David Bowie THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST 1972 UK LP 1st 1E/2E NEAR MINT
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DAVID BOWIE - ZIGGY STARDUST
PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE
A GENUINE EARLY FIRST PRESS FROM 1972
FIRST ISSUE NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8287
MATRIX: BGBS0864-1E / BGBS0865-2E (ONLY 1E/1E IS LOWER)
TITANIC CREDITS ON THE LABEL
ZIGGY STARDUST WAS RELEASED ON JUNE 6TH 1972 AND REACHED ONLY NUMBER 5 IN THE UK CHARTS. IT HAS SINCE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE LEGENDARY STATUS, AND HAS BEEN REISSUED MANY TIMES. THERE IS OF COURSE ONLY ONE GENUINE FIRST PRESS
SO HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS?
THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE 'VICTOR' UNDER THE RCA LOGO TOP RIGHT CORNER NOT 'INTERNATIONAL'
THE SLEEVE MUST ALSO HAVE BLURRY IMAGES AND TEXT , IN PARTICULAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE REAR MUST HAVE NO MENTION OF 'MAINMAN' ACCREDITATION
IT MUST BE A ROBERT STACE SLEEVE
THE LABELS MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT
THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVY AND NOT FLIMSY
THE LABEL MUST HAVE 'TITANIC' CREDITS not mainman
THE MATRIX MUST BE STAMPED AND NOT ETCHED
THE MATRIX NUMBER MUST BE BGBS 0864 1E / 0865 1E
IF ANY OF THESE ARE MISSING THEN YOU ARE NOT LOOKING AT A VERY FIRST PRESS
HERE WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SET OF DISCS OF THE PRESS WITH THE 2E MATRIX NUMBER FOR SIDE 2. STILL A FIRST PRESS FROM 1972
THE RECORDS
THE 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 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.
THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS,
AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES
THE SLEEVE ADVISES TO PLAY THIS LOUDLY, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE STEREO MIX IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL AND CUT VERY LOUD INDEED
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES / SILENT PASSAGES
THE LP PLAYS WITH ONLY A FEW RANDOM TINY DUST POPS DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS
A REAL PLEASURE TO HEAR THIS ALBUM AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE HEARD 50 YEARS ON
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST PRESS NO MAINMAIN CREDITS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS OFTEN ABUSED COVER.
NO RUB OR COLOUR FADE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS AGAIN A RARITY, AND ONLY A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO A LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE AND NO RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS
INCREDIBLY THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND FULLY RUN FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. ONE DOT OF RUB ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND HAS NO SQUASHING, ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO WEAR TOP THE SURFACE AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' BUT NOTHING ELSE.AGAIN THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND ONLY THREE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE
THE MAIN REASON WHY THE SLEEVE IS IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION IS THAT IT BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR ALL OF IT'S LIFE
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. AMAZINGLY NO SEAM SPLITS WHICH IS RARE.
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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