David Bowie-Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust- Rare 1981 MFSL Audiophile Rock LP

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This is very nice copy of the audiophile pressing of David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust, issued by MFSL in 1981 and pressed in Japan by JVC (Japan Victor Company) on virgin vinyl (vinyl is translucent as light passes through). This LP was purchased by me used a number of years ago and was played sparingly, only as a source for tape recording. This is very rare and sought after LP.

As to grading, I grade very conservatively following Goldmine Record grading standard. Except that for records that are a notch below near mint, rather than VG ++, I prefer to use grade of Excellent. I do not use VG++ grade in addition to Excellent grade as is done by some.

Visually this album is in excellent very clean condition. I see only a few barely visible very short lines that cannot be felt. The LP is being graded from very good to very good plus condition due to play grade as specified. The reason for the grade is that on Side 1, there are a few very light tics at the very beginning of 1st cut, Five Years, but the rest of the cut thereafter as well as the rest of Side 1 plays very nicely. On Side 2 as second cut music is fading and into dead wax I heard couple of ticks. I heard nothing else thereafter. There is writing on the lower part of label on Side 1. Testing was done using headphones. My overall impression is the album is still a very enjoyable listen . Please note that this was cleaned before testing which was done few weeks before listing and done by hand and not machine. It should be cleaned again before listening. The cover is in very good condition. There is some light seam wear/spotting on the seams and spine, but no seam splits. The product information is clearly readable on the spine but there is some light flaking on the top first inch of the cover at spine. There is very slight ring wear on the front cover. There is slight corner wear at all corners. There is a notch cut in the cover at the top of cover near the mouth of about 1 inch. The color on the front and back covers is still very nice

The LP is being sold without reserve and payment is expected within 3 days of auction close. Return of the LP will only be accepted if the same LP sold and shipped is returned. Buyers that behave in a less than ethical manner will be reported and blocked from participation in future auctions.

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Save me as a seller as I have a number of sealed rare 1960's and 1970's rock, soul, blues and jazz LPs that will be auctioned I will also be selling open and very clean MFSL and other audiophile pressings (Nautilus, Direct Disk, Columbia Mastersound and Japanese) as well as promos. I will ultimately be auctioning almost 6500 rare and very clean LP albums