David Bowie DIAMOND DOGS 1974 RCA Victor CPL1-0576 1st Indianapolis Pressing VG

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Diamond Dogs is the eighth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 24 May 1974 through RCA Records. Bowie produced the album and recorded it in early 1974 in London and the Netherlands, following the disbanding of his backing band the Spiders from Mars and the departure of producer Ken Scott. Bowie played lead guitar on the record in the absence of Mick Ronson. Diamond Dogs featured the return of Tony Visconti, who had not worked with Bowie for four years; the two would collaborate for the rest of the decade. Musically, it was Bowie's final album in the glam rock genre, though some songs were influenced by funk and soul music, which Bowie embraced on his next album, Young Americans (1975).

Conceived during a period of uncertainty over where his career was headed, Diamond Dogs is the result of multiple projects Bowie envisioned at the time: a scrapped musical based on Ziggy Stardust (1972); an adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949); and an urban apocalyptic scenario based on the writings of William S. Burroughs. The title track introduces a new persona named Halloween Jack. Belgian artist Guy Peellaert painted the controversial cover artwork depicting Bowie as a half-man, half-dog hybrid, based on photos taken by photographer Terry O'Neill.

Preceded by the lead single "Rebel Rebel", Diamond Dogs was a commercial success, peaking at number one in the UK and number five in the US. It has received mixed reviews since its release, many criticising its lack of cohesion; Bowie's biographers consider it one of his best works and, in 2013, NME ranked it one of the greatest albums of all time. Bowie supported the album on the Diamond Dogs Tour, which featured elaborate and expensive set-pieces. Retrospectively, Diamond Dogs has been cited as an influence on the punk revolution in the years following its release.

THIS COPY is a 1st Indianapolis pressing from 1974. The vinyl has several marks / light scratches, but per a test listen, none of them affects playback.  There is some faint general crackling in places due to age.  It is in Very Good [VG] condition.  The original cover shows some ring wear (more on the back than front) and the edges have some rubbing. It is in Very Good [VG] condition.  The inner sleeve must not be the original since although it is white (with center hole), it does not have a number printed on it as described in the notes (below) for this release.  This inner sleeve has no splitting or other problems (e.g. writing, stains, tears, etc.), save for a couple of wrinkles near two corners.  It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition - but, again, probably not original.

Notes

Recorded at Olympic and Island Studios, London and Studio L Ludolf, Machineweg 8-12, Hilversum, Holland
All Songs Published by MainMan / Chrysalis (ASCAP)
A MainMan Production

© MainMan/Chrysalis

Orange RCA Victor center labels.

'dynaflex' logo below song titles on labels.

On plain white inner:
N/407 50/1/1 – [not on this copy]

© 1974, RCA Records, New York, N.Y. • Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A. ℗ 1974 RCA Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP

Price Code (On spine): 0698

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): CPL1-0576-A

Matrix / Runout (Label side B): CPL1-0576-B

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-A 1 S I STERLING A1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2 S STERLING I A4

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-A 1 S I STERLING C1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-B I STERLING A2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S - STERLING I 3 V

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3, etched, stamped): CPL-̶ 11̶ 0576-B 4S - I STERLING 1 V

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4, etched, stamped): CPL-11̶0576-A 1S STERLING A4

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING A3

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5, etched, stamped): CPL.110576-A 1S STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-A 1S STERLING I A2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-B 3S I STERLING A2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 7, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S - I STERLING A1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 7, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING I A3

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 8, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S I STERLING C1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 8, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-B 2S STERLING I A4

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S STERLING B3

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9, etched, stamped): CPL-110576-B 3S STERLING I A4

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S STERLING I A2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING I A5

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1S STERLING B2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING I A4

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12, etched, stamped): CPL-1-10576-A 1C I STERLING A1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING I A2

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13, etched, stamped): CPL-11̶0576-A 1S STERLING I A1

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 2S STERLING I A5

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 14, etched, stamped): CPL-11̶0576-A 1S STERLING B3

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 14, etched, stamped): CPL-10576-B 4S STERLING I A2

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