Day Twenty-Seven: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

RCA Victor ■ LSP-4702

Released June 6, 1972

Produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie

Side One:	Side Two:
Five Years Soul Love Moonage Daydream Starman It Ain't Easy	Lady Stardust Star Hang on to Yourself Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

While my new records tend to be kept in quite good shape (including the sleeves, though a little seam-splitting from shipped sealed ones is occasionally an issue--but I'm not overly picky most of the time), I have bought some real clunkers, condition-wise, in my used travels. As we go on through my collection, you will eventually start to see black "X"s in the top right corner of sleeves in permanent marker. This may horrify some, but it was really just the "dump stock" for a record store I frequented in high school--mostly a metal/industrial/punk store, so when I was buying some of the stuff I buy, it wasn't really for their market, and went into that bin. I do recall, actually, my good friend John (see all references to "best friend in high school and college") picking up a truly dilapidated copy of Who's Next from those bins (noticeably scratched) becuase it was only $1. This record, I honestly don't remember where I got. You can see the thing's been sellotaped (why do none of us have a non-brand-based term for this tape in wide general use? At least this one isn't pejorative...) around two sides, is suffering some extreme ringwear, and generally just looks well-used. The inner sleeve with lyrics (this particular edition was originally pressed with one--it's actually the first U.S. press from '72) is long gone, replaced with a plain white sleeve that has also been taped up, albeit with masking tape.