David Bowie S/t Rare Uk 1967 1st Press mono Deram Debut Lp

DAVID BOWIE - DAVID BOWIE Released the same day as Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band , Bowie s debut album was, despite heavy promotion a single, a commercial failure.
This genuine UK 1st MONO pressing represents a solid investment opportunity for any serious record collector.
It is on the deep-groove, Decca-pressed Deram label: DML 1007 Matrix numbers: ARL-7754-1B ARL-7755-1B Stamper codes: 1/U 1/B Disc weight: 146g Housed in a front laminated Clout Baker printed mono cover, with original poly-lined inner-sleeve.
CONDITION Disc Labels: NEAR MINT A clean unblemished set with just a single light spindle trail around the side 1 centre hole and a small handful around 2.
Visual: NEAR MINT This copy has been carefully stored and has clearly been out of its cover just a couple of times over the years.
Both deep-gloss playing surfaces are pristine and unmarked in strong daylight with not a single scratch, scuff or mark to be seen.
Closer examination directly beneath my unforgiving halogen desk lamp reveals just a handful of barely visible wispy paper hairlines and a sparkling rainbow shine.
Both sides of this beautiful copy lie 100 flat on the turntable when playing.
Sound Quality: NEAR MINT This wonderful sounding copy has been played just three or four times at most and the dedicated mono mix shines through perfectly cleanly and clearly with a warmth and depth missing from any subsequent issue.
My single careful play-check at volume detected absolutely no trace of any groove/play wear or crackle on any track or in either channel.
The only distractions detected were a few faint ticks at the quiet beginning of Please Mr Gravedigger .
No upgrade need here.
Cover: VERY GOOD A respectable example of this fragile cover which retains a clean, glossy unfaded front panel.
There are several bends/wrinkles to the laminate but no tears, missing paper or other major wear.
There is some softening to the corners and there is slight wear to the front opening edge with a 2cm repaired tear to the rear.
The rear panel has some age-toning to the white areas but is free from any writing or missing paper.
Both seams are smooth unstressed and the spine is fully worded.
Inner-sleeve: VERY GOOD Clean flat with light storage bends but no writing, tears or seams splits This item is located in and will be shipped from AUSTRIA via trackable insured airmail - which to the UK is 12 GBP Graded strictly conservatively in strong daylight directly beneath a halogen light to UK RECORD COLLECTOR standards We listen to every record we sell in its entirety on an EMT 950 transcription turntable fitted with a TSD 15 cartridge All images in this listing have been taken by ourselves and are of the actual item for sale Each record is packaged in custom-made record mailing boxes to ensure it arrives with you in the same condition it left us For more information on our grading/packaging policy, please see our About Me page If you would like to get the best price for your rare records, why not let us do all the work for you.
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