David Bowie and THEN some…

20140212-141957.jpgNeed some David Bowie records?  Don’t bother going from record store to record store all over town, just come by Dolly and check out Cloud 8 Records.  With over 50 different LP titles in stock (arranged chronologically of course) and various pressings of each you are going to find what you are looking for AND THEN SOME!!

Featured above:

Autographed (and dated, 1999) Hours Promo Print, guaranteed authentic.  Rare and a great investment.

Mint 80’s Pinups pressing, autographed by the now deceased Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson.  Beautiful must have!

The highly coveted Special album, 2 LP best of collection, issued in Japan only, complete with OBI strip.  A crown jewel for any Bowie collector, LP and cover are mint.

Never Let Me Down, issued in 87 on blue vinyl, Australian release.

1977 release, Heroes – German pressing  (recorded in Berlin)

First in the Berlin trilogy, Low (1977). This is a mint first pressing with the original blank orange back cover (free of song titles added to later pressings)

Also to be found in the fabulous Cloud 8 Bowie collection are US first edition orange label RCA, clear vinyl RYKODISC, color vinyl limited pressings, promo copies, various imports from across the globe, vintage Bowie magazine covers, album ads, 45s. and even 8 Track tapes!

 

 

Easy Biting Stardust

Released in 71 on Mercury Records, this promo copy is a rare gem with production assistance from both Rod Stewart and Elton John.  20130225-161545.jpg

Thank you Monk for once again re-releasing one of the best blues recording artists in 12″ format.  When 75% of the song titles have the word Blues in them, you know you are doing right!20130225-161553.jpg

This orange label, first edition has just been marked down! Come get it before someone else does! It is in nothing less than mint condition!

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Midnight Meat Puppets Stage

Stage, released in 1978 on RCA, was Bowie’s second live album. A culmination of live performances recorded in Philadelphia, Boston, and Providence, it mostly includes material from his three previous albums: Station to Station, Low, and Heroes (and for nostalgia’s sake, five select songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars). Direct instrument and microphone feeds made for a high fidelity recording and an almost perfect emulation of studio quality, with crowd noise at a minimum. This import European pressing is rare in Blue Vinyl as most were translucent yellow. 

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A departure from their self-titled debut album, consisting mostly of grunge and harsh vocals, Meat Puppets II is an eclectic collection of songs covering many genres from country, rock, slow acoustic, hard rock, and the occasional psychedelic guitar effect. Released in 1984 on SST Records, this is an epic record with legendary songs like “Lake of Fire”, “Oh, me”, and “New Gods”. In April 1984, Rolling Stone’s Kurt Loder gave the release a raving review, saying it was “one of the funniest and most enjoyable albums of the year……this band has developed beyond thrash music to become a kind of cultural trash compacter”. This original pressing is in great condition. 

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One of the greatest jazz albums of all time, ‘Round About Midnight is a landmark album in “hard bop.” Released in 1955, it was Davis’ debut album with Columbia Records. Taking its name from the Thelonius Monk song, “Round Midnight,” (Track 1, Side A) this album marks Miles Davis’ come back after a long struggle with heroin addiction. This sealed, deluxe import repress from 2009 is mint and priced to sell. 

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