David Bowie Blue Jean (12-inch Single, Quiex, Masterdisk HW, Hype)
1984 EMI America 12-inch single with HYPE STICKER on the front cover. Pressed on translucent (when held to light) QUIEX AUDIOPHILE VINYL and mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg ('MASTERDISK HW' in dead wax run-outs).
Vinyl has a slight shelf warp that does not affect play and numerous surface sleeve scuffs/scratches holding grade down, nothing I can feel though. Labels have a touch of wear around the spindle holes and a few light spindle marks on side 2. Cover with hype sticker top right corner of front cover has cornerwear/dinged corners, edgewear, spidering/creasing around the edges and ringwear/hazing.
Songs: Blue Jean (Extended Dance Mix), Dancing With The Big Boys (Extended Dance Mix), Dancing With The Big Boys (Extended Dub Mix)
If you’re not familiar with QUIEX, it's like this: As CDs began coming on the scene in the 1980’s, record companies started pressing “Quiex II” LPs primarily for radio stations. The idea was to show that vinyl was still king and sounded just as good--or better--than CDs. MOST Quiex pressings were marked as Quiex that were shipped to radio. If too many were pressed, they were packaged as regular LPs and those lucky enough to unknowingly buy them were then blessed with clearer sound! This translucent (when held to light) AUDIOPHILE beauty is one of those pressings!
Genre: Rock
Condition: VG
Cover Condition: VGLabel: EMI America
Reference Number: V-7838-1/2
Date: 1984
Country: US
SKU: 10485
Music Formats > LP
Music Formats > 12"
$22