David Bowie LOW UK LP 1ST A1 / B1 W/FAN INSERT / STICKERED SLEEVE UNPLAYED MINT

	£		84
	$		112

DAVID BOWIE - LOW

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT  INSERT AND FAN CLUB INSERT

MINT MINUS STICKERED SLEEVE!!

VAULT COPY!!!

• CATALOGUE:RCA PL 12522 
• MATRIX: PL12030 A / B /  + RS1108 A-1 / B-1 (APLI 2030 A / B CROSSED OUT)
• HEAVYWEIGHT DISC

HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE A STICKER ON THE BACK WITH THE TRACKLISTING ON IT (ANYTHING ELSE IS A LATER PRESS)

THE SLEEVE MUST STATE 'PRINTED AND MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY GARRODPRINT LTD' IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR CORNER

THERE MUST BE 'ZZ' IN THE TOP REAR RIGHT CORNER

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THERE MUST BE A LYRIC INSERT SHEET

THERE MUST ALSO BE A FAN CLUB FLYER

THE VINYL MUST STATE 'MANUFACTURED BY RCA, ENGLAND FROM MASTER RECORDINGS' ALONG THE BOTTOM RIM

THE LABELS MUST BE MATT FINISH NOT GLOSSY

THE WORD 'VICTOR' MUST BE SITUATED AT 3 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL

THERE MUST BE THREE SETS OF ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (ONE OF WHICH IS CROSSED OUT) 1,PL12030-A-1 / PL12030-B-1  2.APLI2030 A / APLI-2030-B (BOTH SIDES CROSSED OUT) 3. RS1108 A-1 / RS1108 B-1

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

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. 

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 IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A  COUPLE OF WISPY HARLINES, AND A LIGHT SHADE OF DULLING IN PATCHES

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

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE FROM THE FACTORY AND ONLY THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND RIGHT AT THE STRAT OF SIDE TWO IN THE DEAD WAX

I HEARD NO MORE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE MINT !!! CONDITION

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GARRODPRINT SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE DELICATE ORANGE COLOURS. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY LINE NEXT TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE.  NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL ON THIS SLEEVE AND SHOWS THAT THE COVER WAS PROTECTED BY AN OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE ON BOTH SURFACES, WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS OF THE TWO RIGHT CORNERS HAVING ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE AND THERE IS NO SCUFFING OR WEAR TO THE LEADING EDGES WHICH SO OFTEN SHOWS ON THIS SLEEVE. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DOT OF WHITE VISIBLE ON EACH TIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND AMAZINGLY NONE OF THE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER, WHICH AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT TOTALLY IMMACULATE, AGAIN NO CREASES AND JUST ONE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE.THE ORANGE TRACK LIST STICKER IS FIRMLY ASHERED TO THE SLEEVE

THE PLAIN DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN TOP UNSPLIT CONDITION, AND STILL PURE WHITE AND UNCREASED, AND IS THE CORRECT INNER FOR THE ALBUM

THE LYRIC INSERT AND FAN CLUB FLYER ARE ABSOLUTELY MINT!!

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

GARRY