David Bowie HUNKY DORY 1971 UK LP 1st 3T/3T + INSERT PLAYS EX+ SUPERB LISTEN
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comDAVID BOWIE - HUNKY DORY
THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS VINYL IN THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE!!!
THE SLEEVE IS EX+
THE VINYL PLAYS TO AN EX+ STANDARD
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8244
- MATRIX: APRS 5917-3T / 5918-3T
- BOBIL / A1AP ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- RASPUTIN / A1AE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
- 1971 PRESS. HEAVYWEIGHT SOLID (BARELY FLEXIBLE) DISC
THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM WAS HOUSED INSIDE A LAMINATED SLEEVE. IT DIDN'T SELL IN ANY QUANTITY WHATSOEVER, AND NOT UNTIL ZIGGY STARDUST PUSHED BOWIE INTO THE LIMELIGHT WAS THERE ANY INTEREST IN THE BACK CATALOGUE
THE SLEEVE WAS HASTILY REMADE BUT THIS TIME WAS NON LAMINATED
THERE WERE HOWEVER STILL ORIGINAL VINYL PRESSINGS AVAILABLE WHICH HAD THE -3T MATRIX NUMBER AND WERE MADE OF MORE SOLID AND THICKER VINYL. ONLY WHEN THESE LIMITED NUMBERS WERE USED UP DID THE RECORD GET REPRESSED WITH THE FAR MORE COMMON -E MATRIX NUMBERS AND ON THINNER AND FLIMSIER VINYL
HERE THEN IS A GENUINE 1ST ISSUE VINYL IN THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE
THE RECORDTHE LABELS
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 BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS .
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. 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
NO SERIOUS BACKGROUND NOISES WHATSOEVER
NO LOUD TICS OR CLICKS
THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING SOME OF THE SILENT PASSAGES AND LINKING GROOVES,MOSTLY ON SIDE ONE. SIDE TWO PLAYS WITH HARDLY ANY AT ALL
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO EX+
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST ISSUE NO MAINMAIN CREDITS
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME SLEEVE AS THE RARE LAMINATED VERSION (ALL OF THE SAME 1ST PRESS INDICATORS) BUT WITHOUT THE LAMINATION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN, AND INCREDIBLY HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNRUBBED. USUALLY THE BLACK BORDER WEARS HEAVILY, BUT ON THIS COPY THE BLACK HAS ONLY VERY SLIGHTLY GREYED AND THIS IS REALLY ONLY NOTICABLE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THERE ARE SIX TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, OF WHICH ONE IS LONGER AND RUNS OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP WITH JUST THE TWO RIGHT TIP ENDS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, AGAIN THIS IS A RARITY WITH THIS SLEEVE. THE BLACK IS ALL THERE AND LIKE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, RUNS FULLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG ONE EDGE
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 SUPERB ORIGINAL AND MINT CONDITION. CORRECTLY MATCHED TO THE 1ST ISSUE WITH THE GEM PRODUCTION CREDITS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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