THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST 

AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.

1972 JAPANESE ORIGINAL

BLACK OBI 

RCA 6050 

MATRIX NUMBER RCA 6050 HQ 132*

FIRST PRESSING.

There is only one other country that could ever hold a candle to the UK 

in terms of PRODUCT QUALITY, and how they manufactured their records. 

Without a doubt . It is JAPAN.

They are a very, VERY close second . 

Beautifully produced . Just like this MINT example of the VERY FIRST JAPAN
pressing of David Bowie`s MASTERPIECE from 1972 THE RISE AND FALL 

OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. WITH THE
FIRST BLACK OBI, PROOF OF A FIRST PRESSING. 

Catalog number 6050 

Matrix number RCA 6050 HQ 132* .

BEAUTIFUL.STUNNING. IMMACULATE.PRISTINE. 

Double click the shot with the Record , Obi and Sleeve and 

inner lyric sleeve see the Cat number on then all 6050 .

This is your confirmation that all here are the BONAFIDE ORIGINALS.

ALL THE WAY ! 

The magnificent album jacket is made of thick card stock in a paste on sleeve.

Beautiful white labels with the silver typeset across a deep grove.

That is the mark of a well made record. Thick heavy vinyl that glistens as

the light hits it. Look at the matrix , no sign this was ever handled . 

A HIGH LUSTER SHEEN THAT IS A COLLECTORS DREAM.

The Japanese always went that extra mile to compete with the UK by 

introducing the OBi`s and other little extras like this gate fold inner lyric 

sheet with great shots of Bowie at the time of release. 

Introducing the Obi was a stoke of Genius for Japan . Because after the 

Black obis sold out . They pressed second, third, and fourth pressings with

White, Green, Red and Orange Obi`s , on an on, the Obis changed. So it 

was an ingenious way to get serious collectors to buy later pressings of the 

same LP collecting all the Obi`s!

This is lovely.

And the first pressings are oh so rare !!!!

EXCEPTIONALLY HARD TO FIND.

It will be a very very long time before you see this

1st pressing complete in MINT condition again!!!

FIRST 1972 

JAPAN PRESSING 

WHITE LABEL PROMO

WITH BLACK OBI

MINT CONDITION 

IMPOSSIBLY RARE !

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