DAVID BOWIE, STATION TO STATION 1976 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS VG+ AUDIO, VG+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A VERY DECENT FIRST PRESS COPY OF ONE OF BOWIE'S BEST ALBUMS :
DAVID BOWIE, STATION TO STATION 1976 UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE RCA RECORDS ORANGE LABEL, APLI - 1327. IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT INFO CARD INNER. STORED AFTER JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS GREAT WITH JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE/ RANDOM TICS DURING THE QUIET PARTS.
ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER NEAR MINT FIRST PRESS UK COPY.
1976 UK FIRST PRESS VARIANT 1 ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 : APL1-1327-A - 1E A 1 N SIDE 2 : APL1-1327-B - 1E A J AA
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
David Bowie ?– Station To Station
Label: RCA Victor ?– APL1 1327, RCA Victor ?– APLI-1327, RCA ?– APL1-1327 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UK Released: 23 Jan 1976 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul Style: Classic Rock, Soul, Funk, Art Rock
Tracklist
A1 Station To Station A2 Golden Years A3 Word On A Wing B1 TVC 15 B2 Stay B3 Wild Is The WindCompanies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – RCA Ltd.
- Made By – Garrodprint Ltd.
- Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
- Printed By – Garrodprint Ltd.
- Published By – Mainman Ltd.
- Published By – Chrysalis Music
- Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
- Published By – Bewlay Bros. Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA Records
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK
Credits
- Bass – George Murray
- Drums – Dennis Davis
- Guitar – Carlos Alomar, Earl Slick
- Photography By – Steve Shapiro*
- Piano – Roy Bittan
- Producer, Recorded By – David Bowie, Harry Maslin
- Vocals – Warren Peace
- Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone, Arranged By – David Bowie
- Written-By – David Bowie (tracks: A1 to B2), Dimitri Tiomkin (tracks: B3), Ned Washington (tracks: B3)
Notes
First issue released with the orange labels and earliest runout matrices.Includes a one-sided insert with printed credits and a plain patent inner.
Later reissued with the "Stereo" printed mention on labels.
Front photo from the film 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'.
A2?1975
?1976 RCA Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code: ZZ
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Matrix, Label): APL1 1327 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Matrix, Label): APL1 1327 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched): APL1-1327-A-1E A3O W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched): APL1-1327-B-1E AIE W
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 1): APL1-1327-A-1E A4O
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 1): APL1-1327-B-1E A2M
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 2): APL1-1327-A-1E A1AC
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 2): APL1-1327-B-2E A1R 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 3): APL1-1327-A-1E A1K ^^
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 3): APL1-1327-B-1E A1G //
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 4): APL1-1327-A-2E A2D W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 4): APL1-1327-B-2E AIAC 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 5): APL1-1327-A-1E A1J
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 5): APL1-1327-B-2E A1K
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 6): APL1-1327-A-2E A20
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 6): APL1-1327-B-2E AIAH
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched, Variation 7): APL1-1327-A-1E A1A M M
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched, Variation 7): APL1-1327-B-2E A1M 2
MATT PAPER LABELS : I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : STILL WITH A NICE SHEEN, BUT THERE ARE SOME VERY TINY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS SOME RANDOM LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND SOME RANDOM LIGHT TICS DURING THE QUIET PARTS ON PLAYBACK, NOTHING INTRUSIVE. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH NICELY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND CRACKLE IN THE QUIET PARTS AND A FEW RANDOM LIGHT TICS ON 'WORD ON A WING' ON SIDE 1 AND 'WILD IS THE WING' ON SIDE 2 BUT WITH NOTHING THAT IS INTRUSIVE. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A GREAT SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES, WHAT A BRILLIANT ALBUM.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION. A VERY DECENT COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE, MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY GARRODPRINT LTD : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, BUT WITH SOME SLIGHT CORNER WEAR AND ONE CORNER CREASE. NO OBVIOUS EDGE WEAR. THE SPINE IS STILL CRISP AND LEGIBLE BUT WITH A FEW VERY LIGHT BUMPS. SLIGHT RING WEAR WITH SOME SMALL GRUBBY MARKS, JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES. (SEE PICS). ONE PEN MARK ON THE FRONT. THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME SLIGHT FEATHERING.
OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
INFO THIN CARD INNER SLEEVE : ALMOST LIKE NEW, NO CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, NEAR MINT TOP CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC DAVID BOWIE ALBUM WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT INFO INNER. A VERY DECENT COPY.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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