David Bowie DIAMOND DOGS UK LP VERY 1ST A-1/B-1 PLAYS MINT MINUS/NEAR MINT

	£		22
	$		29

DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

GENUINE VERY 1ST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:RCA APL1 0576 
• MATRIX: ARL1-0576 A-1oly / B-1oly

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE MATT AND NOT GLOSSY

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

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE A-1 / B-1 AND MUST HAVE'OLY' AFTER EACH ONE 

THE VINYL MUST BE THE HEAVYWEIGHT TYPE NOT DYNAFLEX

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT 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. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE ONE  SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT 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 DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES AND THREE SMALL EMBEDDED DULL STREAKS

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.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

SIDE ONE PLAYS TO VIRTUAL PERFECTION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS

SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE MORE VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND, AGAIN ONLY AUDIBLE IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES. THERE IS A LITTLE RIGHT AT THE START OF THE SIDE, AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS/TICS RANDOMLY THROUGH THE SIDE.

FOR ME SIDE ONE GRADES MINT MINUS AND SIDE TWO NEAR MINT!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED  1ST ISSUE SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST PRISTINE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND JUST TWO MINUSCULE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE COLOURS ARE ALL RETAINED BEAUTIFULLY AND THERE IS NO RUB OR SHELF WEAR. NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE HAS ONLY THE VERY BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR IN A FEW PLACES. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE MORE ON THE FRONT EDGE, AND IN PARTICULAR AT THE RIGHT CORNER WHERE THERE IS SOME WHITE VISIBLE.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE .

THERE IS A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AND A FEW WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE JUST ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE THUMB NAIL NICK WHATSOEVER

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES , ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND A LIGHT GREY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE MINT CONDITION PAIR OF INNER PANELS.

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION. STILL VERY WHITE AND UNSPLIT

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

GARRY