEAR MINT) CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT  INSERT & FANCLUB FLYER

• CATALOGUE:RCA PL 12030 
• MATRIX: PL12030 A-2 / B-1  (ETCHED NOT STAMPED)
• 2 CROSSED OUT MATRIX NUMBERS ON EACH SIDE
• STEELING STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A STICKER ON THE BACK WITH THE TRACKLISTING ON IT (ANYTHING ELSE IS A LATER PRESS)

THE SLEEVE MUST STATE 'PRINTED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARRODPRINT LTD' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR CORNER

THERE MUST BE 'ZZ' IN THE TOP REAR RIGHT CORNER

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE MUST BE A LYRIC INSERT SHEET

THERE MUST ALSO BE A FAN CLUB FLYER

THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'MADE IN ENGLAND R.S 12-76' IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE VINYL MUST STATE MANUFACTURED BY RCA, ENGLAND FROM MASTER RECORDINGS' ALONG THE BOTTOM RIM

THE LABELS MUST BE MATT FINISH NOT GLOSSY

THE WORD 'VICTOR' MUST BE SITUATED AT 3 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL

THERE MUST BE THREE SETS OF ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (TWO OF WHICH MUST BE CROSSED OUT)

1,PL12030-A-2 / PL12030-B-1 

2.APLI2030 A / APLI-2030-B (BOTH SIDES CROSSED OUT)

3. RS1108 A-1 / RS1108 B-1 (BOTH SIDES CROSSED OUT)

THE WORD 'STERLING' MUST BE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

EVEN THOUGH TIS ALBUM WAS UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY, IT IS A FACT THAT THE MID 70'S VINYL WAS NEVER AS GOOD AS THE LATE 60'S AND WHILST THIS SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY A MINT GRADE, THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND STATIC LIKE STUFF ON SIDE 2 PARTICULARLY DURING THE FIRST MINUTE OF TRACK ONE. IN ADDITION A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS.

ON THAT BASIS I MUST GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY TOTALLY UNCREASED. THIS FRONT SURFACE ONLY HAS TWO ABSOLUTELY MINUSCULE AND NEAR INVISIBLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE IS JUST ONE VERY LIGHT SLIVER OF RECORD WEAR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE (JUST A LIGHT SEMICIRCLE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS SHOWING ON THE TOP EDGE, AND THE VERY RIGHT HAND CORNER TIPS RUBBED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE APART FROM THE BOTTOM TIP END WHERE THERE IS THE TINIEST BIT OF RUBBING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A LIGHTER SHADE OF ORANGE RUNNING DOWN THE SPINE EDGE. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE , AND WHILST SOME ARE THE SAME COLOUR ALL THE WAY ACROSS MANY LIKE THIS ONE ARE NOT. IMPORTANTLY IT HAS THE STICKER ON THIS SURFACE WITH THE TRACK TITLES DENOTING IT AS A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE. AGAIN THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES TO BE SEEN. THERE IS A TINY BIT OF GLUE RESIDUE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. I AM CERTAIN THIS CAN BE REMOVED WITH CARE AND PATIENCE.

THE PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM HAVING THE ALL IMPORTANT 'MADE IN ENGLAND R.S. 12-76' IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER DENOTING DECEMBER 1976. IT IS FLAT UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT

THE TRACK LISTING INNER SHEET IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

THE FAN CLUB FLYER IS ALSO PRISTINE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY