DAVID BOWIE - HUNKY DORY - ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION
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DAVID BOWIE - HUNKY DORY
THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS WITH THE LAMINATED SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8244
MATRIX: APRS 5917-3T / 5918-3T
1971 PRESS. HEAVYWEIGHT SOLID (BARELY FLEXIBLE) DISC
THIS IS ARGUABLY THE RAREST DAVID BOWIE ALBUM EVER!! AND VERY HARD TO COLLECT
THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1971, AND WAS BOWIES FIRST RELEASE ON RCA RECORDS. VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN THE ALBUM BARELY SOLD. THE SINGLE 'CHANGES' WAS TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM AND AGAIN FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH THE UK BUYERS
THE HUNKY DORY ALBUM WAS RE RELEASED AND MADE NUMBER 3 IN THE UK CHART, LIFE ON MARS WAS TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM AND WENT ON TO BECOME A BOWIE CLASSIC
HOWEVER THE REISSUE DID NOT HAVE THE LAMINATED SLEEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL 71 PRESSES HAD AND WAS AN INFERIOR, THINNER NON LAMINATED VERSION, MAKING THE NOW DELETED LAMINATED FIRST PRESSES VERY RARE INDEED
SO CLEARLY A FIRST PRESS CAN BE EASILY IDENTIFIED IN THIS MANNER, WHAT ABOUT THE VINYL THOUGH?
WELL FIRSTLY A GENUINE FIRST PRESS HUNKY DORY MUST BE ON HEAVY VINYL, AGAIN LATER ISSUES WERE FAR THINNER. SECONDLY THE LABELS MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT, AND THIRDLY THE MATRIX IN THE RUN OFF MUST BE APRS 5917-3T / 5918-3T. ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS IS NOT A FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS ON THIS ITEM ARE:
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 JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IS IN MINT CONDITION, IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN.
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB WITH EVERYTHING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST PRESS NO MAINMAIN CREDITS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS JUST 7 LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE EDGE OF THE SPINE, ONR TINY ONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND A THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OR LAMINATE DAMAGE
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG ONE EDGE AFTER ALL IT IS OVER 40 YEARS OLD NOW!
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' BUT NOTHING ELSE.
THE LYRIC INNER SHEET IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. CORRECTLY MATCHED TO THE 1ST ISSUE WITH THE GEM PRODUCTION CREDITS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION .
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT!
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