DAVID BOWIE, Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & Spiders From Mars UK LP FREE SHIP

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David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars  Label: RCA Victor – SF 8287, RCA Victor – LSP 4702 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: UK Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Art Rock, Glam A1 Five Years 4:42 A2 Soul Love 3:34 A3 Moonage Daydream 4:40 A4 Starman 4:10 A5 It Ain't Easy Written-By – Ron Davies 2:58 B1 Lady Stardust 3:22 B2 Star 2:47 B3 Hang On To Yourself 2:40 B4 Ziggy Stardust 3:13 B5 Suffragette City 3:25 B6 Rock 'N' Roll Suicide 2:58 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records Copyright © – RCA Limited Published By – Trident Music (2) Published By – Chrysalis Music Published By – Rondor Music Produced At – Trident Studios Manufactured By – RCA Limited Printed By – Robert Stace Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Washington, UK Arranged By – David Bowie, Mick Ronson Artwork – Terry Pastor Bass – Trevor Bolder Drums – Mick Woodmansey Guitar – David Bowie, Mick Ronson Photography By – Brian Ward (5) Producer – David Bowie, Ken Scott Saxophone – David Bowie, Mick Ronson Vocals – David Bowie, Mick Ronson Written-By – Bowie* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6) Post-Dec '72 issue with Mainman logo on back of sleeve. Not RCA logo on the upper left corner on back of sleeve

UK EARLY 1973 PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH MAINMAN LOGO ON REAR SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: BGBS - 0864 - A - 9S (SF 8287) A2G; SIDE B: BGBS-0865 - 5E W (SF 8287) A2 AA.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+, JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES BUT A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS.  NO PRESSING OF THIS GLAM ROCK CLASSIC SOUNDS REMOTELY AS GOOD AS THESE UK 1970s ORIGINALS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.