David Bowie - ★ (Blackstar) (LP, Album, RE, RTI) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Released Year: 2016
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Comments:
Jacket has light corner wear, includes booklet and clear inner sleeve. Clean media with some faint sleeve scuffs that DNAP. Ask for pics, record has been cleaned and resleeved in a rice paper inner. ships in a whiplash mailer from a brick and mortar record store.

Notes:

Released in a gatefold sleeve with clear plastic wallet housing the vinyl, and a 16 page 12" x 12" square booklet insert.
Includes a coupon with a download code for a digital copy of the full album.

This was a special exclusive pressing by Record Technology Incorporated, commissioned by Amazon.com USA to clear back orders of this release that MPO could not provide due to the massive demand of this release in early 2016. The record was pressed from February 1st until March 31st, and then was discontinued when MPO was able to supply Amazon.com with future releases of this LP.
 
This has a distinctive catalogue number etched out on the run out rim of 25697-1(3).  Other distinguishing features are a raised up small ridged ring around the spindle hole, and the extra thickness of the gatefold sleeve when placed side by side with the MPO pressing. This release continued to carry the 2015 date on its back cover.

Front cover has 2 stickers:
"David Bowie
The new album
includes
"Blackstar"
& "Lazarus"
180 gram vinyl
plus digital
download
88875173871S1"
"Parental advisory explicit content"

Album title and track 1 title generally referred to as "Blackstar" but printed as "★"

© & ℗ 2015 ISO Records, under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Track List:
A1. ★ (Blackstar) 9:57
A2. 'Tis A Pity She Was A Whore 4:52
A3. Lazarus 6:22
B1. Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) 4:40
B2. Girl Loves Me 4:51
B3. Dollar Days 4:44
B4. I Can't Give Everything Away 5:47

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode 8 88751 73871 3
Matrix / Runout 25697.1(3) 88875-17387-1A RJ STERLING #
Matrix / Runout 25697.2(3) 88875-17387-1B RJ STERLING #

Copyright (c) ISO Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) ISO Records
Licensed To Columbia Records
Manufactured By Columbia Records
Distributed By Columbia Records
Recorded At The Magic Shop
Recorded At Human Worldwide Studios
Mixed At Electric Lady Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mastered At Record Technology Incorporated