David Bowie LODGER UK LP A2/B2 1ST ORANGE LABEL W/ INSERT PLAYS MINT MINUS

	£		25
	$		33

DAVID BOWIE - LODGER

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED MINT!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT

1ST PRESS ORANGE LABEL

MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!!

• CATALOGUE:RCA BOWLP1 / PL13254 
• MATRIX: BOWLP1 (PL13254)-A-2 / B-2
• A1AJ ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• A1AH ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• 'NO SENSE IS BETTER' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• 'THAN NONE AT ALL' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE RECORD LABEL MUST BE MATT NOT GLOSSY

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

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE  BOWLP1 WITH THE PL13254 IN BRACKETS DIRECTLY AFTER, AND THESE MUST BE ETCHED NOT STAMPED

'NO SENSE IS BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL' MUST BE ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX

THE VINYL MUST BE THE HEAVYWEIGHT TYPE NOT DYNAFLEX

'STERLING ' MUST BE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A FULLY LAMINATED  GATEFOLD. WITH A MATT INTERIOR

THE LYRIC INSERT MUST BE INCLUDED (DELGA PRESS)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAT 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 ANY MORE THAN TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES SURROUNDING 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 ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME NON SOUNDING WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL TYPE HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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

BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION.

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

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED  1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS PERFECT LAMINATE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND JUST FOUR ALMOST INVISIBLE LINE CLOSES TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECTLY INTACT AND NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER. FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER, EVEN AT THE TIP ENDS

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES AND PERFECT LAMINATE, JUST TWO TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE MINT CONDITION PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE FRESHNESS FROM NEW

THE RCA DIECUT PAPER INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO SPLITS AT ANY POINT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR OR RUBBING ANYWHERE, AND BARELY A WRINKLE

THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION, PURE WHITE UNBLEMISHED SHEET , FREE FROM ANY CREASES

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

GARRY