David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (LP, Album, Ind) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (LP, Album, Ind) (Very Good Plus (VG+))Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+) Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG) Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Classic Rock, Glam Comments: Sleeve is closer to VG+. Tiny tear at bottom of spine. Notes: [l406973 Dynaflex pressing, identified by stamped capital "I" in runouts. Gatefold sleeve. The first sleeves for 'Aladdin' were custom printed in 7 colors, including the silver ink used on the inside. These can be identified from the blue of the

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
Country:    US  
Released:  1973
Genre:       Rock
Style:         Classic Rock, Glam

Comments:
Sleeve is closer to VG+. Tiny tear at bottom of spine.
 

Notes:

[l406973 Dynaflex pressing, identified by stamped capital "I" in runouts.

Gatefold sleeve. 
The first sleeves for 'Aladdin' were custom printed in 7 colors, including the silver ink used on the inside. These can be identified from the blue of the front lettering and back outline, which appear in a true ("royal") blue on the original, while subsequent printings used a standard 4-color CMYK process and have a distinctly greenish (cyan) color to the blue lettering and outline, while the shoulders are less silver.

Issued with printed inner sleeve.
May include David Bowie Fan Club Application Blank insert.

Promotional copies have a white 4"x5.75" sticker on the first printing front sleeve with track-list and timings (different from those shown above) and the notation, "PLEASE AUDITION BEFORE RADIO AIRPLAY" (see Images).

There are also promotional copies with text: NOT FOR SALE promotion use only etched in the top left corner of the back of the cover. (see photo).

Back cover gives locations in parentheses after the track titles (except for B3):
A1 (New York)
A2 (Ellinis)
A3 (Seattle-Phoenix)
A4 (Detroit)
A5 (Los Angeles)
B1 (New Orleans)
B2 (Gloucester Road)
B4 (Detroit and New York)
B5 (London)

Recorded at Trident Studios, London.
Produced for MainMan
Album Cover designed ... for the Kitchen Tool Shop.

A MainMan Production.

Linda Lewis appears by courtesy of Reprise Records.

© 1973, RCA Records, New York, N.Y. • Printed in U.S.A.

A1 to B1 & B5: © 1973 MainMan (ASCAP)
B2: © 1973 Design Music Ltd. All rights administered by Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (BMI)
B4: © 1972, Vaudeville Music Ltd. (BMI)

dynaflex
TM(s) ® RCA CORP. - MADE IN U.S.A.
℗ 1973 RCA Records

Runouts are stamped except "/-" is etched in Variant 1.

 

A1. Watch That Man 4:25
A2. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) 5:06
A3. Drive-In Saturday 4:29
A4. Panic In Detroit 4:25
A5. Cracked Actor 2:56
B1. Time 5:09
B2. The Prettiest Star 3:26
B3. Let's Spend The Night Together 3:03
B4. The Jean Genie 4:02
B5. Lady Grinning Soul 3:46

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society ASCAP
Rights Society BMI
Price Code 0598
Matrix / Runout CPRS-4543
Matrix / Runout CPRS-4544
Pressing Plant ID I
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S /- I A4
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S A6 I
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S -Ⅰ A7
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S -Ⅰ A3
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S /- I A8
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S /- I A1
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S I A2
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S A5
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S AB
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S A2
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S -Ⅰ A3
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S A6
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S Ⅰ A3
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S I A3
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4543 5S -I A7
Matrix / Runout CPRS 4544 5S -I A2

 

Recorded At Trident Studios
Produced For Mainman
Designed At Kitchen Tool Shop
Record Company RCA Corporation
Copyright (c) RCA Records
Copyright (c) Mainman
Copyright (c) Design Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Copyright (c) Vaudeville Music, Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records
Pressed By RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

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