DAVID BOWIE DIAMOND DOGS 1st ever A1 B1 UK press MINT Ultra RARE variant Oly Oly

	£		119
	$		158

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As you can see from my 100% feedback, I sell with complete honesty and reliability.  Above all things I am a record collector and music lover.  I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late.  That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!

I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to ebay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

David Bowie

Diamond Dogs

31st May 1974

1st Pressing

APL1-0576

RCA

Stereo

Here we have the VERY 1st press of Bowie's timeless masterpiece

A Fantastic pressing of one of Bowie's most iconic albums, an ultra rare 1st ever pressing, and extremely rare in this fantastic all round condition!!!     

Diamond Dogs is a concept album by David Bowie, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. Thematically it was a marriage of the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and Bowie's own glam-tinged vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Bowie had wanted to make a theatrical production of Orwell's book and began writing material after completing sessions for his 1973 album Pin Ups, but the late author’s estate denied the rights. The songs wound up on the second half of Diamond Dogs instead where, as the titles indicated, the Nineteen Eighty-Four theme was prominent. A pivotal defining moment in Bowie's career, it made #1 in the UK charts and #5 in the US.

A Fantastic pressing of one of Bowie's most iconic albums, an ultra rare 1st ever pressing, and extremly rare in this fantastic all round condition!!!     

There are many variations of Diamond Dogs first presses, but only the VERY first have the following criteria:

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A1/B1 Matrix ending which are hand etched

Oly in the dead wax on both sides

Matt labels

Produced by Bowie text on the labels

No mention of Bewitched on the labels or the sleeve credits

To come across a very first pressing of Diamond Dogs rarely happens but to find one in the condition we have here is simply unheard of!  Both the outer and inner sleeves are in lovely condition and the vinyl is MINT, with perhaps 1 or 2 plays in its 40 year life!

We have ourselves a Bowie Holy Grail!

Matrix Numbers

Side 1:

 Side 2: 

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st print unlaminated gatefold sleeve is in really nice condition!  There is no writing nor splits. The spine is perfectly straight with only very mild wear and is perfectly readable! There is some very mild storage wear  and some abrasions on the inside of the gatefold which take it from an Ex+ to VG.  The colours are as vibrant as they were on the day of release! Utterly superb

Very Good

Inner Condition.

The 1st press inner is in great condition with no rips or tears, or folding! Only some mild folding and slight discoloration to mention!

Excellent +

Label Condition.

The 1st press matt labels are in fantastic condition.  There are no rips, writing or stains to mention. There is no centre hole damage at all. Under a strong light, barely a spider line can be seen! Perfect!

 Nr Mint

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record looks great! It just looks brand new! It still retains its wonderful shine and lustre after all these years. There are no scratches, warping or dulling at all. When looking under a halogen, only the faintest of removals can be seen that you wouldn’t be surprised to find on a brand new vinyl!! 

Nr Mint

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds superb on all frequencies!  It’s a nice punchy and clear audio throughout! The band is clearly separable by the ear with a superb dynamic sound from start to finish! A sharp sound that just jumps off the record!  It’s a particularly loud recording which is great and sounds so much better than any later release I have heard!

Nr Mint

So there we have it.  The rarest and earliest presses of Bowies 1974 Masterpiece in truly superb condition!!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding

All my records will be sent first class, signed for and insured to their value!

I will package the records with extreme care, with hard stiffeners and the vinyl separate to the sleeve and inner, all housed in a Defenda lock tab record box envelope.

 I try to be as honest as I can in my descriptions, taking as many pictures as possible, but if you don’t feel happy with your purchase, I offer no quibble full refunds as soon as the record is sent back.  I will not give partial refunds however, only full.  I think this is fair, Thanks