DAVID BOWIE UP THE HILL VERY RARE ORIG '80 RCA 12" w/BONUS STAMPS & TOUR PROGRAM

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·       DAVID BOWIE – UP THE HILL BACKWARDS c/w CRYSTAL JAPAN – RARE  ORIGINAL 1980 RCA RECORDS EXTENDED PLAY (EP) WITH BONUS SET OF BOWIE “POSTAGE STAMPS”-STYLE STICKERS;  ORIGINAL RCA RECORDS STEREO 12" SINGLE PD-12249

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK RCA LABEL WITH DOGGIE LOGO, LATE 70’S STYLE

·       CONTAINS SET OF POSTAGE STAMP STICKERS

·       THIS SINGLE COMES WITH INCREDIBLY RARE ORIGINAL 1974 RCA RECORDS TOUR PROGRAM (A  4-PAGE SEPIA-AND-WHITE BROCHURE PRINTED ON THICK, TEXTURED PAPER, ABOUT 8 X 10 INCHES IN SIZE) RELEASED TO COINCIDE WITH DAVID BOWIE`S JULY 19TH AND 20TH,  1974 CONCERT AT NEW YORK'S LEGENDARY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS PRESENT AT THE 7/19 GIG).

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE)

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'STERLING' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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"Up the Hill Backwards" is a song from David Bowie's 1980 album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps). It was also issued as the fourth and final single from the album in March 1981. This was due to be the last David Bowie single on RCA and to commemorate this fact RCA in the UK (but not in the US) pressed some of the records with the old style orange RCA label instead of the normal black label.

The lyric is often seen as a commentary on the public coverage of his divorce from Angela Bowie, one of several tracks on the album that muse over the double-edged sword of celebrity. It has also been interpreted as facing up to crisis in general. Like the previous single, "Scary Monsters", the track featured co-producer Tony Visconti on acoustic guitar.

The B-side was "Crystal Japan", an instrumental recorded in 1980 for a Japanese commercial for the sake Crystal Jun Rock, which also featured an appearance from Bowie. "Teenage Wildlife" was originally slated as the B-side for "Up the Hill Backwards" until Bowie found out the prices fans were paying for the import single of "Crystal Japan", and insisted the track receive a UK release.

The uncommercial nature of "Up the Hill Backwards", combined with the track having been available on the album for the past six months, saw the single stall at No. 32 in the UK chart. It also briefly charted at No. 49 in Canada. In the US, RCA only released a 12-inch single which was distributed with a set of 36 stamps, designed by David Bowie himself. The stamps are photographs of Bowie in his Pierrot costume (as seen on the cover), colored crayon-like, in a variety of poses, these stamps came with early pressings of "Ashes To Ashes" in the UK.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The album comes with the original set of Bowie-designed “postage” stamps intact.

(c)             The album ALSO comes with the original 1974 Bowie at The Madison Garden Concert Program

(d)            The record is  pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-        Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners.

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the seams

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has three corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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