2xLP 1973 DAVID BOWIE ZIGGY STARDUST Spiders Psych

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Jul 9, 2011 Sold Date

Jul 4, 2011 Start Date

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SCARCE LIMITED EDITION 2xLP CLEAR VINYL

AUDIOPHILE SOUND QUALITY: 1971 Hard & Heavy BOWIE on The Loose!

100% Virgin Vinyl, Direct Metal Mastered LONG GONE LIMITED EDITION

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust

\ USA - RYKODISC - RALP 0134

TOP COPY! = TRANSPARENT CLEAR VINYL = 2 LP SET

Specially designed, limited edition from more than 20 years ago and long gone...collectible SUPER-SOUND pressing (like audiophile quality = digital master)

Rykodisc, an independent US company specializing in high quality LP releases, had been willing to re-release Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album if they could also include bonus tracks of rare or previously unreleased material. Bowie agreed.

The Rykodisc Bowie LP won unanimous praise for its incredible audiophile-quality sound. The differences to be heard in contrast to the original RCA LP and is in no way subtle or minor. This LP sounds alive and three-dimensional - the RCA original sounds like a cheap AM radio in comparison. Instruments that were inaudible on the RCA Lp and are clearly heard here, as are bits of echo and other effects totally absent from the original LP release.

Rykodisc's release of David Bowie's epochal THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS features an additional single-sided record which features the 5 bonus tracks, the 2 records are packaged in a gatefold jacket plus digital remastering, restored graphics and lyrics, and additional photographs -- released in Limited Edition, pressed on Clear, 100% Virgin Vinyl, Direct Metal Mastered, and presented in a Rice-Paper Innersleeve.

ZIGGY STARDUST: Whether you realised it or not, this album changed your life. Its influence has been felt by a generation of musicians and listeners. Listen to it again, for the first time.

Musically, the album was as inspired as Ziggy's persona. Mick Ronson's snarling guitar evoked the triumphant power of the late '60s guitar heroes, but added a flash so dynamic fans knew why the Spiders were labelled "glitter rockers." As an album, ZIGGY STARDUST told the story of rock through the eyes of Ziggy, an alien--with a narrative that was equally sensational and intimate.

After flirting with heavy guitar rock ("The Man Who Sold the World") and lighter pop ("Hunky Dory"), Bowie found middle ground on Ziggy Stardust. The creation of the Ziggy Stardust persona would live on well after Bowie shed the alien skin, marking the first rock concept album by a sexually ambiguous, artistically bent musician who confounded critics at every turn. A blend of dramatic arrangements, swaggering vocals, jagged guitars, and theatrical arrangements, the album's darker rock numbers like "It Ain't Easy," "Moonage Daydream," "Ziggy Stardust," and the irresistible "Suffragette City," still serve as solid excursions into the future (then and now) of rock. The buoyant "Hang on to Yourself" and the dreamy "Star" offer hints of optimism in Ziggy's bleak world. The dramatic "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" and the image-heavy "Star Man" ("he'd like to come and meet us but thinks he'd blow our minds!") no doubt provided plenty of stage-worthy moments when Ziggy toured in the '70s, but years later they still thrill. Bowie blew our minds!

Side one

"Five Years" – 4:43
"Soul Love" – 3:33
"Moonage Daydream" – 4:35
"Starman" – 4:16
"It Ain't Easy" (Ron Davies) – 2:56

Side two

"Lady Stardust" – 3:20
"Star" – 2:47
"Hang on to Yourself" – 2:37
"Ziggy Stardust" – 3:13
"Suffragette City" – 3:19
"Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – 2:59

CONDITION: The Cover: in thick gatefold cover is M- ...solid, strong seams, everything in fine collectible shape...

The Vinyl: both records = CLEAR VINYL= are top clean M- playing beautiful with dynamic rich sound quality

A cool addition to anyone's music library!

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record

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On Jul-08-11 at 07:53:35 PDT, seller added the following information:

ATTENTION: left out on the description above

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