Bowie - Man Who Sold The World US Cartoon cover - ORIGINAL
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Bowie - Man Who Sold The World US Cartoon cover - MEGA RARE ORIGINAL.
This is an ORIGINAL, first issue (not counterfeit) due to the stamped matrix numbers. It can also be identified as an original by the shorter distance between the speech bubble ('OH BY JINGO') and the last line of the lyric: "So softly a superego cries (second time dies). Counterfeit copies have a much larger space between these two elements of the back cover sleeve.
This, the US version, was the first Man Who Sold The World to be issued (even before the UK) and Tony Defries (Bowie’s manager at the time) was creating hype to DJs, journalists etc that this record had sold 50,000 copies in the USA. The reality was that only 1,395 had been sold! It had been a flop! Armed with this information, RCA then cut the print run of the UK (dress cover) of this album to around 500 copies (which is what that is now so rare).
This one comes with the original inner sleeve (okay it's not in the best condition but it's the only copy I've ever found with the original (and I've owned around ten copies of this iconic album).
The outer cardboard sleeve is in Excellent condition (for its age) and the vinyl is in near mint condition (another rarity).
1p minimum bid - no reserve. It will sell for what it's worth.
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