David Bowie HUNKY DORY UK LP 1ST PRESS VINYL -3T UNLAMINATED SLEEVE NM-/MINT-

	£		113
	$		150

DAVID BOWIE - HUNKY DORY

THE ULTRA RARE 1ST PRESS VINYL IN THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE!!!

THE SLEEVE IS MINT MINUS!!

THE VINYL PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS / MINT MINUS STANDARD

• 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

THE VERY FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM WAS HOUSED INSIDE A LAMINATED SLEEVE. IT DIDN'T SELL IN ANY QUANTITY WHATSOEVER, AND NOT UNTIL ZIGGY STARDUST PUSHED BOWIE INTO THE LIMELIGHT WAS THERE ANY INTEREST IN THE BACK CATALOGUE

THE SLEEVE WAS HASTILY REMADE BUT THIS TIME WAS FULLY UNLAMINATED!!

THERE WERE HOWEVER STILL ORIGINAL VINYL PRESSINGS AVAILABLE WHICH HAD THE -3T MATRIX NUMBER AND WERE MADE OF MORE SOLID AND THICKER VINYL. ONLY WHEN THESE LIMITED NUMBERS WERE USED UP DID THE RECORD GET REPRESSED WITH THE FAR MORE COMMON -E MATRIX NUMBERS AND ON THINNER AND FLIMSIER VINYL

HERE THEN IS A GENUINE 1ST ISSUE VINYL IN THE UNLAMINATED SLEEVE

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 5-6  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  FLAWLESS . UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME DULLISH STREAKS TO THE SURFACE, VISUAL BUT NOT AURAL. SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

=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

SIDE ONE HAS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A FEW SMALL DUST POPS AND TICS. TRACK ONE SIDE ONE HAS TWO ROTATIONAL TICS

SIDE TWO HOWEVER PLAYS ABSOLUTELY FAULTLESSLY AND HAS BARELY A SECOND OF STATIC ANYWHERE, AND MAYBE ONE DUST POP

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL SIDE 1: NEAR MINT MINUS SIDE 2: MINT MINUS!!!!

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE - 1ST PRESS NO MAINMAIN CREDITS

THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME SLEEVE AS THE RARE LAMINATED VERSION (ALL OF THE SAME 1ST PRESS INDICATORS) BUT WITHOUT THE LAMINATION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN, AND INCREDIBLY HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNRUBBED. USUALLY THE BLACK BORDER WEARS HEAVILY, BUT ON THIS COPY ALL WE HAVE IS A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS DOWN THE OPENING EDGE STRIP

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS AND AMAZINGLY JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AND THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE RUNS FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, AGAIN THIS IS A RARITY WITH THIS SLEEVE. THE BLACK IS ALL THERE AND LIKE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, RUNS FULLY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG ONE EDGE

THE  REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' BUT NOTHING ELSE. THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES NEAR ANY OF THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND IT COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER THAN THIS

THE LYRIC INNER SHEET IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL AND MINT 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 MINT MINUS!!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY