12 Lp, David Bowie, Man Who Sold The World, 1971 Mercury very Collectible

D E S C R I P T I O N : FORMAT:12 LP ARTIST: DAVID BOWIE TITLE: MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD LABEL: MERCURY NUMBER: 6338041 MONO/STEREO: ST.
LABEL DESCRIPTION: - GRADE DESCRIPTION COVER : VG - LIGHT EDGE WEAR MOSTLY ON THE SPINE, SMALL 1 TEAR SEE PICTURE 12 , OTHER THAN THESE ISSUES THIS COVER IS IN VERY NICE SHAPE, CLEAN WITH NO SERIOUS MARKS OR WRITINGS.
GRADE DESCRIPTION RECORD : VG - LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE AUDIBLE MOSTLY AT THE LOW PARTS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES BUT OVERALL PLAYS VERY WELL.
ADDITIONAL NOTES: David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World MEGA TOP RARE COLLECTORS ITEM Original LP with dress cover Released on Mercury 1971.
Cat number 6338041.
This is a genuine, original 1971 UK Mercury pressing of The Man who sold the world.
Textured sleeve with Bowie s boot well away from the edge Circled P not an R in front of the date on the labels No gap in the word BROADCASTING on the labels 1st press STAMPED matrix numbers: Matrix numbers - side 1 - 6338041 1Y//1 v420 1 14 side 2 - 6338041 2Y//1 v420 1 1 1 This 1971 album is one of the rarest David Bowie collectables.
When the album was released it was the sleeve that attracted most attention as it featured Bowie in a dress, to the extent that some collectors now refer to it as the transvestite cover .
While it sold in insufficient numbers to enter the charts in 1971 it did attract a good deal of airplay on radio, particularly on the John Peel Show.
When Bowie made his big breakthrough the following year, in 1972, his new record label, RCA Victor, re-issued his earlier Phillips and Mercury albums.
In the case of The Man Who Sold the World , the dress cover was ditched in favour of a new sleeve.
The re-issued RCA album made number 26 in the chart and the original Mercury album become a collectors item overnight.
You Are Bidding For A Once In A Life Time Opportunity To Purchase A Very Sought After Collectors Item TRACKS: Side A: 1.THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE 2.ALL THE MADMEN 3.BLACK COUNTRY ROCK 4.AFTER ALL Side B: 1.RUNNING GUN BLUES 2.SAVIOR MACHINE 3.SHE SHOOK ME COLD 4.THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD 5.THE SUPERMENOn 22-Oct-15 at 09:44:47 BST, seller added the following information: Additional information - On the record label, Tony Visconti is misspelled as Tonny Visconti which indicates that this LP is a very early pressing.