MINT 1979 PROMO DAVID BOWIE "LODGER" MOST DIVERSE LP HIGHLY CHARGED ATMOSHERE
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ORIGINAL 70s FIRST PRESS NEVER PLAYED / MINT
rare ... PROMOTIONAL COPY
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DAVID BOWIE
L O D G E R
USA - RCA - AQL 1-3254
STONE MINT - NEVER PLAYED -
rare ... ADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONAL
Contains a RARE (large) "POSTCARD" STICKER not with the 'normal' stock copy!
Here is a TOP minty-clean survivor coming with an absolutely impossible-to-find thick/fat PROMOTIONAL package containing glossy David Bowie photos (original, not copies) as well as a eight page RCA Records David Bowie biography which comes in a custom designed folder that holds all the goods ...
NEVER PLAYED '70s ORIGINAL "BOWIE" and his one LP where the structures and melodies are so varied, there's something for everyone and a lot for most...
Contains the custom designed PHOTO inner sleeve
With a career as varied as Bowie's, it is all but impossible to pick a favorite album, especially since he's assumed so many guises and toyed with his sound as much as his image. If you are talking about social impact, Ziggy Stardust would be the likely winner. If you're talking about scrunching rock and roll performed with an attitude that transcends mere mortals, then "Aladdin Sane" might cop the prize. For inventiveness, the LP " Low " could win. It all depends what you are looking for, but if it is possible to judge Bowie's work objectively (a ridiculous thought, actually) then what album contains the best of all his virtues? Probably "Lodger."
Lodger hits upon so many touchstones that it is practically impossible to categorize, even for Bowie. Everything that it does, it does with elan. World music, atmospherics, driving rock and roll, pensive ballads, phenomenal musicianship and stunning lyrics flow from this album with such grace and ease that it is almost easy to overlook just how creative it all is, especially as a package. The `hits' are among Bowie's best, from the smarmy, sarcastic 1-2 punch of "D.J." to the tongue-in-cheek mannerisms of "Boys Keep Swinging," they are flawless in their execution. Adrian Belew's guitar work on the latter song is so over-the-top loony that it inspires fits of laughter and admiration.
Bowie's palette is so broad on Lodger that it overwhelms. It is hard to fathom what sort of imagination could conjure the stream of consciousness reverie of "African Night Flight" as well as the dream-state playfulness of "Red Sails", only to accurately capture the mental state of a frustrated wife-beater with "Repetition" and reflections on mortality suggested by the beautiful "Fantastic Voyage." Throw in a Turkish-inspired melody ("Yassassin") and what might be one of his hardest-rocking songs ever ("Look Back in Anger") and you've got a full-blown masterpiece. This point is only driven home by the fact that it sounds just as futuristic/contemporary today as it did in 1979. If Bowie is a genius, then the evidence lies herein.
Can't imagine a Bowie fan won't find a lot to like here.
Fantastic Voyage... 2:55
African Night Flight... 2:54
Move On... 3:16
Yassassin... 4:10
Red Sails... 3:43
D.J. ...3:59
Look Back in Anger... 3:08
Boys Keep Swinging... 3:17
Repetition... 2:59
Red Money... 4:17
CONDITION:
The cover: rated: MINT, the gatefold cover in perfect condition, rated as a TOP COPY Bowie rarity. PROMO STAMP on back cover in gold ...comes with a large "LODGER" promo-only sticker (not available with retail market issue) ...There are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy ...
The vinyl: Rated: MINT, never played, top copy, both RCA labels are spotlessly clean
PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE : Custom folder containing three glossy (original David Bowie promo photos) 8 page David Bowie biography, The photos & promo biography in special designed BOwie photo folder is clean MINT ... this promotional package is impossibly rare and makings for a prized investment collectible....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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