David Bowie 1972 Ziggy Stardust 1st US Press LP NM Sleeve Original Shrink Wrap

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DAVID BOWIE 1972 ZIGGY STARDUST LP US 1st PRESSING - INDIANAPOLIS PLANT 
LP SLEEVE STILL IN FACTORY SHRINK WRAP
LOT DESCRIPTION, PLEASE READ
Search eBay for "Original Ziggy Stardust 1972 US Pressing" and it will help you understand how hard it is to find the original US pressing of this now scare LP. 
The day is not too far away when this LP with rightly be considered and change hands like a bonafide piece of art.  
David Bowie's then new LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released in the US in June 1972.

The rear of this original US pressed sleeve reads " (c) 1972 RCA Records New York NY Printed in U.S.A". 
Please see the many large photographs provided to reassure yourself of condition. 
The photographs are of the actual LP you are bidding on - but please remember the photographs of the LP sleeve are taken through the shrink wrap. 

Many LP's claiming to be US pressings are frequently UK (London credit) sleeves incorrectly paired with a US Dynaflex vinyl. 

The vinyl LP pressing plant is identified as Indianapolis by the letter "I" stamped in the runout.
The Indianapolis plant opened on August 5th 1939 and was the largest of RCA Victor's U.S. record manufacturing plants until its eventual closure in January of 1988.

TRACK LIST

Side 1
Five Years (4:42)
Soul Love (3:34)
Moonage Daydream (4:40)
Starman (4:10)
It Ain’t Easy (2:58)

Side 2
Lady Stardust (3:18)
Star (2:47)
Hang on to Yourself (2:40)
Ziggy Stardust (3:13)
Suffragette City (3:25)
Rock n Roll Suicide (2:58)

Label/Format: RCA Victor with genuine first gen glossy orange labels with RCA CORP - MADE IN USA (p) 1972 RCA RECORDS Dynaflex - being indicative of the 1972 US pressing.

LP COVER (+ SHOP SHRINK WRAP)

The sleeve credits on the footer of the first US pressings confirm (c) 1972 RCA Records New York NY Printed in U.S.A.
The sleeve is still sitting tightly inside its original shop shrink wrap just as the day it was bought.
The shrink wrap has been opened on the "open" side of the LP sleeve from where the album was carefully removed back in the day.
As a result the sleeve retains is original deep, sharp factory printed color definition.  

There is no mention of MAINMAN on the sleeve credits or labels, Bowie's infamous management company, indicative of an early first pressing.
CATALOGUE NUMBER
LSP4702

MODE / SPEED
Stereo / 33.3 rpm

MATRIX NUMBERS

Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout side A): APRS 6814 2S I  Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout side B): APRS 6815 2S I 
GRADING & CONDITION

The inner picture bag is made of very thin paper and printed with lyrics and portraits of the band and is fully intact and remains in highly original "Excellent" condition with barely any discoloration. 
Please refer to the many large photographs provided to reassure yourself of condition.

The vinyl LP remains lustrous and glossy but with PLENTY of visible surface marks and signs of previous playing, hence rated VG. 
The LP sleeve remains highly original sitting tightly inside its original shop shrink wrap. 
Because the shrink wrap is partly open rated NM-. 
PAYMENT, SHIPPING & INSURANCE

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If you fail to pay in that time eBay may automatically cancel the sale and start a non-paying bidder procedure. 
Securely consigned fully insured, packaged and protected in a reinforced record mailer and shipped using tracked international postal service.
Please note any import duty is the buyers responsibility.  
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My previous three UPS deliveries to my US customers arrived door to door in 5 days.  
QUESTIONS
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Please note I CANNOT provide an AUDIO play through grading, so if by chance this is not satisfactory please do not bid. 
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