DAVID BOWIE STATION TO STATION - RARE UK PRESS - INCORRECT UNUSED NUMBER RS 1038

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Hard to find UK pressing which has double-grooved labels, completely different label layout and font and the unused UK catalogue number.

Long before Station to Station was released it was allocated the UK catalogue RS 1038. This was standard practice and other releases in the same sequence (RS 1036 by The Sweet and RS 1039 by The Scorpions) went on to be issued in late 1975 and early 1976 with their UK-specific number, just as Bowie albums did before and after Station to Station (e.g. Young Americans before and Changesonebowie afterwards).

However, Station to Station was never actually released as RS 1038 (anywhere in the world). The UK release was given the US/international number APLI 1327, and all UK copies with RCA orange labels have only that number printed on the labels (and cover and insert). RS 1038 ceased to exist as an RCA release.

However, on just this pressing the number mysteriously appeared and with a very different label layout and font and with running-times after each track. No other pressings have this RS 1038 number.

Have a look at the close-up pictures of the labels to see the differences between this and other copies. (The cover and insert are the same as other UK RCA orange label issues with the correct APLI 1327 number printed on them).

This has the following matrix numbers:

Side 1: APLI 1327 - A - 4E (etched)

Side 2: APLI 1327 B3E (stamped)

Detailed description
Vinyl: The vinyl has retained its original high sheen. In normal light there are a few marks on each side, including a couple of more-obvious marks (one near the start of each side), and under bright, direct light there are additional hairlines and sleeve-removal marks visible, but there is nothing bad anywhere. I have played the entire record and it generally sounds great. There is some background noise which can be heard in the quiet parts and the run-ins/outs, fades, silent grooves and intros and the occasional random click. There is nothing much else to report apart from at the start of each side. The two marks mentioned above cause some soft clicks: at the very start of the album there are soft clicks in the train noise intro which diminish as the volume increases and the music begins, and which are completely gone by the time the riff starts; and on side two there are clicks at the start of TVC 15 which are intermittently audible (and only in the left channel) during quieter bits, and which are completely gone before the track ends. Other than this there are just a few small clicks and tics, but absolutely nothing significant. The vast majority of this album sounds superb, but to cover the small clicks at the start of each side, I would play-grade side one as Excellent minus (Ex-) and side two as Very Good plus (VG+) to Excellent minus (Ex-), but almost all of the album sounds much better than that.
Labels: The rare labels look superb, with no damage, writing, stickers etc and just light spindle marking.
Sleeve: The sleeve is white and unlaminated and so is a bit grubby, especially on the rear and near the spine, but it has no damage, writing, splits, tears or stickers etc, just normal signs of use and a few small marks etc.
Insert: Has a crease in one corner and age-related foxing spots, but no tears or other issues.

Detracting features not covered above:  None.

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