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DAVID BOWIE - RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS - ORIGINAL 1972 RCA RECORDS STEREO LP LSP-4702
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ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING
· *** ULTRA-RARE ACETATE WITH ALTERED TRACK SEQUENCE, ONE UNRELEASED TRACK AND ONE
TRACK MISSING FROM THE OFFICIAL RELEASE (INSTEAD OF “STARMAN”, THIS ACETATE
PLAYS RARE TRACK (‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND, A
COVER OF CHUCK BERRY CLASSIC, WHICH DID NOT OFFICIALLY MAKE IT TO A BOWIE ALBUM
UNTIL THE RELEASE OF THE EUROPEAN-ONLY 1982 ALBUM ‘RARE BOWIE’)
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PROBABLY THE RAREST BOWIE ACETATE
IN EXISTENCE
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PLAIN WHITE RCA LABEL WITH RED RCA LOGO, USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
REFERENCE PRESSINGS (ACETATES AND TEST PRESSINGS)
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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS
NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
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CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
(►PLEASE SEE THE
IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)
(Note:
this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This
is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll
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I assume we will never know
for sure why the Thin White Duke – probably at the very last moment – decided
to change the original track listing of his Tour de Force (“Ziggy Stardust”) by
deleting the cover of the Chuck Berry’s rockabilly anthem (‘Round and ‘Round,
so capably covered by the Rolling Stones eight years earlier) and replacing it
on the final, released version of the album, with one of the most
uncharacteristic tracks on the album (“Starman”). We can only speculate that
the inclusion of Starman was a compromise with RCA record executives who sought
a hit single from the album (and, indeed, Starman was a hit single on both
sides of the ocean). On the other hand, it is entirely possible that Bowie
himself didn’t think that the oddball cover of Chuck Berry’s rockabilly classic
would fit well among the sci-fi glam vignettes which dominate the album that,
after all, is supposed to be a conceptual work, not a rockabilly revival
piece.
Another theory, which makes
even more sense, is that Bowie worked concurrently on a number of his future
projects and albums and that the tracks recorded during the Ziggy Stardust
sessions were split between this release (Ziggy Stardust) and his 1973 album
(Pin-ups), with ‘Round and ‘Round originally planned for Pin-Ups, then for the
Ziggy Stardust and then, ultimately, dropped from both. This is not some far-fetched theory: mind
you, we know for sure, that “Sorrow”, Bowie’s 1973 single, was originally
recorded during the Ziggy Stardust sessions and was initially planned for
inclusion in the album, but ultimately ended up on his next release (Pin Ups), about a year later.
Whatever the case, we have a
rare privilege of offering what surely must be the rarest Bowie pressing in
existence: the original, abandoned blueprint of Bowie’s finest hour and greatest
masterpiece, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, with one track missing and
another track added. The bidders should
note that the omitted track (‘Round and ‘Round) which appears on this pressing,
did, in fact, appear – however briefly – on the B-side of Bowie’s 1973 single
(Drive-in Saturday c/w ‘Round and ‘Round), but did not merit inclusion on
Bowie’s album until 1982 when a European-only compilation (Rare Bowie) came
out.
Oddly enough, when Rykodisc
released a remastered and “reconstructed” version of the album in 1994 (with
four bonus tracks, all ostensibly recorded during the Ziggy Stardust sessions),
the label somehow failed to include “Round and Round”- a faux pas of cosmic
proportions, if you ask us.
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For its extraordinary
contribution to the contemporary music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine
musicianship, revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous
generations of musicians, songwriters and general public, or for some other
inherent quality, this album was voted one of top-200 albums of all time in one
of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, show business professionals
and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted by Paul Gambaccini,
the legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music
professionals (including Roy Carr, Jonathan Cott, Robert Christgau, Cameron
Crowe, Chet Flippo, Ben Fong-Torres, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus, Murray the
K., Lenny Kaye, Bruce Morrow (a/k/a "Cousin Brucie"), Tim Rice , Lisa
Robinson, Robert Shelton, Ed Ward, Joel Whitburn, Pete Wingfield, etc.). For
more details, see: "Critics Choice: Top-200 albums" , Omnibus Press,
Library of Congress Catalog No.7855565 (or ► click here for the complete album listing)
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NOTE: While this acetate is in a beautiful state of preservation, we do
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can never be graded by using the exact, same stringent standards used by
collectors for modern long-play, hi-fi LPs or singles. The buyer – if not
familiar with acetate (reference) recordings - should be cautioned that these
discs were intended for brief, limited use only; they were meant to be played
only a few times, then discarded or destroyed. In view of this, the surface
layer of the disc is manufactured in such a manner that it will wear off pretty
quickly, even under normal conditions -- and specially if not handled with due
care. Each subsequent playing increases wear and tear of the disc’s surface
layer and diminishes the disc’s playability. This disc appears to have been
unplayed recently and the grooves are still well-formed and fully visible.
This acetate is in about VG++ TO EXCELLENT (just a notch below NEAR MINT) ,
with some minor and superficial scuffs on the surface. Absolutely NO part of
the shellac (surface layer) of the disc is
missing, and the surface layer is NOT dented, chipped, broken or
otherwise compromised.
ON A SCALE FROM 1-10 (where 10
is the best), WE GRADE RECORD AS 8
THIS IS A
NO-RESERVE AUCTION!
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CONDITION: AS NOTED ABOVE (VG++ TO EXCELLENT, just a notch
below NEAR MINT)
PLEASE NOTE: THIS
ACETATE APPARENTLY NEVER HAD A CUSTOM COVER;
ACETATES AND REFERENCE PRESSINGS ARE RARELY – IF EVER – FOUND IN CUSTOM
(STOCK) COVERS. This
acetate will be shipped in its original, plain, generic, white cardboard cover
(NOT SEPARATELY GRADED but in a very nice condition overall)
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