David Bowie ZIGGY STARDUST UK LP 1ST PRESS 1E/2E PLAYS 100% MINT
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DAVID BOWIE - ZIGGY STARDUST
PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS!!!!!! GRADE
A GENUINE EARLY FIRST PRESS FROM 1972
FIRST ISSUE MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8287
- MATRIX: BGBS0864-1E / BGBS0865-2E (ONLY 1E/1E IS LOWER)
- TITANIC CREDITS ON THE LABEL
- HEAVYWEIGHT SOLID (BARELY FLEXIBLE) DISC
ZIGGY STARDUST WAS RELEASED ON JUNE 6TH 1972 AND REACHED ONLY NUMBER 5 IN THE UK CHARTS. IT HAS SINCE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE LEGENDARY STATUS, AND HAS BEEN REISSUED MANY TIMES. THERE IS OF COURSE ONLY ONE GENUINE FIRST PRESS
SO HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS?
THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'VICTOR' UNDER THE RCA LOGO TOP RIGHT CORNER NOT 'INTERNATIONAL'
THE SLEEVE MUST ALSO HAVE VERY BLURRY IMAGES AND TEXT , IN PARTICULAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE REAR MUST HAVE NO MENTION OF 'MAINMAN' ACCREDITATION
IT MUST BE A ROBERT STACE SLEEVE
THE LABELS MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT
THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVY AND NOT FLIMSY
THE LABEL MUST HAVE 'TITANIC' CREDITS
THE MATRIX MUST BE STAMPED AND NOT ETCHED
THE MATRIX NUMBER MUST BE BGBS 0864 1E / 0865 1E
IF ANY OF THESE ARE MISSING THEN YOU ARE NOT LOOKING AT A VERY FIRST PRESS
HERE WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SET OF DISCS OF THE PRESS WITH THE 2E MATRIX NUMBER FOR SIDE 2. STILL A FIRST PRESS FROM 1972
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE GLOSSY LABELS ARE EVIDENCE OF A FIRST PRESS, AS LATER PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON LIGHTER VINYL WITH MATT LABELS
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 ABSOLUTLEY NO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE 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 IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MARKS, SCRATCHES OR TINY FAINT LINES VISIBEL WHATSOEVER ...TOTALLY UNPLAYED !!!!!
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE SLEEVE ADVISES TO PLAY THIS LOUDLY, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE STEREO MIX IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL AND CUT VERY LOUD INDEED
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT!!! CONDITION
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST PRESS NO MAINMAIN CREDITS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS OFTEN ABUSED COVER.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS AGAIN A RARITY, AND ONLY WHEN YOU ANGLE THE SLEEVE INTO STRONG LIGHT CAN YOU MAKE OUT A SLIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE VERY TOP
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND FULLY RUN FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND HAS NO SQUASHING, ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO WEAR TOP THE SURFACE AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' BUT NOTHING ELSE.AGAIN THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THE MAIN REASON WHY THE SLEEVE IS IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION IS THAT NOT ONLY HAS IT BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR ALL OF IT'S LIFE, BUT THE ORIGINAL OWNER ALSO DECIDED TO PLACE A CARD SHEET INSIDE THE SLEEVE TO FURTHER PROTECT IT AGAINST BENDING AND CREASING.
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AMAZINGLY NO SEAM SPLITS WHICH IS UNCOMMON. THERE ARE LIGHT WRINKLES TO A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF NON PAYING BIDDERS !!!! EBAY MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACKS MUST EMAIL ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OTHERWISE ALL BIDS WILL BE CANCELLED !!
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