Rare 1981 Mobile Fidelity Vinyl LP: David Bowie ?– Ziggy Stardust MFSL 1-064
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"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is a 1972 concept album by English musician David Bowie, which is loosely based on a story of a fictional rock star named Ziggy Stardust. It peaked at #5 in the UK and #75 in the US on the Billboard Music Charts.
The album tells the story of Bowie's alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, a rock star who acts as a messenger for extraterrestrial beings. Bowie created Ziggy Stardust while in New York City promoting Hunky Dory and performed as him on a tour of the UK, Japan and North America. The album, and the character of Ziggy Stardust, was known for its glam rock influences and themes of sexual exploration and social commentary. These factors, coupled with the ambiguity surrounding Bowie's sexuality and fueled by a ground-breaking performance of "Starman" on Top of the Pops, led to the album being met with controversy and since hailed as a seminal work.The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars has been consistently considered one of the greatest albums of all time, with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it the 35th greatest ever. It was ranked the 20th greatest album ever in a 1997 British survey, the 24th greatest of all time by Q magazine and one of the 100 greatest releases ever by Time magazine"
Original master recording reissue of album. Mobile Fidelity Half Speed Master Recording.
Half Speed Production and Mastering by Original Mastering Works. Specially Plated and Press on High Defintion Super Vinyl by Victor Company of Japan Ltd. Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve. Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging. Source: The Original Stereo Master Tape. Mastered with the ORTFON Cutting System.
Vinyl is transulent (when holding up to light source) translating to better sound on cleaner vinyl.
Opened once to view, but never played - absolute mint condition...
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