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

	£		44
	$		58

DAVID BOWIE - YOUNG AMERICANS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS 2E/2E MATRIX

STUNNING ' AS NEW ' MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RCA RS1006
• MATRIX: RS1006 A-2E / B-2E 
• A2i ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• A3m ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• HEAVYWEIGHT DISC

I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS A COLLECTION OF 70'S VINYL THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO PURCHASED LP'S AND 90% OF THE TIME DIDN'T PLAY THEM AT ALL!!!. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COLLECTION WERE STILL IN THE SHOP CARRIER BAGS OR PAPER BAGS (BOOTS / W.H.SMITH ETC). TO SAY THAT THIS COLLECTION IS IN PERFECT CONDITION IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT!. THE SLEEVES MATCH THE RECORDS AND ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION. AND MOST HAVE PERFECT CORNERS WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED!!!

I WILL BE RELEASING THESE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS A FEW A DAY. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET 40 YEAR OLD VINYL IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS IN THE SHOP!!!

 A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY SHOREWOOD

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 OR 2E/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 REALLY SMALL AND NON SOUNDING DULL SPECK ON TRACK TWO. OTHER THAN THIS JUST A COUPLE OF SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. A TRULY STUNNING RECORD

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 THREE TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH AND THESE ARE IN THE DEAD WAX AT THE END OF SIDE ONE

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 SHOREWOOD SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS  PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE VERY VULNERABLE BLACK DUSTY SURFACE IS PERFECT. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER. EVEN WHEN ANGLED INTO LIGHT!

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR MINUSCULE ONES. THESE ARE VERY LIGHT AND STILL BLACK MEANING THAT THEY ARE NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO EXPOSE THE CARD UNDER THE VERY DELICATE COLOUR. NONE WHATSOEVER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS THE MOST MINUSCULE DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END

THERE IS A TINY BIT OF SERRATION TO THE OPENING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM. AGAIN THIS IS VERY MINIMAL

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK UNDERSURFACE IS ALL THERE AS WELL, EVEN THE TOP END BOTTOM TIPS ARE MINT!

THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP, WITH A LITTLE SERRATION TO THE EDGE AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN  PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THE SLEEVE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP UNSPLIT CONDITION, AND EXTREMELY WHITE . AS GOOD AS YOU WOULD EVER HOPE TO FIND 

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

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

GARRY