DAVID BOWIE, HEROES 1977 GERMAN VINYL LP 1ST PRESS ORANGE EXC AUDIO, VG+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB AUDIO GERMAN FIRST PRESS COPY OF :
DAVID BOWIE, HEROES 1977 MADE IN GERMANY VINYL LP. A FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE RCA RECORDS ORANGE LABEL, PL 42 372. IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT LYRIC INNER. STORED AFTER JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB WITH JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE/ RANDOM TICS DURING THE QUIET PARTS OF 'SENSE OF DOUBT' AND 'MOSS GARDEN' ON SIDE 2. THE 'HEROES, TRACK IS SUNG AS 'HELDEN' IN GERMAN MIDWAY THROUGH THE TRACK. A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY WITH A VERY DECENT SLEEVE OF A RARE TO FIND ALBUM.
ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE A NEAR MINT FIRST PRESS UK COPY.
1977 GERMAN FIRST PRESS ETCHED AND STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 : PL 42372-A RCA PL-42372-A (CROSSED OUT) PF Manufactured In Germany SIDE 2 : PL 42372-B RCA PL-42372-B (CROSSED OUT) PF Manufactured In Germany
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
David Bowie ?– "Heroes"
Label: RCA Victor ?– PL 42 372 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: Germany Released: 1977 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Pop Rock, Experimental, Ambient
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Beauty And The Beast 3:32 A2 Joe The Lion 3:05 A3 "Heroes" / „Helden“ Lyrics By – Maass*, Bowie*Written-By – Eno* 6:07 A4 Sons Of The Silent Age 3:15 A5 Blackout 3:50 B1 V-2 Schneider 3:10 B2 Sense Of Doubt 3:57 B3 Moss Garden Written-By – Eno* 5:03 B4 Neuköln Written-By – Eno* 4:34 B5 The Secret Life Of Arabia Lyrics By – Bowie*Music By – Eno*, Alomar*, Bowie* 3:46Companies, etc.
- Record Company – RCA Corporation
- Made By – RCA Schallplatten GmbH
- Mastered At – Tonstudio Pfanz
- Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Recorded At – Mountain Studios
- Mixed At – Mountain Studios
- Copyright (c) – Bewlay Bros. Music
- Copyright (c) – Fleur Music Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – E.G. Music Ltd.
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Antonia Maass
- Electric Bass – George Murray
- Engineer – Colin Thurston
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Richards*, Eugene Chaplin
- Lead Guitar – Robert Fripp
- Mastered By – G. F. Pfanz
- Percussion – Dennis Davis
- Photography By – Sukita*
- Producer, Engineer, Backing Vocals – Tony Visconti
- Rhythm Guitar – Carlos Alomar
- Synthesizer, Keyboards, Guitar [Treatments] – Eno*
- Written-By, Producer, Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Saxophone, Koto, Backing Vocals – David Bowie
Notes
Label with only one concentric pressing ring.Recorded at Hansa by the Wall, Berlin.
Mixed at Mountain Studios, Montreux.
Inner sleeve with lyrics.
RCA Schallplatten GmbH
Compared to "Heroes" this has "Manufactured in Germany" in runouts and there's a slight space in the Cat# on the labels making it actually "PL 42 372" like it is on the sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): PL 42 372-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): PL 42 372-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, stamped): PL 42372-A RCA P?L?-?1?2?5?2?2?-?A? PF Manufactured in Germany
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, stamped): PL 42372-B RCA P?L?-?1?2?5?2?2?-?B? PF Manufactured in Germany
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Label Code: LC 0316
- Other (On Back Cover): AO
MATT PAPER LABELS : I CAN SEE JUST A FEW OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. UNFORTUNATELY THE SIDE 1 LABEL HAS SOME FADING SINCE I CLEANED THE RECORD. EXCELLENT CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY TINY LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE AND ONE SLIGHT SCUFF ON SIDE 1 'JOE THE LION' VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. ONE OF OF THE LIGHT MARKS DID GIVE SOME REPETITIVE LIGHT CLICKS ON 'MOSS GARDEN' ON SIDE 2. OTHERWISE THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK, JUST A LITTLE DURING THE QUIET SECTION OF 'SENSE OF DOUBT'. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE ARE THOSE LIGHT CLICKS ON 'MOSS GARDEN' AS MENTIONED, BUT THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE ON THE REST OF THE ALBUM, JUST A LITTLE IN THE QUIET PARTS OF 'SENSE OF DOUBT' AND 'MOSS GARDEN' ON SIDE 2. SIDE 1 PLAYS THROUGH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKLE AT ALL. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING REALLY INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE, MADE AND PRINTED IN GERMANY : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, BUT WITH SOME SLIGHT CORNER WEAR. NO OBVIOUS EDGE WEAR. THE SPINE IS CRISP AND LEGIBLE BUT WITH A FEW VERY LIGHT BUMPS. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS, JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME SLIGHT FEATHERING.
OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
LYRIC/INFO PAPER INNER SLEEVE : ALMOST LIKE NEW, NO CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, NEAR MINT TOP CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL AN EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION GERMAN FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC DAVID BOWIE ALBUM WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT LYRIC INNER. A GREAT AUDIO COPY WITH A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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