David Bowie ZIGGY STARDUST UK LP RCA INTERNATIONAL 1980 1-2 PLAYS & 100% MINT
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DAVID BOWIE - ZIGGY STARDUST
PLAYED JUST TWICE AND MINT!!!
GREEN LABEL 1980 RCA INTERNATIONAL
MINT MINUS!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RCA INTS 5063
- MATRIX: INTS5063 A-2U / B-1
- ' BLAIR TATE' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
ZIGGY STARDUST WAS RELEASED ON JUNE 6TH 1972 AND REACHED ONLY NUMBER 5 IN THE UK CHARTS. IT HAS SINCE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE LEGENDARY STATUS, AND HAS BEEN REISSUED MANY TIMES.
THIS IS THE 1980 RCA INTERNATIONAL PRESSING
LONG AFTER THE DYNAFLEX ISSUES AND INFERIOR REPRESSES, THIS COPY REVERTS TO THE SOLID VINYL USED IN THE VERY FIRST PRESSINGS.
LISTENING TO THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION, IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE MASTER TAPES WERE USED TO RECREATE THIS SUPERB ALBUM
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY!!! SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
THE SLEEVE ADVISES TO PLAY THIS LOUDLY, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE STEREO MIX IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. CLEAR AS A BELL AND CUT VERY LOUD INDEED
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND INCREDIBLY NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECOND SOF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY LITTLE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT !!!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI-LAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS OFTEN ABUSED COVER.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS AGAIN A RARITY, AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THERE ARE THREE NEAR INVISIBLE MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE , NONE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER
THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF A STICKER RESIDUE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE MAIN BODY OF THIS FRONT SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS ANY COPY I HAVE EVER HANDLED!!
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND FULLY RUN FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP RIGHT TIP END, BUT THAT'S ALL. A PRISTINE PAIR OF EDGES.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND HAS NO SQUASHING, ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO WEAR TOP THE SURFACE AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS REFERENCE TO 'A GEM PRODUCTION' AND MAINMAN.AGAIN THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THERE IS ONE SMALL CHIP OF PAPER MISSING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE IN THE LEFT CORNER
THE PLAIN POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. AMAZINGLY NO SEAM SPLITS THE PAPER IS STILL VERY WHITE AND UNCREASED. A SUPERB EXAMPLE!!!
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
