DAVID BOWIE MAN WHO SOLD WORLD ULTRA-RARE ORIG (?) UK LP WITHDRAWN DRAG COVER

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·       DAVID BOWIE – THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD – INSANELY RARE BRITISH PRESSING WITH A MONSTROUSLY RARE WITHDRAWN “DRAG” COVER (BOWIE IS RECLINING ON A COUCH, CLAD IN A VERY FEMININE GOWN, COMPLETE WITH A REVEALING CLEAVAGE…THE DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY. FOR SURE (AND MUCH MORE FEMININE THAN KIM KARDASHIAN, TOO! ) 1970 MERCURY RECORDS STEREO LP 6338 041

·       ORIGINAL (?) U.K. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK MERCURY (UK) LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT

·       NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.K. PRESSING (PLEASE SEE A DISCLAIMER ABOVE)

·       ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER (EUROPEAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (NIBBED, FABRIC-LIKE) COVER.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD. Matrix numbers are: SIDE A: 6338041 1Y-A 1N / SIDE B: 6338041 2Y-B 1N

·       We caution the bidders that, despite our good-faith effort to provide only genuine, authentic items, we cannot provide ironclad guarantee that this item is the genuine, authentic pressing. This item is presented here under the assumption that this is a legitimate, official release. Please contact us if you have any doubts, questions or comments BEFORE - REPEAT: BEFORE - placing a bid. No returns, refunds or exchanges on this item. Please be guided accordingly.

(?PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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This is an INCREDIBLY RARE David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World 1st PRESSING (1971) UK LP (Mercury 6338 041) with a ridiculously rare, withdrawn "drag" cover. It is extremely rare as only a very small production of these jackets were made before being reissued with a different (less controversial) jacket. Apparently, the jacket depicting a reclining Bowie looking very androgynous (thus the "drag" nickname for the jacket), did not go over well upon the release of this LP in 1971 so was subsequently replaced with a less controversial jacket.

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Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, is the beginning of David Bowie's classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the first time, Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears simple on the surface but sounds more gnarled upon each listen. The mix is off-center, with the fuzz-bass dominating the compressed, razor-thin guitars and Bowie's strangled, affected voice. The sound of The Man Who Sold the World is odd, but the music is bizarre itself, with Bowie's paranoid futuristic tales melded to Ronson's riffing and the band's relentless attack. Musically, there isn't much innovation on The Man Who Sold the World -- it is almost all hard blues-rock or psychedelic folk-rock -- but there's an unsettling edge to the band's performance, which makes the record one of Bowie's best albums.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VERY GOOD++ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           The record comes in the original “Made in Great Britain” stock inner sleeve.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (THIS, OF COURSE, IS THE INCREDIBLY RARE , WITHDRAWN, “DRAG” COVER)

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging (nothing significant).

-         Minor discoloration (color fading) noted on the back side.

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the seams

-         Visible wrinkles noted in all four corners

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam (nothing significant)

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

-         Cover has all four corners slightly worn / dinged / bent.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams (yet)

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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