DAVID BOWIE HUNKY DORY UK RCA 3T BOBIL RASPUTIN 1ST PRESS 1971 W/ INNER & INSERT
£
1,200
$
1,432
£ 1200
Sold For
Nov 28, 2018
Sold Date
Jul 16, 2018
Start Date
£ 1500
Start price
1
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Description
- RECORD FOR SALE:
- ARTIST: DAVID BOWIE.
- TITLE: "HUNKY DORY"
- FORMAT: FIRST PRESS LABELS AND SLEEVE. 11-TRACK, STEREO, BLACK VINYL, 12-INCH, 33rpm, LP ALBUM. WITH ORIGINAL 'PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS' INNER BAG IN NICE CONDITION. WITH ORIGINAL RCA DISCOGRAPHY INSERT FLAT IN NICE CONDITION WITH MINOR FAULTS - THESE PROMO FLATS WERE HANDED OUT AT A FEW EARLY CONCERTS IN THE UK IN 1972. UNFORTUNATELY, MISSING THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INSERT, BUT THIS CAN BE EASILY PICKED UP FOR PENNIES.
- Original UK issue, 1st pressing with laminated front cover & spine, un-laminated back.
Cover has a colour variation differing from represses. in which this release is green in tinge. A repress will not have this rich green colour to the front image.
Sepia-print liner with lyrics. Rice-paper inner sleeve has blue text with Patent No. and "Made In England".
(All later issues of this have print-finish cover)
All titles published by Chrysalis Music Ltd./Titanic Music ? 1971
Printed in England by Robert Stace.
RCA Limited, Record Division
RCA House, Curzon Street, London W1.
? ©1971 RCA LIMITED
When preparing the UK edition cover art from the US supplied artwork (David Bowie - Hunky Dory) RCA mistakenly removed the GEM logo from the rear sleeve. Close examination of the cover shows it has been artworked out. It was subsequently restored on the next UK edition, though in slightly different position. - MATRIX:
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, etched): APRS 5947 3T A2AF BOBIL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, etched): APRS 5948 3T A1AG RASPUTIN
- COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: UNITED KINGDOM.
- CONDITION:
- CONDITION/SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++.
- SLEEVE CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9.
- CONDITION/LABELS: EXCELLENT++.
- LABEL CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9.
- CONDITION/VINYL:
- SIDE 1: EXCELLENT++.
- SIDE 2: EXCELLENT++.
- SIDE 1 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9.
- SIDE 2 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE: 9.
- CONDITION IN DETAIL:
- THE SLEEVE IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS, JUST A LITTLE SHELF WEAR AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASES AT THE SPINE. THERE IS NO PEN DAMAGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THERE IS NO WORRYING CREASING OR DENTS. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, MINOR AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
- THE SPINE IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THE SPINE IS SQUARE, STRONG AND TRUE. ALL OF THE TEXT IS INTACT AND READABLE. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, MINOR AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH.
- THE LABELS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS. THERE ARE NO TEARS, THERE IS NO PEN DAMAGE, THERE IS NO WORRYING SPINDLE WEAR. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
- THE DISC IS IN LOVELY CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING SURFACE MARKS, JUST A COUPLE OF EXTREMELY LIGHT, INSIGNIFICANT, UNIMPORTANT, INAUDIBLE SURFACE MARKS . THE RECORD TESTS EXTREMELY WELL, STRAIGHT THROUGH, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION DURING PLAYBACK, NO MAJOR LOSS IN SOUND QUALITY OR AURAL PERFORMANCE, AND NO WORRYINGLY OBTRUSIVE SNAP, CRACKLE OR POP. BOTH SIDES CAN BE ENJOYED ENORMOUSLY. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, MINOR, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH.
- ALL IN ALL, A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE RECORD. THIS ONE IS FOR THE COLLECTION WITHOUT RESON TO UPGRADE. STRICTLY GRADED USING RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM. BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE AS TOTAL SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED.
- PAYMENT METHODS:
- I ACCEPT CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS THROUGH PAYPAL.
- I ACCEPT CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY.I ACCEPT PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER.
- I ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL POSTAL ORDERS IN UK £POUNDS STERLING ONLY.
- PLEASE NOTE:
- IF THE WINNING BIDDER IS UNHAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT OR WITH THE SERVICE WHEN THE ITEM ARRIVES, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK. I AM POSITIVE ALL ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED.
- REGRETFULLY, OWING TO RUTHLESS EBAY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE FEEDBACK FORUM DISHONESTLY, I SHALL NOW LEAVE FEEDBACK ONLY IF AND WHEN FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ME.
- FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BUY - WE SALUTE YOU!
- the entertaining mr. sloane
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DIAL 'M' FOR MR. SLOANE
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BUY - WE SALUTE YOU!
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