David Bowie YOUNG AMERICANS UK LP1ST 1E/2E MATRIX ONE PLAY EVER, PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		38
	$		50

DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!! CONDITION

VERY FIRST PRESS 1E/2E MATRIX

VAULT CONDITION RARITY

• CATALOGUE:RCA RS1006
• MATRIX: RS1006 A-1E / B-2E 
• A2 ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• A5J ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• HEAVYWEIGHT DISC

 A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY ROBERT STACE

THERE MUST BE THE PRICE CODE HH IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER (REAR SURFACE)

THERE MUST BE 'MAINMAN LOGO IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER (REAR SURFACE)

IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT SURFACE THERE MUST BE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER RS1006 AND THE WORD 'STEREO' IN FAINT GREEN TYPEFACE

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE A SQUARE CORNERED DIE CUT

THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER UNLIKE OTHER BOWIE INNERS ONLY HAS 'MADE IN ENGLAND R.S (NO DATE)

THE RCA LABELS MUST BE MATT AND NOT GLOSSY

THE 1E/2E MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE ETCHED AND NOT STAMPED (NEVER SEEN A 1E/1E)

THE VINYL MUST BE A HEAVY WEIGHT SLIGHTLY FLEXIBLE DISC (NOT THIN AND FLIMSY)

MAINMAN CREDITS APPEAR AT THE FOOT OF THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT 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. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER ON ONE SIDE, AND USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS JUST ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE

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 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE IN TERMS OF HANDLING LINES OR EVEN WISPY HAIRLINES FOR THAT MATTER. SIDE 2 DOES HAVE A SPATTERING OF TINY DULL SPECKS ON THE SURFACE. THIS I BELIEVE IS WHERE IT HAS SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR SO LONG. NOT AT ALL VISIBLE IN DAY LIGHT AND AS YOU WILL HEAR, DOESN'T AFFECT THE SOUND WHATSOEVER!!! 

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. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF VINYL NOISE OR STATIC ANYWHERE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE TOTALLY SILENT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

I HEARD PERHAPS TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT!!!! STANDARD

AN ABSOLUTE STUNNER

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE VERY VULNERABLE BLACK DUSTY SURFACE IS PERFECT. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO STRONG LIGHT

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO MINUSCULE ONES. NONE WHATSOEVER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS A TINY CRIMP IMPRESSION IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHERE IT HAS BEEN GRIPPED BY SOMETHING AT SOME POINT (NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE) BUT IT REALLY IS VERY SMALL, AND ONLY REALLY NOTICEABLE IN THE LIGHT

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PRISTINE APART FROM THE RIGHT CORNER TIP WHICH IS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE HAS SOME VERY LIGHT SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING, BUT IS STILL TOTALLY FLAT. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK UNDERSURFACE IS ALL THERE AS WELL, JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICK WHITE FLECKS ON THE BOTTOM TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN NEAR PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THE SLEEVE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A TINY LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP. THERE IS A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP UNSPLIT CONDITION, AND EXTREMELY WHITE WITH JUST ONE TINY CREASE UNDER THE TOP EDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!! 

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

GARRY