David Bowie LODGER UK LP A2/BI 1ST WITH INSERT PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

DAVID BOWIE - LODGER

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT

• CATALOGUE:RCA BOWLP1 / PL13254 
• MATRIX: BOWLP1 (PL13254)-A-2 / B-2
• A5H ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• A2AU ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• 'NO SENSE IS BETTER' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• 'THAN NONE AT ALL' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE MATT NOT GLOSSY

THE WORD 'VICTOR' MUST APPEAR ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE LABEL

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE  BOWLP1 WITH THE PL13254 IN BRACKETS DIRECTLY AFTER, AND THESE MUST BE ETCHED NOT STAMPED

'NO SENSE IS BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL' MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX

THE VINYL MUST BE THE HEAVYWEIGHT TYPE NOT DYNAFLEX

'STERLING ' MUST BE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A FULLY LAMINATED  GATEFOLD. WITH A MATT INTERIOR

THE LYRIC INSERT MUST BE INCLUDED (DELGA PRESS)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 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. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY MORE THAN TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED, APART FROM TWO THIN DULL STREAKS ON SIDE 2.

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A  COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN THE QUIETER MOMENTS IF AT ALL, PLUS AROUND HALF A DOZEN TINY TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT CONDITION

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED  1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS PERFECT LAMINATE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND JUST ONE ALMOST INVISIBLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE MINUSCULE ONE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. NOTHING ON EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT AND NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER, EVEN AT THE TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE THUMB NAIL NICK WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES AND AGAIN NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE MINT CONDITION PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE FRESHNESS FROM NEW

THE RCA DIECUT PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS AT ANY POINT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR RUBBING ANYWHERE, AND BARELY A WRINKLE

THE LYRIC INSERT IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, PURE WHITE UNBLEMISHED SHEET WITH JUST A FEW  CREASE LINES ON ONE EDGE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY