DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/INNER & INSERT MINT
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DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/INNER & INSERT MINT
DAVID BOWIEAladdin Sane
UK RCA (RS 1001) FIRST PRESSING (May 1973)
LOVELY COPY WHICH SOUND LIKE NEW AND IS HOUSED IN ONE OF THE CLEANEST EXAMPLES OF THE GATEFOLD YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD INSERT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE MATT RCA ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: CPRY 4543 - 3T / CPRY 4544 - 3T
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL THICK CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
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: MINT
Clean labels with no spindle traces that I can see but they do not readily show on these smooth labels
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine light new and even under bright light there is barely a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT / MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with just a split second of surface on the run-in on Side One before the loud power chords of "Watch That Man" burst in nice and loud, otherwise flawless
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Superb condition and as practically as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Clean and unmarked with little wear to speak of
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1233 (GS 8.1.1 (1233))
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