DAVID BOWIE Heroes LP 1977 RCA 1st Press + INSERT EARLIEST EVER LAMINATED
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RARITY:- Super rare! Barely ANY copies sold on release, and this LP is now almost IMPOSSIBLE to locate!
EXTRA RARITY:- SUPER RARE 'DAY OF RELEASE' 1ST PRESSING! COMMON TO ALMOST EVERY UK 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP SOLD ON THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' IN THE UK BACK IN 1977 - THIS LP HAS AN ITALIAN 1ST PRESS DISC, UK 1ST PRESS INSERT, AND A UK 1ST PRESS COVER! AND TO ALERT BUYERS TO THIS FACT ON THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1977 - THE UK 1ST PRESS COVER EVEN HAS PRINTED ON THE COVER BACK:- "RECORD MANUFACTURED IN ITALY SLEEVE PRINTED IN ENGLAND" - SO THIS IS EXACTLY HOW RCA INTENDED THEIR 1ST PRESSINGS TO BE LIKE! NEARLY EVERY 1ST PRESSING WAS MADE LIKE THIS - DUE TO PROBLEMS INITIAL UK VINYL PRODUCTION, WITH ALMOST EVERY COPY WITH A UK DISC BEING A LATER PRESSING! SUPER RARE - AND EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND NOW!
COUNTRY:- UK
FORMAT:- LP
MONO/STEREO: - STEREO
PRESSING: - 1ST PRESSING + LAMINATED COVER, ETC ARTIST:- DAVID BOWIE
TITLE:- HEROES
CAT NUMBER:- PL 12522
LABEL:- RCA
DATE:- 1977
SIGNS OF PLAY:- BARELY ANY
LABELS:- EX+ (slight fading - though this looks to be a manufacturing error)
RECORD GRADING:- The record is in BRILLIANT condition and is VERY bright & shiny looking indeed! It has NO scratches, only 3 or 4 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light! THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINES LIKE NEW! The record plays with NO pops, barely ANY clicks AT ALL, NO jumps, NO sticks, NO distortion, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some slight background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL! The record must grade Very Good++ if not better - and is a very VERY nice record indeed!
INNER SLEEVE: - The ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve is in BRILLIANT condition - and is UNSPLIT!
INSERT: - The insert is NM!
SLEEVE:- The ORIGINAL Ist Press FULLY Laminated Cover is in GREAT condition! It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only slight corner wear (with some 'tipping in'), NO splits, NO rips, NO tears, only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), NO annotations, and NO writing! The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering! Even the laminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO ringwear. NO grubbness. onlv 1 TINY 'touched in' indentation. NO vellowing. and NO writing! The cover must grade Verv Good if not Verv Good+ - and is stil a very VORY decent cover indeed!
OTHER DETAILS:- None.
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