DAVID BOWIE Scary Monsters 1980 UK RCA 1st PRESS MINT
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Jan 31, 2013
Sold Date
Jan 21, 2013
Start Date
£ 24
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DAVID BOWIE Scary Monsters 1980 UK RCA 1st PRESS MINT
MATT SLEEVE w/GF INSERT - IMMACULATE SOUND THROUGHOUT
DAVID BOWIEScary Monsters
UK RCA (BOW LP 2) FIRST PRESSING (September 1980) OF DAVID BOWIE'S "Scary Monsters"
IN ESSENCE AN END OF DECADE SUMMATION OF HIS 70s WORK ENCOMPASSING MAJOR TOM, GLAM AND BERLIN AVANT-GARDE
LOVELY CONDITION (seen just a few careful spins) - DELIVERS FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT (with a nice loud cut)
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE RCA MATT BLACK LABELS
MATRIX: BOW LP 2 - A - 3 (etched "I CANT THINK....") / BOW LP 2 - B - 3 (etched "....OF ANYTHING") with "TOWNHOUSE" stamped on both run-offs
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE © 1980
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT
AND THE ORIGINAL RCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE, DIE-CUT WITH TWO FLIPBACKS
David Bowie returned to relatively conventional rock & roll with Scary Monsters, an album that effectively acts as an encapsulation of all his '70s experiments.
Reworking glam rock themes with avant-garde synth flourishes, and reversing the process as well, Bowie creates dense but accessible music throughout Scary Monsters.
Though it doesn't have the vision of his other classic records, it wasn't designed to break new ground -- it was created as the culmination of Bowie's experimental genre-shifting of the '70s.
As a result, Scary Monsters is Bowie's last great album.
While the music isn't far removed from the post-punk of the early '80s, it does sound fresh, hip, and contemporary, which is something Bowie lost over the course of the '80s.
Side 1:
It's No Game (No. 1) -4:17
Up The Hill Backwards -3:13
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) -5:10
Ashes To Ashes -4:24
Fashion -4:48
Side 2:
Teenage Wildlife -6:55
Scream Like A Baby -3:35
Kingdom Come -3:42
Because You're Young -4:51
It's No Game (No. 2) -4:20
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a few light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Outstanding audio throughout with a crystal clear, deep, rich and detailed sound - beautifully recorded and engineered with a nice loud cut.
My play-check at loud volume found no issues of any kind - a exceptionally clean pressing which sounds superb
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Very little wear to speak of - crisp, square edges and spine where all text is clear with just a little rubbing (please see close-up photos)
INSERT: MINT
The gatefold lyric insert is clean, unmarked and appears 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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