David Bowie ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDER FROM MARS 1972 UK LP 1st 1E/2E MINT 

	£		119
	$		158

Hello there, come on in and welcome to the auction!

As you can see from my 100% feedback, I sell with complete honesty and reliability.  Above all things I am a record collector and music lover.  I only sell records that I would want to receive. I know well the disappointment of receiving an over-graded record that turns up two weeks late.  That is not the service you will receive here, so bid with total confidence. I don’t sell a lot of records because I spend a lot of time carefully finding, grading and listing them and do not like to rush this process, as many sellers must do to be able to sell 100 records a week!

I am mostly a collector of old time music, pre-war blues and folk, so buy job-lots that often contain rare records that aren’t to my taste so to ebay they go!

(On that note, if you have any early American blues or folk to swap or sell, please get in touch!)

Anyway, enough of the chit chat and on to the record at hand…

David Bowie

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1972

1st Pressing

SF 8287

RCA

Stereo

Here we have the VERY 1st press of Bowie's timeless masterpiece!

 ZIGGY STARDUST WAS RELEASED ON JUNE 6TH 1972 AND REACHED ONLY NUMBER 5 IN THE UK CHARTS. IT HAS SINCE GONE ON TO ACHIEVE LEGENDARY STATUS, AND HAS BEEN REISSUED MANY TIMES. THERE IS OF COURSE ONLY ONE GENUINE FIRST PRESS!

There are many variations of Ziggy Stardust first presses, but only the VERY first have the following criteria:

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The sleeve must have Victor and not international in the top right corner

The sleeve must have blurry Images and text especially around the title text

The rear must have no mention of Mainman

It must be a Robert Stace produced sleeve

The labels must be glossy not matt

The vinyl must be heavy and not thin

The label must have Titanic credits and not Mainman

The matrix is stamped not etched. This change happened quickly

The Matrix number must be BGBS 0864 1E / 0865 1E or 1E/2E

To come across a very first pressing of Ziggy Stardust is a once in a lifetime happening but to find one in the condition we have here is simply unheard of!  Both the outer and inner sleeves are in lovely condition and the vinyl is MINT, with perhaps 1 or 2 plays in its 40 year life!

We have ourselves a Bowie Holy Grail!

Matrix Numbers

Side 1: BGBS 0864 1E

 Side 2: BGBS 0865 2E

Stampers.

         Side 1:             B2AAK

  Side 2:             B6K

Sleeve Condition.

The 1st print unlaminated Robert Stace sleeve is in really nice condition!  There are no rips, writing or splits. The spine is perfectly straight with only very mild wear and is perfectly readable! There is some very mild storage wear  and that’s about it.  The colours are as vibrant as they were on the day of release! Utterly superb

Excellent

Inner Condition.

The 1st press inner with lyrics and photos on is in great condition with no rips or tears, or folding! Only some mild folding and slight discoloration to mention!

Excellent

Label Condition.

The 1st press gloss labels are in fantastic condition.  There are no rips, writing or stains to mention. There is no centre hole damage at all. Under a strong light, not even a spider line can be seen! Perfect!

 Nr Mint

Vinyl Visual Condition.

The record looks great! It just looks brand new! It still retains its wonderful shine and lustre after all these years. There are no scratches, warping or dulling at all. When looking under a halogen, only the faintest of removals can be seen that you wouldn’t be surprised to find on a brand new vinyl!! This simply is the best example you will ever find! 

Nr Mint

Vinyl Audio Condition.

The record sounds superb on all frequencies!  It’s a nice punchy and clear audio throughout! The band is clearly separable by the ear with a superb dynamic sound from start to finish! A sharp sound that just jumps off the record!  It’s just simply amazing! When Five Years climaxes it just jumps through so beautifully, its impossible not to smile when you hear it! You won’t hear better in all your days! Pristine!

Nr Mint

So there we have it.  The rarest and earliest presses of Bowies 1972 Masterpiece in truly MINT condition!!

THE David Bowie Holy Grail!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Bidding

All my records will be sent first class, signed for and insured to their value!

I will package the records with extreme care, with hard stiffeners and the vinyl separate to the sleeve and inner, all housed in a Defenda lock tab record box envelope.

 I try to be as honest as I can in my descriptions, taking as many pictures as possible, but if you don’t feel happy with your purchase, I offer no quibble full refunds as soon as the record is sent back.  I will not give partial refunds however, only full.  I think this is fair, Thanks