DAVID BOWIE SPACE ODDITY 1969 UK 7" STEREO DEMO BF1801

	£		171
	$		227

DAVID BOWIE

STEREO!!!!!!

ULTRA RARE 1969 UK 1st PRESSING DEMO SINGLE

SPACE ODDITY b/w WILD EYED BOY FROM FREECLOUD

 NEAR MINT-/EXCELLENT+ CONDITION   

  1969 UK 7" demonstration single PHILIPS (BF 1801) 45 rpm STEREO

Matrices: A SIDE 304201 1F//1 420 11 1 B SIDE S 304201 2F//1 420 1

Produced by Gus Dudgeon

THIS RECORD IS SERIOUSLY RARE! David Bowie's 1969 big hit was only originally issued by Philips as a MONO version in the UK. No STEREO copies of the commercial release have ever been found, but a tiny handful of stereo demos were pressed in the UK and distributed within the music trade. This is one of those copies, and was originally sent to the BBC for review purposes. It has remained in a box of seldom-played demonstration singles for 38 years.

This stereo version of 'Space Oddity' is the full un-edited 5 minutes and 14 seconds.

Unlike companies such as EMI or Decca, Philips records rarely had a 'Made in England' or 'Manufactured in Great Britain' credit on their labels. However, there is no possibility that this is a much more common Dutch (ref 704 201 BW) or Scandinavian pressing as the '420' in the matrix numbers is Philips' code for a UK pressing.     

  CONDITION: VINYL NEAR MINT- The unwarped vinyl is clean and bright with superb sound reproduction. The A Side has two light surface marks which do not sound. The B Side is virtually unmarked. LABELS NEAR MINT- The ridged three-prong circular push-out centre is strong and complete with minimal spindle marks. The grooved white paper labels are clean with clear black printing and a large red outline A on the A Side. SLEEVE EXCELLENT+ The white Philips company die-cut paper sleeve has blue printing and shows some typical light creasing but has no folds, splits, tears, stains or writing.

AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ANY SERIOUS BOWIE FAN!      

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