David Bowie HUNKY DORY UK LP 1ST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE
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DAVID BOWIE - HUNKY DORY
THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS WITH THE LAMINATED SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8244
- MATRIX: APRS 5917-3T / 5918-3T
- BOBIL / A1AL ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- RASPUTIN / A1AB ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
- 1971 PRESS. HEAVYWEIGHT SOLID (BARELY FLEXIBLE) DISC
THIS IS ARGUABLY THE RAREST DAVID BOWIE ALBUM EVER!! AND VERY HARD TO COLLECT
THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1971, AND WAS BOWIES FIRST RELEASE ON RCA RECORDS. VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN THE ALBUM BARELY SOLD. THE SINGLE 'CHANGES' WAS TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM AND AGAIN FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT WITH THE UK BUYERS
IT WAS NOT UNTIL LATE 1972 THAT BOWIE FOUND FAME WITH THE ZIGGY STARDSUT PERSONA AND WAS SUDDENLY HOT PROPERTY
THE HUNKY DORY ALBUM WAS RE RELEASED AND MADE NUMBER 3 IN THE UK CHART, LIFE ON MARS WAS TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM AND WENT ON TO BECOME A BOWIE CLASSIC
HOWEVER THE REISSUE DID NOT HAVE THE LAMINATED SLEEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL 71 PRESSES HAD AND WAS AN INFERIOR, THINNER NON LAMINATED VERSION, MAKING THE NOW DELETED LAMINATED FIRST PRESSES VERY RARE INDEED
SO CLEARLY A FIRST PRESS CAN BE EASILY IDENTIFIED IN THIS MANNER, WHAT ABOUT THE VINYL THOUGH?
WELL FIRSTLY A GENUINE FIRST PRESS HUNKY DORY MUST BE ON HEAVY VINYL, AGAIN LATER ISSUES WERE FAR THINNER. SECONDLY THE LABELS MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT, AND THIRDLY THE MATRIX IN THE RUN OFF MUST BE APRS 5917-3T / 5918-3T. ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS IS NOT A FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE GLOSSY LABELS ARE EVIDENCE OF A FIRST PRESS, AS LATER PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON LIGHTER VINYL WITH MATT LABELS
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2-3 NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS ALMOST FLAWLESS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES PRESENT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW MORE HANDLING LINES THAT CAN BE MADE OUT
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB WITH EVERYTHING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME RANDOM PLACES AND A FEW TINY BARELY AUDIBLE POPS HERE AND THERE
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL SIDE 1: EX+ SIDE 2: NEAR MINT -
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST PRESS NO MAINMAIN CREDITS
I HAVE LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WHY THIS FIRST ISSUE IS RARE SO I WONT GO INTO ALL THAT AGAIN HERE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS JUST 7 LAMINATE LINES DOWN THE EDGE OF THE SPINE, ONR TINY ONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND A THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR OR LAMINATE DAMAGE
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES AND THE LAMINATE IS CHIPPED WHERE THE SMALL LINES OVERLAP THE SPINE. HAVING SAID THAT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG ONE EDGE
THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' BUT NOTHING ELSE. THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE LYRIC INNER SHEET IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. CORRECTLY MATCHED TO THE 1ST ISSUE WITH THE GEM PRODUCTION CREDITS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION . UNSPLIT AND STILL VERY WHITE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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