DAVID BOWIE Ziggy Stardust LP 1972 RCA + INNER MATT COVER MINT

	£		84
	$		111

Hello!  Please note, that this auction will end on late Tuesday January 23rd UK time.  Of course, I usually end my auctions on Sundays.  However, as I have a large amount of AWESOME extra LPs, I will be doing 2 AMAZING sets of listings this week!!!!  So don't forget to check back before Tuesday January 23rd UK time - to see some incredible items!  Please read on about this AMAZING item below, and GOOD LUCK if you decide to bid:-

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by David Bowie called "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" and is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK Pressing on the RCA label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS ONE OF DAVID BOWIES RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE (LIKE THIS!)!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER LPs ON THE RCA LABEL - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE!!!!  AND ALTHOUGH THIS LP HAS THE 'MAINMAN' CREDIT ON THE COVER BACK - IT CLEARLY DATES FROM EARLY 1973 (WHEN THIS LP WAS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE & CHART RUN!), AS THE COVER IS FULLY 'MATT', AND IT HAS A STUNNING 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE (WITH 'GEM' PRODUCTION ONLY!)!!!!  BUT REALLY THIS IS ALMOST IRRELEVANT - AS THIS IS BY SOME DISTANCE THAT BEST CONDITIONED EXAMPLE OF THIS LP I HAVE SEEN FOR MANY MANY YEARS!!!!

INCREDIBLY, THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CONDITION FOR ONCE!!!!  THE SUPERB COVER HAS VIRTUALLY ZERO RUBBING AND 100% PERFECT SPINE TEXT, THE INNER SLEEVE IS SUPERB AND UNSPLIT, AND THE RECORD HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND IS SIMPLY STUNNING!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE 1972 UK PRESSING ON THE ORANGE RCA LABEL, STILL WITH 1ST PRESS 'PICTURE/LYRIC' INNER SLEEVE, AND 'ROBERT STACE' MATT COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL RCA UK Pressing from 1972 and is in AWESOME condition!!!!  The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl!!!!  The Cat. No is SF 8287 on the RCA label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in AWESOME condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable.  This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, NO scufflines, only 2 or 3 absolutely ULTRA light bag sweat traces (under light!), and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND LOOKS AMAZING!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade MINT(Minus)!!!!  AWESOME RECORD!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!!  I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!!  Brillant!!!!  The record comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Picture/Lyric' inner sleeve which is in absolutely SUPERB condition - with NO damage AT ALL!!!!  The 'Robert Stace' Matt Cover is in SUPERB condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear (PERFECT side words for once!), NO sticker marks, NO sticker tears, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), NO splits, only a VERY few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO stickers, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL (virtually NONE!), NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corner tips, NO annotations, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the back of the cover is in SUPERB condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent(Minus)  if not FULL Excellent!!!!  SUPERB COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

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Someone keeps emailing me saying the inner sleeve for this LP isn't a 1st Press inner.  However they are refusing to clarify what a 1st Press inner actually is?  So I do not know if they trying to annoy me, or deliberately cause issues.  TO CLARIFY - I took my research from the BEST and MOST RESPECTED David Bowie information sites.  They state:-

1ST EDITION INNER SLEEVE:- Has text "All songs ? copyright 1971, 1972 by Titanic Music Limited/Chrysalis Music Limited." and "A Gem Production" in the bottom right. Smooth exterior and rough interior. Fluted top, straight top, and semi rounded tops exist.

This is EXACTLY what this inner has.  Please feel free to do your own research - but from ALL the research I have done, unless someone can tell me otherwise (with evidence please - which I will add to the listing), I am 100% confident that this LP has the 1ST PRESS inner sleeve.