Better to shine…
Had a couple of BowieNetters e-mail me asking if I saw the most recent eBay auction for a
Having said that, it’s not nearly as high as the one I mentioned in March of 2007, (03.12.2007 NEWS: LAMINATED COPY OF HUNKY DORY FETCHES $1,000 ON EBAY!) and in fact a copy went for £565 GBP in November 2007 which holds the current eBay record for a laminated Hunky Dory.
Not quite as scarce as the seller of the most recent copy would have us believe: “THIS is the VERY RAREST BOWIE LP OUT THERE!!! The fact that about one laminated copy (if you’re lucky!) turns up on ebay roughly just once every three years is all the proof you’ll need that it’s virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find a true day-of-release 1st Press like this!!!”
Actually, it’s nearer three or four copies a year at the moment and I would imagine with the press advertising that accompanied the LP on its release, RCA would have pressed up a fair few thousand for the day of release. However, how many of those copies have survived the ravages of the last thirty seven years is anyone’s guess.