David Bowie ALADDIN SANE UK LP VERY 1ST W/ FAN CARD. 3T MATRIX PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		78
	$		103

DAVID BOWIE - ALADDIN SANE

INCREDIBLE MINT  PLAYTHROUGH!!!

very 1st press with Fan Club Card

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE

•       CATALOGUE:RCA RS 10001

  • MATRIX: CPRY 4543-3T / CPRY 4544-3T
  • GLOSSY LABELS
  • HEAVYWEIGHT DISC

   

• A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE GLOSSY AND NOT MATT

• THE WORD 'VICTOR' MUST APPEAR ON THE RIGHT HALF OF THE LABEL

  THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE CPRY 4543-3T / 4544-3T AND THESE MUST BE STAMPED NOT ETCHED

  THE VINYL MUST BE THE HEAVYWEIGHT TYPE NOT DYNAFLEX

  THE SLEEVE MUST BE A SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD

  THE FAN CLUB CARD INSERT MUST BE INCLUDED

  THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 4-5 MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD ONLY TWO TINY DUST POPS IN THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE TWO

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FIRST PRESS AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT !!!! STANDARD. MINT MINUS AT THE MOST CRITICAL!!!

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SLEEVE TO FIND IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE SURFACE IS A POROUS WHITE ONE, THAT ATTRACTS DIRT LIKE A MAGNET. FINDING A PURE WHITE UNTOUCHED ONE IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE.

HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER AND ONLY HAS THE BAREST TRACES OF HANDLING MOSTLY NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES WHERE VISIBLE AT ALL.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE. FIRSTLY THE VERY WHITE POROUS SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER.

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. AND INCREDIBLY NOT ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NONE WHATSOEVER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. THE TOP EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK DENT NEAR THE SPINE AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR CORNER TIP ENDS IS VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE PICTURE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE SHOWS SOME LIGHT BROWNING, BUT THIS IS TAKEN WITH A MACRO LENS AND LOOKS WORSE THAN THE HUMAN EYE CAN CLEARLY SEE. BUT THIS IS THE ONLY REAL BLEMISH ON THE ENTIRE SLEEVE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN NEAR PRISTINE LIKE THE FRONT. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THE SLEEVE HAS JUST A TINY TRACE OF HANDLING

THE ORIGINAL BLUE CARD INNER IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS TO ANY EDGE, AND ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. 

THE FAN CLUB CARD INSERT IS THE ONLY PART OF THE SET THAT IS NOT 1005 . NOT BECAUSE IT ISN'T IN FANTASTIC CONDITION, BECAUSE ACTUALLY THE CARD IS TOTALLY PRISTINE AND UNSOILED, IT'S JUST THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER DECIDED TO COLOUR IN THE IMAGE ON THE INSIDE COVER.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY