David Bowie Hunky Dory LP unopened original RARE
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How many unopened original copies of this classic David Bowie lp could still exist after all these years? This has been sealed for 35 years.
As far as I can tell, this is the first issue LSP-4623. The Title on the front is affixed to the celluphane, not the record itself. Item is in mint condition.
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Review by Stephen Thomas ErlewineAfter the freakish hard rock of The Man Who Sold the World, David Bowie returned to singer/songwriter territory on Hunky Dory. Not only did the album boast more folky songs ("Song for Bob Dylan," "The Bewlay Brothers"), but he again flirted with Anthony Newley-esque dancehall music ("Kooks," "Fill Your Heart"), seemingly leaving heavy metal behind. As a result, Hunky Dory is a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class. Mick Ronson's guitar is pushed to the back, leaving Rick Wakeman's cabaret piano to dominate the sound of the album. The subdued support accentuates the depth of Bowie's material, whether it's the revamped Tin Pan Alley of "Changes," the Neil Young homage "Quicksand," the soaring "Life on Mars?," the rolling, vaguely homosexual anthem "Oh! You Pretty Things," or the dark acoustic rocker "Andy Warhol." On the surface, such a wide range of styles and sounds would make an album incoherent, but Bowie's improved songwriting and determined sense of style instead made Hunky Dory a touchstone for reinterpreting pop's traditions into fresh, postmodern pop music.
On Nov-08-06 at 21:54:34 PST, seller added the following information: I received an email stating that the first issue of this album was in early 1972. This copy was released in the fall of 1972. If this statement is correct, I guess this may technically be a second issue.
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