DAVID BOWIE HUNKY DORY SUPERB RARE 1971 UK RCA 1st Press 3T/3T BOBIL/RASPUTIN

	£		190
	$		252

David Bowie 

Hunky Dory

THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED IN DECEMBER 1971 AND WAS RELEASED AT A TIME WHEN DAVID BOWIE WAS VIRTUALLY A COMPLETE UNKNOWN.  SALES OF THE LPS WERE AS POOR (IF NOT POORER!) THAN HIS PREVIOUS LP ('MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD') AND THE LP WAS QUICKLY DELETED AFTER ONLY SELLING IN TINY AMOUNTS.  AND IT WASNT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1972 (AFTER THE MASSIVE SUCCESS OF THE 'ZIGGY STARDUST' LP RELEASED IN JUNE 1972) WHEN THIS LP WAS THEN RE-ISSUED AND RE-DISTRUBUTED AND HIT NUMBER 3 IN THE UK CHARTS.  HOWEVER, THE RE-ISSUE COPIES OF THIS LP THAT SOLD IN LARGE AMOUNTS IN LATE 1972 WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THIS ORIGINAL PRESSING WHICH WAS FIRST RELEASED (AND FLOPPED) BACK IN DECEMBER 1971!!!!  AND AS A RESULT FINDING A 100% GENIUNE 1971 PRESSING (WITH SOME AMAZING DIFFERENCES!) IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES THIS LP ONE OF THE RAREST DAVID BOWIE LPs EVER MADE!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BELOW....

NOW THE FIRST DETAIL TO MAKE CLEAR IS THAT THIS LPs COVER IS NOT LAMINATED.  HOWEVER, EVERY SINGLE OTHER 1ST PRESS DETAIL IS 100% CORRECT -  IT IS 100% CERTAIN THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT ONE OF THE LATER RE-ISSUES FROM LATE 1972/EARLY 1973 - AND IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' PRESSINGS EVER MADE!!!!  THIS LP HAS:-

1) NO 'MAINMAN' CREDITS ANYWHERE (LATER ONES DO!)

2) THE RECORD STILL HAS 1ST PRESS 3T/3T MATRIXES (LATER ONES DON'T!)

3) THE RECORD STILL HAS 1ST PRESS 'RASPUTIN' AND 'BOBIL' RUN OFF ETCHINGS (LATER ONES DONT!)

4) THE 'LYRIC' INSERT STILL HAS THE 1ST PRESS 'PINK TINGE' TO THE GREY COLOUR (LATER ONES ARE FULLY GREY INSTEAD!)!!!

5) THE ORANGE RCA LABELS ARE GLOSSY (LATER ONES ARE'NT, THEY'RE MATTE)

SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST PRESSINGS OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK PRESSING ON THE ORANGE RCA LABELS, 3T/3T MATRIX ENDINGS, 'RASPUTIN/BOBIL' RUN OFF ETCHINGS, ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE, 'PINK TINGED' 'LYRIC' INSERT, AND 'ROBERT STACE' COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL RCA UK Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is SF 8244 on the 'Shiny' RCA labels (see picture) and is a UK Stereo pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!! 

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  FROM THAT I CAN SEE THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO deep scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  NONE OF WHICH AFFECT THE AUDIO - ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING - ALMOST MIRROR LIKE!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with minimal pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL (unavoidable with these well loved old records), and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps. The sound quality is simply SUPERB.  The record must grade Excellent if not better!!!!  BRILLIANT LOOKING RECORD!!!!  The record also comes in its 1st Press inner sleeve, THE ULTRA RARE 'PINK-GREY' 'LYRIC' WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT CREASES and some very light pencil jottings which can be rubbed out!!!!  The 'Robert Stace' Cover is in great condition!!!!  Have a look at the pictures it shows it well - some light scuffs and minor edge wear but not much! The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the unlaminated back of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO yellowing, NO rubbing AT ALL (even David Bowies head is 100% PERFECT at the top!),   The cover must grade Excellent. THIS LP SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (ESPECIALLY AS ONE OF THE 'EARLIEST' PRESSINGS EVER MADE!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!