DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/FAN CLUB INSERT Nr MINT
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103
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£ 103
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Jun 28, 2012
Sold Date
Jun 18, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
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Great Britain
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DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/FAN CLUB INSERT Nr MINT
DAVID BOWIEAladdin Sane
UK RCA (RS 1001) FIRST PRESSING (May 1973) OF DAVID BOWIE'S CLASSIC "Aladdin Sane"
LOVELY COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY
COMPLETE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE (LARGE FORMAT) FAN CLUB INSERT
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SMOOTH & GLOSSY RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: CPRY 4543 - 3T / CPRY 4544 - 3T
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
AND GATEFOLD FAN CLUB INSERT PRINTED ON THICK CARD
Aladdin Sane was the follow-up to The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and was the first album Bowie released as a bona fide pop star.
The name of the album is a pun on "A Lad Insane". An early variation was "Love Aladdin Vein", which Bowie dropped partly because of its drug connotations. Although technically a new Bowie 'character', Aladdin Sane was essentially a development of Ziggy Stardust in his appearance and persona, as evidenced on the cover by Brian Duffy and in Bowie’s live performances throughout 1973 that culminated in Ziggy’s ‘retirement’ at the Hammersmith Odeon in July of that year.
Bowie himself described Aladdin Sane as simply "Ziggy goes to America", most of the tracks being observations he composed on the road during his 1972 U.S. tour – the reason for the place names following each song title on the original record sleeve. Biographer Christopher Sandford believed the album showed that Bowie "was simultaneously appalled and fixated by America"
The bulk of Aladdin Sane was recorded at Trident Studios in London from December 1972 to January 1973, between legs of Bowie's U.S. Ziggy Stardust tour. A desire to rush release the record was blamed for mixes on the Rolling Stones influenced "Watch That Man" and "Cracked Actor" that buried vocals and harmonica, respectively.Bowie and producer Ken Scott have since refuted this suggestion regarding "Watch That Man", claiming that a remix they produced which brought the vocals forward was considered by Mainman management and RCA Records to be inferior to the original that was eventually released.
Aladdin Sane featured a tougher rock sound than its predecessor, particularly on tracks like "Panic in Detroit" (built around a Bo Diddley beat) and Bowie’s breakneck version of the Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together". The album was also notable for its exploration of unusual styles such as avant-garde jazz in the title track and Brechtian cabaret in "Time". Both numbers were dominated by Mike Garson’s acclaimed piano work which also featured heavily in the James Bond flavoured ballad "Lady Grinning Soul", inspired by singer Claudia Linnear.
SIDE 1:
Watch That Man (New York)
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) (RHMS Ellinis)
Drive-In Saturday (Seattle–Phoenix)
Panic In Detroit (Detroit)
Cracked Actor (Los Angeles)
SIDE 2:
Time (New Orleans)
The Prettiest Star (Gloucester Road)
Let's Spend The Night Together
The Jean Genie (Detroit and New York)
Lady Grinning Soul (London)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked labels with no evident spindle traces (but these glossy labels do not readily show spindle use)
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Apart from some light and superficial brush marks caused by the inner sleeve both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Superb sound performance - deep, rich and detailed with a punchy up-front loud cut and my play-check at volume revealed little to fault - plays beautifully throughout - lovely copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Sharp and fresh with little wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from a bump to one corner the inner is clean and unmarked with no seam splits
FAN CLUB INSERT: MINT
Untouched and like-new
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
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