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David Bowie - VG

DAVID BOWIE David Bowie (Rare 1969 UK black & silver label 9-track stereo vinyl LP, generally regarded as the first Bowie album proper, featuring Space Oddity & the early masterpiece Cygnet Committee, gatefold matte picture sleeve. See 'More Info' for condition details of this legendary collectable Bowie record... SBL7912)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1969 - 55 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Philips
Complete Stock List Go to David Bowie or visit our David Bowie collectors store
Product Catalogue No SBL7912
Music Genre Rock, Male Solo
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

More Information
What we have here is one of the most sought after worldwide David Bowie collectables - the original pressing of what is generally regarded as the first Bowie album proper, performed by Bowie and a cast of uncredited 'Friends' including Herbie Flowers, Rick Wakeman, Moody Blues bassist John Lodge and [on 'Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud'] Mick Ronson.
Despite this stellar line-up and the success of the 'Space Oddity' single, the album was a commercial failure, hence its scarcity today - it would be reissued in 1972 by RCA, but with a new title and a alternate sleeve.

This original gatefold sleeve design features an image of Bowie on the front based on Hungarian-born artist Victor Vasarely's piece 'CTA 25 Neg', with George Underwood's drawing 'The Depth Of The Circle' on the reverse illustrating aspects of the album's lyrics. The lyrics themselves are printed across the centre of the gatefold.

This is an item that defines 'rare'. They just don't come along very often.

Condition
Due to its matt finish, the sleeve has succumbed to edge scuffing & storage wear in its time but nothing that stands in the way of the fantastic artwork. The spine has some minor wear with minimal loss of print. There is some discolouring creeping in from the top edges. This is a one owner copy & the sleeve still achieves a Very Good grade.

The labels are black & silver design, with some light marks around the spindle marks, and there is the remains of a vintage sticker on side 1, with 1Y/2 / 2Y/2 machine stamped matrices.

The vinyl has been professionally cleaned and grades Very Good, with a few minor paper hairline marks not affecting the performance. We have play graded the disc & sound wise, this example is sure to delight, with just the odd click or crackle in the silent areas and between the tracks.

Overall, this is a lovely collector's copy at a competitive price & one that no Bowie collection is complete without.

Tracklisting
1. Space Oddity
2. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed
3. Letter To Hermione
4. Cygnet Committee
5. Janine
6. An Occasional Dream
7. The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
8. God Knows I'm Good
9. Memory Of A Free Festival


LP RECORD  
Recording Artist David Bowie
Product Title David Bowie - VG
Product Information David Bowie David Bowie - VG UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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