DAVID BOWIE Diamond Dogs 1974 UK RCA ORIGINAL VINYL LP - NEAR MINT
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DAVID BOWIE Diamond Dogs 1974 UK RCA ORIGINAL - NEAR MINT
BOWIEDiamond Dogs
1974 UK RCA (APL1-0576) PRESSING
ORIGINALLY TO BE BASED ON GEORGE ORWELL'S '1984' (but the late author’s estate denied the rights) SO MORE BOWIE’S OWN GLAM-TINGED VISION OF A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD
AN OUTSTANDING COPY WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE RCA LABELS
MATRIX: APL1 0576 A - 1 oly, A1 A6 AB / APL1 - 0576 - B - 6E
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED-UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE AND INTERNAL LYRICS TO 'Future Legend'
COMPLETE WITH THE RCA PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
The record was Bowie's glam swan-song; according to author David Buckley, "In the sort of move which would come to define his career, Bowie jumped the glam-rock ship just in time, before it drifted into a blank parody of itself".
At the time of its release Bowie described Diamond Dogs as "a very political album. My protest ... more me than anything I've done previously".
Diamond Dogs' raw guitar style and visions of urban chaos, scavenging children and nihilistic lovers ("We'll buy some drugs and watch a band / And jump in the river holding hands") have been credited with anticipating the punk revolution that would take place in the following years.
Bowie himself has described the Diamond Dogs, introduced in the title song, as: "all little Johnny Rottens and Sid Viciousness really. And, in my mind, there was no means of transport, so they were all rolling around on these roller-skates with huge wheels on them, and they squeaked because they hadn't been oiled properly. So there were these gangs of squeaking, roller-skating, vicious hoods, with Bowie knives and furs on, and they were all skinny because they hadn't eaten enough, and they all had funny-coloured hair. In a way it was a precursor to the punk thing."
Side 1:
Future Legend - Diamond Dogs
Sweet Thing - Candidate - Sweet Thing (Reprise) - Rebel Rebel
Side 2:
Rock 'N' Roll With Me
We Are The Dead
1984
Big Brother - Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels with no evident spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new and eve under bright light there is barely a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with practically nothing fault.
One or two low-level non-continuous ticks noted but absolutely nothing really.
Exceptionally clean on the quieter sections and an overall beautiful original copy
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with just a little natural record impression to the back and a touch of wear on the bottom spine corner
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)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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841 (GS 7.0.16 (841))
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