12" LP, DAVID BOWIE, MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD, 1971 MERCURY *Very Collectible*
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Description
D E S C R I P T I O N :
FORMAT:12" LP
ARTIST: DAVID BOWIE
TITLE: MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
LABEL: MERCURY
NUMBER: 6338041
MONO/STEREO: ST.
LABEL DESCRIPTION: -
GRADE & DESCRIPTION (COVER): VG - LIGHT EDGE WEAR MOSTLY ON THE SPINE, SMALL 1" TEAR (SEE PICTURE 12), OTHER THAN THESE ISSUES THIS COVER IS IN VERY NICE SHAPE, CLEAN WITH NO SERIOUS MARKS OR WRITINGS.
GRADE & DESCRIPTION (RECORD): VG + - LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE AUDIBLE MOSTLY AT THE LOW PARTS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES BUT OVERALL PLAYS VERY WELL.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
David Bowie
The Man Who Sold The World
MEGA TOP RARE COLLECTORS ITEM!
Original LP with dress cover!
Released on Mercury 1971.
Cat number 6338041.
This is a genuine, original 1971 UK Mercury pressing of The Man who sold the world.
Textured sleeve with Bowie's boot well away from the edge
Circled P (not an R) in front of the date on the labels
No gap in the word BROADCASTING on the labels
1st press STAMPED matrix numbers:
Matrix numbers - side 1 - 6338041 1Y//1 v420 1 14 side 2 - 6338041 2Y//1 v420 1 1 1
This 1971 album is one of the rarest David Bowie collectables. When the album was released it was the sleeve that attracted most attention as it featured Bowie in a dress, to the extent that some collectors now refer to it as the ‘transvestite cover’. While it sold in insufficient numbers to enter the charts in 1971 it did attract a good deal of airplay on radio, particularly on the John Peel Show.
When Bowie made his big breakthrough the following year, in 1972, his new record label, RCA Victor, re-issued his earlier Phillips and Mercury albums. In the case of ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, the ‘dress’ cover was ditched in favour of a new sleeve. The re-issued RCA album made number 26 in the chart and the original Mercury album become a collectors’ item overnight.
You Are Bidding For A Once In A Life Time Opportunity To Purchase A Very Sought After Collectors Item!!
TRACKS:
Side A:
1.THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE
2.ALL THE MADMEN
3.BLACK COUNTRY ROCK
4.AFTER ALL
Side B:
1.RUNNING GUN BLUES
2.SAVIOR MACHINE
3.SHE SHOOK ME COLD
4.THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD
5.THE SUPERMEN On 22-Oct-15 at 09:44:47 BST, seller added the following information:Additional information - On the record label, 'Tony Visconti' is misspelled as 'Tonny Visconti' which indicates that this LP is a very early pressing.
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