DAVID BOWIE Low 1977 UK 1st PRESS + FAN CLUB LEAFLET MINT
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66
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£ 66
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Aug 27, 2012
Sold Date
Aug 17, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
7
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Great Britain
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DAVID BOWIE Low 1977 UK 1st PRESS + FAN CLUB LEAFLET MINT
1st STICKERED COVER & INSERT - SUPERB COPY - UNPLAYED
DAVID BOWIELow
UK RCA (RCA S PL 12030) FIRST PRESSING (January 1977) OF DAVID BOWIE'S "Low" LP
BEAUTIFUL COPY - POSSIBLY NEVER BEEN PLAYED - STUNNING SOUND QUALITY
PRESSED WITH THE RCA MATT ORANGE LABELS
MATRIX: PL 12030-A-2 / PL 12030-B-2 (with the TWO major matrix corrections on both sides and "STERLING" stamped on both run-offs)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE, "Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrodprint Ltd." WITH THE TRACK LISTING STICKER ON THE REVERSE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL THIN PAPER INSERT,
THE ORIGINAL SMALL, GATEFOLD "G&L" FAN CLUB LEAFLET
AND THE RCA DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE dated '12-76' (December, 1976)
Following through with the avant-garde inclinations of Station to Station, yet explicitly breaking with David Bowie's past, Low is a dense, challenging album that confirmed his place at rock's cutting edge.
Driven by dissonant synthesisers and electronics, Low is divided between brief, angular songs and atmospheric instrumentals.
Throughout the record's first half, the guitars are jagged and the synthesisers drone with a menacing robotic pulse, while Bowie's vocals are unnaturally layered and overdubbed. During the instrumental half, the electronics turn cool, which is a relief after the intensity of the preceding avant pop.
Half the credit for Low's success goes to Brian Eno, who explored similar ambient territory on his own releases. Eno functioned as a conduit for Bowie's ideas, and in turn Bowie made the experimentalism of not only Eno but of the German synth group Kraftwerk and the post-punk group Wire respectable, if not quite mainstream.
Though a handful of the vocal pieces on Low are accessible -- "Sound and Vision" has a shimmering guitar hook, and "Be My Wife" subverts soul structure in a surprisingly catchy fashion -- the record is defiantly experimental and dense with detail, providing a new direction for the avant-garde in rock & roll.
This record peaked at No 2 in the UK album charts but it was claimed many returned this record to the shops feeling let-down by the lack of vocals – but time has corrected any over hasty misgivings for this wonderful record.
Low has risen to the top of many critics’ “Greatest Album” lists. In 2000 ‘Q’ Magazine placed it at number 14 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever and by 2003, the album was ranked number 249 in ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Side 1: Speed of Life / Breaking Glass / What in the World / Sound and Vision / Always Crashing in the Same Car / Be My Wife / A New Career in a New Town
Side 2: Warszawa / Art Decade / Weeping Wall / Subterraneans
LABELS: MINT
Factory-fresh labels with no spindle traces or signs of use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like new. There is some misting (present from new) in the run-off area on Side Two (of minimal audible consequence - please see detailed audio assessment below)
VINYL Audio: MINT / MINT-
Incredibly impressive sound quality on this first pressing - crystal clear and finely detailed with the angular, aggressive first side incredibly vibrant with an immediacy only ever found on vinyl (very up-front), while the atmospheric soundscapes of Side Two are simply stunning.
My play-check at loud volume detected practically nothing to fault - just a little surface for the last three seconds at the very end of Side Two - related to the 'misting' mentioned above (impossibly minor and really, barely worth a mention) - an absolutely beautiful copy of this sensational piece of work
SLEEVE: MINT-
Crisp, sharp and fresh
INSERT: MINT-
Not a lyric sheet but an insert with the track listing and the musicians featured on this classic record.
Clean, white and unmarked - possibly handled once
FAN CLUB INSERT: MINT-
Again, practically untouched
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)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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